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Sky News AU
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
Ex-Sunrise host Samantha Armytage shares holiday snaps during United Kingdom trip ahead of Golden Bachelor premiere
Samantha Armytage has popped up in the United Kingdom just weeks after sharing a major update on her 'love life' following her high-profile split from Richard Lavender. The beloved TV host is currently enjoying a getaway in London and posted several photos taken in the English capital on Monday. 'It's good to be back,' Armytage captioned a photo of a street decorated with Union Jack flags. Armytage's jaunt coincides with the city's iconic RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Armytage, 48, posted several snaps while wandering around the floral displays, including a flower installation in the shape of a prancing horse. The ex-Sunrise presenter famously married Lavender - an equestrian businessman - at a private ceremony on his Highlands property on New Year's Eve 2020 but split in late 2024. Armytage announced her separation from Lavender, 61, in December just weeks before their fourth wedding anniversary. 'My love life is pretty quiet, not much to write home about there,' Armytage told The Daily Telegraph's Confidential earlier this month. 'I am living vicariously through my show at the moment.' The split shocked some industry insiders, especially after Armytage herself told Woman's Day that she quit her plum role hosting breakfast television show Sunrise to live at Lavender's 40-hectare estate in New South Wales' Southern Highlands. Following the break up, sources told Daily Mail Australia that a contributing factor to the split was allegedly tension between Lavender's adult children and Armytage. It is understood the TV star has left the countryside and decamped back to Sydney's eastern suburbs amid her split. Armytage is currently back in the media spotlight fronting her latest project, hosting The Golden Bachelor, after defecting to Channel 9. The Golden Bachelor is a new twist on the popular Bachelor dating franchise and will see a group of older Australians competing for the hearts of Barry 'Bear' Myrden, a widower in his 50s from Manly in Sydney's Northern Beaches. Reportedly, Armytage beat out the likes of Sonia Kruger for the hosting gig on the highly-anticipated series.
Sky News AU
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
‘My love life is pretty quiet': Samantha Armytage opens up after her recent break-up from Richard Lavender
Samantha Armytage has offered a rare comment on her new dating life following her shock split from husband Richard Lavender. The ex-Sunrise presenter married the equestrian businessman at a private ceremony on his Highlands property on New Year's Eve 2020 but split from Lavender in late 2024. Armytage, 48, is currently back in the media spotlight fronting her latest project, hosting The Golden Bachelor, after defecting to Channel 9. 'My love life is pretty quiet, not much to write home about there but the show's love life is fantastic,' Armytage told The Daily Telegraph's Confidential on Tuesday. 'I am living vicariously through my show at the moment.' The Golden Bachelor is a new twist on the popular Bachelor dating franchise and will see a group of older Australians competing for the hearts of Barry 'Bear' Myrden, a widower in his 50s from Manly in Sydney's Northern Beaches. Reportedly, Armytage beat out the likes of Sonia Kruger for the hosting gig on the highly-anticipated series. Armytage announced her split from Lavender, 61, in December just weeks before their fourth wedding anniversary. 'Yes, Richard and I have separated. All breakups are hard, but it's somewhat lessened by the fact it's amicable, and we wish the best for each other,' she said in a statement to the same newspaper. 'I appreciate you respecting our privacy. I won't be making any further comment.' The split shocked some industry insiders, especially after Armytage herself told Woman's Day that she quit her plum role hosting Sunrise to live at Lavender's 40-hectare estate in NSW's Southern Highlands. It is understood Armytage has since decamped back to Sydney's eastern suburbs. Armytage sat on the couch of Seven's flagship Sunrise program alongside David Koch from 2013 until 2021. The combination of Armytage and Koch saw Sunrise consistently take the lead in the morning TV wars with its rival Today on Channel 9.
