Leila Mckinnon – Australian Businessman Nine Entertainment CEO David Gyngell’s Wife

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Australian TV co-host Lila Mckinnon is the lovely wife of businessman David Gyngell; who recently starred in the likes of a street fight with his best mate, James Packer.

Did you catch her husband of 8-years punching and rumbling down Sir Thomas Mitchell Road last Sunday?
Well if not, here we tell you what happened. Leila’s hubby, David Liam Barr Gyngell has been Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director at Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Limited since November 25, 2010. He allegedly confronted his pal for the past 35 years, Packer and both media moguls ended up being fine $500 for causing a disturbance!

The Dailymail reports the jaw-dropping altercation fueled over Packer’s separation from his wife and dating Miranda Kerr.

David’s wife Leila has taken her hubby’s brawl with a distinct sense of humor, she took to twitter to

to cheekily point out the similarities between her husband’s dust up and the one captured on CCTV between Solange Knowles and brother-in-law Jay Z.

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Leila grew up in Brisbane but she was born in Iran September 28, 1972. Her father used to work as Service Manager to the late Shah of Iran’s fleet of vehicles.

The 41-year-old News Presenter & Reporter who is expecting her second child has been married to hubby David since 2006. She and David became the proud parents of first child a boy, Edmund “Ted” McKinnon Gyngell on October 17, 2012. Last December Leila announced on Today that she was expecting baby number two.

She  currently works for the Nine Network in Australia. Previously work includes The Sunday Telegraph in Brisbane, and WIN Television. Studied journalism at Queenland University of Technology.

Her twitter reads

Host of Nine’s Inside Story & Today Show Weekend edition, Book reviewer Australian Women’s Weekly. NRL and National Gallery of Australia ambassador.

Mckinnon was also a panelist on the NRL Footy Show, you can check out some of her articles here.

You can find the beautiful blonde on Twitter here.