Bec Judd has opened up about her no-frills upbringing, painting a picture of a childhood where she and her family had “nothing to spare.”
Speaking candidly on the matter on podcast Vain-Ish, the model and TV presenter revealed she’d often missed out on the small luxuries afforded to the “rich kids” at her school.
As she and co-host Jess Roberts shared their experiences navigating childhood on a budget, Judd reflected on the ways in which she has taught her own children about the concept of privilege.
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The wife of former AFL star Chris Judd shared a series of childhood anecdotes, ranging from missing out on school trips and Royal Show showbags to fighting over hand-me-down school uniforms.
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“Kids who paid for their school excursions, with the slip in the money in it, on time – rich! We never paid on time because we never had any spare money,” she recalled.
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“Whenever we’d get the form, I’d get anxiety, going, ‘Where are we going to find $5 for this animal incursion coming to school?'”
Judd went on to recall one particular argument between her and her sister Kate, wherein the pair came to blows over school uniforms.
”We’re not silver spooners. We never had a new school uniform, they were always hand-me-downs from friend’s older siblings,” Judd revealed.
During her years attending Yale Primary School, there was one instance where a squabble broke out over the “new-ish red skirt,” and the “povo second-hand one” that was “falling apart.”
“So, new uniforms? Rich!” the podcast host declared.
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The duo’s additional “indicators of rich kids” included the likes of two-story houses, doorbells, front fences, ride-on cars, multiple pairs of runners, and holidays that required plane travel.
Judd then went on to reflect on the challenge of raising her own children and teaching them of their privilege.
“They are privileged, they go to amazing schools, so it’s hard to get them to get a sense of how lucky they are, the way they live,” Judd admitted to her co-host.
But she says she realised early on that her children don’t place the same weight on the concept of ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’ as adults do.
“What I have figured out is that kids don’t give a sh-t!” she said.
“They remember the memories and the fun times they had in that house, not what the furniture looked like. They just want to have fun.”
Judd married former AFL player Chris Judd on New Year’s Eve in 2010, while 10 weeks pregnant with the pair’s first child.
Oscar, now 14, was born soon after in 2011, followed by sister Billie, 12, and twin sons Tom and Darcy, 10.
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