'sMothered' Season 4: Who are Kathy Crispino and Cristina Bertolli? Meet the mother and daughter who call themselves the 'Mamma Mia' duo
For long-time fans of TLC's 'sMothered', the return of Season 4 marks the arrival of new mother-daughter duos, some familiar and of course, a whole lot of drama. While being close to your mother is certainly a blessing, the show often sees their pairings go above and beyond, covering just how mother-daughter relationships can get overbearing, confusing and downright weird.
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Who are Kathy Crispino and Cristina Bertolli?
Kathy and Cristina, who call themselves the 'Mamma Mia' duo were first introduced to fans back on Season 1. The Chicago natives are been a staple on the show since then, with the mother-daughter duo doing everything together, right down to dressing similarly. While they maintain a low profile online regarding their lives, Cristina was a former dance instructor at Turning Point Dance Studio and studied business administration at Dominican University. Cristina's father and Kathy's husband, Joseph Michael Crispino died at the age of 76 in 2019. Cristina's husband, Carlo, runs a Betrolli's Pizza in River Forest, Illinois. Unlike most of the couples on the show, Kathy and Carlo get along fairly well.
In a conversation with Chicago Tribune, Kathy Crispino maintained that she saw nothing wrong with her relationship with her daughter. “People want to see their husbands every day, why wouldn’t they want to see their kids every day?” Crispino said. “I don’t like the perception that there’s something wrong with this. There’s nothing wrong with this. There’s nothing weird about this. This is how we live. We’re just very close, and I don’t get why people think it’s so weird for mothers to be so close with their daughters. I would hope people would get from (the show) that it’s not that crazy. It’s maybe how it should be.” she added.
What can fans expect from Season 4?
As per the duo's bio in the upcoming season -- "Cristina & Kathy are always up in each other’s business—especially now that Cristina has moved from five to four houses down the street from her mother. With Carlo’s pizzeria finally on its feet, Kathy looks forward to having Cristina all to herself again. But when Carlo announces that he is dead set on expanding his business, a jealous Kathy worries that the new venture will start to eat up her daughter’s time again. Employing some old-school mom-guilt, Kathy pushes Cristina into a heated confrontation with her husband, who insists that her mother keep her nose out of his affairs."
'sMothered' Season 4 returns to TLC on Monday, August 8 at 9PM ET/PT