Radio presenter Kyle Sandilands has revealed the reason why Jackie ‘O’ Henderson took two months leave from her KIIS FM show back in November 2022.
It was reported the mother of one, 49, made the tough decision to step away from co-hosting her radio show at the time to focus on her health.
However, Kyle has now revealed co-host Jackie actually took time off to focus on her appearance.
The radio hosts were speaking to Abbie Chatfield during Wednesday’s The Kyle and Jackie O show about ‘slut-shaming’ comments Kyle made on the air during Jackie’s absence.
‘If Jackie wasn’t away worrying about her own image, then this would never have happened,’ Kyle said.
‘Jackie was husbandless, fat, miserable and I backed her.’
At the time, Jackie announced she was stepping down from her KIIS radio show for health reasons.
Jackie, who had been coughing and sounding unwell on air for weeks, explained at the time she had been suffering from poor health since contracting Covid-19 a few months prior and needed proper rest to recover.
Kyle Sandilands has revealed the real reason his co-host Jackie O Henderson disappeared from air for extended break two years ago
‘I’ve been not very well ever since I’ve had Covid… I’ve been struggling with this fatigue,’ she told listeners.
‘I just have to take some time off,’ she added. ‘I’m ending the show today. As in now.
She later opened up about the poor state of her mental and physical health.
‘It was hard to take that time off. I was pushing through but I should have taken it off earlier,’ she told News.com.au in January 2023.
She added: ‘I just could not push myself any further. I’m glad I took care of my health first because I feel like a million times better.’
Jackie focused on both her physical and mental recovery during the two months she was off the air and managed to both shed the kilos and mentally realign herself.
On Wednesday, Kyle revealed Jackie (pictured) took time off was to focus on ‘her look’
She said a tropical holiday in Fiji with her daughter Kitty, 13, saw her develop a healthy eating and sleeping routine which helped with her return to work in January 2023.
‘I started to get into different kinds of exercise like tennis and water aerobics. It is the most amazing exercise and works every muscle in your body,’ she said.
Jackie added it was important for everyone to recognise their limits and take a break when needed to prevent the risk of burn out.
‘Whatever position you’re in, I promise you’ll feel better about yourself when you start making steps towards that healthier lifestyle.’
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