Sunrise host David 'Kochie' Koch (left, with Ironman Jett Kenny) wore red lipstick live on air on Monday to show his support for women's mental health

Sad reason why Sunrise host David ‘Kochie’ Koch has started wearing red lipstick on air

Sunrise host David ‘Kochie’ Koch wore red lipstick live on air on Monday to show his support for women’s mental health.

He applied lipstick while interviewing Ironman Jett Kenny about his late sister Jaimi, who died in 2020 after years of personal struggles.

Kenny, 29, is an ambassador for Liptember’s Lip-Stick-It campaign.

He explained the campaign encourages men to wear red lipstick on Thursday, May 11, to help raise funds for women’s support services.

‘If all it takes is to put on some red lipstick and start a conversation, then it’s worth doing. It’s a big thing, not only for myself but for a lot of people,’ Kenny said.

Sunrise host David 'Kochie' Koch (left, with Ironman Jett Kenny) wore red lipstick live on air on Monday to show his support for women's mental health

Sunrise host David ‘Kochie’ Koch (left, with Ironman Jett Kenny) wore red lipstick live on air on Monday to show his support for women’s mental health 

‘It could be happening to a person you work with, someone you know, but they might not be talking about it because they don’t feel comfortable.’ 

Kenny said less than half of women struggling with mental health issues seek help, and this innovative campaign aims to show it is okay to speak out.

His world was shattered in September 2020 when his sister Jaimi died at the age of 33 after battling alcoholism and an eating disorder.

While his Olympian mother Lisa Curry often discusses mental health on TV and social media, Kenny usually keeps his struggles private.

Kenny is an ambassador for Liptember's Lip-Stick-It campaign. The campaign encourages men to wear red lipstick on Thursday, May 11, to help raise funds for women's support services

Kenny is an ambassador for Liptember’s Lip-Stick-It campaign. The campaign encourages men to wear red lipstick on Thursday, May 11, to help raise funds for women’s support services 

‘How I would deal with the grief is different compared to how mum deals with it. Obviously as a parent, that’s not something you’d never want to go through,’ the SAS Australia star told The Daily Telegraph. 

Kenny, whose father is athlete Grant Kenny, said he copes with grief by rationalising his tragic loss as ‘part of life’, and reminding himself ‘these things do happen’.

‘Obviously we have times where some days are harder than others, especially around birthdays, Easter and Christmas,’ he added.

Koch applied lipstick while interviewing the Ironman about his late sister Jaimi Kenny, who died in 2020 after years of personal struggles

Koch applied lipstick while interviewing the Ironman about his late sister Jaimi Kenny, who died in 2020 after years of personal struggles

Kenny also revealed he honours Jaimi’s memory every day by keeping photographs of her in his bedroom.

The Kenny-Curry family announced Jaimi’s death on social media on September 15, 2020, one day after her passing.

‘Our beautiful daughter Jaimi has lost her battle with a long-term illness and passed away peacefully in hospital yesterday morning with her loving family by her side,’ Ms Curry wrote at the time.

For free and confidential support, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or the Butterfly Foundation for eating disorder concerns on 1800 ED HOPE

The 29-year-old's world was shattered in September 2020 when his sister Jaimi died at the age of 33 after battling alcoholism and an eating disorder. (The siblings are pictured together)

The 29-year-old’s world was shattered in September 2020 when his sister Jaimi died at the age of 33 after battling alcoholism and an eating disorder. (The siblings are pictured together)  

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