Jesinta Franklin shocks fans as she reveals her REAL name

Jesinta Franklin shocked her fans on Thursday by revealing the very surprising name she used before becoming famous.

The glamorous AFL WAG, 33, shared a photo to Instagram which captured her maiden name printed on an award she received from her university days.

The model's hyphenated maiden name, which she used in her childhood, was printed on the award: 'The 2009 winner of the Collegiate Scholarship for academic excellence is awarded to Jesinta Campbell-Hogg.'

Jesinta captioned the photo with some amusing words: 'The things you find while spring cleaning. @BondUniversity.

The Miss Universe Australia 2010 winner studied journalism at Bond University on the Gold Coast in 2009, prior to beginning her career as a fashion model.

The stunner was born in 1991 to parents Valerie Campbell and Andrew Hogg and in 2019 she revealed the surprising reason she combined their two last names.

'Mum was always a modern woman and decided to keep her surname. Dad's last name is Hogg and I didn't want to be Jesinta Hogg... so I took both,' she told The Sydney Morning Herald. 

Upon commencing her career as a model, Jesinta dropped the Hogg and was known as Jesinta Campbell. 

It follows reports that Jesinta and her AFL star husband Lance 'Buddy' Franklin plan to relist their lavish Gold Coast mansion after it failed to sell at auction.

The power couple took the sprawling 'Mediterranean' style seven-bedroom home off the market in October after it passed in at auction for $11million.

With the auction price not meeting their reserve, Jesinta told Daily Mail Australia they planned to put their luxury property back on the market in 2025.

She said they will be looking for any buyers to snap up their family home for upwards of $11million. 

'We'll relist in the New Year, it passed in at auction. if there's anyone over $11million out there that wants a beautiful house on the Gold Coast, you know who to call!'' the model said.

Jesinta and Buddy, 37, famously smashed price records when they bought the Reedy Creek spread for $8.75million in 2022.

However, they are now selling up to try out the farm life with their kids - daughter Tullulah, three, and son Rocky, two.

The 2010 Miss Universe Australia winner admitted she and Buddy have not yet found their dream farmhouse, but are spending every weekend searching for the right plot. 

'We are looking at so many properties, we spend our weekends out in the country, driving and looking for land,' she shared. 

'We haven't found the perfect spot yet, but I feel like we're getting close. 

'It's really important to get the right piece of land for what we want to do.'

When they purchase their dream plot, the couple plan to build a luxury farmhouse on site with the help of Tidal Constructions, who constructed their Gold Coast home.

'We'd like a luxury farmhouse, barn-style with lots of veggie gardens.'

Jesinta also told how her family life has changed since Buddy retired from the AFL in July 2023 following a calf injury.

'It's been so good having Bud at home. It's just been amazing, it really flows now and we can both really support each other with our work commitments,' she said. 

Jesinta said they have been able to fit in more time to take their kids on fun trips and activities as she told how important it is for them to enjoy this time together. 

The family are looking to embrace more of the countryside life when they offload their Gold Coast property and move into a rural farmhouse.