‘Thank you for the wild ride’: Samantha Armytage officially bids farewell to Sunrise in emotional Instagram post… as she thanks her colleagues for giving her a ‘beautiful send-off’
She finished up with Channel Seven’s Sunrise on Thursday.
And just one day on from making her final appearance on the breakfast show, Samantha Armytage has thanked her colleagues and viewers for the ‘wild ride’ over the past eight years in an emotional post.
Posing with the entire Sunrise team in a photo shared to Instagram, the 44-year-old wrote: ‘Thank you for the wild ride. Thank you for all the love.’
‘It’s time to start the next chapter’: A day on from finishing up as a host on Channel Seven’s Sunrise, Samantha Armytage, 44, has thanked her co-stars for the ‘wild ride’ over the past eight years
‘Thank you for watching all these years. And thank you for the beautiful send-off. (Special love to @blakenads xx),’ she continued.
‘It’s time to start the next chapter, but I will never forget how wonderful our @sunriseon7 viewers were to me. See you soon xxx’
In the picture, Samantha dazzled in a long black dress while standing alongside Sam Mac, Mark Beretta, David Koch, Michael Pell, Natalie Barr and Edwina Bartholomew.
Even her 60-year-old husband, Richard Lavender, was spotted among the crowd.
Partner support! Samantha’s husband Richard Lavender (right), made an appearance on Channel Seven’s Sunrise for her last day as a host on the show
How cute is this: Her labrador Banjo (right), who she adopted in 2019, was even there for the special occasion – and was seen blissfully starring at a farewell cake for Samantha
In separate posts to her Instagram Stories, Sam reflected on her final day as a Sunrise co-host, alongside her husband.
‘How good was Rich on TV?!? So relaxed, kept his coffee cup in hand…’ Samantha captioned a picture of the couple on set.
Her pet labrador Banjo, who she adopted in 2019, even made an appearance for the special occasion – and was seen blissfully starring at a farewell cake for Samantha.
‘What a beautiful send off… Thank you everyone!!! xxx,’ Sam captioned one her her posts to her Instagram on Friday
‘What a beautiful send off… Thank you everyone!!! xxx,’ she captioned it, alongside a few laughing face emojis pointing out Banjo’s wandering eye.
She announced her resignation live on air on Monday, saying she wanted to step back from TV to spend more time with her family.
Samantha’s last day on Sunrise was Thursday, but her $800,000-a-year contract with Seven does not expire until October.
Details: Samantha announced her resignation live on air on Monday, saying she wanted to step back from TV to spend more time with her family. Her last day on Sunrise was Thursday, but her $800,000-a-year contract with Seven doesn’t expire until October