Kyle Sandilands says he was sick not suicidal after having days off
KIIS FM shock jock Kyle Sandilands has explained his radio absence this morning following a string of unexpected days off. Jackie O Henderson is absent today leaving footy star Beau Ryan continuing to plug the holes. Sandilands also addressed his suicide rumours after taking the time off.
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KIIS FM shock jock Kyle Sandilands has explained his radio absence this morning following a string of unexpected days off.
Jackie O Henderson is absent today leaving footy star Beau Ryan continuing to plug the holes.
The 47-year-old, who took the sick days after it was revealed that his top FM breakfast show had slipped to number two to WSFM’s Jonesy and Amanda, told listeners he was suffering from migraines as a result of sleep apnoea.
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Sandilands also addressed suicide rumours today, simply saying “Don’t worry. I’m a rock.”
“For everyone who’s kept texting, ringing, showing up unannounced … I’m not suicidal,” he said.
“Nothing’s wrong with me. I was actually ill.”
Sandilands explained that his lifestyle was the reason why he kept falling ill.
“I’ve got blood pressure medication. I’ve got sleep apnoea and I’m a fat thing,’ he said.
“So I get into this cycle of gasping for breath, not getting enough oxygen and getting a migraine. I’ve got to have tablets, these things happen. I’m on new medication, which I told everyone a couple of weeks ago — make me funny for a couple of weeks. But they all forgot about that.
“(Producer) Bruno and Jackie just appeared at my house on Friday at midday. Dinging on the bell, apparently. I was at the doctors, I wasn’t even there.
“They just appeared without even a text — nothing. Showed up like an intervention.”
Sandilands’ explanation comes after his model girlfriend Imogen Anthony, 27, claimed on Instagram her family was ripped apart by money problems and that Sandilands was “extremely sick” to coincide with R U OK Day.
“S**t’s f**ked for me sometimes … I’m NOT okay — my family received terrible news yesterday, therefore breaking everyone apart over GODDAMN money,” she posted last week.
“I heard of three deaths last week, my partner is extremely sick.”
Days later, Anthony said: “And Kyle is alive, he just needed to get well and on top of it before forcing himself back to work. He will be back chirpy and bright Monday morning.”
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