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Newlyweds Jesinta and Lance "Buddy" Franklin couldn't have looked more in love during their first public outing as husband and wife on Thursday night.

The 25-year-old model and 29-year-old AFL player attended News Corp's Pride of Australia Awards, nearly a month after their top-secret wedding in NSW's Blue Mountains.

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At the awards, honouring 15 of Australia's bravest unsung heroes, MC Sandra Sully introduced Jesinta with her former surname Campbell. Oops!

"I'm now very proudly Jesinta Franklin," she corrected the Ten newsreader, according to The Daily Telegraph.

She added: "I'm fresh off the plane from our honeymoon, but it's great to be here celebrating these special Australians. We're chuffed we are involved. It's such an honour."

Jesinta and Buddy, who first started dating in 2013, just returned from a chilled-out honeymoon on the Gold Coast.

After keeping a relatively quiet presence on social media for the past few weeks, Jesinta appears to be back in the game, posting from a Tiffany & Co event in Sydney later on Thursday evening.

With Buddy by her side, Jesinta opted for a more relaxed vibe at the exclusive bash at the Heritage-listed property Carthona in Darling Point.

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