Abbie Chatfield has announced that she’s quit her radio show Hot Nights with Abbie Chatfield and she recorded her final show last night.
“I’ve made the difficult decision to move away from radio for now,” she said in a statement released by the broadcaster Southern Cross Austereo. “I have decided I want my focus to be on my podcast, It’s A Lot and other television opportunities rather than remaining on air in a daily capacity on Hot Nights. I am looking forward to continuing my relationship with LiSTNR into the future.”
Chatfield originally announced the news on her Instagram account.
“So, I quit radio and I thought I’d do this video to tell you all first,” she caption an Instagram post, adding that she made the decision “last minute”.
“I’m really happy with my decision and super proud of myself for letting this role go. I simply need to put my energy into projects that bring me joy and that energise me, rather than draining me,” she said on Instagram.
The 28-year-old explained that she decided to leave her show because she is very busy professionally at the moment.
“I have so much on, and daily radio takes up so much time. I simply wasn’t enjoying myself day to day in that environment,” she said. “This was my decision entirely, and I’m so glad I made it.”
“I’m super happy and I can’t wait to focus on the myriad of other projects I have coming up!!!!!!!
The former The Bachelor contestant stressed that she’s remained on good terms with SCA, despite her abrupt departure.
“My podcast @itsalotpod remains with the network, I’ll still be hosting @fridayz_live. More time for the pod will be so good for me and for the listeners!!” She said.
Abbie’s professional burnout
Chatfield forged a career in the media after appearing on Matt Angew’s season of The Bachelor back in 2019. Since then she’s won I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here, launched her podcast It’s A Lot, started a clothing line and her own beer, became the first host of FBoy Island Australia, and is a judge on The Masked Singer.
In July, she revealed that she’d checked herself into a medical and health retreat in Thailand to help her cope with stress.
“I came to this retreat because I’ve been absolutely depleted and burnt out by the start of this year for a number of reasons,” she said in an Instagram video at the time.
“But I’ve been here for about five days and I think I’ve realised that my priorities need to shift a bit, to be honest, I’ve taken on so many jobs and so many roles.”
“These five days here have been incredibly difficult, which is bizarre because all I’ve done is sit around and get massages and swim and it’s not been difficult obviously for that reason,” she added. “Mentally, I think I have a genuine addiction to work.”
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