Bridget Hustwaite

{{Short description|Australian radio presenter, television presenter, journalist, author and health activist}}

{{Infobox person

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| birth_place = Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

| nationality = Australian

| education = {{hlist|Ballarat High School|Swinburne University}}

| occupation = {{hlist|Radio presenter|journalist|author|health activist}}

| years_active = 2012–present

| known_for = {{hlist|Hosting of Good Nights on Triple J|endometriosis advocacy}}

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Bridget Hustwaite (born 10 April 1991) is an Australian radio presenter, television presenter, journalist, author, and health activist.

Her debut book, How to Endo, which chronicles her experiences with endometriosis, was released on 2 March 2021.

Early life and education

Bridget Hustwaite was born in

Ballarat, Victoria, on 10 April 1991.{{cite instagram |user=bridgethustwaite |postid=CSX3X5ZB611 |title=Bridget Hustwaite on Instagram: "👋🏼 👸🏻 hello this is your Pfizer Princess here on the main to endorse getting vaccinated 💉 Why? 1. because by supporting public health..." |date=10 August 2021 |access-date=23 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923054835/https://www.instagram.com/p/CSX3X5ZB611/ |archive-date=23 September 2021 |url-status=live}} Note: To verify the information, viewing the contents of the first image may be required.{{cite web |url=https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/5108728/the-ballarat-music-guru-making-huge-waves-at-triple-j/ |title=Bridget Hustwaite, Triple J: Ballarat product takes evening slot |work=The Courier |quote="The former Ballarat High School student, now 26, will take on the coveted Good Nights evening program on radio station Triple J." |date=8 December 2017 |access-date=13 October 2020 |author=Venosta, Jeremy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214235507/https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/5108728/the-ballarat-music-guru-making-huge-waves-at-triple-j/ |archive-date=14 December 2017 |url-status=live}} Hustwaite grew up in Ballarat and in nearby Learmonth. She graduated from Ballarat High School in 2008, and then studied visual merchandising at the Swinburne University of Technology.{{cite web |url=http://www.theswinstandard.net/2017/10/04/bridget-hustwaite-presenter-triple-j/ |title=Bridget Hustwaite, presenter at Triple J |work=The Standard |date=4 October 2017 |access-date=13 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526185818/http://www.theswinstandard.net/2017/10/04/bridget-hustwaite-presenter-triple-j/ |archive-date=26 May 2018 |url-status=live}}

Personal life

Hustwaite resides in Perth,

Western Australia.{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/everyday/how-to-deal-with-noise-while-working-from-home/12602264 |title=How to deal with noise while working from home |work=ABC News |date=30 August 2020 |access-date=26 February 2021 |author=Wright, Patrick |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112201903/https://www.abc.net.au/everyday/how-to-deal-with-noise-while-working-from-home/12602264/ |archive-date=12 January 2021 |url-status=live}} From 2016 to April 2021, Hustwaite was in a relationship with Matt Jennings.{{cite web |url=https://blog.sportsgirl.com.au/2019/03/14/meet-that-girl-bridget-hustwaite-on-living-with-endometriosis/ |title=Meet that girl: Bridget Hustwaite |publisher=Sportsgirl |date=14 March 2019 |access-date=13 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200401081852/https://blog.sportsgirl.com.au/2019/03/14/meet-that-girl-bridget-hustwaite-on-living-with-endometriosis/ |archive-date=1 April 2020 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/s2e3-when-sex-hurts/id1531605010?i=1000517326532/ |title=Jeans and a Nice Top: S2E3: When Sex Hurts on Apple Podcasts |publisher=Apple Podcasts |date=16 April 2021 |access-date=25 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425234502/https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/s2e3-when-sex-hurts/id1531605010?i=1000517326532%2F |archive-date=25 April 2021 |url-status=live}} She now dates professional Australian rules footballer Oscar McDonald.{{cite news |last1=Hustwaite |first1=Bridget |title=When Bridget Hustwaite met her boyfriend, people kept asking her one specific question |url=https://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/when-bridget-hustwaite-met-her-boyfriend-people-kept-asking-her-one-specific-question-20230904-p5e1sd.html |access-date=25 September 2023 |work=The Age |date=15 September 2023 |language=en}}

