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 as she stepped out at a Lancôme skincare event in Melbourne on Wednesday.

The 33-year-old has a fresh bob and was absolutely glowing as she showed off her updated appearance. 

And the AFL WAG says she was in need of a change as she had been in a ‘rut’ in some time while raising two toddlers. 

‘Lulu is four-and-a-half and Rocky is three-and-a-half, and I have started to feel like myself (again) so I wanted something that reflected how good and fresh I am feeling right now so I chopped the hair off’ she told the Herald Sun on Friday. 

‘I got in a rut there for a while where every day you are just slogging to the finish line’ she continued. 

‘That’s how I describe motherhood, it’s like the most amazing relentless experience ever, the highest of the highs and the lowest of the lows all in one but it’s definitely getting easier.’

The model welcomed her daughter Tullulah in 2020 and son Rocky, one, in 2021 with her husband Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin – within the same year. 

She previously admitted that motherhood was difficult for her at first. 

Jesinta Franklin debuted her new look as she stepped out at a Lancôme skincare event in Melbourne on Wednesday (pictured)

Jesinta told Stellar in 2022 that she feels like she’s ‘finally starting to enjoy’ being a mother after ‘an intense period’.

 ‘I actually 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 kids or they didn’t bring me so much joy and love,’ she explained. 

‘I just felt I was in the trenches for a good two years there. It was an intense period of my life and I was in such a grind.’

She added: ‘I felt like I was in survival mode for a long time. Now, I can’t wait for them to wake… I miss them when they go for naps.’ 

She is well-recognised for her long brunette locks (pictured in March) but has now chopped her chocolate tresses into a short, choppy bob

The AFL WAG says she was in need of a change as she had been in a ‘rut’ in some time while raising two toddlers. Pictured before the makeover

'Lulu is four-and-a-half and Rocky is three-and-a-half, and I have started to feel like myself (again) so I wanted something that reflected how good and fresh I am feeling right now so I chopped the hair off' she said

‘Lulu is four-and-a-half and Rocky is three-and-a-half, and I have started to feel like myself (again) so I wanted something that reflected how good and fresh I am feeling right now so I chopped the hair off’ she said

She confessed that both she and Buddy have struggled to spend quality time together due to their duties as parents.

‘A lot of people don’t talk about how hard it is on your marriage having children,’ she said.

‘We really haven’t had much time just us two without the kids, but we’re a very tight-knit 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 a proactive and doting dad to their kids.

‘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 an amazing father,’ she said, referring when he was away for the footy season

The model welcomed her daughter Tullulah in 2020 and son Rocky, one, in 2021 with her husband Lance 'Buddy' Franklin (right) - within the same year

The model welcomed her daughter Tullulah in 2020 and son Rocky, one, in 2021 with her husband Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin (right) – within the same year

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