Radio presenter and author Bridget Hustwaite has accused her AFL player ex-boyfriend Oscar McDonald of 'blatant bullying and disrespect' after he appeared to take a swipe at her in a social media post celebrating his 30th birthday.
On Friday, McDonald, a Fremantle Dockers defender, posted a photo of himself with friends captioned '30. Tough age apparently.' The comment was widely interpreted as a dig at Hustwaite, who recently published a book titled 'Figuring Out 30'. His sister Sacha responded with 'Figured it out.'
Hustwaite, who ended the relationship late last year, responded in an Instagram Story on Sunday. She said she had been in hospital for treatment of a ruptured cyst and was sent articles about the posts. 'I was going to ignore it... but I also can't really just sit back and allow, like, blatant bullying and disrespect of me and my work,' she said.
She criticised McDonald's behaviour, saying it reflects poorly on him and his club. 'I don't know why a birthday post had to be turned into just taking swipes at me but, you know, I'm not surprised,' she added.
The couple's relationship began in late 2023, when Hustwaite moved from Melbourne to Perth to be with McDonald after he signed with Fremantle. She later revealed she flew between the cities 60 times. In a recent message, she wrote: 'I couldn't keep abandoning myself, my health and my career.'
