Jackie ‘O’ Henderson has responded to rumours she is dating PE Nation founder Pip Edwards, following a provocative social media post.
On Thursday, the 49-year-old radio queen posted a photo on Instagram of her ‘friend’ Pip pointing at a rainbow. She captioned it: ‘It always happens to you’, along with a rainbow emoji and two hearts.
On Friday morning, the mother of one admitted on the Kyle and Jackie O Show that the news had caused a stir.
“I didn’t come out as a lesbian on Instagram,” she insisted.
‘Pip came by [yesterday]…and we were just sitting in the living room chatting, having our usual [deep and meaningful conversations]…and a rainbow appears.’
Jackie admitted she was soon inundated with messages asking if she was embarking on a new romance.
‘I didn’t think about it for a second [I would get outed as] lesbian until I started getting DMs.’
“This is a lesbian vibe at a later age,” read a message from a friend of the presenter.
Jackie ‘O’ Henderson has responded to rumours she is dating PE Nation founder Pip Edwards after a provocative social media post. Both pictured in June
‘Then I looked at it again and got more ‘lesbian’ messages from friends, I thought, “Oh yeah, it really gives off a lesbian vibe.”‘
However, she insisted she was still straight and that she and the fashion mogul only had a platonic friendship.
The rumors surfaced on the same day that Henderson revealed there’s a man in her life who is an “orbiter,” as she explained the chilling meaning behind the new dating term.
Jackie gave an update on her single life on Thursday’s episode of The Kyle and Jackie O Show, discussing the new dating trend of ‘orbiting’.
An orbiter is a person who repeatedly spends time with someone they are attracted to, hoping that the other person will develop romantic feelings for them.
On Friday morning, the mother of one admitted on the Kyle and Jackie O Show that the post (pictured) had caused a stir
The orbiter can be a good friend and will wait until the other person is ‘vulnerable’ or sees him or her differently before expressing his or her true romantic feelings.
“They’re basically guys who wait years and years for you to be vulnerable and go on a date with you,” they explain on the Kyle and Jackie O Show.
Jackie admitted that she has someone in her life who is an orbiter and said they are constantly ‘checking in’ on her to see if she is still single.
Jackie said the mystery man, whose name she did not give, had been “waiting” for her since her 2018 divorce from her husband of 15 years, Lee Henderson.
‘I have an orbiter! [He’s been] patiently waiting, constantly checking. It’s just always checking, like ‘how are you?’ blah, blah, blah. It’s a no,” she shared.
The rumors surfaced on the same day Henderson revealed she has a man in her life who is an “orbiter,” while explaining the chilling meaning behind the new dating term
“That’s what’s impressive, like he hasn’t given up for years, since I got divorced, like he’s holding on. I think, God, what patience that takes!”
Despite his steadfast stance, Jackie continued to insist that there was no chance of her ever dating him, as she had no romantic feelings for him.
This happened after it was announced live on the radio that Jackie will find a new man, as she goes looking for love on KIIS FM.
The blonde bombshell lets her co-host, radio DJ Kyle Sandilands, set her up with someone on their radio show.
“Frustrated but hopeful, and in a last-ditch effort, Jackie has handed the reins over to Kyle to find her perfect match!” the radio station previously confirmed.
But as if Kyle’s approval wasn’t tough enough, candidates who want to be considered must also meet every criterion on her extensive shopping list.
‘The perfect man, in Jackie’s eyes, is a man between 30 and 50 years old, 6 feet or taller, fit, healthy, happy, with a good job, goals, loyal, romantic and emotionally vulnerable.’
She is also looking for someone who doesn’t want children but is open to the fact that she has a daughter, Kitty, 13, who she is in a relationship with her ex-husband Lee.
