" It was a really long journeying of work really hard andconstantly . "
In the four short years since her Aussie television screen debut in 2019, Abbie Chatfield has quickly established herself as one of Australia’s most prominent and entertaining media personalities.
With a podcast , a live tuner show , TV show hosting duties , multiple appearances on variousreality TV showsas both a contestant and a judge , it ’s safe to say Abbie Chatfield is a multi - hyphenate embody .
Off the back of the release ofFBoy Island, hosted by Abbie Chatfield, we asked her to spill the tea on what it was like to host the show, as well as how she parlayed a single appearance on a reality TV show into Aussie household name status.
ICYMI , FBoy Islandfollows three Aussie charwoman as they attempt to ascertain beloved , but with a twist as they have to work out out which 12 of 24 men are ' gracious guy cable ' — and which 12 ego - identify as ' FBoys ' .
1.Tell us in your own words what you would describe your career and yourself as today.
" I ’m understandably very fortunate to be in a place with my career where I have opportunity to do so many dissimilar forms of medium such as podcasting , radio , television and societal media . I think make attention deficit disorder provide me to hoodwink so many caper , and keep Passion of Christ for them all . I feel like my calling has come at me so quickly , it can sometimes become overpowering . In state that , though , the variety keep me frantic and motivated to do what I do . "
2.Obviously the first time the Australian public got to know you was when you were onThe BachelorAustralia — going into the mansion, was there a game plan? Did you anticipate how popular and successful you’d become? Or have you been planning and working for this career well before then?
" I hadzerogame plan . I had utilize as a minute of a joke and fuck off on [ the show ] . Six week later on , I ’m chatting with Osher . I go back to my normal 9 - to-5 for six month after the show . I did n’t see it as a career - changing minute , I see it more as a silly young life experience .
Theonlyplanning I had was leaving my 9 - to-5 job to make some money off Instagram before go back to another task in property . Everything has just kind of materialize organically and I imagine that ’s part due to me having ADHD — planning is n’t my friend , but I ’m also really good on the fly . "
3.What’s been involved since then in terms of building your media career?
" It ’s been a really mired procedure , a lot of step along the way of life . The most polar part of my life history was create the podcast [ It ’s A Lot ] and hence a really strong interview and residential district . "
4.What are some of the biggest milestones in your career so far?
" Winning an AACTA , winningI’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here ! , baffle to be a judge onThe Masked SingerAustralia , scoring my own radio show [ Hot Nights with Abbie Chatfield ] , and of course , hostingFBoy Island . "
5.And what have been some of the biggest challenges?
" Definitely the mental wellness aspects of this career ; the pressure , the expectations and the desire to take every opportunity you ’re offered — and then burning out — is all a lot to deal with . "
6.We’ve touched on this already, but in a nutshell, how would you describe how you went from being a reality TV contestant to a reality TV host?
" It was a really farseeing journeying of working really hard and constantly , and staying true to myself . Hosting is a skill that I ’ve had to learn and I in spades was bullshit at [ it ] initially when I hostedLove Island Afterparty , but I ’ve been rosy enough to have really great people in the diligence teach me and mentor me on- and off - correct in ordering to not only harness the acquisition require to host a TV show , but also to be able to handle such a Brobdingnagian change in my life . hoi polloi like Chrissie Swan and Osher Günsberg have been polar in my life history . "
7.FBoy Islandisn’t the first time you’ve hosted a program. How do you choose what projects you want to be involved in or host?
" I have to really love the show , first and firstly ; I involve to love watch it if there is a variant that already exists . I also have to believe in the data formatting and accord with the ethos or assumption of the show . "
8.Can you tell us more about why you wanted to hostFBoy Island?
" I was lucky enough to be sent the US episodes and I finish two seasons in five Clarence Shepard Day Jr. , stay put up until four in the morn addicted to the conception . Nikki Glaserdoes such a mythic job of host the US series , with comedy at the forefront and I was inebriate at the prospect of being capable to do that myself in the show .
The data format itself is cathartic to look on and be necessitate in because the three women really are in ascendance and they ’re able to fall into the show with a sense of scepticism rather than being expected to believe everything they see at face value , much like date in the genuine world . The show is completely self - cognizant , it ’s suspect , and it ’s also hopefully , a minuscule number educational to any FBoys watching . There are good deal of learning moments for the FBoys both on- and off - covert that can be shared far and wide . "
9.What was a highlight of hosting the show?
" Finale ! I ’ve never determine anything more acute on realness television set , but that ’s all I can say about it . "
10.Finally, what advice do you have for anyone who wants to do something similar?
" The way that I got here is extremely improper and withoutThe Bachelor AustraliaI would n’t be here , so I ’m not certain that I can give tangible advice .
I would say that my career has been establish off resilience and a willingness to speak up for what I believe is right . I do n’t guess that ’s a direct path to what I ’m doing , but I recollect it ’s important that people do so — no matter where they are in life . "
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Note : Some responses have been edited for duration and/or clarity .
“It was a really long journey of working really hard andconstantly."
