Abbie Chatfield (born 20 June 1995) is an Australian media personality, podcaster, host, and radio presenter. She is best known as the runner-up on the seventh season of The Bachelor Australia.
The Hit Network host has appeared as a contestant and host on reality television shows. She is currently a panelist on the reality singing competition The Masked Singer Australia.
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Quick Facts | |
Name: | Abbie Chatfield |
Born: | 20 June 1995 (age 29 years old) |
Nationality: | Australian |
Parents: | Laura Junner (mother) |
Alma mater: | Queensland University of Technology |
Occupation: | Radio presenter, television personality, media personality, podcaster |
Years active: | 2019–date |
Employer: | Network 10 LISTNR |
Spouse: | Adam Hyde |
Sibling: | Jolie (sister) |
Early life
Abbie Chatfield was born on 20 June 1995 to Laura Junner. Her father left her when she was born. She grew up in Brisbane and the Gold Coast and has a sister, Jolie.
Chatfield revealed in March 2023 that she is adopting her mother’s maiden name and dropping her last name. She confirmed she will keep ‘Chatfield’ for professional purposes.
Education
Chatfield attended St Rita’s College Brisbane. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in property economics from Queensland University of Technology, graduating in 2018.
Career
Chatfield burst into the media in 2019 after being the runner-up of Network 10’s The Bachelor Australia. She also launched her podcast, It’s A Lot With Abbie Chatfield, in 2019.
The media personality entered season 3 of Network 10’s Bachelor in Paradise Australia in 2020. However, her race in the competition ended with an elimination in episode 2.
Giving up wasn’t an option for Chatfield, who entered another reality show, I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!, in 2021. She won season seven of Network 10’s show for her charity, Dementia Australia.
Chatfield hosted Love Island Afterparty Australia in 2021, speaking about all the drama on Love Island Australia. She became the host of her radio show Hot Nights with Abbie Chatfield in 2022.
Chatfield is one of the panelists alongside Chrissie Swan, Dave Hughes, and Mel B on the reality show The Masked Singer Australia. She launched her clothing line Verbose the Label in May 2022.
In 2022, Chatfield landed her TV show, Abbie Chats, as a part of the pilot showcase with Network 10. She also started her beer line, Spill Easy Going Lager, in November.
Abbie started to host the reality show FBoy Island Australia on Binge, which aired in May 2023.
Personal life
Abbie Chatfield dated Danny Clayton in 2020, though the relationship was short-lived.
She started dating fellow reality The Bachelorette contestant Konrad Bien-Stephen. The duo ended the relationship amicably in 2022 after ten months.
Chatfield confirmed she is currently dating Australian musician Adam Hyde. The duo first met in 2002 when she interviewed him for one of her radio shows. They did not start dating for almost one year.
The couple went public with their relationship during a joint appearance on her podcast, It’s A Lot, in 2024. Adam met Chatfield’s mother, Laura, and sister, Jolie, in June 2024.
Chatfield bought an apartment in Bondi in 2022 and invested in a house in the Byron Bay Hinterland. She shared the news of her diagnosis with ADHD on her radio show, Hot Nights With Abbie Chatfield.
References
- TV WEEK team. “EXCLUSIVE: The Masked Singer’s Abbie Chatfield discusses her ADHD and how it can have its benefits“. www.nowtolove.com.au.
- Savanna Young. “Meet the parents! Abbie Chatfield packs on the PDA with her new beau Adam Hyde as they have drinks with the star’s mother“. Daily Mail Australia.
- Savanna Young. “Abbie Chatfield announces she is changing her surname to her mother’s maiden name… after revealing she has no relationship with her father“. Daily Mail Australia.
- Ella Sangster. “Abbie Chatfield Just Hard-Launched Her New Boyfriend“. www.marieclaire.com.au.