Jackie ‘O’ Henderson opens up about her very public spats with Kyle Sandilands: ‘I will certainly speak up’

Radio star Jackie ‘O’ Henderson has addressed her recent spats with KIIS FM co-host Kyle Sandilands.

The 50-year-old, who has worked with Sandilands, 54, for nearly three decades, has made headlines recently after brawling on air during The Kyle and Jackie O Show.

Back in May, Jackie stormed out of the studio after accusing her old friend of ‘gaslighting’ her, while last month she exited the brekkie program mid-show after another blow-up.

‘Kyle and I have been going head to head a little bit lately, so I will certainly speak up if I don’t agree with what he’s saying,’ Jackie said in a new interview for T Australia, The New York Times Style Magazine.

Jackie posed for a steamy cover shot for her feature, which sees her showing off plenty of cleavage in a low-cut top.

In a revealing comment, Jackie said she and Kyle were ‘different people’ when it came to their opinions, describing her longtime business partner as being in the ‘Donald Trump-style camp’ while she was more ‘woke’.

‘It’s to do with all the wokeness,’ she said, referring to their recent on-air fights.

‘(I say to Kyle), just because (someone’s) woke doesn’t mean (they) are extreme or unreasonable, (they’re) just trying to be empathetic. 

‘And Kyle leans more into the Trump-style camp.’

During the chat, Jackie fell back on a comment from Hollywood great Jane Fonda, who addressed ‘wokeness’ at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in the US in February. 

‘Woke just means you give a damn about other people,’ she said, quoting Fonda.

Jackie added: ‘Really, that’s so true, I’m all for that movement.’ 

‘And anyone who listens regularly would know that we are very different people when it comes to our opinions — we just are. And that’s OK. I think it’s good that we’re different people.’  

It comes after Jackie stormed out of the KIIS studio after a heated argument with Kyle during an episode of the Kyle and Jackie O Show in September.

The clash occurred during a break in the show, which Kyle later revealed was Jackie accusing him of not being interested in what she was discussing.

He then asked one of their top producers, Jaimee ‘Mayo’ Hassos, to co-host the show with him.

They later called Jackie, where Kyle admitted he ‘regrets having an argument’ as it had been ‘the worst day of his broadcast career’. Jackie then agreed to work from her home studio.

Earlier this year, Kyle and Jackie had a nasty row while recording an episode of the KIIS FM breakfast radio show – and the segment never aired.

The clip was played by the co-hosts in May as they called in psychotherapist and couples’ counsellor Melissa Ferrari to analyse the audio and offer advice.

In the recording, Kyle is heard goading Jackie about being ‘off with the fairies’ and taking calls instead of working – which she denied.

Elsewhere in the chat, Jackie said she was enjoying her new ‘sober’ life after her nightmarish drug and alcohol issues in her past, which she detailed in her memoir The Whole Truth last year.

She confirmed she was actively dating and looking for a serious relationship, just weeks after being spotted sharing an intimate moment with pilot and DJ Richard Ryan.

A Daily Mail photographer spied the pair chatting in the sun on the balcony of Jackie’s eastern suburbs pad.

At one point, Jackie was seen leaning in for a kiss with a huge smile across her dial. 

Jackie showed off her modelling chops for the article, which included the mother-of-one rocking a Ralph Lauren top and pants and an Esse coat.

Another photo sees Jackie modelling a chic Christopher Esber jacket and oversized Max Mara sunglasses and Dinosaur Designs bangles.

Jackie also showed off her slim legs for the article in a clingy black Kourh dress, which she paired with a Bulgari necklace.