Radio star Jackie O Henderson has been warned by co-host Kyle Sandilands she “could be fired” after making a major contractual blunder.
On Tuesday, Henderson revealed that she had told her 13-year-old daughter Kitty top-secret information regarding the Kyle and Jackie O Show’s popular “noise” giveaway.
The KIIS FM stars are giving away a whopping $200,000 to the listener who can guess what the mystery sound is, with Henderson revealing she told her daughter the answer.
“Why did you do that? You know it’s a breach of your own contract. You could be fired right now,” an audibly shocked Sandilands told Henderson.
An oblivious Henderson responded, “Is it?! I said she can’t enter. I didn’t need to say that. She knows that already.”
Henderson then brought in KIIS content director Tony Aldridge for guidance, with her boss responding, “No, really? You did tell her? Oh, Jackie …”
Henderson then attempted to convince the team Kitty could be “trusted” with the information, adding “she’s very good at keeping secrets.”
Sandilands said his co-host was being delusional.
“You’re one of these foolish mothers that believes your child is the only child that’s not up to no good. All kids are no good,” he said.
Sandilands and Henderson, who pocket about $10 million a year each for their on-air roles, have recently expanded their popular Sydney-based program into the competitive Melbourne market.
The expansion saw the cancellation of former Melbourne KIIS hosts Jason Hawkins and Lauren Phillips’ program.
Hawkins and Phillips were later picked up by rival station Nova and compete with their replacements head to head in the same slot.
New ratings data showed KIIS FM’s audience share dropped from 6.4 to 5.9 per cent following the Sydney-based duo’s first ratings survey in Victoria.
Despite the alarming stats, a spokesperson for KIIS FM’s parent company ARN said the numbers were not what they seemed.
The Kyle and Jackie O Show launched in Melbourne on April 29, meaning its impact is only considered for part of the survey period.
Duncan Campbell, the chief content officer at ARN told the Sydney Morning Herald it was “still too soon” to get a true grasp of the show’s impact in Melbourne.