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has snubbed Meghan Markle's upcoming retreat as the fallout over her shock KIIS FM exit continues.
The radio queen's bestie and manager Gemma O'Neill revealed this week that the will be the headline guest at the inaugural Her Best Life Retreat, a three-day event organised by the events company Besties, founded by O'Neill and Henderson.
However, Henderson has chosen to snub the event, to keep the spotlight firmly on O'Neill.
Speaking about the upcoming retreat in the latest episode of the Her Best Life, O'Neill said that she almost said 'no' to the opportunity to host the Duchess until confiding her apprehension to Henderson.
'I feel really excited because I did go through a period, I will admit, that I actually almost said no, and I actually spoke to Jackie about it,' she said.
Gemma added that she begged the broadcaster to helm the event, but to no avail.
Jackie 'O' Henderson has snubbed Meghan Markle's upcoming Sydney retreat as the fallout over her shock KIIS FM exit continues
'I tried to beg her to come and do it, or I tried to beg her to come and, like, take over the event,' she continued.
'She was adamant, and she said: 'No, Gemma. You need to do this for yourself. This is meant to be for you.'
O'Neill said that Henderson's reason for eschewing the event was to give O'Neill a chance to break out of her 'private' shell.
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'She said: "I know you don't want to do it, and I know you're nervous because you're very private and you hate doing things,' O'Neill explained.
'You like having career things happening behind the scenes, but you hate being front and centre", which I think you guys know.
'So, you know, I'm going from trying to be private to now it could not be any more front and centre.'
Despite the snub, Henderson did find the time to wish O'Neill all the best with the ambitious endeavour.
Commenting on O'Neill's announcement post on Instagram, Henderson wrote: 'Incredible Gem... definitely living your best life,' augmenting the sentiment with clapping hands and love heart emojis.
The radio queen's bestie and manager Gemma O'Neill revealed this week that the Duchess of Sussex (pictured) will be the headline guest at the inaugural Her Best Life Retreat, a three-day event organised by the events company Besties, founded by O'Neill and Henderson
Speaking about the upcoming retreat in the latest episode of the Her Best Life, O'Neill said that she almost said 'no' to the opportunity to host the Duchess until confiding her apprehension to Henderson
'I tried to beg her to come and do it, or I tried to beg her to come and, like, take over the event,' she continued. 'She was adamant, and she said: 'No, Gemma. You need to do this for yourself. This is meant to be for you'
The retreat will be held at the InterContinental Hotel at Coogee Beach in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs and will bring together around 300 women for a weekend focused on connection, wellbeing and personal development
'The highlight of the weekend will be an in-person conversation and gala dinner with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. An intimate gala like no other.
