Bianca Dye

Bianca Dye (born 24 August 1973) is an Australian radio presenter.

Throughout her career, Dye has presented programs in the competitive Sydney and Brisbane metropolitan radio markets as well as in the provincial radio markets of the Central Coast, Gold Coast and the Illawarra.

Early life Dye was born in Melbourne in 1973, the daughter of notable Australian performer Issi Dye (born Israel Dyzenhaus) and model Anne Dye.

During World War II, Dye's paternal grandmother, Edith Wrobel, was interned at the Auschwitz concentration camp.

Her profile rose when she began hosting a nationally networked evening show for RG Capital, originating from 92.5 Gold FM on the Gold Coast, called The Nitemix Across Australia with Bianca Dye in the late 1990s. Originally a morning announcer at Nova, Dye moved to the station's afternoon drive program with Tim Blackwell in January 2006.

Dye returned to the Gold Coast in mid-2008 for a brief period co-hosting the Hot Tomato breakfast show.

Dye again returned to the Gold Coast in July 2020 where she commenced co-hosting the breakfast program on Sea FM 90.9 with Ben Hannant and Dan Anstey. The show was renamed Bianca, Ben & Lakey in 2022 after Anstey left the program to join Triple M Brisbane's breakfast program and was replaced by Danny Lakey.

Television In the early 2000s, Dye hosted Access All Areas on Arena until she left the role in June 2004.

While hosting the breakfast show on Wollongong's i98 in 2010, Dye co-hosted a regional entertainment show on WIN Television called Daily with Susie and Bianca with Susie Elelman.

Throughout her career, Dye has appeared on numerous national television programs as a commentator, including Today, Nine News Now, Sunrise, The Morning Show, A Current Affair and 20 to 1.

Dye has guest hosted Studio 10 and was as a panelist on Beauty and the Beast. Dye was also an entertainment reporter for Mornings with Kerri-Anne. RG Capital 2005 ACRA Best music presenter (metro) Nova 96.9 2006 ACRA Best music personality (metro) Nova 96.9 2010 ACRA Best Community Service Project (provincial) for i98's Camp Quality Convoy for Kids (with Tia Robins, Marty Haynes & Josh Webster) 2011 ACRA Best Community Service Project (provincial) for The i98 Camp Quality Convoy (with Tia Robins, Marty Haynes & Josh Webster) 2012 ACRA Best Community Service Project (provincial) for The i98 Camp Quality Convoy with Marty & Bianca 2022 ACRA Best Entertainment Presenter (provincial) 90.9 Sea FM 2022 ACRA Best Community Service Project (provincial) for Bianca, Dan & Ben's Flood Watch (with Dan Anstey & Ben Hannant)

In 2017, Dye alleged that, when she was aged in her early 20s, a former boyfriend physically assaulted her after she had broken up with him. Speaking about the issue of domestic violence, Dye told her on-air colleagues and listeners: "I was in a situation where I was terrified and I was crying in the kitchen with a knife in my hand because he punched me twice, he threw my Jack Russell up against the wall... he cracked a rib and he choked me".

At the age of 29, Dye was diagnosed with generalised anxiety disorder.

In 2018, Dye accused the radio industry of being rife with a sexist and sleazy culture and it was common for men to make inappropriate and unwanted advances towards female colleagues.

In 2022, she was in a relationship with former rugby league player Justin Morgan.

Dye has had an ongoing feud with Ajay Rochester. After Rochester appeared on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in 2019, she accused Dye of having leaked stories about her to the media in the past, which Dye denied.

In January 2010, Dye criticised Marie Claire magazine for using model Jennifer Hawkins as an example of a natural role model when they published an untouched photo of Hawkins to raise money for the Butterfly Foundation - a charity which helps people affected by eating disorders and negative body image.

Marie Claire editor Jackie Frank said she was disappointed with Dye's comments, stating: "We're not saying Jennifer is what all women should aspire to. If it's making people feel worse about themselves then that's a self esteem issue. Bianca Dye's comments disappointed me. She did a fabulous thing posing nude in Madison. But it also emphasised my point. You need a major celebrity to make big news and put it on the agenda. Jennifer cut through where Bianca didn't. Instead of criticising Jennifer, she should be saying congratulations."

Speaking about the controversy, Hawkins said she didn't see herself as a "poster girl" for body image and said she didn't think a good intention to promote healthy eating and lifestyle could "snowball" as it did. Hawkins also said she was disappointed that the Butterfly Foundation had been overshadowed in the controversy, stating: "I didn't do this for PR - I did it to raise awareness for the Butterfly Foundation which helps men and women with eating disorders but you wouldn't know that because it has hardly been mentioned - and I had no idea that what was a good intention to promote healthy eating and lifestyle could snowball out of control as it has." Dye decided to pose nude to boost body positivity for similarly-aged women who were disheartened after seeing Paltrow's photo, but said it wasn't to criticise or "fit shame" Paltrow's body.

In 2014, Dye wrote an opinion piece for The Daily Telegraph which prompted some public debate. In the article, Dye responded to comments made by performer Ricki-Lee Coulter during a radio interview, in which she stated she didn't desire to become a mother but also said: "You never know, I might turn 40 and go, ‘come on let's pop one out'."

In her article, Dye said Coulter's comments had "sent shivers down my spine".

In 2018, Dye acknowledged that she "copped it" when receiving criticism for writing the article, but was satisfied that she had still managed to get her message across. She stated: "It was a forum to say if you're like Ricki-Lee and you think you don't want to have a baby, I want you to all know nothing ever goes to plan, and wouldn't it be better if you have some little eggs frozen just in case?"