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Sky News AU
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
The Project star Chrissie Swan reveals she was publicly weighed at age ten as she shows off dramatic weight loss
Chrissie Swan has revealed the devastating truth about her struggles with weight throughout her childhood. The radio star, 51, spoke to Nova 96.9's Fitzy & Wippa with Kate Ritchie on Monday where the hosts discussed the introduction of randomised public weigh-ins in Turkey. The initiative involves health workers stopping people on the street to gather their health data, including weight and body mass index (BMI). People with a BMI of 25 or more are referred to state health centres for free nutritional advice and follow-up services in a bid to address the country's rising obesity rates. Chrissie said the latest legislation was "fresh hell" as she revealed her own public trauma. "This is coming from someone whose first public weighing was at ten years old at a Weight Watchers meeting," she said. "I had to get up in front of Joy and Pam, who had little badges, and say, 'Oh yeah, I've put on point four kilos'." Chrissie said she queued up to be weighed on scales in front of people weekly where a staff member would record her weight. The 51-year-old said the public experience came with pressure to lose weight while navigating the difficult teenage years. It comes after Chrissie showed off her remarkable weight loss transformation by sharing throwback photos of herself on Instagram last week. The Nova star could be seen with a much fuller face in 2005, two years after she placed runner-up on Network 10's reality TV series Big Brother. "I WAS A BABY!" she captioned the snaps shared with her 296,000 followers. "A cute little juicy baby with layers and foils. Happy to see the love of the giant hoop earrings started early." Chrissie also shared more photos with her "bestie" Rebecca Thompson and fellow Big Brother cast members, reflecting on how far she's come. The Masked Singer judge has radically transformed over the past few years, reportedly losing 90 kilograms. The star credits her slimmed-down physique to a new diet, daily walks, and sobriety. She spoke to the Herald Sun ahead of her milestone 50th birthday in 2023 and said she had "never been happier or more centred." "It is actually great, and I don't think you can feel that way until you have done the years. I wouldn't be 20 for quids."
Daily Mail
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Chrissie Swan reveals the 'hell' of being publicly weighed as a child and the devastating effect it had on her self-image
Chrissie Swan has opened up about her childhood, revealing a devastating truth behind her weight struggles as a kid. The media personality, 51, appeared on Nova 96.9's Fitzy & Wippa with Kate Ritchie, where the hosts discussed Turkey's new introduction of randomised public weigh-ins in order to decrease obesity. The policy will allow health officers to stop locals at random and weigh them in public places such as trains, busses and events. Chrissie was horrified by the latest legislation and dubbed it 'fresh hell' before revealing her own trauma. 'This is coming from someone whose first public weighing was at 10 years old at a Weight Watchers meeting,' she candidly shared. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. 'I had to get up in front of Joy and Pam, who had little badges, and say, "Oh yeah, I've put on point four kilos."' Chrissie was weighed in front of people every week as part of the program and would queue up to get weighed on scales, where her weight would be recorded by a member of staff. The public experience, Chrissie says, added to the pressure she felt trying to lose weight while also navigating her teenage years. Chrissie recently revealed just how far she's come on her weight loss journey with some remarkable throwback photos. The TV host took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a series of images that were taken 20 years ago, back in 2005. The photos showed Chrissie, then 31-years-old, just two years after her runner-up turn on season three of Big Brother. One image showed a much fuller-faced Chrissie, smiling as she posed in the passenger seat of a car. The other, taken around the same time, showed Chrissie posing with 'bestie' Rebecca Thompson. The throwback photos serve to highlight Chrissie's remarkable weight loss journey, with the radio host losing a reported 90 kilograms in the past three years 'I was a baby,' the Nova radio star captioned the first image. 'A cute little juicy baby with layers and foils. Happy to see the love of the giant hoop earrings started early,' she added. The throwback photos serve to highlight Chrissie's remarkable weight loss journey, with the radio host losing a reported 90 kilograms in the past three years. She has drastically transformed her physique, citing a new diet, daily walks and sobriety as the secret behind her slimdown. After dropping a reported 90kg since the start of lockdowns, she briefly touched on her weight loss in an interview with The Australian Women's Weekly in 2022. She said the 'enormous' lifestyle changes she'd made over the previous 12 months had improved her life in so many ways. 'I'm not going to talk about the size of my a***,' she said. 'I'm not going to tell you what I eat in a day. Because I've read those stories and they make me feel bad about myself.' However, she did confirm Melbourne's lengthy Covid lockdown was the catalyst for her health and fitness kick. 'We couldn't go out to dinner, we couldn't go to a friend's house, they couldn't come to us, we couldn't go outside five kilometres,' she said. 'All we could do was walk, and so that's what I did.'
