Jackie ‘O’ Henderson has finally joined a dating app after admitting she hasn’t been on a date in four YEARS following split from ex-husband Lee
Jackie ‘O’ Henderson is back in the dating game after a four-year break.
The radio presenter revealed on KISS FM’s The Kyle & Jackie O Show on Wednesday that she’s set up an online dating account and is ready to jump back into the dating pool.
The 47-year-old said that she was inspired to get back into the dating scene after watching an episode of The Real Housewives of New York.
Jackie ‘O’ Henderson revealed on Wednesday that she’s back in the dating game following a four-year break
‘I was watching some old episodes of The Real Housewives – the New York one – and they all just date guys left right and centre! Dating, dating, every night they’re on dates,’ she told Kyle Sandilands.
‘I was watching it going, “That kinda looks fun. Maybe I should go out on some dates. It might be time now.”‘
Jackie then explained that she’d downloaded the dating app Hinge, because her fellow KISS FM radio host Woody Whitelaw – who got engaged to fiancée Mimi Gibbs in April – met his partner on the app.
‘And so I thought, “yeah, let’s create a Hinge profile and just see”,’ she added.
The 47-year-old was motivated to start dating against after watching an episode of The Real Housewives of New York (pictured)
Jackie added that she never actually set her account live because she feels like her profile’s ‘captions need more work.’
The former Masked Singer star’s big news comes just a few months after she admitted that she hasn’t been on a date in almost four years following her split from ex-husband Lee Henderson.
‘I am definitely not ready other than what I have got going on right now,’ Jackie told Something to Talk About podcast in February.
‘I just don’t know when I’d have the time [to date]. I really like being on my own for now.’
Jackie hasn’t been on a date in almost four years following her split from ex-husband Lee (pictured together)
She added: ‘I’ve never been on a date since I split with my husband. I am also really scared to get out there and have that first date.’
Jackie also credited her KIIS FM co-host Kyle Sandilands and their radio show with helping her get through her separation.
‘It’s almost my saving grace, in a way. Kyle is extremely supportive. He knew what was going on before anyone else did,’ she explained.
The former Popstars host added: ‘[Kyle] is a vault – he will never tell anyone.’
Jackie also credited her KIIS FM co-host Kyle Sandilands (right) and their radio show with helping her get through her separation
Jackie met Lee in 2000 before tying the knot in 2003.
They welcomed daughter Catalina ‘Kitty’ Henderson in late 2010 and announced their separation in October 2018.
They have since finalised their divorce and remain on friendly terms as they co-parent their 11-year-old daughter.
Lee is now believed to be dating martial arts enthusiast Gabriella Motta.
Jackie was previously married to English radio presenter ‘Ugly Phil’ O’Neil for three years until their split in 1999.
Jackie has since finalised her divorce with Lee and they and remain on friendly terms as they co-parent their daughter Kitty (pictured)