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Jackie 'O' Henderson breaks silence on romance rumours with hunky NRL star Adam Muir after they were spotted on cosy stroll in Sydney
Jackie 'O' Henderson breaks silence on romance rumours with hunky NRL star Adam Muir after they were spotted on cosy stroll in Sydney

Daily Mail​

time3 days ago

  • Entertainment
  • Daily Mail​

Jackie 'O' Henderson breaks silence on romance rumours with hunky NRL star Adam Muir after they were spotted on cosy stroll in Sydney

Jackie 'O' Henderson has shut down rumours she's dating former NRL star Adam Muir, after the pair were spotted together on a low-key stroll through Sydney's eastern suburbs. The 50-year-old radio queen was pictured walking alongside the retired footballer on Sunday, with fans quickly speculating that Jackie may have found a new man. But on Monday morning, she set the record straight live on The Kyle & Jackie O Show, confirming she is still single and laughed off the romance rumours. Gold Logie nominee and A Current Affair host Ally Langdon joined the show as a guest and cheekily probed Jackie on her apparent new flame. 'Not according to the paper today,' Ally said after Kyle joked Jackie was still 'slinging it out there with no buyers'. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Jackie responded with a laugh, 'I know, I know. Definitely.' Kyle then quipped, 'In all honesty, who goes for a walk with someone they're rooting? When you're rooting, you're rooting. You're not out.' Jackie quickly chimed in: 'You're in bed together. You're in the home.' Confirming once and for all that she's not romantically involved with the former Newcastle Knights player, Jackie said: 'That's right, Kyle. That's right, I guess… But no, I'm still single, Ally. So, I don't know.' Ally then cheekily replied: 'But you've got lots of options.' To which Jackie shrugged: 'You know, I'm coasting. It's fine, you know.' It comes after photos published over the weekend showed the KIIS FM presenter deep in conversation with Adam during a casual afternoon walk, sparking curiosity among fans about the nature of their relationship. The duo reportedly met through mutual friends, with Jackie dressed in a sporty pink Acne Studios T-shirt layered over a black long sleeve, while Adam, who now works in mining and lives in the Hunter Valley, looked relaxed in gym gear. The outing comes after the KIIS FM star revealed she was 'very happy' on Her Best Life podcast alongside her co-host and manager Gemma O'Neill. In a recent episode, Jackie confessed to having led 'sexless' relationships in the past but was now in 'such a good place'. 'In all my relationships, I have allowed it to get to a brother and sister dynamic,' she told Gemma in an emotional segment. The lack of intimacy led to Jackie feeling 'undesirable', making the partnership 'unfixable'. Still, Jackie said that her experience was not unique, with many of her friends having lived through a similar situation. 'The more I spoke to women, the more I realised this is actually really common in a lot of marriages. Like there's just no sex anymore,' she said. She then revealed that, despite her past rough patch, she was currently on the up. 'I feel like I've probably let go of everything and I just feel so content and happy right now,' she opened up. 'When you have no men troubles in your life, God, life's good. It just feels really freeing.' Jackie recently admitted she is struggling to let go of an ex. She discussed moving on while appearing on a recent episode of the Her Best Life podcast. The radio queen told co-host Gemma that she was dealing with heartbreak. Despite being 'over' the relationship, Jackie said that in her weaker moments she thinks, 'That's my person'. Jackie said she hoped to 'completely let go' of the man but admitted that she 'doesn't know how' - but agreed that the man 'didn't show up' for her. The media personality never disclosed who the man was and has been private about her dating life. She was last linked to former toyboy Jack Tyerman - who has since announced his engagement to another woman. Tyerman and his love Asha Dillon shared the news of their upcoming marriage late last year. Jackie also spoke about the relationship in August 2023. While Jackie admitted she was 'dating' at the time, she maintained she and Jack were 'just friends'. 'No, Jack is not my boyfriend. We're not in a relationship, not my boy toy,' Jackie told Kyle. 'Jack is a good friend of mine. I know him through a friend of ours. We didn't meet on a dating app or anything like that.' The media personality went on to say she was ultimately 'to blame' for the romance rumours after she told Daily Mail Australia she was dating someone during a Logies interview. 'In my mind, I'm dating and I've been on a few dates, so I said maybe [I'm dating], but I probably should have said, Maybe, we'll see what happens,' she confessed. Jackie's marriage to her ex-husband Lee Henderson fell apart in 2018. They share one daughter Kitty, 14.

