KIIS FM's dumped stars Jason Hawkins and Lauren Phillips reveal how they coped with losing their jobs as they get the ultimate revenge by beating Kyle and Jackie O in radio ratings READ MORE: Jackie 'O' Henderson reveals what 'really excites' her in bed By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:23, 27 August 2024 | Updated: 11:51, 27 August 2024 e-mail 19 shares View comments Dumped KIIS FM stars Jason 'Jase' Hawkins and Lauren Phillips have revealed how they coped when they lost their jobs. The pair have had the ultimate revenge by topping the Melbourne radio ratings and are celebrating after a dark period. The duo's Melbourne breakfast show was axed last year to make way for Kyle Sandilands and Jackie 'O' Henderson's big expansion into the city from Sydney .
Amid the competition, the Jase and Lauren Show, which now airs on rival network Nova FM , has been crowned Melbourne 's most listened to breakfast program. 'I was a mess the end of last year. You guys know what this industry is like,' Jase told The Project on Tuesday.
'To get a team where you get along so well and you're so proud of the product you are putting out, it is so rare in this industry. So, for me I was gutted. I felt like, we're just getting started.
' Lauren chimed in: 'I think we thought the fairytale for us was getting a second chance and going to Nova. 'Today is like a little cherry on top. We were pretty graceful in defeat.
We accepted the fact we'd been replaced by what we were told was a much.