Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O reveal shocking details of 2DayFM’s play to get them back to their old network… before KIIS paid the duo a record sum to stay

Kyle Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson recently signed a record $200 million dollar contract to stay with KIIS FM for the next ten years.

But Sandilands, 52, has revealed that the radio duo’s former employers, 2DayFM, have taken a bold move to have them return to the network.

“We were offered so much money by the old joint [to come back]the shock jock said on Thursday morning’s Kyle and Jackie O Show.

“We don’t want to go there, but they’re going to give us a lot of money,” he revealed the pair told each other during negotiations.

A return to 2DayFM would likely have meant the pair taking over the breakfast slot currently occupied by Hughesy, Ed and Erin’s show.

Sandilands first faced the paparazzi rumors in July last year when he returned to Sydney from his European honeymoon.

Sandilands hinted that he was open to a possible move if he received an attractive offer, asking Jackie: “What’s my motto?”

“Where there’s a cash register, there’s a way,” she replied.

Kyle confirmed she was right and joked that this was Jackie’s motto too.

A return to 2DayFM would likely have meant the pair taking over the breakfast slot currently occupied by the Hughesy, Ed and Erin show

However, the radio queen was quick to shoot Kyle down, saying she had a different outlook on life.

“I don’t live my life based on money alone, there are other things too,” she said.

The pair were previously employed by Southern Cross Austereo and had a hit show on 2Day FM.

“We were offered so much money by the old joint [to come back]the shock jock said on Thursday morning’s Kyle and Jackie O Show

According to the Australian Financial Statement, the duo’s old network, SCA, was “quite aggressive” in pursuing the pair before they re-signed with ARN.

‘This is like sports rights for radio. “It is very likely this will be the largest talent media deal ever,” a network insider said at the time.

ARN Media CEO and Managing Director Ciaran Davis told Daily Mail Australia: “We do not view contract negotiations as a one-off exercise.”

Last November, the Sydney-based radio duo signed a record-breaking ten-year, $200 million deal live on air, keeping them on air until 2034.

“Since Kyle and Jackie O joined us, we have worked very hard to ensure that they feel part of a larger network, and that everyone contributes to it.

“I don’t think it’s a surprise to us that they’ve had the highest listening audience ever. Having worked in radio in many countries, I think they are the best in the world at what they do.”

The Kyle and Jackie O Show originally aired on 2Day FM from January 2005 to December 2013 and moved to current network KIIS FM in January 2014.

Last November, the Sydney-based radio duo signed a record-breaking 10-year deal worth $200 million, keeping them on air until 2034.

The Kyle and Jackie O Show originally aired on 2Day FM from January 2005 to December 2013, moving to current network KIIS FM in January 2014. Pictured: Kyle and Jackie in 2010