EXCLUSIVE Worse-for-wear Ian Thorpe looks devastated as he surfaces for the first time since alleged $150,000 theft from his home - as new details deepen the mystery
EXCLUSIVE Worse-for-wear Ian Thorpe looks devastated as he surfaces for the first time since alleged $150,000 theft from his home - as new details deepen the mystery

Daily Mail​

time06-06-2025

  • Health
  • Daily Mail​

EXCLUSIVE Worse-for-wear Ian Thorpe looks devastated as he surfaces for the first time since alleged $150,000 theft from his home - as new details deepen the mystery

Ian Thorpe has cut a devastated in exclusive Daily Mail Australia photos taken shortly after the news broke that he was the victim of an alleged theft at his Sydney home that saw him lose valuables worth an estimated $150,000. The five-time Olympic gold medallist was photographed shopping near his eastern suburbs home on Friday, just hours after the first reports detailing the alleged crime. Thorpe, 42, looked depressed and out of sorts as he went shopping and had a phone conversation almost 24 hours since he went to Paddington police station in the city's east to make a report at 4pm on Thursday. His manager James Erskine shed further light on the horrible loss in revelations made on Friday. 'He has had some things stolen from his house - watches, jewellery, some personal items,' Erskine said. 'He called up his insurers, they said go and make a police report.' Thorpe - who has not commented publicly on his shocking loss - was seen in conversation on the phone after his valuable personal items were taken while he was away Erskine then deepened the mystery over what happened in separate comments. 'He's been away, so he doesn't know when the stuff has been stolen,' Erskine told the Sydney Morning Herald. 'There seems to be no obvious break-in. 'There's no missing Olympic medals. There were one or two sentimental items missing.' Erskine added that Thorpe is 'fine' after the shocking discovery and is 'not too bothered about the material stuff'. Thorpe attended Paddington police station in the city's east to report the alleged crime, which he described as an 'insurance job', according to radio 2GB. 'At about 4pm on Thursday, June 5, a 42-year-old man attended Paddington police station to report an alleged theft incident,' NSW Police said in a statement. 'Officers attached to eastern suburbs have commenced an investigation into the alleged incident. 'There is no further information available at this time.' Thorpe has not commented on the alleged crime at the time of writing. 'We believe he's in the red to the tune of $150,000,' 2GB's Ben Fordham told listeners. 'There are no details about what's allegedly happened to Ian Thorpe. 'We don't know if he's been robbed online or in person.' Fordham said Erskine was initially unaware of the alleged theft, but Thorpe told him he saw the police 'to talk about an insurance job' when he contacted his client. Daily Mail Australia has contacted Thorpe and his management for comment. The news of the alleged theft comes after Thorpe also took a financial hit in October last year. He listed his luxury Sydney home in the upmarket suburb of Woollahra - not far from the police station he attended on Thursday - for $3.5million after purchasing the exquisite four-bed, three-bathroom townhouse in December 2017 for $2.75million. He had previously listed it for $3.7million in September 2023, but failed to find a buyer at that price and was then faced with taking a $200,000 hit. Thorpe did extensive renovation work to the property, which also features open-plan living areas, a stunning re-modelled terrace and stylish sliding doors. Speaking to The Sydney Morning Herald in 2023, letting agent Courtney Wong said the home is the 'best one' in the area, situated away from the street. 'It's completely private and secluded,' he added. The recent alleged theft isn't the first time Thorpe has been a victim of crime. In 2005 his Audi TT coupé was broken into in Glebe in Sydney's inner west, with the thieves stealing a watch. 'The watch that's missing has great sentimental value to me and I would really appreciated it being returned,' Thorpe said at the time. The Omega timepiece featured the Olympic logo and was given to Thorpe at the 2004 Athens Games. Thorpe - who starred on Channel Nine's swimming commentary team for the Paris Olympics last year - went public with a devastating admission last September. He revealed that an irregular result to a drug test plunged him into a depression so deep he thought about taking his own life. When the result was revealed by a French newspaper, Thorpe obtained medical evidence that cleared his name, and sued the publication for reporting that his sample had elevated levels of testosterone and luteinising hormone. At the time the revelation was so devastating he did not want to leave his house, feeling that mental health issues should be resolved personally, and contemplating attempting his own life and staging it as an accident. 'An irregular test isn't uncommon. They happen. So firstly, no one should know that information to begin with,' Thorpe said. 'An irregular test means nothing. An irregular test gets thrown out.' It was one of many pressures Thorpe experienced during his sporting career. At 14, Thorpe didn't think he deserved to compete in the World Championships, wondered if winning the same tournament at 15 was a 'fluke', and felt mounting pressure at 17 to win gold at the Sydney Olympics. 'People were assuming a result that hadn't happened yet. I would be with my mother at the shop, and people would say, "We've got tickets to the Olympics, we can't wait to see you win your first gold medal",' he said. 'I couldn't escape that part of it. Then it started being hyped up more and more and more. I was surrounded by it.'

