Roxanne Jacenko (born 8 June 1980) is an Australian businesswoman and socialite who was one of the runners up on the third season of '' The Celebrity Apprentice Australia''.

Career

Jacenko is the director of

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-based

public relations Public relations (PR) is the practice of managing and disseminating information from an individual or an organization (such as a business, government agency, or a nonprofit organization) to the public in order to influence their perception. Pu ...

firm, Sweaty Betty PR, taking its name from the London clothing firm,

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,''At home with Roxy Jacenko''
( OK! magazine, 20 May 2013) founded in 2004 when Jacenko was 24 years old. The company once boasted more than 70 clients including brands

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, Oliver Peoples and Harris Scarfe. and celebrities Maude Garrett and

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contestant Hayden Quinn.

Television

In early 2010, Jacenko signed a deal with the

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to star in a semi-scripted reality television show called ''The Sweat Box'' (a play on the name of her PR agency). It was announced that the show would be similar to the US television show, '' The Hills'', but would focus on Sydney's affluent Eastern Suburbs. Later in 2010, Channel Seven cancelled production of the show. In 2013, Jacenko appeared on the Australian version of '' The Celebrity Apprentice''. Her appearance was characterised by conflicts with Prue MacSween and swimmer Stephanie Rice and by accusations she favoured some team-mates over others. In the season final, Jacenko, John Steffensen and

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were named as runners-up to Rice who was named Celebrity Apprentice. In 2020, it was announced Jacenko would be participating in the

's reality program '' SAS Australia''. Jacenko was the first to exit the show.

Publishing

In 2012, Jacenko published her first book, ''Strictly Confidential: A Jazzy Lou Novel''. It was published by

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and is a semi-fiction "behind-the-scenes" view of the

and fashion industries. Reviewing the book before its official release, columnist Ros Reines suggested many of the characters were "so thinly disguised as to almost be see-through"—that many were, in fact,

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of real and well-known

socialites. In a 2013 Good Weekend feature, Jacenko admitted she shared several significant character traits with the novel's main character including an "extreme" dedication to her career, a passing addiction to Nurofen and "strict" dieting. In 2017, Jacenko has also admitted to battling depression while her husband was in jail. Jacenko's second book, which was to be titled ''The Insider'', was due to be released in December 2013. Instead, in November 2013, Jacenko released ''The Rumour Mill: A Jazzy Lou Novel'', the second novel in her "Jazzy Lou" series.

Personal life

Jacenko has one daughter and one son. Her daughter, Pixie, has started two companies: Pixie's Fidgets, a toy company, and Pixie's Bows, a hair accessory company. Her husband is former investment banker Oliver Curtis, who was convicted and imprisoned for

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in 2016. He was released in 2017.Michaela Whitbourn (10 May 2016
"Oliver Curtis stands trial for insider trading with wife Roxy Jacenko at his side"
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'', Retrieved 10 May 2016 They previously lived in

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Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jacenko, Roxy 1980 births Living people Australian socialites Australian public relations people Women in advertising Businesspeople from Sydney