We all know and love Fifi Box for her fun and friendly demeanor on her daily radio show with Jules Lund on the Today Network, her work as Sunrise’s hilarious entertainment editor, and for being a new mum to super cute Trixie Belle (who received booties knitted by the Prime Minister, FYI) – this kid is going places.
Fifi had an incredibly candid chat with Monty Dimond from Show + Tell this week and discussed her childhood, many extra-curricular activities and growing up in the Box Household:
“We had paddocks and there were horses, trees to climb, little bonfires to make — Mum and Dad didn’t know about that.”
She also spole about her very strong bond with the most important women in her life, her mum and grandma:
“For me, my granny and mum are two of the strongest women I’ve ever known. I could not have had any stronger role models than those two women.”
Fifi also opened up about her parents’ divorce, which took place when she was 10-years-old:
“They made it really easy but I struggled at the time, and I don’t even remember necessarily how much of it I struggled because I think you block a lot of it out.”
Fifi also discussed her difficult pregnancy, and is quick to point out that Kate Middleton totally copied her with the whole hospitalization for morning sickness thing.
“I was hospitalized, on a drip, I couldn’t eat, I couldn’t get off the couch… never through the whole pregnancy did I feel good.”
She also spoke about life as a single mum, and about the village of support she’s lucky enough to have:
For me, motherhood is my soul… I’ve always felt it would be very natural and I’ve always felt I’m very maternal anyway – so for me, it’s the biggest blessing.
And of course – about the time she saw Trixie for the first time…
I felt the bond with her pretty much from the get-go.
Thanks to Show + Tell for these videos. You can check out their On the Couch series for more interviews with awesome Aussie women.
Top Comments
So refreshing to hear some real honesty from a public figure on pregnancy and motherhood. I totally HATE being pregnant in that I suffer the extreme morning sickness, hospitalised on a drip due to dehydration, add to that hip problems preventing any comfort in sitting or walking for the second half of the 40 weeks. I was throwing up until 34 weeks with my first pregnancy. I am so blessed to have 2 beautiful babies who are healthy and so loved. But I seriously was going to stay with 1 bub as I was afraid of pregnancy for a second time. I used to wish for 4 bubs but I am stopping now and count my blessings everyday.
Pregnancy is hard. Motherhood is hard. No questions. I too praise single mums!
Sorry to sound negative, but 'I' couldn't believe how many 'I's were littered throughout Fifi's conversation. :( aye aye!
Have to agree. I can't listen to her radio show because all she talks about is herself. And I'm certainly not gonna be watching this interview
Sorry but the interview was about her
I'm not sure if you're familiar with how an interview works 'Anon.d' but the interview subject answers questions, and in this case she is being asked about herself hence the need to respond with 'I'. I'm sure Fifi would love to talk about other things but she can only work with the questions that are posed.