Knickers in a twist! KRYSTINE'S RELATABLE ROUTINE

The stand-up mum laughs her family never knew she was funny

- Hayley McLarin

It’s an issue many women can relate to – and when Krystine Nation tells the tale, others find themselves in the same boat.

As the mum-of-five does her comedy show, she has her audience in fits of laughter regaling how having children led to a light bladder weakness – one that resulted in her being in A&E with melted undies, being seen by a hot doctor.

Krystine – the comic star of Bed, Birth & Beyond, which featured at this year’s NZ Comedy Festival – reveals how she was playing indoor soccer when it all started to unravel.

“I was meeting a friend later, but because I had the weakest bladder in the world, I weed a bit. My dad’s house was across from where I was playing, so I ran my underwear through the wash and had a shower.

“He didn’t have a dryer – he’s a single truck driver. I didn’t mind putting them on wet... I just didn’t want to put them on cold.”

So she popped them into his microwave on top of the fridge.

“I’m quite short and I put my hand up not knowing they had melted. They stuck to my hand and I’m trying to shake them off as I’m in so much pain. The melted elastic even sprayed my chest.

“At A&E, I had the hottest doctor and he said, ‘If your underwear is stuck to you, what are you wearing?’ It was so embarrassing.”