'Ups and downs': Jesinta on her and Buddy's battle

Just four days ago, Jesinta Campbell and Buddy Franklin blindsided fans by tying the knot in a secret ceremony in the Blue Mountains.

But in her newly released book, Live a Beautiful Life, the model and fitness guru admits their happiness has been hard fought for.

“Life has presented me with some extremely challenging times over the past couple of years,” writes the David Jones ambassador, who supported Buddy through his mental health issues earlier this year.

"There have been just as many ups as there have been downs."

In recent months, the 25-year-old model and her AFL star beau have had to fend off repeated rumours of split.

Just two months ago, the pair made headlines when Jesinta was spotted not wearing her engagement ring.

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And Woman's Day went as far to quote a source who claimed “They will never marry, let’s put it that way."

However, the couple proved everyone wrong by becoming Mr and Mrs Franklin on Friday.

And Jesinta credits her exercise for helping her weather the storm.

“Recently my fiancé’s battle with mental illness was made public after he took time-out from playing football as his team approached the finals,” she writes in her book.

“At the time, I could do to the gym, put my music in and train, and for that hour nothing occupied my mind other than what was happening in the present moment.

"I learnt that looking after my health means I’m in best shape to take on the challenges in life.”

This isn’t the first time she’s spoken out about the relief she gets from sweating it out.

She recently told Be, gym is the only place she can go to get away from the outside noise. “No one’s taking a photograph of me, I’m not on email, I’m not Jesinta Campbell the personality.

"I’m in a gym, I’m exactly the same as everyone else.”

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