Real Housewives of Sydney recap: Kate’s festival-themed 40th birthday becomes Krissy’s moment

“Debbie downer; Moaning Lisa; an onion where all the layers are the same; a lesbian”: Kate finally calls out Krissy on her name calling at glitzy 40th birthday party.

The “murky waters” of parenting ruffled a lot of feathers at Nicole O’Neil’s Lebanese dinner party — but this week the Real Housewives are shopping for real plumage to wear them as they prepare for Caroline Gaultier’s festival-themed boat party.

O’Neil “has a bone to pick” with her “sister” Krissy Marsh, who suggested that her teenage girls weren’t prepared to move overseas for university.

Working mum Sally Obermeder has an axe to grind with Gaultier, who at the dinner said she thought working mums have careers at the expense of their children.

“I think Caroline was into the sound of her own voice that night,” Victoria Montano reflects to the group.

“She started somewhere, she finished somewhere else.”

Nicole O'Neil, Sally Obermeder and Terry Biviano. Picture: Binge

Gaultier and Adams don’t rate Marsh’s “intrusive, inappropriate questions” about their single dating lives.

And Marsh desperately wants to get Terry Biviano — “Switzerland” — to jump on the hate “Debbie downer” Kate bandwagon.

Terry Biviano and Caroline Gaultier of the Real Housewives of Sydney celebrate Kate Adam's 40th birthday with a festival-themed boat party. Picture: Binge

“I’m so sick of the bullshit we had over there with Moaning Lisa,” Marsh said while they perused a $1.5 million dollar diamond ring.

“Who’s Lisa?” Biviano asks, not picking up what she’s putting down.

“I like Kate,” Biviano said. No dice.

O’Neil drops in on Marsh at home, while she’s doing a photo shoot for her family cookbook, to clear the air.

The Real Housewives of Sydney attempt to hash out the dramas from last week’s dinner party prior to Kate Adams’ birthday boat party, with varying success. Picture: Binge

“You said you didn’t feel like my girls were prepared for the real world and I didn’t feel that was the time or place to have that conversation,” O’Neil said.

“When I’m nervous I have verbal diarrhoea,” Marsh explains, launching into a string of compliments about O’Neill’s daughters.

No actual apology that we see, and Marsh deflects by repeating her whinge about “Moaning Lisa” Kate, but they kiss and make up anyway.

“I don’t want anything to be between you and I,” Marsh tells her.

We’re three episodes in now and Marsh has thus far been dominating the reality TV villain edit.

Victoria Montano, Krissy Marsh and Caroline Gaultier in Real Housewives of Sydney at Glass Island. Picture: Binge

Obermeder goes for cocktails with Adams, to hash out why she’s going to confront Gaultier about her “sweeping statement” on working mums not being able to raise their kids.

Later, at Adams’ birthday party they find a quiet spot to hash things out.

Gaultier shares an emotional story about how her mum and all the mums in her housing commission neighbourhood worked impossibly long hours.

Sally Obermeder and Caroline Gaultier “understand each other better” after they talk through Gaultier’s comments about working mums. Picture: Binge

My perspective was from that angle, I just wish to be half the mum she was,” Gaultier said.

“If I have in any way undermined or insulted you, then I am deeply sorry because it’s not the way I meant it.”

For those playing along at home, that’s how you do a genuine apology.

Krissy Marsh, Nicole O'Neil, Terry Biviano and Sally Obermeder. Picture: Binge

Meanwhile, Marsh tells the group that Adams is an onion and “every layer is the same. There’s no real depth, just nothing.”

She then wrestles the mic away from drag queen Bettie Blackheart to deliver a heartfelt speech for Adam’s birthday.

Two things: Someone give this woman her own show. Honourable mention this week goes to Obermeder, for once again saying what we’re all thinking: “What the f**k? You’re doing a speech for your onion bestie?”

Kate Adams makes her own birthday toast after Krissy Marsh steals the microphone from the drag queen host. Picture: Binge

It looks like the night will close on a high, happy note, but never fear. Marsh jumps in to tell Adams she called her an onion and not in a nice way.

Adams: “I genuinely thought that was a nice thing to say, and then I thought, of course she meant it as an insult.”

Finally, Adams decides to stand some ground, and calls Marsh out on the jokes about her sexuality.

“There was an implication that I was potentially cracking onto you and that I might be closet gay. I love your sense of humour … but when you’re trying to make a friendship with somebody, it just lands badly.”

She adds that the “1980s stereotypes” about single women being lesbians are pretty outdated and uneducated.

“You do have a cat though,” Montano said.

Oh well, better luck next time.