Popular animated children’s show Bluey has shone a light on numerous serious topics before, but fans believe they have uncovered the most heartbreaking storyline yet – and it has everything to do with Bluey’s mum Chilli.
Eagle-eyed fans of the show have noticed a number of “blink and you’ll miss it” details signalling that Chilli is “secretly very sad.”
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From reading a book on “How to Be Happy” in a recent episode to Chilli telling her husband Bandit that she was struggling to unwind, and relaxing was “harder than it looks”, it sure seems like Chilli is not her best self.
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Fans believe that Chilli’s behaviour reflects an all too common experience that mums across the world can relate to.
In fact, many have even speculated that Chilli is “trying to find herself again” after having kids Bluey and her younger sister Bingo, and doesn’t know how to enjoy herself anymore.
“I think she’s like a lot of mums trying to find herself, love, again after kids,” one fan wrote online of the theory.
Another added: “I relate to her in so many ways. I’ve tried so many times to just relax without my kids but I can’t. I can’t even go on a date with my husband.
“I can’t relax without thinking about our kids, wanting to go back to them, or thinking about everything that needs to be done.”
It’s not the first time Bluey has explored topics with more “adult” themes, with previous storylines covering divorce, infertility, death, self-esteem, and more.
Bluey has won multiple accolades including an International Emmy Kids Award, a BAFTA Children & Young People Award, and two Logie Awards.
And only last week the show broke international streaming records, as it snuck into the top ten most streamed titles in the USA during the week of April 3rd to April 9th.
