She previously admitted to concealing Oliver Curtis’ imprisonment from their two small children.
But Roxy Jacenko has revealed she is now gearing up to tell daughter Pixie after the six-year-old was ‘confronted’ at school over Oliver’s 12 month jail sentence.
‘Someone had said that her father had broken out of jail,’ Roxy told Studio 10 on Tuesday.
‘Someone had said that her father had broken out of jail’: Roxy Jacenko reveals daughter Pixie, six, was ‘confronted’ at school over Oliver Curtis’ imprisonment
In 2016, Oliver was sentenced to a 12 month prison sentence for insider trading and was released from Cooma Correctional Facility in June of this year.
During his imprisonment, Roxy revealed she had lied to Pixie and son Hunter, three, telling them Oliver was in China on business.
Speaking to Studio 10 on Tuesday, Roxy revealed Pixie had been told at school about Oliver’s imprisonment.
Convicted: Oliver was sentenced to a 12 month prison sentence for insider trading and was released from Cooma Correctional Facility in June of this year
‘Pixie has been confronted’: Speaking to Studio 10 on Tuesday, Roxy revealed Pixie had been told at school about Oliver’s imprisonment
‘Pixie has been confronted by someone at school,’ Roxy revealed.
‘She was upset when she got home and someone had said that her father had broken out of jail.’
But Roxy was holding off on telling Pixie until she had completely settled into normal life with Oliver out of prison.
‘The reality is, we will tell her. I don’t believe I can keep it a secret forever but for now she is young,’ Roxy said.
Protecting them: Roxy revealed how she had told Hunter and Pixie that Oliver was on a business trip when he was in fact behind bars
‘She is getting into the groove of having her father home and it is not something that needs to come up’: Roxy was holding off on telling Pixie until she had completely settled into normal life
‘She is getting into the groove of having her father home and it is not something that needs to come up.’
In a 2016 interview with 60 Minutes, Roxy revealed how she had told Hunter and Pixie that Oliver was on a business trip when he was in fact behind bars.
‘If you watch a cartoon these days, the baddie always goes to jail. And I don’t want them to think that of their father. I don’t want that to be instilled in their mind,’ she explained.
‘I’ve said he’s in China. I think there’s certain things you choose to tell a child.’
Happy family: Since Oliver was released from prison the family have been inseparable