Sam Armytage’s last day on Sunrise: TV host admits she’s ‘nervous’ as she bids farewell after eight years on the air – as David ‘Kochie’ Koch teases ‘special guests and a lot of surprises’
Sunrise host Sam Armytage officially signed off on Thursday, after an impressive eight-year run on Australia’s most popular breakfast show.
Her co-anchor David ‘Kochie’ Kochie promised her last day would be a fitting tribute filled with ‘special guests and a lot of surprises’.
The 44-year-old had announced her resignation live on air on Monday, saying she wanted to step back from TV to spend more time with her family.
Walking off into the sunset: Sunrise host Sam Armytage officially signed off on Thursday, after an impressive eight-year run on Australia’s most popular breakfast show. Pictured with her co-anchor David ‘Kochie’ Koch
Kochie, 65, said at the start of the program: ‘For the past eight years she’s been a much-loved part of the Sunrise family, but the time has come for her to focus on her family.
‘Goodbyes are never easy. There will probably be some tears, but this morning we’re going to celebrate an incredible journey with some very special guests and a lot of surprises.’
Sam seemed a little nervous when Kochie teased ‘surprises’ to come.
Farewell: Despite the jovial atmosphere on set, Sam wore a black dress, which was perhaps a reference to how she was closing a significant chapter in her life
‘I get nervous about surprises on this show, but I am [ready]. I’m very excited,’ she said, then begged her colleagues not to air embarrassing footage from her years on the show.
Despite the jovial atmosphere on set, Sam wore a black dress, which was perhaps a reference to how she was closing a significant chapter in her life.