Kyle Sandilands Net Worth:
$40 Million

Kyle Dalton Sandilands is an Australian Radio Host. He is considered one of the most popular and powerful media figures. He is currently the co-host of ‘The Kyle and Jackie O Show'(a weekday morning radio program) together with Jackie O.

He is a part of several popular shows which include Big Brother, Australia’s Got Talent, Australia’s version of The X Factor, Australian Idol, Meet the Hockers, Trial By Kyle, etc.

In this article, we will check what is the net worth of Kyle Sandilands, his career, Girlfriends, family, and more. Kyle Sandilands net worth is $40 million.

Kyle Sandilands Net Worth 2023

The Net Worth of Kyle is estimated to be $40 Million in 2023. Calculating his income from all his salary, his annual income is estimated to be around $5 Million.

He accumulated his income from his successful career as a radio host and through contracts with reality shows. While working on Hot30, he was paid $255,000 per year in 2000. In 2019, Kyle and Jackie O signed the biggest-ever media contract worth $50 Million with KISS FM for Talent in Australia. These two are paid roughly $40000 each per show. Most of his income is from Media.

Kyle Sandilands Net Worth History

Kyle Sandilands Biography

Early Life

Kyle Dalton Sandilands was born on 10 June 1971 in Brisbane, Australia. In many interviews, he has told that his childhood was difficult. When he was 10, his parents got divorced. At 15, he was thrown out by his mother and stepfather after he damaged their car during a party in their absence. Then he stayed in his friend’s houses and on the streets. But never went back.

At 17, his father, Peter Sandilands sends him to his aunt, Jill Stevens living in Townsville. During an interview, Stevens said she still remembers Kyle used to listen to the D-I-V-O-R-C-E song, by Tammy Wynette and cry because he has never gotten over his parent’s divorce. He used to sit outside his father’s house and wait there till the lights off.

Career

Radio

Kyle Sandilands got his first job at the age of 21 in 1992 as a promotional 4TO Townsville radio station’s promotional vehicle driver. He was very much willing to do whatever, to work anywhere, in any time slot to go ahead. He joined Austereo’s Triple M by using a fake resume to impress executives. In 1999, he moved to Sydney and commenced at 2Day FM as host of the Hot30 Countdown. While working at Hot30, he was paid $255,000 per year.

In a Zoo Weekly article, Sandilands was named the most hated Australian identity because of the negative aspects of his personality and behavior, especially his clashes and Ego. Sandilands and Henderson received “Best on Air Team” awards at the Australian Commercial Radio Awards in 2006. Sandilands and Jackie O were again named “Best On-Air Team” at the Australian Commercial Radio Awards in 2007,2011 and 2015.

As a result of a controversial on-air stunt on his morning show in 2009, Sandilands and Jackie O were put into “indefinite recess” by the Austereo network. After his return, due to on-air comments relating to Magda Szubanski, he was again suspended. At the same time, he was again tagged as the most hated figure by Zoo weekly.

Television

Australian Idol

In 2005, Sandilands became one of the judges of Australian Idol. He continued there as a judge, just before the premiere of the seventh season. He was involved in a number of controversies relating to remarks to his contestants as a judge and was dropped from the show in 2009. He referred to one of the boy contestant’s arms as a “tuckshop lady arms”, and told a contestant to lose her “Jelly belly”.

Big Brother

In 2002, Sandilands competed in Big Brother and became 3rd on Day 23. In 2008, he appeared 2 weeks prior to the finale. In an attempt to boost poor ratings and promote Australian Idol, he entered the Gold Coast compound and conducted his radio program. After a heated verbal conversation with Big Brother, he began vomiting every 30 minutes and reportedly required anti-nausea injections for migraines. He soon left the house. In 2008, he was the host of the 2008 big brother season with Henderson. the rating of the 2008 series was the lowest ever in the show’s history and Network Ten confirmed that it won’t continue the current season.

Australia’s GOT Talent

In 2010 Sandilands became the judge of Australia’s GOT Talent together with Brain McFadden. During one of the auditions, Sandilands was involved in a  controversy related to a contestant. He asked the contestant “Are you a male or female?” and then made a joke about her weight saying “you are a belly full of jokes”. He added that he wasn’t hired to be “bland and boring” and he was just being honest.

The X Factor

Sandilands became a judge of the second season of The X factor Australia in May 2010, along with three others. In 2011, he announced that he would not be there in season three as a judge on his Breakfast radio show.

Meet the Hockers

In 2017, Sandilands narrated the reality television program ‘Meet the Hackers’.However, it got only a few viewers and ratings because of other multiple shows at the same time slot.

Trail by Kyle

In 2018, Sandilands appeared in a pilot for a television series, Trial By Kyle, on Network Ten. The reality show is set in a courtroom with Sandilands passing judgment across a whole range of real-life cases. The Former Bachelor Australia contestant and criminal lawyer, Anna Heinrich, was there helping him to analyze the evidence. The pilot proceeded to a series in 2019.

Kyle Sandilands Girlfriend

Kyle Sandilands was married once to Tamara Jaber who is a pop singer in 2008. They lived in a house in St Ives, located in Sydney’s upper North Shore. However, in 2010 the couple broke up because of a series of quarrels and misunderstandings.

Kyle was in a relationship with a beautiful lady Tegan Kynaston since 2009. He engaged to Tegan Kynaston in Queensland over the Christmas holidays in 2021 and now they are expecting their first child.

Kyle Sandilands Cars

Kyle is the proud owner of an impressive collection of cars, in addition to his Rolls-Royce and Bentley, he also owns a Ferrari 458 Italia, a Lamborghini Aventador, and a black Range Rover SVR.

Kyle Sandilands FAQ

How much is Kyle Sandilands Net Worth in 2022?

$40 Million

Who is Kyle Sandilands?

a Radio and TV Host/Personality

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