Nova star Kate Ritchie makes huge dating announcement: 'This is exciting'

By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia 01:03 17 May 2024, updated 01:27 17 May 2024

Kate Ritchie made an exciting announcement on Nova 96.9's Fitzy & Wippa with Kate Ritchie breakfast show on Friday.

The radio host alongside her co-stars Ryan Fitzgerald and Michael 'Wippa' Wipfli revealed they will be hosting a Singles Ball in Sydney.

'It's official, the singles ball is official,' an excited Kate, 45, told listeners.

'If you're lonely in Sydney and looking for a partner, we've got you covered,' Wippa added.

The hosts explained the event will be held at The Gili rooftop at Sydney's Taronga zoo within the next few weeks.

'How exciting,' Kate said.

Fitzy then joked: 'We have got to be careful obviously because if someone has a few too many drinks and wakes up next to a wild beast or something.'

The announcement comes just months after it was reported that Kate had reportedly called time on her relationship with boyfriend Chevy Black.

A radio insider told Daily Mail Australia in November the Nova FM radio host had split with Chevy nine months after they went Instagram official.

The pair, who would often put on on public displays of affection while out and about in Coogee, had not been spotted together for months.

An insider also told New Idea magazine at the time there was a very telling clue their relationship is over.

'It seems like now he doesn't have any reason to keep his life hidden,' the source told the magazine.

'Until recently, Chevy preferred to keep his life under wraps, with his social media set to private. He has now changed to a public Instagram profile,' they added.

Kate also fuelled breakup rumours by sharing a reflective post to Instagram which captured her living her best life with a girlfriend, and no mention of Chevy.