Sarah Wilson: ‘Worrying about your gut biome when the world's burning is too indulgent'
Sarah Wilson: ‘Worrying about your gut biome when the world's burning is too indulgent'

The Guardian

time09-05-2025

  • General
  • The Guardian

Sarah Wilson: ‘Worrying about your gut biome when the world's burning is too indulgent'

The Vaucluse foreshore is the sort of place you go to forget your problems. In this quiet pocket of Sydney's eastern suburbs, trees form a protective canopy overhead, tiny beaches interrupt the bush, and the harbour unfurls across the horizon in all its glory. It is here, on a dazzlingly bright blue day, that Sarah Wilson is telling me there can be no hope for the future. The Guardian's journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. For the last three years, Wilson has been researching and writing a book on systems collapse, the first chapter of which is called Hope – about 'how there is no hope, and we need to face this'. As we make our way along the walking track here, Wilson takes me through what she has learned. In short: every single – 'every single, without exception' – complex civilisation from the Roman and Maya empires to Easter Island, ends up collapsing, generally within 250 to 300 years. Our post-industrial civilisation is now at 270 years and that, coupled with the escalating climate crisis and a host of other factors, suggests, she thinks, that our own collapse is imminent. The interconnected nature of the globalised world means that once one of the systems starts to fail, the rest will domino. 'It's not a matter of may or may not happen,' she says. 'It will happen. It's just a matter of the speed at which it'll happen.' Despite the nature of the topic she's here to talk about, Wilson is peppy and upbeat, still bearing the sunny disposition that made her a TV host in a past life. She's dressed in colourful activewear, appropriate for our walk but also one of the few outfits she had in her suitcase during her return visit to Australia. Wilson moved to Paris two years ago on an artist's visa to work on her book. The topic of collapsology is one the French are 'really on top of' – collapse experts there do morning TV, and books on the subject top bestseller charts, making it a more fitting place to get to work than Sydney. 'It's a topic that I would say Australians are just not alive to yet,' she sighs. Wilson has taken something of a roundabout path to the topic of systems collapse. In the 2000s she spent nearly five years as the editor of women's magazine Cosmopolitan, before becoming a wellness columnist and the host of a show called Eat Yourself Sexy. In 2013 she wrote a recipe book called I Quit Sugar that became a cultural phenomenon and grew into a business employing over 20 staff – only for Wilson to walk away from it all five years later. She sold I Quit Sugar, gave the proceeds to charity and wrote two very contemplative books, one about her lifelong struggle with anxiety and the other about living hopefully amid the climate crisis. Going from diet to mental health to climate and collapse 'makes sense' to Wilson, because she feels she has always delved into spaces that hadn't been properly investigated, which at the time included the sugar industry. Now, though, she regards her stint as an accidental wellness hero with a shrug. 'I did it and I wanted to get out, so that's why I sold it and gave all the money away: I didn't want to keep doing it,' she says. 'That's not my thing. I don't like making money.' And she's not fond of where wellness culture has gone since her departure. 'It's narcissism,' she says with the roll of an eye. 'Worrying about your gut biome when the world's burning is too indulgent … I think it's particularly rampant in Australia, where the opulence is such that that's what people now spend their time doing.' Today, Wilson says, she doesn't own furniture or a car, doesn't 'buy stuff' and largely lives out of a suitcase. Anxiety remains something she has to actively manage, including by regularly getting into nature on hikes like the one we're on today. Perhaps paradoxically, what's most helped her anxiety is delving into the subject of systems collapse. Anxious people, she says, feel at a visceral level 'that something's not quite right'. Researching this topic has been a salve that's proven, well, something isn't right – and has brought her its own kind of peace. Sign up for our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Wilson found her way to the field of collapse after she finished her 2020 book on climate – and then watched in growing horror at the continued inaction on the crisis. Then came the failed voice referendum, the acceleration of AI, dialled-up nuclear threat, the Doomsday Clock ticking ever closer to midnight and, later, the return of Donald Trump. She realised 'the problem was way bigger than climate' and began reading about systems collapse. 