Kyle Sandilands announces shock split from Imogen Anthony on-air

He’d long denied rumours of a split, but today a downbeat Kyle Sandilands finally revealed the sad truth about his relationship.

Kyle Sandilands stunned listeners on The Kyle and Jackie O Show this morning, announcing he has split up with his girlfriend of eight years, Imogen Anthony.

“A lot people have been hitting us up on social media, a few media enquiries, about my relationship status,” a downbeat-sounding Sandilands said.

“We haven’t been with each other for quite a few months now. Unfortunately it’s run its course.”

“So here we all are in the same boat,” he told Jackie O. “I’m single, you are, Intern Pete is. What a sad bunch of people.”

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Sandilands said he wouldn’t be going into detail about the break-up but reiterated that the couple had not lived together for “quite some time.”

“That’s just the way it is. No problems there, but... you know how it is.”

Sandilands made the announcement on-air.

Happier times: The pair hit the red carpet. Picture: Toby Zerna

‘SEPARATE LIVES’

Back in July, the couple publicly reacted to persistent rumours their relationship was over and they were living “separate lives.”

At the time, Sandilands, 48, slammed the New Idea report he’d split with Anthony, 28, labelling the magazine “rubbish”.

“Oh no, it’s a terrible day but luckily I have chocolate cake to make it all wash down easier!” he told co-host Jackie O sarcastically.

“I don’t understand why people buy that rubbish (New Idea). It should be called Fantasy magazine, where it’s just fantasy stories in there.”

While Sandilands was on air today, Anthony’s Instagram Stories showed she was in Los Angeles, partying at a LGBTQ club night called ‘Queer Noise’ with rapper friend Brooke Candy.

Imogen Anthony (left) parties in LA overnight.

Sandilands last appeared on Anthony’s frequently-updated Instagram account in this shot back on August 29:

Posting a picture of herself dressed as Marge Simpson for an LA Halloween party over the weekend, Anthony wrote that Sandilands was supposed to be by her side dressed as Homer Simpson “but had to stay in Australia.”

In September, Real Estate reported that the couple had moved out of their luxury Mosman waterfront mansion after less than two years. When Sandilands started renting the property in 2017, it had been listed for lease with a weekly rental of $5000. The couple also own a 61ha farm in the town of Robertson in the NSW Southern Highlands.

AN UNLIKELY MATCH

Kyle and Imogen first revealed their relationship in 2011, shortly after the radio star’s 40th birthday.

Last year, the model opened up about the life they’ve built together, describing them as “the same person”.

“Social media has a perception of showing you what you want to see … but for us, there is a lot of sitting around doing f***ing nothing,” she told news.com.au.

Kyle Sandilands and Imogen Anthony are no longer a couple.

“We have quiet nights all the time … that’s all we do is quiet nights, like sitting in front of Netflix where we have shows we watch constantly.

“But we have things being constant too. We have a farm, he’s up at 4.30am, so it can be a bit crazy.”

News of the unlikely couple’s split comes just weeks after Sandilands and radio co-host Jackie O signed on the dotted line of what’s believed to be the biggest media deal in Australian history.

The radio hosts have extended their contracts with KIIS FM (which is owned by ARN — Australian Radio Network) in a deal that will see them remain on air at the station until the end of 2024.

News.com.au understands the new contracts guarantee Kyle and Jackie O between $7-8 million each per year.

The staggering deal means they will be getting paid more than $39,000 each per three-and-a-half hour radio show.

Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O are making a motza from their new radio contracts.

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