Bec Judd looks ravishing in a fitted white corset gown and wide-brimmed hat but in the short time since she arrived at Derby Day, she missed a staggering 13 calls from her kids. "Since I've been here I've just had all these missed calls from Darcy, Billie, Darcy again," she reveals to 9honey Parenting at the Crown marquee, flashing a phone full of text and call notifications. There's no family emergency though – that's just life for the busy mum of four.
READ MORE: Rachel Griffiths reveals secret stashed in her handbag on Derby Day Bec shares Oscar, 13, daughter Billie, 10, and twins Darcy and Tom, eight, with former AFL star husband Chris Judd and admits it's a huge effort to juggle parenting, her business, Jaggad, and events like this. Though she makes it look effortless, Bec confesses the reality is anything but. "It is a juggle and it comes at a little bit of a personal cost to your sanity at times, because you're always on," she says.
"I was up at 5.30am, started hair at 6am, then makeup and at the same time I've got my kids FaceTiming me asking for things, I got my husband doing a Baker's Delight run to make sure that my son's got snacks in his bag for his cricket game this afternoon ..
. it never ends!" READ MORE: Alli Simpson reveals how mum 'shares the love' with famous brother Cody Though luxe events like Derby Day tend to offer Bec a bit of a break from the madness of wrangling four kids at home, the notifications that keep popping up on her phone prove .