Sam Armytage reveals the real reason she left Sunrise – and warns Australia has become ‘very woke’

Aussie TV presenter Sam Armytage has claimed that Australia has become ‘very woke’ and revealed why she left Channel 7’s Sunrise show.

In a wide-ranging conversation with 2GB’s Ben Fordham, Armytage was asked if Australia has become too woke as a society.

‘We have become very woke, haven’t we?’ Armytage replied.

‘This is the way society is going and we all have to sort of adapt.’

Fordham then claimed he’s seeing young people pushing back against wokeness, to which Armytage responded: ‘Are they? Good.’

‘There are younger people who are going to miss out on having that fun or having the freedom to express themselves or to say what they want to say or to crack an inappropriate joke,’ Fordham explained.

‘And the younger people I’m coming across are really pushing back against that because they’re saying “Well hang on a moment, you guys were able to do it, why can’t we”.’

Earlier in the podcast, Armytage revealed she had won ‘a lot of money’ by betting on Donald Trump to win the 2016 election.

In a conversation with 2GB’s Ben Fordham, Samantha Armytage (pictured) said Australia has become ‘very woke’

‘I had a suspicion he was going to win because my parents were country people, and I could hear what was going on out there with the silent majority and quiet people who sort of go underground at times like this,’ she said.

‘I thought there’s going to be a change here. This is going to be a bit of a revolt. And this is what you have in a society when you, when you’re leaning towards the woke that a lot of people go quiet, and I could just see it coming.

‘That doesn’t mean I endorse him or I condone him, but I did win money on him last time, and it’ll be very interesting to see what happens next week.’

Armytage also revealed why she quit Sunrise.

‘Look, I just had enough,’ she said. 

‘I’ve done it for a long time – you know what those hours are like, it is quite gruelling.’

She added she ‘used to get a lot of attention’ from Sunrise, which was becoming ‘pretty full on’.

Earlier in the Ben Fordham podcast, Armytage revealed she won ‘a lot of money’ betting on Donald Trump (pictured) to win the 2016 election

Earlier in the Ben Fordham podcast, Armytage revealed she won ‘a lot of money’ betting on Donald Trump (pictured) to win the 2016 election

After 21 years at Seven, Samantha Armytage jumped ship to Nine and will host The Golden Bachelor

After 21 years at Seven, Samantha Armytage jumped ship to Nine and will host The Golden Bachelor

‘I just needed a break,’ she said.

‘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 good time to step out.’

After 21 years at Seven, Armytage 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.

Armytage told Fordham they’re looking for an ‘everyday man’ and between 10 and 12 women for the show.

‘I think this show’s got a lot of potential,’ Armytage said.

‘It’s going to be really great fun, it’s going to be hilarious, but I also think we’ve got some space for some really poignant stories here because we are looking for people in their 50s and 60s, maybe even into their 70s who have loved before and want to love again.’

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