It’s fair to say to say that for Jenna Lynch, 2022 is going to be a hard year to beat. Starting her dream job as Newshub’s political editor and giving birth to her “amazing, dream baby Alfie” – before going on to win Political Journalist of the Year at the Voyager Media Awards – has undoubtedly been one of the most exciting times of her life.
She just didn’t plan for all these things to happen at the same time!
Tucked into a tiny voice booth in Parliament while chatting to Woman’s Day, the first-time mum says bringing another voter into the world has been much easier than conducting “6am stakeouts” and chasing less-than-accommodating MPs through the Beehive’s corridors.
However, Jenna admits the final weeks of her pregnancy in May weren’t without some drama either.
“I got COVID at 37 weeks – I caught it from my baby shower – but the silver lining
