AFL WAG Bec Judd reveals her very surprising cultural background as she admits ‘no one ever guesses’
AFL WAG Bec Judd has reflected on her cultural background as she talks Stellar on weekends.
The mum-of-four, soon to embark on The Amazing Race, revealed she is Māori on her mother’s side, with fans rarely guessing it as her heritage.
“Mum’s side is Māori so we took a lot of trips to New Zealand as kids,” the runway star told the publication.
‘No one will ever guess I’m Māori. No one. Ever.’
Bec said her grandfather owns a large farm in New Zealand where their family regularly enjoys a hāngī – a traditional way of steaming food underground.
AFL WAG Bec Judd, 40, has reflected on her Māori heritage during an interview with Stellar and said no one ever guesses. Pictured
“My father has a big farm, and every time we went there, we would have all the uncles and aunts come over and have a hāngī,” she added.
During Bec’s extensive Stellar interview, she also spoke to the publication about her working-class roots.
“We didn’t have much growing up and every dollar counted, so we really respected our food, our home, and our belongings,” she said.
“My father has a big farm, and every time we went there, we would have all the uncles and aunts come over and have a hāngī,” she added. Here with her father and son Oscar
Both Rebecca’s mother and father, Hugh Twigley and Kerry Brown, are from New Zealand.
They lived in a small crayfish fishing village called Leeman.
The couple moved to Western Australia in the late 1970s to take advantage of the mining boom, before having Rebecca and their older sister Kate.
Both Rebecca’s mother and father, Hugh Twigley and Kerry Brown, are from New Zealand. They lived in a small crayfish fishing village called Leeman. Pictured: Hugh Twigley
Kerry and Hugh moved to Western Australia in the late 1970s to take advantage of the mining boom, before having Rebecca and their older sister Kate. In the photo: Kerry
Kerry and Hugh separated early in Bec’s childhood, but remain good friends.
“When they moved, my mom was 16 and my dad was 22… they were like two kids,” Rebecca previously told the Herald Sun.
“I look back and think, ‘I can’t believe they were ever together,'” Bec added.
Bec is married to former AFL star Chris Judd and the couple have four children: Oscar, 12, Billie, nine, and twins Darcy and Tom, six.
Bec is married to former AFL star Chris Judd and the couple have four children: Oscar, 12, Billie, nine, and twins Darcy and Tom, six. Pictured