Kyle Sandilands has dismissed reports his long-running radio program with Jackie ‘O’ Henderson has come to an end after he was absent from Thursday’s show.
Speaking on Friday’s broadcast of The Kyle & Jackie O Show, Kyle, 54, 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 baby.
‘I haven’t vanished, everyone,’ Kyle said at the top 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.’
Kyle Sandilands, 54, has dismissed reports his long-running radio program with Jackie ‘O’ Henderson, 51, has come to an end after he was absent from Thursday’s show
Kyle said his three-year-old son Otto had been coughing throughout the night.
‘It was a hard night [with the baby]; every time he coughed I sort of [woke up], then I had a headache,’ he said.
He added it was ‘hard enough’ to front the show on a good day, let alone after a night of ‘broken sleep’.
It comes after Kyle expressed his ‘regret’ over the fiery on-air clash that left co-host Jackie, 51, in tears last week.
An emotional Jackie said she was deeply ‘offended’ by his brutal comments during the clash.
On Wednesday, Kyle admitted he wished he had handled things differently on The Kyle & Jackie O Show.
‘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,’ said Kyle.
‘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.’
The presenter explained he had been up through the night caring for his unwell baby. Pictured with wife Tegan Kynaston and their son Otto
‘I don’t really know. The show is just ploughing ahead anyway. I’m just leaving this up to management,’ he added.
Kyle 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 Jackie.
Tegan Kynaston, Kyle’s wife of almost three years, also shared her concerns with the radio host, seemingly taking Jackie’s side in the fight.
‘I got a bit of a blasting from my wife… She’s being supportive but she’s also very honest with me,’ Kyle explained.
‘She goes, “Well, from time to time, you do say things at home that don’t land well either.” As we all do… She’s right,’ he added.
Jackie was moved to tears on Friday after Kyle slammed her over an apparent ‘fixation’ with astrology.
The pair were discussing the latest developments regarding Prince Andrew when Jackie proceeded to read out the disgraced royal’s birth chart.
Kyle then proceeded to lambast his co-star, claiming that her love for astrology was affecting her work.
When Jackie attempted to defend herself and accused him of launching an attack on her, he stated he was only expressing the ‘facts’.
