SUNRISE STUMPED AT SAM’S NEW GIG!
Fans were left delighted when Seven announced that Samantha Armytage would be appearing on Farmer Wants A Wife next year, but surprisingly it was her former team at Sunrise who reacted to the news a little more... quietly.
“There was a very awkward silence on the Sunrise set the morning after the announcement,” a well-placed insider tells Woman’s Day. “Not even Kochie or Nat Barr commented after Edwina [Bartholomew] buried the announcement that Sam was returning in her news segment. It was very telling.
“There was a lot of talk and whispering in the corridors. It will go down as one of the most baffling decisions the network has made in a very long time.
“It is going to be incredibly uncomfortable if Seven brings her into the Sunrise studio to promote the series.”
Sam, 45, will feature on the much-loved reality show, which partners up farmers with potential soulmates, as a mentor in a segment called “Sam’s Choice”.
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