Jackie 'O' Henderson reveals the very rare phobia that affects her parenting

February 2024 ยท 2 minute read

Her life is an open book, with no sealed sections whatsoever.

And on Monday, radio personality Jackie 'O' Henderson revealed she gets flustered any time she has to take her daughter Kitty to the playground.

Speaking on The Kyle and Jackie O Show, the 44-year-old confessed that she has a rare phobia of swinging or hanging objects.

Shocking confession: Radio presenter Jackie 'O' Henderson (pictured) revealed this week that she has a rare phobia of swinging or hanging objects

Shocking confession: Radio presenter Jackie 'O' Henderson (pictured) revealed this week that she has a rare phobia of swinging or hanging objects

The little-known phobia, known as pendulaphobia, means she is unable to push her daughter on the swings at their local park.

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She explained: 'I can't watch her swing. I have this fear of swinging objects. Like, I can't look at them, it makes me have butterflies in my tummy.

'So boxing bags, a ceiling fan, when someone knocks into a chandelier and it starts swinging... I almost want to throw up. I don't know why.' 

How unfortunate! The little-known phobia, known as pendulaphobia, means Jackie is unable to push her daughter on the swings at their local park. Pictured: Jackie with her daughter Kitty

How unfortunate! The little-known phobia, known as pendulaphobia, means Jackie is unable to push her daughter on the swings at their local park. Pictured: Jackie with her daughter Kitty

Jackie added that 'it's not the fear of [something] falling' that upsets her, 'it's just the uneasiness of looking at something swing.'

The KIIS FM radio presenter shares custody of her daughter, eight-year-old Kitty, with her ex-husband Lee Henderson.

Jackie and Lee, who married in December 2003, separated last year. 

Earlier this week, Jackie also revealed that she lied to Kitty to prevent her from leaking spoilers about her new show, The Masked Singer.

She confessed to telling her daughter that she would be 'sent to jail' if the little girl told friends at school which celebrities were behind the masks.

The Kyle and Jackie O Show airs weekdays from 6am on KIIS 106.5 in Sydney 

'If you tell anyone, mummy will go to jail!' Earlier this week, Jackie revealed that she lied to Kitty to prevent her from leaking spoilers about her new show, The Masked Singer

'If you tell anyone, mummy will go to jail!' Earlier this week, Jackie revealed that she lied to Kitty to prevent her from leaking spoilers about her new show, The Masked Singer

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