Vale: Kylie Jaye

Australian presenter and health and fitness guru Kylie “KJ” Jaye has died, aged 48.

She died after a long battle with a rare medical condition.

“Details are still being confirmed at this stage… but I can categorically deny suicide,” her brother told Daily Telegraph.

She worked in the US market, where she worked for Discovery Channel, TV Guide Network and E! Entertainment as both presenter and producer, among other major networks, and appeared in The Aquanauts and Beastmaster.

The health guru started her career as a TV host for Channel 10 and later created a series of lifestyle shows including Yoga TV.

Her production house Big Red Frog exports television programs to the world and her work has featured in Australian Women’s Weekly and The Sydney Morning Herald.

She has won several accolades, including becoming a finalist in the 2002 Business Woman of the Year Awards.