Jesinta Franklin ready to put her feet up ahead of baby being born
A heavily pregnant Jesinta says Buddy will be taking on a new role in their relationship after she returns home from attending the IMG Tennis Party at Crown this weekend.
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Buddy Franklin will play nurse to wife Jesinta after going under the knife last week.
The Budster has suffered multiple surgeries over the years with Jesinta helping to get him back on the field.
Now it’s Buddy’s turn. A heavily pregnant Jesinta flies into Melbourne tomorrow to attend the annual IMG Tennis Party at Crown for the Australian Open.
The couple had their first date on the Crown Metropol rooftop.
“It’s kind of coming full circle,” Jesinta told Page 13.
Jesinta is not one to cancel a work commitment.
“But it’s really not long to go,” she says.
“Put it this way, the hospital bag is packed, in the car and ready to go.
“I wrangled with my obstetrician to give me a permission slip, a fly letter, to come down,”
But that’s it for work after flying straight back to Sydney tomorrow night.
Jesinta will be schmoozing at the VIP Crown event with celebs such as Shane Warne and tennis players Grigor Dimitrov and Caroline Wozniacki.
“The roles will definitely be reversed,” Jesinta said of Buddy playing nurse.
“I said to Bud after Sunday my feet are up and you are to wait on me hand and foot.
“He said ‘you have done your fair share’. We counted the other day and there are a lot of surgeries we have been through together.
“So I said add up all those hours that I’ve taken care of you and they are in lieu when I have the baby.
“The nursery still isn’t set up that’s one thing - but I thought if I’ve got everything ready for hospital and a bassinet for our room than I’ll be fine to go.”
Game, set and match.