Jackie 'O' Henderson dismisses radio rivals as 'b****es' but insists there is no feud – after Fifi Box declared war on The Kyle and Jackie O Show amid the $200million expansion in Melbourne
Jackie 'O' Henderson has insisted she has no beef with her female radio rivals, but the boys may be a different story.
The KIIS FM radio star has responded after Fifi Box declared war on Jackie and Kyle Sandilands ahead of their show's expansion to Melbourne this year.
Fifi, 46, is currently co-host of the popular Melbourne breakfast show Fifi, Fev and Nick alongside Brendan Fevola and Nick Cody on 101.9's FOX FM.
“It'll be something different for breakfast in Melbourne and that's the appeal in a way, it'll shake things up and that's always a good thing I think,” she told the Herald Sun on Friday.
“Kyle is very excited. The girls never argue, it's the boys who are b***hes. Girls aren't interested in that. I have friends at all the networks.”
Jackie 'O' Henderson (pictured) has insisted she has no beef with her female radio rivals, but the boys may be a different story
Jackie added that she is not interested in a “war of words” with her radio rivals and that there is no real feud going on behind the scenes.
“It's not the end of the world, we're just having fun and it's pure and simple and hopefully people listening would like to have a bit of fun on the way to work,” she said.
It comes after Fifi Box insisted she is not afraid of KIIS FM's The Kyle and Jackie O Show heading to Victoria's capital and revealing she's only 'focused' on her team at the Hit Network.
“I love that everyone is talking about radio at the moment, the landscape in Melbourne is clearly about to change (and) everyone is saying 'oh how is this all going to turn out',” she told the Herald Sun.
The KIIS FM radio star has responded after Fifi Box (pictured) declared war on Jackie and Kyle Sandilands ahead of their show's expansion to Melbourne this year
'I'm as excited about this as anyone. It's game-on, let's see what happens.”
The radio personality continued, “We're just focused on ourselves…We just keep having fun.”
Fifi's co-host Brendan first heard the great news in August and shook off any potential competition coming to Melbourne's airwaves.
“It doesn't affect us, we're doing well,” the 42-year-old said in November.
“We have the most listeners in Melbourne, so I don't think this is going to affect us. Great show, great product, we've been together for a long time and we'll just keep doing what we're doing.”
“Kyle is very excited. The girls never argue, it's the boys who are b***hes. Girls aren't interested in that. I have friends at all the networks,” Jackie said. Pictured with Kyle Sandilands
Fifi's bold statement follows incorrect reports that Kyle and Jackie O's expansion to Melbourne had been postponed.
While the pair returned to airwaves in Sydney on Monday, their first official broadcast in Melbourne will be in the second quarter of this year or possibly sooner.
A source at the station told Daily Mail Australia: 'It is not right that the extension to Melbourne has been postponed because the [Melbourne] The show was never going to air this Monday.”
'At this stage the launch date is yet to be determined, but is likely to fall [in the second quarter] this year,” they added.
The source said there is still a lot of planning and arrangements to be made before the big transition.
Meanwhile, ARN released a statement last week revealing that Byron Cooke will remain on KIIS 101.1 over the summer before Kyle and Jackie O head south.
Fifi currently co-hosts the popular Melbourne breakfast show Fifi, Fev and Nick alongside Brendan Fevola (right) and Nick Cody (left) on 101.9's FOX FM
In November, the Sydney-based radio duo signed a record-breaking 10-year deal worth $200 million, keeping them on air until 2034.
Kyle and Jackie will dominate markets beyond their Sydney audience, expanding their reach into Melbourne for the first time.
It has been reported that a unique clause in the contract gives Sandilands the ability to broadcast the show 'anywhere in the world'.
The shock jock has often worked on the KIIS FM show from Los Angeles and other places, so the new contract will give him the flexibility to continue broadcasting wherever he wants.