'Once I dug into that, I couldn't unsee it,' Wilson says. While it may be at the extreme end of the spectrum, collapse theory – and it is, at this point, just a theory – is not out of step with growing global concern about what the future holds for the planet. The precarious position of our global systems is an alarm academics and scientists have been sounding in recent years – one analysis of population sustainability from 2020 put the chance of catastrophic collapse at 90% or more – but it is a topic that's often communicated about in complex, inaccessible terms. Wilson wanted to write a book that would help everyday people navigate impending collapse, 'while being really clear that there's no fix for this'. To get her words out there as quickly as possible, she opted to eschew traditional publishing and instead serialised the book chapter by chapter on her Substack, where she now has 60,000 subscribers (the actor Liam Neeson, who likes Wilson's ideas, is one of them). All 100,000 words are available there now. After Trump's re-election, Penguin US bought the world rights and will publish it in a 'hold-in-your-hands' format – 'but I guess it remains to be seen whether there'll be bookshops left by the time it comes out,' Wilson shrugs matter-of-factly. But despite being about the end of the world as we know it, the book is not all doom and gloom. Wilson thinks that breaking up with hope, as she has, can actually be an invitation to live in the here and now. 'Really, nothing changes, because none of us know when we're gonna die. And that's the absolute absurdity of our existence,' she says, as casually as one might recount the weather. 'So it's really an invitation to live fully – not narcissistically, and not nihilistically – but as beautifully and as fully human as we can, because that is what brings us our greatest happiness.' With Wilson leading the charge, we have now power-walked our way back to her hire car (the 'most economical' way of getting around while she's in town, despite her misgivings about its environmental impact), which is parked opposite a school. Before she has to dart off to her next appointment, I'm eager to find out where Wilson sees the world in 50 years. Sign up to Saved for Later Catch up on the fun stuff with Guardian Australia's culture and lifestyle rundown of pop culture, trends and tips after newsletter promotion 'Oh boy,' she exhales. 'I'm very careful not to put predictions on this, and I'm very careful to say to people, anyone who says they know what's going to happen, don't believe it, because the point – we are in abject uncertainty. That's the actual nub of all of this.' But basically, she says, it will be 'the shittification of life. Things are going to get more and more shitty.' A best-case scenario, Wilson feels, would be massive population decline and an extreme gap between the haves and have-nots. 'The billionaire set will probably be in bunkers', and the rest of us will have to learn to use remaining resources in cooperative ways. To that end, Wilson recommends what she calls pro-social prepping. 'Form communities. Get to know your neighbours – you are going to have to rely on them. Going forward, you're going to have to share things.' You don't need to hoard canned corn, she says, but it might pay to try to get used to a life without technology. 'It brings me no joy to say this,' Wilson adds. 'I'm devastated. I accept it, and I'm prepared for it … But I'm devastated for young people. It's not their fault.' As if on cue, the moment these words leave her mouth, the school opposite us begins playing a sombre piece of music over its PA system, before a choir of students join in song. It is a too-perfect, movie-scene moment and Wilson can respond only by laughing. 'Hilarious!' she says, throwing her hands in the air. But Wilson is keen to point out that she doesn't think all this means we should stop having children. That's for the same reason she thinks we should keep being climate activists, keep standing up for Gaza, and keep creating art: we must keep being human. 'We are going to be forced into grounding into our full humanity, because it's the only thing we're going to have left,' she says, the choir of schoolchildren still singing behind her, and the bright blue sky taunting with its beauty. 'We should be fighting for humanity and for human values, because the dispiritedness, the moral injury of not doing that, will destroy us faster than any other kind of thing. It'll produce massive unrest and despair at a level that we can't fathom. 'So, yes. We fight because this is what we do.' Sarah Wilson will be appearing as part of the Melbourne writers festival on 10 May. The festival runs until 11 May

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