Jackie ‘O’ Henderson is certainly no stranger to flaunting her sartorial style at glitzy events.
But the radio queen, 49, was a notable omission from Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup celebrity lineup.
The blonde beauty has revealed that the reason she decided to drop out of this year’s nation-stopping race is simply because she is not a fan of horses.
“It’s like, ‘Why do I really want to go?’ Am I interested in horses? No,” he told News Corp on the day of the cup. ‘What’s the reason for going?’
Jackie added that she has reached a point in her life where celebrity-filled evenings don’t necessarily have the same appeal as they once did.
“I think very often we are motivated by ego and it’s very difficult to lay it bare,” he said.
“You start hanging out with people and you’re like, ‘Who are these people?’
Jackie was quick to point out that this moment of reflection was not indicative of a midlife crisis.
Jackie ‘O’ Henderson is certainly no stranger to flaunting her sartorial style at glitzy events. But the radio queen, 49, was a notable omission from Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup celebrity list. in the photo
The blonde beauty has revealed that the reason she decided to drop out of this year’s nation-stopping race is simply because she is not a fan of horses. “It’s like, ‘Why do I really want to go?’ Am I interested in horses? No,” he told News Corp on the day of the cup. ‘What’s the reason for going?’
“It seems like I’m going through a midlife crisis, but it’s quite the opposite.”
Jackie’s comments come after the radio titan made a shocking on-air admission last month about his addiction issues during a tearful conversation with co-host Kyle Sandilands on his KIIS FM radio show.
He revealed that at the height of his addiction, he took between 10 and 12 Stilnox/Zolpidem and 24 Panadeine Forte sleeping pills a day and took them while drinking alcohol.
Jackie also admitted that she checked into the Betty Ford Clinic in California in November 2022, when she took an extended break from The Kyle and Jackie O Show.
However, many criticized the radio personality for using an offshore facility favored by the rich and famous, while thousands of Australians struggle to pay for local rehabilitation services.
In response, Jackie revealed on Instagram that she would be donating proceeds from her tell-all memoir The Whole Truth to Odyssey House Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center.
“Odyssey House provides life-changing support to people seeking treatment but struggling financially…the work they do is powerful, important and transformative,” Jackie wrote.
appearing in A current issue This week, Jackie revealed that her life became so bleak at one point after the collapse of her 18-year marriage to photographer Lee Henderson, it’s a miracle she survived.
“I coped very badly. I didn’t do it in a healthy way, that’s for sure,” he told host Allison Langdon.
Appearing on A Current Affair this week, Jackie revealed that her life became so bleak at one point after the collapse of her 18-year marriage to photographer Lee Henderson, it’s a miracle she survived.
‘I thought the answer was, ‘Oh, I’d better have a drink.’ It was a horrible existence, of simply not remembering, of not wanting to think, feel, do,’ he continued.
“I don’t know how I woke up either… someone was watching over me,” the mother of one admitted.
The entertainment veteran went on to reveal that she routinely woke up gasping for air, describing the terrifying feeling as if she had “stopped breathing” during the night.
When asked if she cared about surviving, Jackie responded with complete honesty.
‘Not exactly. I don’t think so,’ he replied.
“Just goes to show how appearances can be deceiving, right?” he added.
Jackie O’s The Whole Truth is now available