=Health issues=

Hustwaite was diagnosed with stage four endometriosis on 16 August 2018,{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/bridget-hustwaite-relieved-to-be-diagnosed-with-endometriosis/10144594/ |title=Endometriosis: "I can't tell you how relieved I am to be diagnosed" |publisher=Hack on Triple J |date=20 August 2018 |access-date=13 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823155450/https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/bridget-hustwaite-relieved-to-be-diagnosed-with-endometriosis/10144594/ |archive-date=23 August 2018 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/pain-of-endometriosis-sucks-but-so-does-just-getting-a-diagnosis/10119888/ |title=Endometriosis: The pain sucks, but so does just getting a diagnosis |publisher=Hack on Triple J |date=14 August 2018 |access-date=13 October 2020 |author=Hustwaite, Bridget |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818073027/https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/pain-of-endometriosis-sucks-but-so-does-just-getting-a-diagnosis/10119888/ |archive-date=18 August 2018 |url-status=live}} following six years of suffering intense abdominal pain, nausea, and fatigue during her adolescent menstrual years.{{cite web |url=https://hudson.org.au/latest-news/endometriosis-answer-for-bridget/ |title=Endometriosis provides answers for Bridget Hustwaite |publisher=Hudson Institute of Medical Research |date=2 July 2020 |access-date=13 October 2020 |author=Gargett, Caroline |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702131741/https://hudson.org.au/latest-news/endometriosis-answer-for-bridget/ |archive-date=2 July 2020 |url-status=live}} Speaking shortly after the diagnosis, Hustwaite stated:

"We need faster diagnosis, better treatments and more education and awareness about endometriosis. The fact [that] this research is being funded is a step in the right direction."

Hustwaite has used heat bags during her shifts on radio in order to minimise pain caused by the condition.{{cite web |url=https://theindustryobserver.thebrag.com/12-badass-women-in-the-music-industry/ |title=12 badass tweets from 12 badass women in the music industry |work=The Industry Observer |date=7 March 2020 |access-date=21 October 2020 |author=Reid, Poppy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023041708/https://theindustryobserver.thebrag.com/12-badass-women-in-the-music-industry/ |archive-date=23 October 2020 |url-status=live}}

Career

In 2012, Hustwaite was the runner-up in Channel V Australia's Presenter Search. She then began volunteering for music journalism website The AU Review as a concert reviewer, and at SYN Media in Melbourne. With SYN, a youth-run media organisation, Hustwaite presented the live music show 1700, which aired on television through C31 Melbourne. She went on to present radio shows The Hoist and Spotlight on SYN 90.7.{{cite web |url=http://www.musiclove.com.au/blog/2017/2/9/meet-triple-j-presenter-bridget-hustwaite-you-will-love-her/ |title=Meet triple j presenter Bridget Hustwaite. You will love her |work=Music Love |date=9 February 2017 |access-date=26 February 2021 |author=Kerr, Julie |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200123163435/http://www.musiclove.com.au/blog/2017/2/9/meet-triple-j-presenter-bridget-hustwaite-you-will-love-her |archive-date=23 January 2020 |url-status=dead}}

