Jackie ‘O’ Henderson may currently be out of a job after quitting her long-running breakfast radio show, but she has something to look forward to - a brand spanking new multimillion dollar home.
Fans of The Kyle & Jackie O Show were left in shock on Tuesday when it was announced that Henderson's $100 million contract had been terminated after she told executives she 'cannot continue to work with Mr Kyle Sandilands' following his harsh comments on-air that left her in tears last month.
Sandilands has been suspended and given 14 days to 'remedy' the breach, or else faces termination.
ARN provided written notice to Sandilands stating that it considers his behaviour during the show on February 20 'an act of serious misconduct which is in breach of ARN's services agreement with Quasar Media'.
The KIIS breakfast show will be taken off-air immediately, with 'interim arrangements made for the show'.
ARN has offered Henderson, 51, the possibility of an alternative show on the network.
Jackie ‘O’ Henderson may currently be out of a job after quitting her long-running radio show with Kyle Sandilands, but she has something to look forward to - a brand spanking new multimillion dollar home
As she weighs up her options, Henderson will continue to oversee work on her mansion in Clovelly, which is edging closer and closer to completion
As she weighs up her options, Henderson will continue to oversee work on her mansion in Clovelly, which is edging closer and closer to completion.
Exclusive photos obtained by Daily Mail capture the ongoing construction progress on the radio queen's mansion.
Aerial images captured the construction underway, with heavy scaffolding and a team of builders hard at work turning the site into a celebrity-worthy palace.
The sprawling oceanfront rebuild, overseen by Robert Plumb Build and Madeleine Blanchfield Architects, has surged into its next phase, with the multi-level concrete shell now taking full shape and the show-stopping curved pool structure clearly defined.
As previously revealed, Henderson splashed out on the blue-chip cliff-top pad in 2023, before lodging plans for a reported $5 million transformation.
Insiders say the project could see Henderson sitting on a property worth up to $25 million once complete.
The site - located in a scenic position featuring sweeping oceanside views - was cleared of the original 1960s-era six-bedroom, three-storey home, leaving a vast, open canvas for the huge job.
The property is located on a clifftop overlooking the ocean in the sought-after beach suburb of Clovelly, which is 9 km from the CBD.
Aerial images capture the ambitious construction underway, with scaffolding and a team of builders hard at work turning the site into a celebrity-worthy palace
The property is located on a clifftop overlooking the ocean in the sought-after beach suburb of Clovelly, which is 9 km from the CBD
Henderson bought her new home after pocketing a tidy $2million in profit on the sale of her old home in Woollahra, after paying $11 million for it in 2020
Henderson snapped up the property in March 2023 for a massive $13.25 million at an open auction.
The house is set back from the road, offering Henderson the privacy she didn't have on the narrow streets of her former address.
Henderson bought her new home after pocketing a tidy $2 million in profit on the sale of her old home in Woollahra, after paying $11 million for it in 2020.
Last year, she shared snapshots of herself alongside the construction team, jokingly captioning one photo: 'Site meeting'.
The Kyle and Jackie O show collapsed on Tuesday amid a high-profile feud between hosts Henderson and Sandilands.
Henderson has been AWOL from the program since Friday, 20 February, after Sandilands, 54, accused her of being unfocused at work.
During the on-air feud, Henderson broke down in tears when the pair were discussing Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
Fans of The Kyle & Jackie O Show were left in shock on Tuesday when it was announced that Henderson's $100 million contract had been terminated after she told executives she 'cannot continue to work with Mr Kyle Sandilands' following his harsh comments on-air that left her in tears last month
Sandilands got angry at her when she proceeded to read out the disgraced royal's birth chart.
He lambasted his co-star, claiming that her love for astrology was affecting her work.
When Henderson attempted to defend herself and accused him of launching an attack on her, he stated he was only expressing the 'facts'.
An emotional Henderson said she was deeply 'offended' by his brutal comments during the clash.
She took a leave of absence following the altercation, and was expected to return to the show on March 2.
