Abbie Chatfield reveals the REAL reason she left her radio show as she admits her career has ‘strained her’
Earlier this week, Abbie Chatfield announced she was quitting radio to focus on her television career, podcast and personal life.
Despite the success of her hit network show Hot Nights with Abbie Chatfield, the 28-year-old told fans in a three-minute Instagram video that she was “happy” with her decision to quit.
“I just need to put my energy into projects that I enjoy and that energize me instead of exhausting me,” she explained.
But Abbie may be giving up the radio for a more practical reason: her podcast ratings.
The bachelor’s graduate podcast It’s A Lot has steadily lost listeners and downloads since it started in January 2022.
Despite the success of her hit network show Hot Nights with Abbie Chatfield, Abbie (pictured) told her fans in a three-minute Instagram video that she was “happy” with her decision to quit
Shortly after release, it was the eighth biggest podcast on the Australian charts with 287,000 listeners and 731,000 downloads.
But just over a year later, It’s A Lot had fallen to No. 21 in Australia with 206,000 listeners and 490,000 downloads in April.
There was only a slight improvement last month when Abbie was on radio for weeks and produced eight new episodes of It’s A Lot, pushing the podcast back up to No. 18.
Yahoo Lifestyle reports that Abbie did not take her podcast’s ratings slump lightly, and was particularly concerned about the gap between her show and rival podcast Life Uncut, which is one of Australia’s most popular.
But Abbie may be giving up the radio for a more practical reason: her podcast ratings
“I just need to put my energy into projects that I enjoy and that energize me instead of exhausting me,” she explained
Abbie’s practical decision to prioritize her podcast came after she recently revealed her mental health was at an all-time low due to mounting work pressures.
In May, the FBoy Island host shared several photos to Instagram from a photo shoot for Stellar magazine and revealed that she cried on set between takes.
She said at the time she was struggling with the increasing work pressure, but there was no room in her busy schedule to take time off to recover.
In December, Abbie was also bedridden after she canceled her live podcast appearance on Beyond The Valley due to mental and physical exhaustion.
Abbie has had a busy schedule over the past 12 months as her career soared.
The bachelor’s graduate podcast It’s A Lot has steadily lost listeners and downloads since it started in January 2022
In addition to her radio career and hit podcast, the former reality star has also served as a judge on The Masked Singer Australia and hosted Binge’s dating series FBoy Island.
Last year she also launched her own brand of canned beer called Spill, along with a clothing line called Verbose.
However, her clothing label was struggling, and many fans complained online that they hadn’t received their orders.
In response, Chatfield announced in May that she had temporarily closed the line.
“I’m taking a big break because I’m so busy.” Releases are down. The drop is bought. “There’s nothing dramatic, I just haven’t even had time to call my mother, let alone run a label,” she told Rolling Stone.
Yahoo Lifestyle reported that Abbie was not taking her podcast’s ratings slump lightly, and was particularly concerned about the gap between her show and rival podcast Life Uncut