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6 juicy TV shows to watch while getting your hair done

SPONSORED | Who needs salon gossip? Watch your favourite show instead

If we had a dollar for every time we eavesdropped on other people’s conversations in the hair salon, we’d comfortably sustain a pizza diet for a year – and throw in a few bottles of wine while we’re at it. We know how that sounds, but this isn’t a cry for help, guys. It’s just that some people find the need to share too much information in the salon, and perhaps you’ve had enough of Susan’s stories about her 10 cats.

A journey to the salon is meant to be therapeutic. Sometimes you just want to be left to your own devices, no matter how juicy the gossip around you.

Well, what if you could watch your favourite show while getting your hair done? All you need is your smartphone or tablet and Wi-Fi, then log on to Showmax and, voila, you can now watch brilliant reality series, dramas and comedies like the ones below.

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (pictured above)

Short, crazy and funny, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is exactly the rib-cracker you need on your next visit to the salon. In this award-winning comedy, Rebecca Bunch is a woman obsessed with her first love whom she met at summer camp years ago. She would do anything to be close to him, like leaving her well-paying job as a lawyer in New York and moving to West Covina, California. Yeah, the plot doesn’t sound crazy at all as Rebecca constantly reminds us that she is not that “crazy ex-girlfriend”. Her self-deprecating attempts to get her summer-camp boyfriend back will get you reeling with laughter and sometimes feeling sorry for her. Watch now »

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Jane the Virgin

Who needs salon gossip when you can just watch Jane the Virgin instead? Imagine the story of a pregnant virgin, wrongfully inseminated with someone’s sperm while in a relationship with another man. You can even share the story as it unfolds with your salon peeps and get them watching too in no time. After all, sharing is caring. Watch now »

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Mariah’s World

Everyone loves Mariah Carey (although we cannot say the same for Jennifer Lopez). Mariah’s World will give you an inside look at the singer’s life as she prepares for some of her biggest tours. Besides, who doesn’t want some hair inspiration from one of the most successful recording artists of all time? This woman basically reinvented Christmas! Watch now »

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Real Housewives of Atlanta

Hmmm, a little drama in the salon sounds like a great plan, especially if you are watching it from a thousand miles away where it can’t spill over to you. Like in the case of The Real Housewives of Atlanta where NeNe Leakes and her band of frenemies, Kenya, Porsha and Kandi, will get you hooked on their melodramatic lives and the odd fight here and there. Watch now »

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Saints and Sinners

Saints and Sinners is for those who are looking for something more intense, especially if you have a lot of time to kill under the dryer. Poverty, love and corruption take centre stage in this Mzansi drama series that focuses on two families living in the opposite sides of the breadline in Johannesburg. Watch out for rising star Thuso Mbedu, who was recently nominated for an International Emmy Award. Watch now »

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Rich Kids

Sometimes all we need is someone to show us the finer things while sprawled on a recliner as our stylist does all sorts of things to our hair. How about getting lost in the opulent world of Rich Kids? Here you’ll meet South Africa’s richest youths as they show you how they spend their money and time. Sure, they’ll make you feel a little bit inadequate but isn’t that what celebrities are meant to do? Watch now »

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Isibaya

Perhaps you’re looking for a soapie that will take you to the heart of drama where love and hate are sought out in equal measure. Then you’ll feel right at home with Showmax’s Isibaya, where the past is never forgiven and old sins come back to haunt the living as two rival families remain stuck in a century-old feud. And you thought you had problems. Just lean back and let the styling comb work its magic as Showmax makes you feel good about your life. Watch now »

Also check out these stylish women on Showmax who will inspire your next hairstyle.

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This article was paid for by Showmax.