No Housemate is better prepped for new beginnings than 31-year-old Melbourne midwife Cat.
With three university degrees and a fervent obsession with board games, identical twin Cat is both the beauty and the geek, priding herself on her kindness, intelligence, and fierce independence.
She’s recently divorced but definitely not desperate and promises to never stir the pot intentionally.
Best stay vigilant, though; this crafty Cat lives by the philosophy that, when it comes to playing the game, cheating doesn’t count if you don’t get caught!
On hanging up her accountant’s hat:
When I first moved to Melbourne, I came to study commerce, finished my degree, worked at a ‘big four’ accounting firm for four years, and was miserable pretty much the whole time I was there … I went back to university to study midwifery and have now been working as a midwife for three years. It’s the best decision I’ve ever made.
On delivering babies:
Delivering a baby is probably one of the most exciting things I’ve ever done. I can still remember the first baby I saw being born; it’s a memory that I don’t think will ever leave … Most people say that their child being born is the best time of their life and I’m really lucky that I get to be a part of that.
On physical beauty:
Some people think that life’s easier if you’re more attractive … You have to prove yourself a little harder. You have to prove that you’ve got more substance to you because people might pigeonhole you.
On having an identical twin:
We didn’t actually know in the beginning if we were identical or not. Back in the day, ultrasounds weren’t as common so it was just assumed we weren’t identical because there were two placentas, but when we were just the spitting image of each other growing up, we were able to do genetic testing and found out that we are identical
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On gossip:
I’ll never say something behind someone’s back that I wouldn’t have the guts to say to their face.
On mean girls:I’m definitely not a mean girl… I was picked on by mean girls in school, that’s why I know I’m not one of those.
On the stigma attached to divorce:
I hate telling people I was only married for a year. You find yourself trying to justify it just to meet people’s expectations. I know what I had and I know why it ended, and it ended for reasons that it had to. I’m not ashamed of it, but telling people can be embarrassing.
On online dating:
I once went on a date with a guy that I met on a millionaire matchmaker website and it was the worst experience of my life … I got home that night and took my profile off straight away.
On her best character trait:
People say that I'm really reliable and I appreciate that. I would like to be seen like that.
On footy fever:
I hate it! But I have two back-up teams that I ‘follow’ if anyone ever asks me the question, because obviously Melbourne’s very AFL crazy. So if anyone ever asks me the question, I just tell them I go for Geelong or Brisbane.
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WAIT!!! there's more than one Cat!
this is too much