AFL WAG Jesinta Franklin reveals the real reason for her dramatic makeover as she shares the ‘relentless’ reality of motherhood
Jesinta Franklin debuted her new look at a Lancôme skincare event in Melbourne on Wednesday.
The 33-year-old sports a fresh bob and is glowing as she shows off her new look.
And the AFL WAG says she needed a change after being stuck in a rut for a while while raising two toddlers.
“Lulu is four and a half and Rocky is three and a half, and I’m starting to feel like myself (again), so I wanted something that reflected how good and fresh I feel at the moment, so I cut my hair,” she told the Herald Sun on friday.
“I got into a rut there for a while, where I was working hard every day to get to the finish line,” she continued.
‘That’s how I describe motherhood, it’s the most amazing and brutal experience ever, the highest of highs and the lowest of lows all rolled into one, but it definitely gets easier.’
The model welcomed daughter Tullulah in 2020 and one-year-old son Rocky with husband Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin in 2021 – that same year.
She previously admitted that motherhood was difficult for her in the beginning.
Jesinta Franklin debuted her new look when she attended a Lancôme skincare event in Melbourne on Wednesday (pictured)
Jesinta told Stellar in 2022 that she felt like she was “finally starting to enjoy” motherhood, after “an intense period.”
“I feel like I’m finally starting to really enjoy motherhood. And it’s not that I didn’t enjoy it before, or that I didn’t love my children or that they didn’t bring me as much joy and love,” she explained.
“I just felt like I was in the trenches there for two years. It was an intense time in my life and I was in a huge rut.”
She added: ‘I felt like I was in survival mode for a long time. Now I can’t wait for them to wake up… I miss them when they go to sleep.’
The AFL WAG says she needed a change after being stuck in a ‘rut’ while raising two toddlers. Pictured before the makeover
“Lulu is four and a half and Rocky is three and a half, and I’m starting to feel like myself (again), so I wanted something that reflected how good and fresh I feel at the moment, so I cut my hair,” she said
She confessed that she and Buddy struggle to spend time together because of their parental duties.
“A lot of people don’t talk about how hard it is on your marriage to have children,” she said.
‘We haven’t really had much time together without the kids, but we are a close family.’
She continued, “It’s definitely not perfect, but we try to focus on being a team and facing the challenges together,” she said of herself and Buddy.
Jesinta also praised her husband for being such a proactive and caring father to their children.
“Bud is so hands-on and supportive, and I really missed that when he was gone. I’m really lucky to have a partner who is such a great dad,” she said, referring to when he was away for football season
The model welcomed daughter Tullulah in 2020 and son Rocky, one, in 2021 with husband Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin (right) – within the same year