Television Her primary career was in copywriting before appearing on television in 2003 as a contestant on the reality TV series
Big Brother where she was the runner-up. In 2010,
Network 10 announced Swan as host of the new morning show
The Circle alongside
Denise Drysdale,
Yumi Stynes and
Gorgi Coghlan. The same year, she became a spokesperson for
Jenny Craig, appearing in national print and television advertisements. In 2012, she became the host of the second series of Network Ten's
Can of Worms, produced by Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder in association with Watercooler Media. In February 2013, Swan returned as host of the third series. In February 2015, she appeared on the Network Ten show ''
I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!'', finishing in third place. In August 2015, she appeared as a co-host of
The Great Australian Spelling Bee alongside
Grant Denyer. In March 2016, she became co-host of
Long Lost Family on Network 10 alongside comedian Anh Do. In October 2021, she appeared on the
Network 10 show
Celebrity MasterChef Australia, being first to be eliminated. In 2022, she hosted the Australian version on the British comedy panel show,
Would I Lie to You? Australia on
Network 10. Later in 2022, it was announced that Swan will host a second season of the show set to air in 2023. In March 2022,
Carrie Bickmore announced that she will be taking extended leave from
The Project, and it was announced that Swan will fill in and host the show on Monday nights. Swan commenced filling in from Monday 4 April. In June 2022, Network 10 announced on Instagram that Swan would join the panel on
The Masked Singer Australia for its fourth season as a replacement for
Jackie O. She returned for the show's
fifth season in 2023, before it was axed in May 2024. In September 2025, Swan was announced as the host of a reimagined version of iconic Australian lifestyle show
Healthy, Wealthy & Wise on the
Seven Network and 7plus. The revival show airs at 7 pm Saturday's on Seven.
Radio She sought work with breakfast radio in
Queensland in late 2003 where she worked at
91.1 Hot FM with co-host Ronnie Stanton. She presented the
Australian Idol radio show on
Nova stations across Australia with
Mark Holden and
Ian Dickson. She began work at the
Vega 91.5 breakfast show alongside Australian Idol judge Ian Dickson and comedian
Dave O'Neil in 2007. However, in November 2009, it was announced that Swan would not be returning to Vega 91.5, due to a cost-cutting measure. In August 2011, she became co-host of the newly created
3PM Pick-Up on
Mix 101.1. In December 2011, she resigned from
The Circle to spend more time with her children and also concentrate on radio. She announced that she would be hosting the breakfast show on
Mix 101.1 with
Jane Hall and Jamie Row as anchor of the show in 2012. In October 2015, she was announced as a host of
Chrissie, Sam & Browny on
Nova 100 with
Jonathan Brown and
Sam Pang from January 2016. In late 2022, it was announced that
Chrissie, Sam & Browny would be ending at the end of the year, seven years after the show kicked off. Following her departure from breakfast radio at the end of 2022, Swan announced that she would be hosting her own radio show,
The Chrissie Swan Show, on
Nova, commencing in 2023.
Other In March 2012, she was announced as an ambassador for CARE Australia, an organization working with and helping individuals and families in some of the poorest communities in the world. In 2018, she was appointed the 'Queen of Moomba', Melbourne's largest community festival. In April 2024, Swan announced that she would be starting to record her own podcast from her house, titled
The ChrissieCast, which began being produced and released through Nova podcasts in May. Swan hosts the show, with regular appearances from
Jane Hall, Ash Williams,
Dave Thornton and
Christie Whelan Brown. In 2025, Swan published a cookbook that was officially released in October 2025, titled
The Shortcut Queen. ==Awards==