She has defended her early exit from SAS Australia, revealing she fractured her hip and pelvis in a horse riding accident six weeks before filming the show in August.
And in photos that confirm Roxy Jacenko’s injury was in fact genuine, the 40-year-old PR queen was seen hobbling around in crutches just a few weeks before production began on Channel Seven’s military-style reality show.
She put on a brave face as she enjoyed a day out at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo with her children, Pixie and Hunter.
Confirmation: Roxy Jacenko, 40, was seen hobbling around in crutches just weeks before she began filming Channel Seven’s military-style reality show SAS Australia
Roxy kept things casual in a black hoodie and matching pants, while a Louis Vuitton bag was draped across her front.
Ensuring she made the most of her day out, she briefly took a break from walking on crutches and settled into a wheelchair.
It comes after Roxy defended herself in a lengthy Instagram post after she was slammed by fans for quitting SAS Australia just six hours into the first day.
The Sweaty Betty PR founder revealed she had actually fractured her hip and pelvis just six weeks before filming the physically demanding program.
All is well: The PR queen kept in good spirits as she enjoyed a day out at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo with her children despite her injury
Out: This comes after Roxy defended herself in a lengthy Instagram post after she was slammed by fans after quitting SAS Australia just six hours into the first day
Roxy shared a number of photos on Instagram, showing her hospitalisation following the injury.
She explained in the caption: ‘To date I haven’t shared these images because I don’t think that it’s necessary to share an accident where I was fortunate enough to get better when many would have sustained long term and irreparable damage.
‘These photos were 6 weeks exactly before I left to join SAS Australia – after reading the barrage of comments by people on my Instagram tonight I’ve decided – f**k it – I’ll post.
‘For the f**k wits that have left comments on the previous post, let me explain how weak and fake I am. I fractured my hip and pelvis when on a horse for a job – the saddle slipped and I fell off.
Ouch: After the first episode of the reality show aired on Monday, the furious PR maven defended herself in a lengthy Instagram post, revealing she had actually fractured her hip and pelvis just six weeks before filming the physically demanding program
Painful: Roxy shared a number of photos on Instagram, showing her hospitalisation. She wrote: ‘These photos were 6 weeks exactly before I left to join SAS Australia – after reading the barrage of comments by people on my Instagram tonight I’ve decided – f**k it – I’ll post’
‘I got back on the horse so as not to bother the rest of the riders and disrupt their ride and then took myself to emergency where I spent the next two days. Followed by 6 weeks on my back with daily Clexane injections and physio, orthopedic surgeon appointments etc.
‘So if weak and pathetic is showing up to SAS Australia because I had committed to it 6 months prior and put 6 days a week training into it no matter what my injuries were well then so be it.
‘I think what it shows was, I had a commitment, I showed up and I tried my very best – which given the circumstances was a hell of a lot given my situation.
Medication: ‘If weak and pathetic is showing up to SAS Australia because I had committed to it 6 months prior and put 6 days a week training into it no matter what my injuries were well then so be it,’ she added, while sharing a photo of the medication she took after the accident
Roxy also shared this photo in which she was hobbling on crutches, writing: ‘I recall saying to my orthopedic surgeon – “I may have to fall out of a chopper can you suggest a way to do this with my fractures”. His answer was simply ‘don’t”
‘I recall saying to my orthopedic surgeon – “I may have to fall out of a chopper can you suggest a way to do this with my fractures”. His answer was simply ‘don’t’.
‘I did what I could but the reality is, my health is my number one priority with two children and a staff of 22 who rely on me – not a show for people’s entertainment and to give them something to troll / gossip about subsequently.
‘Having had cancer some three years ago I know that I didn’t need to take the chance of doing myself more harm. Anyway I think it simply shameful I had to post this,’ she concluded.
Gone: Roxy quit after the instructors made the celebrities submerge themselves in freezing cold water as punishment
Nope: ‘I can’t do it. I actually can’t… My leg’s killing me. I can’t do it,’ the 40-year-old told the instructors as she handed over her armband
Roxy quit after the instructors made the celebrities submerge themselves in freezing cold water as punishment.
The emotional PR queen refused to get into the water, and instead told the instructors that she wanted off the show.
‘I can’t do it. I actually can’t… My leg’s killing me. I can’t do it,’ the 40-year-old told the instructors as she handed over her armband.
Tears: ‘It’s so f**king painful. I don’t want to give up…’ she cried, as the instructor described her decision to leave as ‘unfortunate’
Despite being asked if she was ‘100 per cent sure’, Roxy insisted she couldn’t do it, before breaking down in tears.
‘It’s so f**king painful. I don’t want to give up…’ she cried, as the instructor described her decision to leave as ‘unfortunate’.
The PR queen only lasted six hours on the challenging series, before deciding to quit after finding it ‘too demanding’.
She tried: The PR queen only lasted six hours on the challenging series, before deciding to quit after finding it ‘too demanding’
‘What a disaster,’ she admitted, as she continued to cry.
She later added: ‘I’ve always had the mindset of take every opportunity that comes your way. But people think that I can’t or won’t, or wouldn’t expect it. And that’s been every single thing that I’ve done…
‘But for me, it doesn’t matter what everybody else thinks, it doesn’t matter if you get to day 12 or day two, the fact that I’ve actually taken the punt to do it with determination and grit no matter what, that’s enough for me.’
SAS Australia continues Tuesday at 7.30pm on Channel Seven
Not happy: ‘What a disaster,’ she admitted, as she continued to cry