On Monday, it was announced that her return to the airwaves had been pushed back another week.
Sandilands started Tuesday's show by revealing that Henderson would return to the airwaves 'at some stage' - however, that was not to be.
Last week, Sandilands admitted he wished he had handled things differently.
Henderson has been AWOL from the Kyle & Jackie O show since Friday, 20 February, after Sandilands, 54, accused of being unfocused at work
'I obviously upset her. Maybe, in hindsight, I shouldn't have said it on the air. But we say a lot of things on the air here,' he said.
'It was never meant to hurt her feelings and obviously it did. I regret hurting her feelings. No one wants to hurt someone. Especially someone you care for.
'I don't really know. The show is just ploughing ahead anyway. I'm just leaving this up to management.'
Sandilands went on to say he just wanted to be back on the air with everyone happy, adding: 'I want her to be happy and enjoy it. I also want the same thing.'
He then joked he didn't care if any of the other producers or staff members were happy because he would 'swap them all out in a heartbeat' for his co-star.
He also dismissed reports his long-running radio show was coming to an end after he was absent from the show on Thursday.
Speaking on Friday's broadcast, he addressed headlines suggesting he had been pulled from the airwaves, insisting his absence was simply due to a sick day.
The presenter explained he had been up through the night caring for his unwell son.
Henderson's new property is located on a clifftop overlooking the ocean in the sought-after beach suburb of Clovelly, which is 9 km from the CBD
'I haven't vanished, everyone,' he said at the start of the show.
'According to the newspapers, The Kyle & Jackie O show was over, and I vanished. It just goes to show you can never believe what you read in any of the newspapers.
'I feel they may have had their phones cut off; no one even rang to check.'
Sandilands said his three-year-old son Otto had been coughing throughout the night.
While Henderson's walk-out came as a shock to many, some industry insiders said it was a long time coming.
Craig Bruce, who was program director at 2DayFM during Kyle and Jackie's reign at the station, told 10 NEWS+ on Monday that the show was likely over.
'I think that they're drifting apart. It's kind of understandable. They have been together now for close to 27 years,' Bruce said.
'So they have spent half their lives in a small room together.'
An emotional Henderson said she was deeply 'offended' by his brutal comments during the clash
Asked if the rift was 'the beginning of the end', Bruce said he felt it was.
Similarly, entertainment journalist Peter Ford claimed on Monday that it was likely that the duo's contract would be 'ripped up and binned'.
He doubled down on his assertions on Tuesday's Sunrise, claiming that Henderson had 'sought legal advice' to weigh up her options.
'I'm hearing Jackie O feels she has to take a stand here and she has to do it to show that you do not have to be demeaned and belittled in your workplace as she was on that particular day when Kyle gave her that dressing down,' he said.
'I think Jackie wants to take a stand to show her daughter, Kitty, that you don't have to put up with it.'
It seems that leaving her popular KIIS breakfast show had been on Henderson's mind for a while.
In July last year, she revealed plans to step away from the mic for good when her 10-year contract ended.
Sandilands and Henderson signed a 10-year deal with Australian Radio Network (ARN) in 2023, and have eight years left on the contract
She detailed her plans on-air after Sandilands revealed his desire to live in a French chateau.
'That's my plan, at the end of the 10 years to go to Italy and live there for six months every year,' she said.
When Sandilands asked: 'So, what you're saying after this 10-year deal is up that's it for you?' Henderson replied with a succinct: 'Yep.'
Henderson also inadvertently telegraphed her current clash with Sandilands in an interview with T Australia in October.
'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,' she told the publication.
Sandilands and Henderson signed a 10-year deal with Australian Radio Network (ARN) in 2023, and have eight years left on the contract.
They were paid a reported $200 million in that landmark negotiation and earned approximately $47,000 per episode.
The renowned radio hosts first teamed up back in 2000 as co-hosts of the Hot30 Countdown on 2Day FM.
The Kyle and Jackie O Show kicked off on 2Day FM in 2004 and lasted a decade, before the radio duo made the jump to KIIS FM in 2014.

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