PR queen Roxy Jacenko confesses to hiring a teacher to homeschool her children, Pixie, eight, and Hunter, five, because their work is ‘too complex’
Sydney PR queen Roxy Jacenko has enlisted a bit of help while homeschooling her two primary school aged children.
Speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald on Tuesday, the 39-year-old PR queen confessed to hiring a former teacher to assist her.
‘Over the past four weeks, I have been working with a former school teacher for two hours a day to assist me with both kids,’ Roxy said.
Helping hand! PR queen Roxy Jacenko, 39, (pictured) has confessed to hiring a teacher to homeschool her children, Pixie, eight, and Hunter, five, because their work is ‘too complex’
Roxy is homeschooling her two children, Pixie, eight, and Hunter, five, with her saying the work has become a little more complex than she remembers.
‘The work of an eight-year-old is far more complex than I can ever remember.’
Roxy has been characteristically open about homeschooling trials and tribulations, with her bringing her children along to her flagship business, Sweaty Betty PR.
‘Over the past four weeks, I have been working with a former school teacher for two hours a day to assist me with both kids,’ Roxy said. Here: Hunter, five, and Pixie, eight
The savvy businesswoman shared a photograph of Pixie earlier this month, letting followers know she was having trouble with the amount of school work.
‘This little monkey left the house in tears feeling like she couldn’t keep up with all her work as part of homeschooling (anyone would think the kids are in final year of med school) – she pulled herself together and got on with it GO PIX.’
Roxy herself has been hit by the pandemic hard, with her losing a sizable portion of her PR business due to lockdown measures.
Working it out! ‘This little monkey left the house in tears feeling like she couldn’t keep up with all her work as part of homeschooling,’ said Roxy of daughter Pixie
Speaking to Daily Mail Australia in March, Roxy said she lost 85 per cent of her business in just three days.
‘I have realised in my past 12 days of isolation, along with seeing my first agency [Sweaty Betty PR] near collapse, that my sanity and stability is more important to me than another Hermès Birkin bag or an Aston Martin,’ she said.
To make ends meet, Roxy is prepared to sell her collection of designer clothes and accessories, which are believed to be worth millions.
Downsizing: Roxy lost 85 per cent of her business in just three days, but she is determined to bounce back following the pandemic
She may even part ways with one of her luxury vehicles, if the price is right.
‘If there is a buyer, I am a seller,’ Roxy said.
Like many others, Roxy has been struggling to make sense of everything that has been happening around the world lately.
‘I think it was pure shock watching something you started from nothing crumble in 72 hours,’ she said of Sweaty Betty PR’s dramatic downfall.
She added: ‘I did say to Oli [her husband, Oliver Curtis] that it’s lucky I am on a cocktail of anti-anxiety pills to ensure I don’t lose my marbles totally.’
A few of her favourites! To make ends meet, Roxy is prepared to sell her designer clothes and accessories, which are believed to be worth millions. Pictured: Roxy’s Hermès Birkin bags