‘I was cross-eyed from age three’: PR Queen Roxy Jacenko, 40, recalls wearing glasses as a child

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‘I was cross-eyed from age three’: PR Queen Roxy Jacenko, 40, recalls wearing ‘over the top frames’ as a child before getting surgery in her teens

By Caleb Taylor For Daily Mail Australia

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PR queen Roxy Jacenko was cross-eyed as a child. 

The 40-year-old spoke with the Sun Herald this week, where she recalled the struggle the condition had on her as a child and early adolescent.  

‘I was cross-eyed from three-years-old,’ Roxy told the publication, having previously shared childhood photos to her Instagram.

‘I used to get around in all these over the top frames’ Roxy Jacenko, 40, (pictured) has revealed the eye condition she struggled with as a child in an interview with The Sun Herald this week

‘I used to get around in all these over-the-top frames. I hated them,’ she added. 

While speaking about her early fashion moments with the paper, Roxy said her mother Doreen said she always looked ‘fabulous’.

Despite being one of the best-dressed women in the country, Roxy said she struggled to embrace her femininity. 

'Imagine one day waking up cross-eyed - well that's what happened to me when I was 3 years old with no explanation as to why this happens,' Roxy wrote. Here: In her childhood

‘Imagine one day waking up cross-eyed – well that’s what happened to me when I was 3 years old with no explanation as to why this happens,’ Roxy wrote. Here: In her childhood

‘[As a kid] I dressed like I was ready to rob a bank – Nike trainers, oversize tracksuits and a baseball cap,’ Roxy revealed. 

‘My mother would buy me dresses, skirts and blouses, hoping that I might become a little more feminine. I used to hide them in the back of my cupboard.’ 

This isn’t the first time Roxy has spoken about being cross-eyed. She also addressed it prior to releasing her first children’s book, Penelope’s Playground.  

Tomboy! 'My mother would buy me dresses, skirts and blouses, hoping that I might become a little more feminine. I used to hide them in the back of my cupboard,' Roxy said. (L) As a teen

Tomboy! ‘My mother would buy me dresses, skirts and blouses, hoping that I might become a little more feminine. I used to hide them in the back of my cupboard,’ Roxy said. (L) As a teen

‘Imagine one day waking up cross-eyed – well that’s what happened to me when I was three, with no explanation as to why this happens,’ Roxy wrote.    

‘My mum took me to every eye doctor she could and really didn’t get anywhere other than glasses, patches, tests with no success.’ 

Roxy then spoke of being tended to by ophthalmologist Dr Frank Martin, who did surgery on her at age 13 in order to straighten her eyes.

Difficulties: Roxy (pictured) published a children's book, Penelope's Playground, last year. She spoke to Daily Mail Australia about being bullied in school

Difficulties: Roxy (pictured) published a children’s book, Penelope’s Playground, last year. She spoke to Daily Mail Australia about being bullied in school

Roxy published a children’s book, Penelope’s Playground, last year. She spoke to Daily Mail Australia about being bullied in school. 

‘As a cross-eyed toddler and teen, I too know how it feels to be ostracised because of being a little different – and more often than not, these differences can be beyond one’s control,’ she said. 

‘I think we need to start educating kids from a young age to be far more accepting of one another, no matter what our differences are,’ she added. 

Message:'I think we need to start educating kids from a young age to be far more accepting of one another, no matter what our differences are,' Roxy said. Here: Pixie, eight, Hunter, six, and husband Oliver Curtis

Message:’I think we need to start educating kids from a young age to be far more accepting of one another, no matter what our differences are,’ Roxy said. Here: Pixie, eight, Hunter, six, and husband Oliver Curtis