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Samantha Armytage opens up about her 'divorce' from long-term employer Seven and what it's really like with 'new love' Nine READ MORE: Sam Armytage is all smiles as she goes makeup free in Sydney By Kinta Walsh-cotton For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:52 GMT, 3 November 2024 | Updated: 23:04 GMT, 3 November 2024 e-mail View comments Samantha Armytage has revealed what it was like to 'divorce' her long-term employer Seven and jump ship to rival network Nine. The former Farmer Wants A Wife host, 48, quit Seven after 21 years and fled to Nine where she will now host The Golden Bachelor Australia . Opening up about the shock move to the Kyle and Jackie O Show on Monday morning, the former Sunrise star said Nine have been 'very welcoming'.
Shock jock host Kyle Sandilands kicked off the interview with a very direct question: 'What was that like when you cheated [on Seven]? Was it hard to cheat?' As Sam laughed off the comment, Kyle, 53, added: 'Did Channel Nine take you out and romance you with the dinners and the limousines?' The TV personality smoothly side-stepped the question and responded: 'Channel Nine, they have been very welcoming. Very welcoming indeed. 'It's been a really nice move for me and a very good fresh start at this age.
' She continued: 'We're all getting older...
As you get older, you're looking for something different. You want to have a fresh start at this point in life.' Samantha Armytage, 48, (pictured) has revealed what it was like to 'divorce' her long-term employer Seven and jump ship to rival network Nine It comes after Sam revealed to 2GB's Ben Fordham why she left Sunrise back in 2021 after eight years as co-anchor on the breakfast show .
'Look, I just had enough. I've done it for a long time. You know what those hours are like, it is quite gruelling,' she said.
Sam added she 'used to get a lot of attention' from Sunrise, which was becoming 'pretty full on'. The former Farmer Wants A Wife host quit Seven after 21 years and fled to Nine where she will now host The Golden Bachelor Australia Read More Samantha Armytage takes a vicious swipe at Seven and Sunrise as she appears on rival breakfast show 'I just needed a break,' she continued. 'The time was right and life had changed.
I just got married, my mum had died, everything had changed and I knew the time was right. 'I'd had enough, and you know I like a good horse metaphor—I'd ridden it to the top, I'd done all I could do and it was a good time to step out.' After 21 years at Seven, Sam jumped ship to Nine and after much speculation, was confirmed as host of reality dating show The Golden Bachelor.
The contestants in The Golden Bachelor are people in their 50s and 60s. Sam told Ben, 47, they're looking for an 'everyday man' and between 10 and 12 women for the show. Opening up about the shock move to the Kyle and Jackie O Show on Monday morning, the former Sunrise star said Nine have been 'very welcoming' Sunrise Farmer Wants a Wife Australia Share or comment on this article: Samantha Armytage opens up about her 'divorce' from long-term employer Seven and what it's really like with 'new love' Nine e-mail Add comment.
