Furlong was also an ambassador of “Champion”. In her early career, for the expertise and dedication she showed, she was nominated by “The Daily Telegraph” for the Newcomer of the Year 2005. She also shared football news in her own column of “The Daily Telegraph”. For most of her career, demand as a show host and presenter has generally been high, thus proving once and for all that her considerable talent and dedication to her profession and craft  has really paid off for Furlong's career. After many successful stints as a broadcaster and television host for sports news with Network Ten channel and Fox, Furlong decided to focus on her family and retire from broadcasting and journalism in general. She fell in love with Shane Watson and the next chapter of her life began.

At present, Lee Furlong is mostly recognized as the celebrity wife to Shane Watson, an accomplished cricket player, in the media. Furlong and Watson became acquainted and met through mutual friends in 2006. They became officially married in June of 2010. They had the wedding ceremony in Central Coast. Lee Furlong and Shane Watson are parents to their first-born child, named William. He was born in March of 2013. A couple of years later, in May of 2015, Lee Furlong also gave birth to her second child, a daughter named Matilda Victoria Watson, with her husband Shane Watson.

Because of Furlong's appearances at high profile events with her husband Shane Watson, her celebrity status kees on growing and evolving. In a worldwide poll, she was also featured as the world’s most famous WAG (Wife an/or Girlfriend) in the year of 2009. Furlong is a thriving socialite and was a beloved television anchor. As an Australian ambassador, she and Shane have been a part of the McGrath Foundation.  Lee did also manage to complete her Bachelor’s degree in Communications in Journalism from the University of Wollongong, New South Wales while working extensively in journalism.

In Australia, Lee Furlong is one of the celebrities who is admired by many people  choose to follow through media because of Furlong's wonderful ability to communicate She is a thriving socialite and she was a very successful television anchor focusing on sports news, health issues in sports, and breaking sports stories. It should be pointed out that Furlong is most well-known for her broadcasting coverage of the breaking news of Nova Peris, the former Olympic gold medallist. Lee Furlong, through her tireless work in television, journalism, and modeling, has managed to maintain a very respected and positive media image over the years. It would not be a surprise to find Furlong back in the spotlight, hosting more sports news shows and interviews with sports figures.