In late 2015, Hustwaite was offered the role of presenter on Triple J's mid-dawn program. She took over from Linda Marigliano as the host of Triple J's weeknight evening show Good Nights in 2018. On 9 May 2019, Hustwaite created an endometriosis-themed Instagram account, titled "Endogram", with the goal of raising awareness, sharing information and encouraging conversations about endometriosis.{{cite web |url=https://www.radiotoday.com.au/why-triple-js-bridget-hustwaite-launched-an-endometriosis-instagram/ |title=Why triple j's Bridget Hustwaite launched an endometriosis Instagram |work=Radio Today Australia |date=9 May 2019 |access-date=14 October 2020 |author=Wilson, Zanda |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509073730/https://www.radiotoday.com.au/why-triple-js-bridget-hustwaite-launched-an-endometriosis-instagram/ |archive-date=9 May 2019 |url-status=live}} In early June, memes using puns based on Hustwaite's surname began to circulate on the Facebook group "Sultanaposting". Australian pop culture website Junkee labelled the memes "glorious".{{cite web |url=https://junkee.com/bridget-hustwaite-meme/209780/ |title=Triple J's Bridget Hustwaite is the subject of a wonderfully stupid new meme |work=Junkee |date=14 June 2019 |access-date=21 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190614062406/https://junkee.com/bridget-hustwaite-meme/209780/ |archive-date=14 June 2019 |url-status=live}} Following her endometriosis diagnosis, Hustwaite became an ambassador for Endometriosis Australia on 15 August.{{cite web |url=https://www.endometriosisaustralia.org/2019/08/15/welcome-to-our-newest-ambassador-bridget-hustwaite/ |title=Welcome to our newest ambassador, Bridget Hustwaite |publisher=Endometriosis Australia |date=15 August 2019 |access-date=14 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018162539/https://www.endometriosisaustralia.org/2019/08/15/welcome-to-our-newest-ambassador-bridget-hustwaite/ |archive-date=18 October 2020 |url-status=live}} During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia in March 2020, she launched "Bridget Hustwaite's Saturday Night Stay In" on Instagram, a series of videos in which she interviewed Australian musicians and hosted a live acoustic performance from them.{{cite web |url=http://pilerats.com/news/live-stream-music-support-this-week/ |title=Isol-Aid 2.0, Bridget Hustwaite's Stay In and more ways to support music this week |work=Pilerats |date=26 March 2020 |access-date=17 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326132152/http://pilerats.com/news/live-stream-music-support-this-week/|archive-date=26 March 2020 |url-status=live}} On 2 March 2021, Hustwaite released her debut book, How to Endo, which chronicles her experiences with her endometriosis diagnosis. On 11 May 2022, she was announced as a jury member for Australia's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.{{cite web |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/aboutus/sbs-announces-australia-s-2022-eurovision-spokesperson-and-jury-members/ |title=SBS announces Australia's 2022 Eurovision Spokesperson and Jury members |work=SBS News |date=11 May 2022 |access-date=16 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220514060922/https://www.sbs.com.au/aboutus/sbs-announces-australia-s-2022-eurovision-spokesperson-and-jury-members/ |archive-date=14 May 2022 |url-status=live}}

Professional work

=Filmography=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+List of television appearances, with year released and role shown ! scope="col"\| Year ! scope="col"\| Title ! scope="col"\| Role ! scope="col"\| Notes ! scope="col"\| {{Abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
scope="row"\| 2020 \| The Sound \| Herself \| Co-host role; seven episodes \| {{cite web \|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/abcs-the-sound-announces-return-for-season-2-2786335/ \|title=ABC's The Sound announces return for season 2 \|work=NME Australia \|date=15 October 2020 \|access-date=18 October 2020 \|author=Martin, Josh \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027155041/https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/abcs-the-sound-announces-return-for-season-2-2786335/ \|archive-date=27 October 2020 \|url-status=live}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+List of television appearances, with year released and role shown

! scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Title

! scope="col"| Role

! scope="col"| Notes

! scope="col"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row"| 2020

| The Sound

| Herself

| Co-host role; seven episodes

| {{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/abcs-the-sound-announces-return-for-season-2-2786335/ |title=ABC's The Sound announces return for season 2 |work=NME Australia |date=15 October 2020 |access-date=18 October 2020 |author=Martin, Josh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027155041/https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/abcs-the-sound-announces-return-for-season-2-2786335/ |archive-date=27 October 2020 |url-status=live}}

