Sydney PR queen Roxy Jacenko faced sharp criticism from an unlikely source this week.
The 44-year-old shared a heartwarming photo with her children, Pixie and Hunter, on Instagram to celebrate her dual roles as a businesswoman and mother.
But the post drew an unexpected rebuke from Tricia Hitchen, the former mayor of Penrith, a retired police officer and current Penrith Panthers board member.
Hitchen accused Jacenko of using her children to “boost” her career.
“I’m successful in my life, I’m successful in my career, I wouldn’t use my children to boost my career,” she noted.
Sydney PR queen Roxy Jacenko faced sharp criticism from an unlikely source this week
Jacenko shared the comment on her page and wrote: ‘Now I use my children to boost my career, what a shame that someone calls the police.’
Jacenko told it too The Daily Telegraphshe was surprised when she received criticism from someone who claims to ‘support women’.
“I have never met this person, but given her profile in the community and her experience as a retired police officer, she should know better than to be a keyboard warrior,” she added.
Ny Breaking Australia approached Ms Hitchen for comment.
She shared a photo with her children, Pixie and Hunter, on Instagram to celebrate her dual roles as a businesswoman and mother
The post drew an unexpected rebuke from Tricia Hitchen, who accused Jacenko of using her children to “boost” her career
It comes after the PR maven broke her seven-month sobriety streak last weekend as she celebrated her friend Martinica Canha’s wedding.
In a video on her Instagram, Jacenko tilted her head back as she was lifted onto the dance floor by a group of men.
Another man then poured whiskey into her mouth as guests cheered.
“When I think back to our darling’s most memorable wedding… coming into contact with the barber chair tradition,” she wrote.
“I’m successful in my life, I’m successful in my career, I wouldn’t use my children to boost my career,” she said