Daily Mail
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Chrissie Swan reveals vile incident with cameraman while she was getting changed on TV show: 'I just froze'
Chrissie Swan has opened up about a vile experience she had on set when she was a contestant on a TV show in the past. The Nova FM star, 51, appeared on the Fitzy & Wippa with Kate Ritchie show on Thursday and told the hosts that a camera operator took some intimate shots of her without her consent. 'One of those men was sending photographs of my boobs to a friend who liked large ladies,' Chrissie began. She added she could hear the crewman spying on her during a private moment. 'I heard a low voice through the wall going, "I know you like big women". I was getting changed in the bathroom,' she said. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. 'I was getting my gear off by myself and I heard it. I just froze because he was obviously taking stills of my giant teats... yuck!' The Melbourne-born presenter added she raised the issue with production staff and it was 'sorted out', which she said was 'great'. Daily Mail Australia has reached out to the network in question for comment. It comes after Chrissie spilled the beans on a secret she has been hiding for four years. Last week, she made her shock confession to colleagues Ryan 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald and Michael 'Wippa' Wipfli on their Nova show. The former Big Brother star revealed she has been dealing with the effects of a midlife crisis. 'Here's the thing, midlife crisis, right? I recommend them to everybody,' Chrissie began. 'Something has happened and I want to know, from your standpoint, if this is a new evolution of my midlife crisis or if I'm just... being the person I wanted to be as a teenager?' Admitting she was 'four years deep' into her midlife crisis, Chrissie added it was something she welcomed. 'I think it's like your whole world opens up into a glittering opportunity,' she said. 'That's why I don't really like the word crisis because that implies there's a problem. It should be renamed "midlife awakening".' Wippa then suggested that Chrissie may have misdiagnosed her 'condition'. 'I'm not a doctor but I would suggest you've been completely nuts since the day you were born,' he joked. It was an assessment with which Chrissie agreed, adding she was keen to embrace her 'nuttiness'. 'I can't hide. I'm exhausted from hiding the fact that I'd be nuts. I've just gotta be nuts and make no apologies for it,' she said.
Daily Mail
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Chrissie Swan reveals wild transformation after dropping almost half her size in never-before-seen photos
Chrissie Swan has revealed just how far she's come on her weight loss journey with some remarkable throwback photos. The media personality, 51, took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a series of images that were taken 20 years ago, back in 2005. The photos showed Chrissie, then 31 years old, just two years after her runner-up turn on season three of Big Brother. One image showed a much fuller-faced Chrissie, smiling as she posed in the passenger seat of a car. The other, taken around the same time, showed Chrissie posing with 'bestie' Rebecca Thompson. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. 'I was a baby,' the Nova radio star captioned the first image. 'A cute little juicy baby with layers and foils. Happy to see the love of the giant hoop earrings started early,' she added. The throwback photos serve to highlight Chrissie's remarkable weight loss journey, with the radio host losing a reported 90 kilograms in the past three years. She has drastically transformed her physique, citing a new diet, daily walks and sobriety as the secret behind her slimdown. After dropping a reported 90kg since the start of lockdowns, she briefly touched on her weight loss in an interview with The Australian Women's Weekly in 2022. She said the 'enormous' lifestyle changes she'd made over the previous 12 months had improved her life in so many ways. 'I'm not going to talk about the size of my a***,' she said. 'I'm not going to tell you what I eat in a day. Because I've read those stories and they make me feel bad about myself.' However, she did confirm Melbourne's lengthy Covid lockdown was the catalyst for her health and fitness kick. 'We couldn't go out to dinner, we couldn't go to a friend's house, they couldn't come to us, we couldn't go outside five kilometres,' she said. 'All we could do was walk, and so that's what I did.' In another interview with The Herald Sun, Chrissie said she felt amazing and had never been happier as she approached 50. 