Chrissie Swan has revealed her transformed physique in a captivating new photoshoot while sharing insights into managing her life under the spotlight.
The seasoned radio broadcaster, 52, graces this week’s Stellar magazine cover, dazzling in both a bold pinstripe blazer and a vibrant orange power suit that highlight her remarkable figure.
The Melbourne native exudes poise and flair in these dynamic images, flaunting her impressive new look after shedding more than 90kg over recent years.
Chrissie opened up about navigating the challenges of public life throughout her two-decade career, discussing her ability to maintain composure when her personal life makes headlines.
“I guess I’m a bit of an anomaly because headlines don’t faze me… they never have, whether they’re about me, my body, or public opinions,” she shared with the magazine.
“I tend to keep a low profile because I’m tired of talking about myself, which I do for two hours a day. I’ve always had a strong sense of self and have always been truthful—not intentionally, but simply because I can’t be otherwise.”
Chrissie Swan has showcased her slimmed-down figure in a glamorous new photoshoot in which she opens up about how she handles life in the public eye
She added that she used to be hurt by some of the negative commentary, such as when she received public backlash in 2011 after she was nominated for a Gold Logie for her work on the Channel Ten morning show The Circle.
‘It’s a lot quieter now, but there have been times when “celebrity” meant something. It felt like people would take great pleasure in viciously tearing me down. I always was like, “Why would they do that?”… Do you know what helped?’ she said.
‘I was being eviscerated because I dared be nominated for a Gold Logie back when the public bought TV Week and filled out the form. An extraordinary honour, I couldn’t believe it. And I was eviscerated for that, which I still don’t really understand.’
Chrissie said she decided to respond to the criticisms with her trademark cheeky humour.
‘Everywhere I would look, there would be people debating whether I should have been nominated. It’s like, “Guys, it’s not up to me and it’s not up to you, sorry. It’s out of our hands”,’ she said.
She said that she began to ignore the criticism after seeing another famous person receive backlash, which helped her realise that it came with the territory.
‘I remember reading a really mean article about Hamish Blake and thinking, “Oh God, if someone can be mean about Hamish, they can be mean about anybody. It doesn’t mean anything because Hamish is heaven”,’ she said.
‘So that fixed it for me. I thought, they’re just gonna write what they write. It doesn’t mean it’s true. If you have a preconception of me or you think I’m the sort of person that would do something or whatever you think of me, I’m absolutely fine with it.’
The veteran radio personality stuns on the cover of this week’s Stellar magazine, as she flaunted her incredible figure in both a striking pin-stripe blazer and an eye-popping orange power suit
The Melbourne-born star exuded confidence and style in the striking photos as she showcased her striking new figure, after losing over 90kg in recent years. Pictured in 2010
The Masked Singer judge previously touched on her weight loss in an interview with The Australian Women’s Weekly in 2022, confirming that Melbourne’s lengthy Covid lockdowns were the catalyst for her health and fitness kick.
She said the ‘enormous’ lifestyle changes she’d made during that time had significantly improved her well-being.
‘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, adding: ‘All we could do was walk… so that’s what I did,’ she said.
In another interview with The Herald Sun, Chrissie said she felt amazing and had never been happier.
‘It is actually great and I don’t think you can feel that way until you have done the years,’ she said.
Speaking to The Imperfects podcast, Chrissie raved about how walking had improved her life.
‘I was 45 and I went, “I reckon I’m halfway to dying”,’ she said.
‘Am I happy with this going on? Am I happy with who I am with other people, am I happy with who I am for me? What do I want to change? And then I started to walk, and I get emotional thinking about it because walking has absolutely changed my life.’
