Channel Seven star Abbey Holmes enlists surprising reality star as her nanny as she gets trolled for going back to work seven weeks after giving birth
But the footy presenter ignored the haters and enlisted the help of a popular Married At First Sight star as she attended the 2025 Logie Awards on Sunday.
Abbey shared an elevator selfie to Instagram as she arrived to The Darling hotel with her newborn son Brax and reality star Rhi Disljenkovic.
'Aunty Rhi Rhi arrived to help with Braxxy during the Logies,' she wrote.
The following day, Abbey shared another selfie of the friends and baby Brax checking out of the hotel ahead of their flight back to Melbourne.
Rhi also sang a song to the newborn in the car on the way to the airport.
Abbey and her husband, former Hawthorn and Gold Coast player Keegan Brooksby, welcomed their first baby, Brax, on June 6.
The Channel Seven presenter confirmed to fans that she'd be returning to work on July 25, in time for Essendon's Round 20 clash against the Western Bulldogs.
Abbey took to Instagram to post a video of Dale Thomas and Matthew Richardson, captioning the post 'OK guys, we're baaaaack.'
The footy presenter has been working two days a week as she enjoys her life as a new mum, and revealed that her decision to return to footy was based on how well Brax was doing.
'I think that if he didn't take a bottle or was really unsettled and only slept on me, or whatever it might have been, then I certainly would have been hamstrung and certainly not come back seven weeks after having him,' she told Seven.
While many sent congratulations and well wishes to Holmes after she revealed she was returning to work, some comments branded her 'selfish'.
One commenter wrote, 'Seven weeks. How about look after the tiny bundle of joy and watch them grow.'
Another added, 'In child care at our expense no doubt.'
In response, the Abbey hit back at the comments, explaining why she was so keen to get in front of the camera again.
'I think my work for me, it's so important. I genuinely love what I do. It doesn't feel like work in any way, shape or form,' she said.
'There's certainly a small minority of people out there that feel that they have the right to tell you what you should be doing and how things are to be done, which is never the case.'
She also blasted those who had criticised her husband, Keegan, who she dubbed a 'super dad'.
'[Someone said:] "Oh dad's on babysitting duty". I'm sorry, but dads don't babysit their own children, they're 50 per cent of the parenting duo,' she said.
'That's one thing that really gets to me.'
Holmes also appeared at the Logie Awards on Sunday night and looked radiant, as she took to the red carpet wearing a sparkling grey gown.
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