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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Sian Cain

‘I’m not getting better’: Jackie O steps away from radio show to recover from long Covid

Jackie O pictured in 2008.
KIIS FM radio presenter Jackie O (pictured in 2008) announced on Monday she is taking a break from her breakfast show because ‘I’ve been not very well ever since I’ve had Covid’. Photograph: Gaye Gerard/Getty Images

Radio host Jackie O is stepping away from her long-running breakfast show with co-host Kyle Sandilands in order to recover from health issues months after contracting Covid-19.

While presenting the Kyle & Jackie O Show on KIIS FM on Monday, Jackie O, real name Jackie Henderson, said she had been struggling to recover after she contracted Covid-19 earlier this year, and that she had received medical advice to stop working in order to address an enduring cough and fatigue.

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