Jackie O announced as new face of WW after Covid weight gain

KIIS FM co-host Jackie ‘O’ Henderson has revealed her plans to shed 10kg after gaining weight during Covid.

KIIS FM co-host Jackie ‘O’ Henderson has been announced as the new face of WW (formerly Weight Watchers).

The radio star revealed she hopes to lose 10kg after gaining weight during the Covid-19 pandemic due to “bad habits”, which affected her self-esteem.

“I probably am blaming it on Covid, like everybody else,” she told Sunrise.

“I think I just got into such bad habits during that time. When we were in isolation I just started eating really unhealthy and then I got into this big rut that I couldn’t get out of and I noticed I was putting on more and more weight.

Jackie O Henderson is the new face of WW. Picture: Instagram

Jackie O Henderson. Picture: Instagram

“And with that, I didn’t want to go out and my confidence was shot. Everything was getting on top of me and I didn’t really know how to start finding my way back. I think even my mental health took a toll, everything was at an all time low.”

Henderson, 46, said she piled on kilos after constantly eating fast food and doing no exercise over the past year.

Jackie O hopes to lose 10kg on WW. Picture: Supplied

The Masked Singer judge eventually became a recluse and avoided socialising altogether which served as a wake up call.

“I think, I just got to a point where I wasn’t doing anything. I mean, I was coming home everyday from working, watching TV … I was setting a bad example for my daughter by not healthy,” she said.

“I was having far too much takeout. I just felt really bad about myself. I got to a point where I stopped socialising completely, I was more of a recluse than what Kyle [Sandilands] was and Kyle’s the biggest recluse I know. I thought, ‘Ok this has to stop, I have to do something’.”

When asked by Sandilands how much weight she gained, Henderson would not say.

The TV star began her weight loss journey a few months ago and has already lost at least five kilos.

Henderson behind the scenes of The Masked Singer in 2019. Picture: Instagram

Henderson once lost 10kg rapidly after going on a strict diet. Pictured in 2018. Picture: Instagram

“So I have started already, a little while back. I have lost some weight already, I’m not at my goal though. I’m a little over half way,” she said on the Kyle and Jackie O show on Tuesday.

I’ve got a 10kg goal and if I can lose a little bit more I’ll be at my usual weight.”

A self-confessed “yo-yo dieter”, Henderson once made headlines after adopting a strict eating plan to lose 10kg.

In 2018, she revealed her daily diet consisted of skipping breakfast and eating one avocado for lunch followed by a low-calorie dinner.

Henderson split with her husband of 15 years, British photographer Lee Henderson, three years ago.

They share an 11-year-old daughter Kitty.