Despite appearing on The Bachelor Australia, Bachelor in Paradise, I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! and The Masked Singer Australia (just to name a few), Abbie Chatfield has claimed she doesn’t “like fame”.
The serial reality star hit back at a satirical “news” website’s fake article, which joked Abbie was “trying to get caught drink driving” after Kate Ritchie‘s recent DUI scandal, which gained media attention.
The parody website Double Bay Today suggested Abbie was “attempting to emulate” her radio alum Kate, who was arrested for “low-range drink driving” in Sydney.
According to Daily Mail Australia, the 27-year-old slammed the purposefully fake article in a since-deleted Instagram Story on August 29, explaining that while she “loves” her job(s), she doesn’t “like fame”.
“I can laugh at myself, but I regularly have f*cking breakdowns about the news coverage that I get. I’m not out here, paying paparazzi like most people are, trying to get articles, pitching stories,” Abbie said.
She admitted she knew it was a “f*cking joke” but felt that satire was meant to “be based on truth”.
To be clear, ye ol’ Wikipedia defines satire as “a genre of the visual, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently non-fiction”.
Abbie Chatfield Says She Doesn’t Like the “Fame” She’s Gained From Her “Job” as a Media Personality
The radio presenter reaffirmed that she doesn’t “ask for media attention” and has to be “public-facing to do [her] job”.
“I don’t like being famous,” Abbie explained, adding: “It’s not funny.”
She revealed that she “refuses” most interviews and shared that she was “in therapy”.
Abbie also confessed she had “breakdowns”. largely due to the ongoing media attention.
“I regularly hear people talking about how I must be f*cking someone at Ten or I must be feeding articles to the media to get more attention,” she said.
Abbie Chatfield Reveals a Positive of Finding Fame
Despite the above, Abbie did spill on her “favourite thing to come out of [her] career” to date.
In a recent Instagram post, The Masked Singer panellist said gushed about her co-star, Chrissie Swan.
“How lucky am I to have found a friendship with such a beautiful soul?” she penned alongside a carousel of snaps.
“I think my friendship with [Chrissie] is my favourite thing to come out of this career. I’ve always loved her from a far [sic], but now I get to do it up close!!!”
She concluded: “Love you chook.”
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