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Abbie Chatfield broke down in tears on her It’s A Lot podcast this week as she detailed a very creepy interaction with a fan. 

Abbie, 30, said she was considering leaving Sydney after what she described as an increasing rate of uncomfortable run-ins with fans.

‘I feel this disgusting invasion of privacy and invasion of my space and I feel this really gross inequality in the level of parasocial relationship when people are fans of mine and they come up to me and they don’t tell me they know who I am,’ she explained.

She was quick to point out that ’95 per cent’ of interactions she has with fans, where people excitedly ask for a photo, are ‘fine’.    

‘What I would love is for the other 5 percent is, first of all, don’t omit that you know me in an attempt to seem like you are cool about meeting me,’ she said. 

‘What you are doing there is you’re lying about the level at which you know me and that’s creepy as f***.’

Abbie Chatfield broke down in tears on her It’s A Lot podcast this week as she detailed a very creepy interaction with a fan 

Abbie went on to explain that she and her boyfriend Adam Hyde were at an industry event on Friday night when a fan ‘insinuated herself’ into the couple’s night 

Abbie went on to explain that she and her boyfriend Adam Hyde were at an industry event on Friday night when a fan ‘insinuated herself’ into the couple’s night.

She added that, with awkward encounters with fans becoming more frequent, nights out are becoming increasingly rare.

‘Adam and I were at an event which was supposed to be an industry event. I already have a really hard time geeing myself up to go anywhere,’ she said.

‘In the past few years, it’s become too draining, too exhausting and too stressful because I’m constantly in fear that someone’s going to do something like this and ruin my entire f***ing night.’

She continued: ‘Adam and I were at this event. We were literally kissing and she pokes her head around and is like: “God, I’d love a relationship like that. [I] love this relationship, you guys are so cute”.’ 

Abbie added that she would’ve been fine if it was a one-off comment from a fan or a ‘stranger having a chat at the bar.’

However, the interaction was far from over. 

‘She then latched onto us all night, she came and sat with my friends, she came outside to the smokers’ areas, she followed us around all night,’ Abbie said.

She added that, with awkward encounters with fans becoming more frequent, nights out are becoming increasingly rare 

‘Adam and I were at this event. We were literally kissing and she pokes her head around and is like: “God, I’d love a relationship like that. [I] love this relationship, you guys are so cute”,’ she recalled 

‘She then told me what content I should do and, after being with us for an hour and a half, finally admitted she knows who I am.’

Abbie added that the overzealous fan also latched herself onto her group of friends, taking the middle seat in a private booth they were sharing.

She  said that such interactions were ‘not uncommon’, detailing similar incidents where fans had sat next to her at the beach or pulled up chairs at tables Abbie and Adam were sharing in restaurants. 

‘That happens maybe like one out of five times when I go out. It’s not uncommon,’ she said.

While quick to point out that she does not want to discourage fans from surface-level interactions such as asking for photos, there needs to be clear boundaries.  

‘I just have a huge issue with people coming up and putting me in a position where I either have to be a complete c***, or I have to have my night absorbed by a stranger.’

Abbie then broke down in tears, admitting that such incidents had taken a toll on her mental health.   

‘It feels really stupid to cry about. It’s like now I can’t go out and have normal socialisation with my friends,’ she said.

Abbie said such incidents had taken a toll on her mental health

‘There are these really intense interactions that happen every so often – more regularly than you would think – and it just ruins it for me and now I’m paranoid for the next month.

‘This is why I don’t leave the house.’ 

Sharing a clip of the episode to Instagram, Abbie said that she is considering leaving Sydney. 

‘I was asked a question about whether I’m moving out of Sydney. The short answer is I’m looking at it,’ she wrote. 

‘The long answer is that fan interactions like the one I described today are draining me, creating a paranoid fear of leaving the house. 

‘I have to psych myself up to go to a bar or a party or even dinner because of the consistent crossing of boundaries. I have become somewhat of a recluse in recent years, out of fear of interactions like this.’