'I have never been happier or more centred. It is actually great and I don't think you can feel that way until you have done the years. I wouldn't be 20 for quids,' she said. Chrissie's post comes after she recently revealed she was feeling the effects of a mid-life crisis. 'Here's the thing, midlife crisis, right? I recommend them to everybody,' Chrissie told Nova colleagues Ryan 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald and Michael 'Wippa' Wipfli last week. 'Something has happened and I want to know, from your standpoint, if this is a new evolution of my midlife crisis or if I'm just... being the person that I wanted to be as a teenager?' The throwback photos serve to highlight Chrissie's remarkable wight loss journey, with the radio host losing a reported 90 kilograms in the past three years Admitting she was 'four years deep' into her midlife crisis, Chrissie added it was something she welcomed. 'I think it's like your whole world opens up into a glittering opportunity,' she said. 'That's why I don't really like the word crisis because that implies there's a problem. It should be renamed "midlife awakening".' Wippa then suggested that Chrissie may have misdiagnosed her 'condition'. 'I'm not a doctor but I would suggest you've been completely nuts since the day you were born,' he joked. It was an assessment with which Chrissie agreed, adding she was keen to embrace her 'nuttiness'. 'I can't hide. I'm exhausted from hiding the fact that I'd be nuts. I've just gotta be nuts and make no apologies for it,' she said.
Daily Mail
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Chrissie Swan's shock confession as she admits to four-year secret: 'I'm tired of hiding'
Chrissie Swan has spilled the beans on a secret she has been hiding for four years. The Nova star joined colleagues Ryan 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald, Michael 'Wippa' Wipfli, on their Fitzy & Wippa with Kate Ritchie show on Thursday to make her shock confession. The former Big Brother star, 51, revealed she has been dealing with the effects of a midlife crisis. 'Here's the thing, midlife crisis, right? I recommend them to everybody,' Chrissie began. 'Something has happened and I want to know, from your standpoint, if this is a new evolution of my midlife crisis or if I'm just... being the person that I wanted to be as a teenager?' Admitting she was 'four years deep' into her midlife crisis, Chrissie added it was something she welcomed. 'I think it's like your whole world opens up into a glittering opportunity,' she said. 'That's why I don't really like the word crisis because that implies there's a problem. It should be renamed "midlife awakening".' Wippa then suggested that Chrissie may have misdiagnosed her 'condition'. 'I'm not a doctor but I would suggest you've been completely nuts since the day you were born,' he joked. It was an assessment with which Chrissie agreed, adding she was keen to embrace her 'nuttiness'. 'I can't hide. I'm exhausted from hiding the fact that I'd be nuts. I've just gotta be nuts and make no apologies for it,' she said. Chrissie then admitted her midlife crisis had manifested in her buying things that she missed out on during her youth. She asked Fitzy and Wippa to rattle off the items of clothing she was wearing, which included a Benetton jumper, a Swatch watch and a pair of Reebok sneakers. 'I am wearing classic '80s things. These were huge in 1988,' she said. 'Is this just the next phase of my midlife crisis or am I doing all this stuff that I couldn't do in 1988 because I was only working two mornings a week at Baker's Delight?' 'Maybe you're just angry you missed that period, so now you're trying to bring back 1988?' Wippa surmised. Chrissie's admission comes after she shared a remarkable sobriety milestone in February, admitting her decision to put down the bottle was the best she's ever made. She posted a short video that featured what appeared to be a clip art image of a sobriety chip featuring the phrase '4 years sober time'. Captioning the celebratory post, Chrissy admitted that she does not miss indulging in alcohol. 'Four years no booze today,' Chrissy wrote. 'One thing I have learned is this: there is not a single thing that alcohol makes better. 'It is still the best decision I have ever made (and followed through) for myself.' The Nova radio star revealed in 2021 that she quit drinking alcohol following Melbourne's harsh 112-day lockdown in 2020. Chrissie has also lost a reported 90kg in three years and has .
