Abbie Chatfield angers Italian men after calling out ‘sexist’ menus

Outspoken influencer Abbie Chatfield has called out a “sexist” tradition in Italy and “upset men around the world” – now she’s copping it.

Abbie Chatfield has copped criticism from an avalanche of angry Italian men after calling out a “sexist” issue with restaurant menus in the country.

The reality star turned radio host and podcaster is currently enjoying a getaway in Italy after travelling to Scotland for a friend’s wedding with her boyfriend Konrad Bien-Stephens.

But during a fancy dinner at a Venice restaurant over the weekend, the 26-year-old noticed something unusual about the menu she was given.

The menu featured a list of meals without any pricing, while the one Konrad was handed included all of the food’s prices.

“Only men get a menu with prices? PATRIARCHY,” she captioned a clip shared on Sunday calling out the “sexist” act.

But despite admitting she’s “unknown” in the foreign country, her video caught the attention of local media, causing a barrage of Italian men to lash Abbie with angry messages.

Abbie Chatfield claims she has angered Italian men after calling out the country’s ‘sexist’ restaurant menus in this video. Picture: Instagram/AbbieChatfield

Many men argued it was “tradition” and that she needed to “respect” their way of life – but Abbie wasn’t having a bar of it.

“I have made the Italian news because I spoke about getting a menu without prices and now I have lots of angry Italian men in my DMs saying I need to ‘get some class’ because I dared say I should know how much I’m paying,” she explained in a recent Instagram Story.

The star then joked that she was “upsetting men all over the world” before teasing her “rant” had resulted in her and Konrad being “kicked out of Italy”.

A series of recent posts pokes fun at the angry men, stating: ‘Upsetting men all over the world’. Picture: Instagram/AbbieChatfield

However she remained firm on her stance that the ‘ladies menus’ were a product of the patriarchy. Picture: Instagram/AbbieChatfield

But while she claimed men were branding her “ignorant and selfish” for calling out the practice – women were on her side.

“The Italians are continuing to come after me and I am being tagged in stories saying ‘go home’,” she explained.

“Umm, sorry I wanted to know what prices I was paying for the meals.

“A lot of sexist men are in my DMs saying it isn’t about gender but calling it a ‘ladies menu’. So it is a sexist notion. Sorry, the notion is sexist — get a grip.”

Abbie then explained that the idea comes from the fact women can’t support themselves, adding she didn’t realise the issue existed until now.

She’s currently in Italy with boyfriend Konrad Bien-Stephens. Picture: Instagram/AbbieChatfield

The pair are enjoying a luxury stay in Venice after their room was upgraded to a $15,000 suite. Picture: Instagram/AbbieChatfield

Earlier in her trip, the host of HIT Network’s Hot Nights with Abbie copped criticism for her “tone deaf” post over claims she failed to recognise her “privileged” behaviour.

Fans were rubbed up the wrong way when Abbie revealed she ditched the business class lounge at the airport — where food and drinks are free — in favour of a mainstream airport bar.

She said the “vibes” were better there.

Again followers were left with a bad taste in their mouth when she appeared unimpressed by the expensive menu at her Venice hotel’s restaurant – after they had upgraded her room to a $15,000 per night suite.

“Lesson learnt from this trip: Rich people and ‘rich’ experiences are boring. Just FYI. Get me to a gelato shop stat,” Abbie wrote in a selfie taken at the same restaurant that had the “sexist” menus.

Some followers took to Twitter claiming that the radio host was trying too hard to appear “relatable” — and it wasn’t working.

“Please just appreciate these things because there are so many of us who will never get the chance,” one user wrote.

“I like Abbie but this isn’t cool. Stop complaining about your super expensive trip! Just own it! This is not a ‘haha I’m so relatable’ thing,” another added.

Others agreed the It’s A Lot podcast host should just “own her wealth”.

“I have no issue with flexing your wealth but if you’re gonna do it, own it, don’t then complain about your super expensive luxury travel not being as vibey as the way poor people travel? Especially when MOST people haven’t travelled in years and won’t for another few years.”

Originally published as Abbie Chatfield angers Italian men after calling out ‘sexist’ menus