=Podcasts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+List of podcasts, with year released and role shown ! scope="col"\| Year ! scope="col"\| Title ! scope="col"\| Role ! scope="col"\| Notes ! scope="col"\| {{Abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
scope="row"\| 2018 \| Hack \| rowspan="4"\| Herself \| Guest appearance; one episode \| {{cite web \|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/hack/10120866/ \|title=Malcolm Turnbull's leadership crisis, and Bridget's endometriosis diagnosis \|publisher=Hack on Triple J \|date=20 August 2018 \|access-date=6 May 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823163406/https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/hack/10120866/ \|archive-date=23 August 2018 \|url-status=live}}
scope="row"\| 2021 \| Jeans and a Nice Top \| Guest appearance; one episode \| {{cite web \|url=https://shows.acast.com/jeans-and-a-nice-top/episodes/s2e3-when-sex-hurts/ \|title=S2E3: When Sex Hurts – Jeans and a Nice Top on Acast \|publisher=Acast \|date=16 April 2021 \|access-date=25 April 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425234221/https://shows.acast.com/jeans-and-a-nice-top/episodes/s2e3-when-sex-hurts/ \|archive-date=25 April 2021 \|url-status=live}}
scope="row"\| 2021 \| The Hook-Up \| Guest appearance; one episode \| {{cite web \|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/the-hook-up/kissing-endometriosis-consent/13267600/ \|title=The Hook Up: kissing + endometriosis \|work=The Hook-Up on Triple J \|date=28 March 2021 \|access-date=26 April 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426002905/https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/the-hook-up/kissing-endometriosis-consent/13267600/ \|archive-date=26 April 2021 \|url-status=live}}
scope="row"\| 2021 \| Life Uncut \| Guest appearance; one episode \| {{cite web \|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/living-endo-talking-endometriosis-bridget-hustwaite/id1472126503?i=1000521180619 \|title=Living with Endo. Talking endometriosis with Bridget Hustwaite \|publisher=Apple Podcasts \|date=10 May 2021 \|access-date=13 May 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513011312/https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/living-endo-talking-endometriosis-bridget-hustwaite/id1472126503?i=1000521180619 \|archive-date=13 May 2021 \|url-status=live}}

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|+List of podcasts, with year released and role shown

! scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Title

! scope="col"| Role

! scope="col"| Notes

! scope="col"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row"| 2018

| Hack

| rowspan="4"| Herself

| Guest appearance; one episode

| {{cite web

|url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/hack/10120866/ |title=Malcolm Turnbull's leadership crisis, and Bridget's endometriosis diagnosis |publisher=Hack on Triple J |date=20 August 2018 |access-date=6 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823163406/https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/hack/10120866/ |archive-date=23 August 2018 |url-status=live}}

scope="row"| 2021

| Jeans and a Nice Top

| Guest appearance; one episode

| {{cite web

|url=https://shows.acast.com/jeans-and-a-nice-top/episodes/s2e3-when-sex-hurts/ |title=S2E3: When Sex Hurts – Jeans and a Nice Top on Acast |publisher=Acast |date=16 April 2021 |access-date=25 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425234221/https://shows.acast.com/jeans-and-a-nice-top/episodes/s2e3-when-sex-hurts/ |archive-date=25 April 2021 |url-status=live}}

scope="row"| 2021

| The Hook-Up

| Guest appearance; one episode

| {{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/the-hook-up/kissing-endometriosis-consent/13267600/ |title=The Hook Up: kissing + endometriosis |work=The Hook-Up on Triple J |date=28 March 2021 |access-date=26 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426002905/https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/the-hook-up/kissing-endometriosis-consent/13267600/ |archive-date=26 April 2021 |url-status=live}}

scope="row"| 2021

| Life Uncut

| Guest appearance; one episode

| {{cite web |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/living-endo-talking-endometriosis-bridget-hustwaite/id1472126503?i=1000521180619 |title=Living with Endo. Talking endometriosis with Bridget Hustwaite |publisher=Apple Podcasts |date=10 May 2021 |access-date=13 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513011312/https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/living-endo-talking-endometriosis-bridget-hustwaite/id1472126503?i=1000521180619 |archive-date=13 May 2021 |url-status=live}}

=Published works=

{{cite book |title=How to Endo |author=Hustwaite, Bridget |publisher=Allen & Unwin |date=2 March 2021 |isbn=978-1-76-087908-2}}{{cite web |url=https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/how-to-endo-by-bridget-hustwaite-9781760879082 |title=How to Endo by Bridget Hustwaite |publisher=Dymocks |date=2 March 2021 |access-date=9 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309054518/https://www.dymocks.com.au/book/how-to-endo-by-bridget-hustwaite-9781760879082 |archive-date=9 March 2021 |url-status=live}}