Australian fashion week 2026: Jackie O makes a rare public appearance at Fashion Week amid ARN legal battle and dodges question about Kyle Sandilands


Jackie ‘O’ Henderson has made a rare public appearance amid the fallout from The Kyle and Jackie O Show axing and her lawsuit against ARN.

The Aussie radio host, 51, was spotted stepping out at Australian Fashion Week 2026 on Thursday, looking glamorous in a black velvet gown.

Henderson arrived to support friend Pip Edwards and watched the L’IDEE WOMAN show when she dodged a reporter question about former co-host Kyle Sandilands.

Jackie O makes a rare public appearance at Fashion Week amid ARN legal battle. (Rajdeep Kar/Getty Images)

In footage shared by The Daily Telegraph, she spoke about supporting Edwards and ignored a question if she had spoken to Sandilands. 

Edwards, who is behind P.E Nation, has been working with fashion brand L’Idee Woman ahead of Australian Fashion Week.

For the night out, Henderson looked chic in a strapless black velvet gown, attending the event with friends and daughter Kitty.

Inside, the group were seen sitting down and appearing in high spirits.

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Henderson looked chic in a strapless black velvet gown. (Rajdeep Kar/Getty Images)
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She attended the event with friends and daughter Kitty. (Instagram/@kitty.henderson10)

It is just the second time Henderson has been seen in public since the radio row erupted, after she attended the Her Best Life retreat in Sydney’s Coogee Beach with Megan Markle.

It comes as Henderson and her former co-host ramp up their respective legal battles against ARN.

The stars are both suing their former employer for wrongful termination.

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Shockjock Sandilands is suing for $85 million over his $100 million contract, while Henderson filed an $82.25 million lawsuit against ARN.

More recently, Sandilands teased a “new project” amid his legal battle, with many suspecting a podcast could be in the works.

Sandilands’ contract was terminated following a now infamous on-air clash with Jackie O on February 20, after she read from Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s astrology birth chart.

He has consistently denied breaching the terms of his contract.

Kyle Sandilands and Jackie 'O' Henderson
It comes amid Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O’s respective legal battles against ARN. (ARN)

Sandilands released a statement announcing his termination from ARN. 

“Ms Jacqueline Henderson has given notice that she ‘cannot continue to work with Mr Kyle Sandilands’,” ARN said in a statement previously about Henderson.

“Accordingly, ARN has terminated the services agreement with Henderson Media Pty Ltd, under which Ms Henderson presents the Kyle and Jackie O show.

“Ms Henderson will cease to present the Kyle and Jackie O show.

“ARN has also offered to Ms Henderson the possibility of an alternative show on the ARN network,” it added in part.

Henderson, 51, broke her silence in a statement claiming she “did not quit or resign” from The Kyle and Jackie O Show after the program was pulled from the KIIS FM airwaves by ARN.

ARN Media disputes Henderson and Sandilands’ claims and will defend against the suit in court. ARN is also counter-suing the duo.

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