Jackie O's candid admission about her wealth
Jackie O Henderson, who is one of the most well-paid women in Australia's entertainment industry, has opened up about how "embarrassed" she feels by the reports of her wealth, and how daunting it is to earn so much.
The radio star made the candid admission on Stellar’s Something To Talk About podcast, where she shared the “scary” reality of being a self-made female millionaire.
“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,” she said.
The breakfast host and her co-star Kyle Sandilands were rumoured to earn around $7-8 million each per year, when they renewed their contract for The Kyle and Jackie O show with ARN in 2019.
“But [at the same time] I shouldn’t be embarrassed about it, so I am trying to take more ownership of that," she added.
Henderson shared her own struggles of navigating conversations around wealth.
“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.”
She added that although she is grateful for such a successful career, she preferred the "chase" over the destination.
“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 added.
“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.”
Images: Instagram / Stellar Magazine