Abbie Chatfield reveals the massive pay difference between hosting FBoy Island and influencing: ‘It’s a lot of money’
Abbie Chatfield has spoken candidly about her huge paycheck while presenting FBoy Island Australia and how it compares to her other jobs.
The 29-year-old Bachelor star explained in a series of TikTok videos that while reality TV show hosting can be lucrative, the money earned from it is “not as much as you would think.”
“It’s a lot of money. Seriously, it’s a lot of f**king money, especially for a chookie from Brisbane who … didn’t have a car to learn to drive when I was in high school,” she said.
In another video, Abbie explains that while her TV and radio jobs can be quite rewarding, it may not be worth the effort, especially when you consider the potential income from social media.
“When you compare the money you get offered to do a TV appearance to the time and energy it takes to make the same amount of money through social media, it’s not really worth it,” she added.
“To host a whole season, which is months and months of work – there’s still pre-production and post-production. And the hectic period before that, the weeks leading up to it [filming]with fittings and talking about casting and dates and having conversations with producers.’
“Then the filming is crazy – really long days, crazy days. And then there are press days that can be from 5am to 7pm non-stop multiple times. Plus launch parties and events.”
The influencer, who has also appeared as a judge on The Masked Singer and I’m A Celebrity, said she was regularly offered roles on TV shows but ultimately turned them down because they took up too much time and energy and she preferred to focus on social media.
Abbie Chatfield (pictured) opens up about her huge paycheck as a presenter on FBoy Island Australia and how it compares to her other jobs.
“The amount they offered me for a year would be equivalent to one message per month for me,” she said.
The next season of FBoy Island Australia is just a few weeks away and the three women looking for love on the controversial dating show have already been revealed.
Office manager Ally Woodfall, recruitment consultant Krystal Thomas and model Nicole Mitrov will face 24 men when season two kicks off in August.
Fed up with the dating scene, the trio signed up for the reality show, in which half of the singles compete as Fboys (players) and the other half go in search of love.
The 29-year-old Bachelor star explained in a series of TikTok videos that while hosting reality TV shows can be lucrative, the amount of money earned is ‘not as much as you would think’
The first season of FBoy Island Australia was Binge’s biggest reality premiere to date.
The series was nominated for Best Reality Program at the 2024 AACTA Awards and was praised by critics and fans for upending traditional reality dating program formats.
Like the first season, the second season of the series will be hosted by former The Bachelor star Abbie Chatfield.
The next season of FBoy Island Australia is just weeks away and the three women looking for love on the controversial dating show have been revealed. Ally Woodfall (pictured left), Krystal Thomas (centre) and Nicole Mitrov (right) will have 24 men courting them
Last year Abbie told The Daily Telegraph The series is a “perfect combination of an easy-to-watch dating show, but also not afraid to poke fun at itself and its contestants.”
“I think this show has really given a voice to a lot of people, especially young women who have been screwed over by Fboys. They felt vindicated when I or the contestants called them out,” she said.
Abbie went on to say that the show is ‘really appealing to Australian audiences because we don’t take ourselves too seriously’.