Jesinta Franklin (née Campbell) feared having a ‘breakdown’ had she joined the AFL WAG hub in Queensland.
The 29-year-old, who is married to Sydney Swans star Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin, revealed why she has remained in Sydney in an Instagram Q&A session on Saturday.
This week, the AFL announced that the Sydney Swans will temporarily relocate to Cairns, over fears of the spread of COVID-19 in New South Wales and Victoria.
Staying put in Sydney: Jesinta Franklin (pictured), 29, admitted she feared having a ‘breakdown’ at the AFL WAG hub in Queensland, and revealed why she chose to remain in Sydney in an Instagram Q&A session on Saturday
When asked by an Instagram fan why she did not go to the hub, Jesinta explained how she felt guilty letting a client down when she has a new project launching soon.
‘Firstly, I am still working and have a special project launching soon with a brand that I have already committed to, so giving eight weeks worth of work, plus letting my client down, didn’t sit comfortably with me,’ she said.
The former Miss Universe Australia, who shares five-month-old daughter Tullulah with husband Lance, said the conditions at the hub are far from a holiday.
Apart for now: Jesinta remains in Sydney with five-month-old daughter Tullulah, shared with Sydney Swans star husband Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin (right). Lance has temporarily relocated to Cairns, in far North Queensland, with his teammates amid COVID-19
‘You have to live in a hotel room and you can’t leave the hotel unless it is for absolute essential reasons, for example, seeing a doctor,’ she wrote.
Jesinta went on to explain how eating prepared meals at set times with everyone else ‘like a school camp’, would not be fair on the couple or their daughter.
‘For both mine and my husband’s mental health, living in a small hotel room with a baby was just not something we thought was fair on either of us, or our daughter.’
Honest: When asked by an Instagram fan why she did not go to the hub, Jesinta explained how it would not be in the best interests for her family
The model also revealed her fears of having a breakdown, should she enter the hub after already spending five months in lockdown, with the AFL’s strict protocols.
‘We have already spent five months in lockdown without being able to see family or friends due to AFL protocols, so going into a complete lockdown would have probably led to a breakdown for me,’ she candidly admitted.
Jesinta remains in Sydney with daughter Tullulah, while Lance, 33, is in far north Queensland with his teammates.
‘A complete lockdown would have probably led to a breakdown’: Jesinta also revealed her fears of having a breakdown, should she enter the hub after already spending five months in lockdown, with the AFL’s strict protocols
While she explained how the hub is not in the best interests of her family, she said it is ‘100 per cent necessary’, and praised the AFL for going ‘above and beyond’.
‘The hub is 100 per cent necessary for the game and everyone to be kept safe and healthy, and we are very grateful that the season was still able to go ahead despite what is going on in the world,’ she said.
‘So many people have lost so much, so to still be able to work is a true blessing.’
Family: Jesinta wed Lance, 33, in November 2016. They welcomed daughter Tullulah (pictured with Lance) in February
As of July, the AFL made the decision to relocate all Victorian teams to Queensland, over fears of the spread of coronavirus in New South Wales and Victoria.
This week, the sporting code announced the Sydney Swans would relocate to Cairns.
Jesinta wed Lance in November 2016, welcoming daughter Tullulah in February.
Big changes: The AFL has been relocating its teams to Queensland over fears of the spread of COVID-19 in New South Wales and Victoria. Lance is pictured during a training session in Sydney in June