Roxy Jacenko on Spotting Romeo Beckham in Italy: “I Like Them Younger!”

Roxy Jacenko has certainly worn a few hats throughout her career – PR maven, author, public speaker, reality TV star and mum-of-two.

Now Roxy, 44, has revealed another feather in her professional cap – a doyenne of table décor.

On Tuesday, she launched a homewares edit of tableware and styling accents with one of her favorite stores, Provincial Home Living. 

Speaking to Daily Mail Australia, Roxy revealed that styling dining tables has been a long-held ‘obsession’.

‘I have always been obsessed with table décor, it’s a running joke amongst friends and family that when I say “come over, its casual” I don’t mean the table, that will be fully styled,’ she said.

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‘The only casual part is that I’ll be in a crop top and shorts and a pair of trainers! 

‘There is something so fabulous about dressing a table, the creative process of it is so fun – the mixing and matching between the crockery  and napery through to flowers.’

With a unique eye for table design sorted, the question is who would be the perfect guests to sit at one of Roxy’s dinner parties?

She said that PopMart founder Wang Ning, Kris Jenner, Ciara and 50 Cent would all earn a table setting, as well as Romeo Beckham – the son of football icon David Beckham and former Spice Girl Victoria.

Roxy said she would love to sit down with Romeo again after the pair shared a fleeting moment in Italy last year. 

She swears she locked eyes with the 22-year-old while they were both holidaying on yachts.

‘We were moored next to him in Porto Cervo, Italy last summer. He was on the family’s superyacht Seven and I was holidaying on Liquid Sky. I am positive we locked eyes!’ Roxy recalled. 

‘Let’s face it, I like them younger and he just hasn’t met me yet,’ she jokingly added.

Romeo might be disappointed however, with Roxy admitting that while she’s a dab hand at laying a table, her kitchen game could use some work.

She revealed that when it comes to tempting the family’s taste buds, it’s husband Oliver Curtis and the family’s full-time chef that take charge. 

‘It’s just not in my DNA,’ she said.

‘Oli loves to cook, it’s his therapy being stuck with me I think. He always offers, but I am a weird eater and we have a full-time chef in Singapore who looks after the cooking for the household. Four people have four different meals – we are all difficult eaters! 

‘You will see Oli in the kitchen cooking for Hunter, but that’s generally only breakfast post the boys’ gym sessions, which they do at 6am every Saturday before heading to soccer of a weekend.’

Roxy did admit to being quite the whiz with one dish in particular, adding the caveat that it too can turn to disaster.

‘I can perfect microwaving my ready made meals from Chef Good when I am in Sydney for work, even then it’s likely I’ll burn my fingers. Better I stick to what I am good at – doing deals,’ she said. 

She also weighed in on Carrie Bickmore’s recent parenting hack that saw her serve spaghetti Bolognese directly onto the dinner table.

While admitting the unusual approach to dinner time might have its advantages, when it comes to her brood Roxy will be sticking with plates. 

‘It takes my anxiety to new levels,’ she said.

‘Carrie is awesome and I take my hat off to her single parenting – it’s hard.  So if the kids will eat sans a plate I am all for it, less washing up really, so pretty savvy! 

Speaking about her collaboration with Provincial Home Living, Roxy said her edit was all about ‘versatility’ and affordability.

‘The edit is about versatility. Not everyone has the opportunity to have a cupboard full of different plates and napery so I wanted an edit which could work in most homes,’ she explained. 

‘But also something workable for day to day not just special occasions.

‘Price was also an important factor. I wanted to make it accessible as there is so much out in the market which isn’t within reach for many.’

Roxy, an 18-year PR veteran, has certainly seen her fair share of table décor and she said that like most things trends have changed dramatically over the years.

‘Being in PR for 18 years, eventing was a big part of it, most of my counterparts were all about a less is more vibe for brunch, lunch and dinner events,’ she said.

‘I came to the party with a more is more vibe. It was always about Instagram-ability for me, that’s what got hits at events. Those events where you sat down and HAD to take a picture or two of your seat and the setting in front of you.

‘2025 is about a more relaxed, natural, and personalised aesthetic. We are a moving away from overly formal settings towards more relaxed, collected looks with mismatched pieces, natural materials and unique details.’