Barnaby Joyce declares he’s a "house husband" to Vikki Campion
Barnaby Joyce has declared he’s a “house husband” for his new partner Vikki Campion and their baby son, Sebastian.
Speaking on Sky News yesterday, the former Deputy Prime Minister said the public would be “surprised” by how much he did around the home.
“I am,” he told Sky News host Sam Maiden when she asked if he was a ‘house husband’.
“I think people are surprised. When I’m at home I do all the cooking and the washing.”
Mr Joyce said his specialty dish is a roast that could be turned into a risotto or curries.
The former Nationals leader quit the frontbench in February after weeks of scandal over his affair with his former staffer Campion, who was pregnant with his child.
Mr Joyce, who has four daughters with his estranged wife, welcomed his first son last month.
He said he had copped some teasing from his mates about being a new dad at 51.
Mr Joyce told Sky News that his friends had joked they would have to chop down trees at the local retirement home so that when his son was old enough to play rugby, he’d be able to watch.
He also hit out at the person who took photos of his new family while they were sitting at Armidale Airport and then sold the images to Seven News earlier this week.
“You don’t want to lock yourself up forever but when you go back out into the public, you don’t expect people to go through the process of slyly taking a picture of you,” he said.
“And the next time you see yourself you’re on the front of the paper.”
He added: “You don’t want to be on display like some exotic animal in the zoo.”
Mr Joyce said he knew the woman who had taken the photos. She had shared them with her mothers’ group, and someone in the group had sent them to the media.
“She’s desperately unhappy,” Mr Joyce said.