Kirsten Drysdale

Kirsten Drysdale (born 1984) is an Australian television presenter and journalist. She is a writer and presenter on ABC consumer affairs comedy programme, The Checkout. She was a researcher and presenter for Hungry Beast and a researcher for The Hamster Wheel, The Hamster Decides and The Gruen Transfer. She has also occasionally appeared on Radio National, where she hosted Talking Shop, a weekly show about marketing and consumer behaviour.
Before beginning her career on ABC, Drysdale worked for a production company in Brisbane that produced documentaries and multimedia for museums and exhibitions. During this time, she was also pursuing a sporting career, playing hockey for the Queensland Scorchers. After suffering an injury, she successfully applied for a position in ABC television comedy and current affairs programme, Project NEXT, which was later renamed Hungry Beast.
Drysdale was born and raised in Mackay, Queensland. She is not related to Denise Drysdale.