Pregnant 'Yummy Mummy' star put on diet by her husband

While weight gain in pregnancy is inevitable and, for many women, a time to indulge in all your cravings, one Aussie mum has revealed how her husband put her on a strict diet while she was pregnant with her first child.

Maria Di Geronimo is one of the stars of "Yummy Mummies", a new reality show in which four wealthy Australian women document their fabulous, albeit bizarre, lives as they navigate pregnancy.

Di Geronimo is fast becoming the show's shock-jock, with lines such as: "Breastfeeding in public is illegal, you just don't do it."

But the 29-year-old's biggest bombshell is the revelation that while she was pregnant with her first child, her husband gave her a meal plan in order to help her keep "in shape".

She told New Idea: "When I was pregnant Carlos started this meal prep thing which helped me keep my body in shape.

"He researched what I needed to eat and cooked it up; they're portion controlled meals. He believes that's what will keep my metabolism fast and in check," she explained.

And while she claims she gets asked all the time what she does to keep in shape and reveals she hardly ever works out, she told the magazine: "I do organic food. I don't really do fitness. Sometimes a brisk walk."

Maria still believes she rules her home and that her husband Carlos lives by the "happy wife, happy life" motto.

The "Yummy Mummies" star says she doesn't care what others think of her and her husband and that people just need to get over it.

In an Instagram post, she wrote: "For the people taking the show Yummy Mummies too seriously - don't. Carlos and I clearly don't! It's meant to be light entertainment or it wouldn't be on TV."