She’s probably the most well-paid ladies in Australia’s leisure trade, however Jackie ’O’ Henderson has revealed she’s lengthy been “embarrassed” by experiences of her wealth.
In certainly one of her most candid interviews thus far, the KIIS FM co-host spoke on Stellar’s Something To Talk About podcast concerning the “scary” actuality of being a self-made feminine millionaire, significantly as she navigates an unfamiliar relationship life.
“I do sometimes get embarrassed to talk about money. I hate showing off wealth. I’ve always been like that … I want a nice bag, car and house, but I don’t want to flaunt it,” Jackie, 48, mentioned.
“But [at the same time] I shouldn’t be embarrassed about it, so I am trying to take more ownership of that.
“And as a man, they’d absolutely be owning that, and as a female, when you’re single, it’s quite scary to earn a lot of money, because a lot of men can be intimidated by that.
“And so your instinct is to downplay it for that reason.”
Keeping her wage data on the down low is especially troublesome for somebody in Jackie’s place.
The breakfast radio queen and her longtime co-host, Kyle Sandilands, signed a contract with ARN in 2019 value a rumoured $7-8 million per 12 months every, which can see their Kyle and Jackie O Show proceed to air till at the very least the tip of 2024.
And whereas she mentioned she was grateful at attaining such highs in her profession, Jackie felt she most well-liked the “chase” over the vacation spot.
“I am grateful for it, I am, but sometimes I think … I wish I was just back in my 20s and trying to buy my first apartment,” she mentioned.
“Isn’t that weird? It’s only a thought I had a couple of weeks ago … I don’t know. I keep asking myself why I’m thinking that way.
“All I’ll say is, as women, we just need to be proud a little more.”
In March, pictures emerged of Jackie celebrating together with her younger daughter, Kitty, after scoring a $13.25 million beachfront Clovelly mansion at public sale.
While Jackie, who additionally options on this Sunday’s Stellar journal, concedes she may have despatched somebody to bid on her behalf – which might have averted paparazzi capturing the second – she mentioned the second was deeply private – having been capable of obtain her lifelong dream of proudly owning a waterfront property.
“I was really proud of myself that day, because I had my daughter with me, and I am a single mum now and it was nice to be able to show her we can have financial independence,” she mentioned.
Jackie added, “For me, my dream ever since I was a little girl has been to own a beachfront home. But over the years I’ve always thought, ‘I wonder if I’ll ever be able to do that?’ Those things are very hard to achieve.
“So that day, when I went to the auction, I’m so glad I did [because] I wasn’t going to, and my financial adviser said, ‘It’d be good if you could be there to read the room.’ If I hadn’t have been there, I wouldn’t have got that place. I know that for sure.
“And I’m glad I was there for that moment. It’s not ideal there was a photographer there, and they were filming it, and I was thinking, ‘Oh no, now everyone’s gonna know how much I paid for this.’ But I shouldn’t hide away from it. I’ve worked really hard to achieve what I have.”
You can take heed to Jackie’s full interview wherever you get your podcasts.
Read Jackie’s interview in Stellar, accessible in News Corp’s The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), and Sunday Mail (SA)
Originally revealed as Jackie ‘O’ Henderson opens up about ‘embarrassment’ over big wage
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
