Jackie O’s denies her ex-husband Lee Henderson is engaged to his jujitsu instructor girlfriend Gabriella Motta… two years after their marriage split
Jackie ‘O’ Henderson has denied reports her ex-husband Lee is ‘secretly engaged’ to his new girlfriend, Gabriella Motta.
The radio host, 45, spoke to Daily Mail Australia about the rumours while walking her dog in Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Monday morning.
When asked if Lee had proposed to tattooed jujitsu instructor Gabriella, Jackie said: ‘No, don’t believe the magazines, honestly.’
Rumours: Jackie ‘O’ Henderson has denied reports her ex-husband Lee is engaged to his new girlfriend, Gabriella Motta. Pictured: Lee and Gabriella with his daughter, Kitty, in January 2019
Earlier that day, New Idea had published a story claiming Lee had ‘popped the question to Gabi a few weeks ago.’
Jackie, according to the magazine, was said to be ‘really happy’ for her ex.
It comes after the exes listed their former marital home in Vaucluse, Sydney, for sale with a $6.5million price guide.
They had purchased the five-bedroom mansion for $2.7million in 2012.
Catching up: The KIIS FM radio host, 45, spoke to Daily Mail Australia about the rumours while walking her dog in Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Monday morning
Fake news: When asked if Lee had proposed to tattooed jujitsu instructor Gabriella, Jackie (right) said: ‘No, don’t believe the magazines, honestly’
Lee and Gabriella are known to keep their relationship private and have only been pictured together once, in January 2019.
According to New Idea, they have been ‘quietly dating for two years’.
Meanwhile, Lee and Jackie remain on friendly terms as they co-parent their nine-year-old daughter, Kitty.
Claims: Earlier that day, New Idea had published a story claiming Lee had ‘popped the question to Gabi a few weeks ago.’ Jackie, according to the magazine, was said to be ‘happy’ for her ex
The pair had announced their split in October 2018, after 18 years together.
‘Lee and I decided to separate,’ she said on The Kyle and Jackie O Show at the time.
‘It’s not a decision we took lightly at all,’ she added. ‘We have been so lucky that our separation has been extremely amicable. And I know everyone says that, but we actually have remained really good friends throughout all this.’
The break-up ‘didn’t happen overnight’, she said, and they had been separated ‘for quite some time’ before making it public.
Kitty previously lived with her father during the week to accommodate Jackie’s early starts as a breakfast radio host, but she is now living with her mother, who is broadcasting from a home studio during the coronavirus pandemic.
Friendly exes: Lee and Jackie remain on good terms as they co-parent their daughter, Kitty