BEC'S DESPERATE CALL TO LLEYTON!

Spending more time apart than ever, the couple are doing the best they can to make it work

Looking fitter and more fabulous than ever, TV star Bec Hewitt was back last week in her hometown of Sydney, and the beach-loving mum-of-three couldn't wait to get down to one of her favorite spots at Bondi.

Flanked by her two daughters, Mia, 16, and Ava, 11, the trio looked like locals as they lunched at a Mexican restaurant, before Bec, 38, abruptly left the table to make what appeared to be an important call to her tennis champion husband Lleyton, 40, who is in Melbourne as part of Nine's coverage of the Australian Open.

“They're juggling parenting duties across three separate states and it can be really stressful. Bec's a wonderful mum, and anyone who knows her knows the kids come first - no matter what. She would do anything for all three kids," a well-placed insider tells Woman's Day.

STARDOM CALLS

And as they continue to manage their lives between Queensland's Gold Coast - where the family are in the process of setting up semi-permanent digs so that 13-year-old Cruz can attend a five-star training facility in Sydney and Melbourne, it's the sighting of the Hewitt girls in the harbor city that has plenty of tongues wagging.