A ‘bogan Barbie’ car lover who has become the unofficial face of Summernats claims she is simply a mother and nurse whose life is actually ‘pretty boring’.
Natalie Wardell this week slammed the legendary car festival over its family-friendly focus, posting online the event had lost its atmosphere and was ‘very disappointing’.
The 46-year-old, who has attended Summernats for 24 years, first made headlines in 2017 after telling how she travels to car events with her identical looking daughters.
But after dubbing the petrol head event the #NannaNats, Mrs Wardell again took to her social media on Tuesday to claim she doesn’t lead the wild life that’s portrayed and is instead simply a ‘cheetah pyjama-wearing nurse’.
Natalie Wardell (top), 46, says she is simply just a ‘cheetah pyjama-wearing nurse’ whose life is pretty ‘boring’. She’s a regular attendee at Summernats with daughter Jazmyne, 22 (bottom)
The mother-of-three (pictured) gained widespread praise for her criticism of Summernats on Monday, but said despite the intrigue her life is much the same as most other people
‘I’m sorry to say but my life is actually pretty boring! I’m a nurse by day, then head home to get into my cheetah PJ (Pyjama) pants,’ Mrs Wardell wrote on Tuesday after slamming Summernats
The mother-of-three gained widespread praise for her criticism of Summernats, but said despite the intrigue in her life it was much the same as most other people.
‘I’m sorry to say but my life is actually pretty boring! I’m a nurse by day, then always head straight home to get into my cheetah PJ (Pyjama) pants,’ Mrs Wardell wrote.
‘I sit down and play with all my animals and clean up all their poop, clean the house, than I read a book or get on my phone (I’m actually very boring).
‘I hardly every go out, because I’m too too tired and lazy these days.
‘They say I go clubbing every weekend (I go like five times a year) and go to festivals all the time – I have been to like four festivals in my entire life.’
Her claims are different to the picture she painted when talking to Daily Mail Australia in 2017 about her special bond with her daughters who she says are her best friends.
Mrs Wardell regularly shares pictures with her 11,000 Instagram followers alongisde daughter Jazmyne, 22 – who was crowned Miss Summernats 2017 – and Tamika, 19.
Last year she explained that while many daughters are embarrassed to hang out with their mum once they become teenagers, she and her three girls are best friends.
Mrs Wardell (left) and Jazmyne (right) first made headlines for their identical looks and love of cars at the 2017 Summernats event, but say the family-friendly 2018 event was ‘disappointing’
Mrs Wardell (left) regularly shares pictures with her 11,000 Instagram followers of her with daughter Jazmyne, 22 (right) – who was crowned Miss Summernats 2017 – and Tamika, 19
Jazmyne Wardell (pictured) last year won the Miss Summernats contest, however she was not able to defend her title after the event was scrapped by organisers
The bikini model (pictured) regularly attends car events all across Australia with her family
‘People ask if we’re sisters all the time, and some even think Jazmyne is my mum because she’s so tall and I’m so short,’ Mrs Wardell said.
‘I guess it’s a compliment to me, but people will say things like ‘You try to copy them’, but I mean I’ve had long blonde hair since I was 15. It’s just genetics.’
Aiming to stamp out the blokey reputation it has gained over the past three decades organisers of Summernats cracked down on excessive drinking and harassment.
Entrants to the 2018 festival were forced to declare they would not to harass patrons while scantly dressed models and adverts for strip clubs were also banned.
Posting photos of herself with her daughter, the festival veteran labelled the event ‘NannaNats’ after the burnout and Miss Summernats competitions were cancelled.
Summernats has a long history of male-dominated crowds, boozy behaviour (pictured) and occasional violence
Aiming to stamp out the blokey reputation its gained over the past three decades, organisers cracked down on excessive drinking and harassment at the 2018 event
One man showed off his mullet, which he is seemingly hoping to grow over the coming years
‘Was a little unfazed this year, no Miss Summernats, no car wash babes, got in s*** for smoking it up,’ Mrs Wardell wrote.
‘I only did it once and it wasn’t even that bad yet I got told off by security, no one was around to get hurt… very disappointing this year.
‘Just didn’t have the atmosphere, car overheated a little but still ran well all weekend!’
But on ‘Tuff Street’, a notorious section of the festival, revellers reportedly continued on with their anti-social behaviour.
According to The Canberra Times numerous groups of men were observed shouting at women in the hope they would expose themselves.
That woman refused to comply with their wishes as did another woman further along the track.
Entrants to the 2018 festival were forced to sign a form declaring they wouldn’t harass patrons