Kyle Sandilands has received a death threat from someone posing as his longtime radio co-host Jackie O Henderson, his manager confirmed. Police have been notified about both the email and an earlier handwritten letter.
Bruno Bouchet, Sandilands’ manager and close friend, told The Sunday Telegraph that two separate threats had been reported to authorities. “We got another threat emailed through, pretending to be Jackie the other day, so we’ve gone to the police about that,” Bouchet said. There is no suggestion Henderson had any knowledge of or involvement in the message.
The first threat arrived by mail earlier this year and raised immediate alarm because the writer appeared familiar with the interior of the team’s workplace. According to Bouchet, the author claimed to have entered the building by following someone inside, identified possible access points, and then threatened to kill members of the team. “I just thought, ‘oh, geez’ – so we went to the police about it,” he said. Security around Sandilands has since been strengthened.
A Turbulent Period
The threats have landed during an already difficult stretch for Sandilands and his inner circle. Bouchet lost his role as director of Sandilands’ radio program after Sandilands’ contract was terminated by ARN amid allegations concerning his treatment of Henderson. Bouchet described the professional fallout as deeply painful, saying he had expected to spend another decade working alongside the team.
The upheaval began just one day after his 40th birthday. “When I heard the news, I was just in bed shaking … it floored me,” he said. Bouchet credited Sandilands with regaining focus once he began consulting lawyers, and said their 15-year friendship remained intact throughout the crisis.
Health Concerns Continue
Sandilands is also managing serious health issues. Doctors are monitoring aneurysms in his brain and chest, and further scans are scheduled in the coming months. He said the aneurysm behind his right eye cannot be treated with a keyhole procedure because it is connected to several blood vessels, and that any operation would require surgeons to open part of his skull. He has chosen to avoid that option unless the aneurysm changes.
His diagnosis first became public in February 2025, when he told listeners on his former KIIS FM breakfast program that doctors had discovered the potentially life-threatening condition. At the time, he said he had been told to avoid stress, heavy lifting, and cocaine while specialists monitored his health.
