Jackie ‘O’ Henderson’s friend and manager Gemma O’Neill has deleted her personal Instagram account after what has been a headline-making month for the 51-year-old.
The talent manager has seemingly wiped all trace of her Instagram page @gemmyjean and has “gone underground”, Daily Mail reported on Friday, however O’Neill’s Her Best Life podcast page is still up and running.
The social media cleanse comes after O’Neill announced a major career milestone and had her financial woes exposed, all in the space of a month.
At the beginning of March, O’Neill revealed that she would be interviewing Meghan Markle at a $3,000-a-ticket women’s retreat organised by Besties, an events company she founded with Henderson in 2023.
The 44-year-old royal will appear as a guest speaker at the three-day Her Best Life Retreat at Coogee’s InterContinental Hotel, which will include “a gala dinner featuring an in-person conversation with Meghan”, and an opportunity for “powerful conversations, relaxation, laughter and unforgettable experiences”.
The luxury retreat will take place from April 17 to 19 and is limited to just 300 people.
“I recognise I’m not a journalist, but I’m a very curious person by nature, and I will be leaning into an authentic woman-to-woman conversation, and I can’t wait,” O’Neill said on Her Best Life podcast.
However, just a week after the big announcement, it was revealed that O’Neill’s talent company, Gemmie Agency, had collapsed owing $546,000 after going into voluntary liquidation in November.
The bulk of the sum is owed to the Australian Tax Office (ATO), amounting to $543,548, however another $3,300 fee is owed to small business firm Jack Lawrence Accountants and Advisors, according to news.com.au.
Grant Thornton Australia (GTA) administrators reportedly filed a statutory creditors’ report on February 24 stating that Gemmie Agency Pty Ltd’s debts were inconsistent with the seven-figure commission paid to the company by an unknown “key client” between October 2023 and March 2024.
News.com.au claimed that the report sheds light on an invoice sent to one “high value” client for $1,042,505.01 on February 21, 2024.
The sum was reportedly paid in cash instalments, with $254,480 paid between February 26 and March 5 2024. Payments made against the director’s loan account totalled $788,125 in late 2023.
On February 20, O’Neill told administrators that she was not able to repay the debts as she had no personal savings and limited earnings at her disposal, news.com.au reported at the time.
Coincidentally, it happened to be the same day O’Neill’s client Henderson was left in tears during a broadcast after her co-host Kyle Sandilands accused her of letting her interest in astrology affect her work ethic.
The on-air clash has since resulted in Henderson and Sandilands’ $200 million contract termination.
Skynews.com.au has reached out to O’Neill for comment.