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Popular journalist and presenter Samantha Armytage has announced she is leaving Channel Seven. Armytage has been a key figure on Australian television, particularly during her 21 years at Channel Seven.
In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, the Farmer Wants A Wife co-host shared her feelings on the decision.
“It’s a little sad and it’s bittersweet, but the time has come. I leave with lots of goodwill in my heart and excitement about the future,” Armytage shared.
“I am proud of the fact that I back myself enough to say, ‘I’ve done what I can do here’ and I move on.
“This is not the end. It’s just the end of this chapter.”
In a statement from Seven Television’s Group Managing Director Angus Ross, they acknowledged Armytage’s contribution to the network, thanking her for her years of service.
“After 21 years, Samantha Armytage has decided to leave the Seven Network in October this year. We fully understand and support her decision,” Ross shares.
“Sam has made a remarkable contribution to Seven over more than two decades, from 7NEWS and Sunrise to, more recently, Farmer Wants A Wife.
“Her genuine affection for the country lifestyle she’s grown up with and enjoys to this day has shone through her three seasons with the TV WEEK Logie Award-nominated series. It’s been a pleasure watching Sam share her pride of these communities with Australia as our incredible farmer love stories have unfolded.
“We wish Sam – and her farmer – every happiness and success for the future.”
When it comes to who will host the next season of Farmer Wants A Wife, Ross explained in the statement that, “Natalie Gruzlewski will continue to play cupid for our new crop of farmers and their ladies when the new season of Farmer Wants A Wife arrives on Channel 7 and 7plus in 2025.”
Sam and her farmer husband, Richard.
(Credit: (Image: Instagram))Armytage began her career in journalism in Canberra and joined the Seven Network in 2003, initially as a news presenter on Seven News Sydney and later as the host of Weekend Sunrise.
In 2013, she became the co-host of Sunrise, alongside David Koch, and her work on the show solidified her status as one of the country’s most recognisable television personalities.
In 2021 she left Sunrise to spend more time with her family, and joined as a guest host of Farmer Wants A Wife in 2022, before the joining the show to co-host with Natalie Gruzlewski from 2023.
When it comes to her future plans, Armytage is open and optimistic.
“I want to be productive. I want to be content…and this sounds cutesy, but I want to have a happy life,” Armytage explained to the Daily Telegraph.
“At the age of 47, I feel like that’s actually quite fortuitous.
“I’ve still got gas in the tank, so, let’s see what happens from here.”
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