Jesinta Franklin says motherhood has ‘tested’ marriage to Buddy

Jesinta Franklin and her husband, AFL star Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin, have welcomed two children in the last two years.

And while it may appear that having kids close in age has benefits, she revealed that it has ‘tested’ their marriage.

The 30-year-old confessed to Stellar on Saturday 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.

The former Miss Universe Australia and her Sydney Swans star beau, who married in 2016, are parents to 21-month-old daughter Tallulah and nine-month-old son Rocky. 

She said: ‘We really haven’t had much time just us two without the kids, but we’re a very tight-knit family.’ 

‘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 queen 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. 

Earlier this month, Jesinta had her kids bid an emotional farewell to Buddy as he headed off for a before heading off to pre-season training 

The WAG shared a photo of Buddy giving ‘goodbye kisses’ to their little boy before heading off.

She captioned the post: ’18th pre-season for Bud so he’s now back at training full time. We have had the best few months together as a family.’