‘Thou shall not talk on the phone in Ubers’: Sunrise host Samantha Armytage appears to poke fun at Karl and Peter Stefanovic’s ‘Ubergate’ scandal where the pair were overheard talking about bosses and colleagues
Karl and Peter Stefanovic found themselves at the centre of the so-called ‘Ubergate’ scandal in March last year.
And in an article published on Saturday, Sunrise host Samantha Armytage took what appeared to be a little dig at the pair in her column for Stellar.
Sharing her Gospel According to Sam – a set of ten commandments – the 42-year-old had some hot tips.
‘Thou shall not talk on the phone in Ubers’: Sunrise host Samantha Armytage (pictured) poked fun at Karl and Peter Stefanovic’s notorious ‘Ubergate’ scandal in a column on Saturday
She wrote for her number six rule: ‘Thou shall not drunk tweet, talk on the phone in Ubers and believe Airbnb reviews.’
It appeared to be a reference to the ‘Ubergate’ scandal where an Uber driver transporting Peter revealed details of a conversation the TV journalist had had while on speakerphone with Karl.
After selling his story to New Idea magazine, the driver revealed Karl had been criticising his former Today co-host Georgie Gardner, 49, during the private conversation.
Sharing her Gospel According to Sam, the 42-year-old had some hot tips. She wrote for her number six rule: ‘Thou shall not drunk tweet, talk on the phone in Ubers and believe Airbnb reviews.’ Pictured: Karl and Peter Stefanovic
Gossip: It appeared to be a reference to the ‘Ubergate’ scandal where an Uber driver transporting Peter revealed details of a conversation the TV journalist had had while on speakerphone with Karl. Pictured: Karl and Peter Stefanovic
‘He said she didn’t have enough opinions and he wanted her to step up,’ the driver told the magazine at the time.
‘He actually sounded angry and said he was going to start pushing hard and that she needed to do that if she wanted to stay on the show.’
According to the anonymous driver, Karl also accused Channel Nine bosses of being ‘out of touch’ with the public.
New look: Sam has meanwhile lost 10kg since January after being confirmed as Weight Watchers’ newest celebrity ambassador
In the months after the scandal, both Peter and Karl moved on from their roles at the Today show and Weekend Today.
Sam meanwhile has lost 10kg since January after being confirmed as Weight Watchers’ newest celebrity ambassador.
The TV host revealed she only plans to lose another 5kgs as she’s worried that losing too much weight may destroy her youthful visage.
‘I don’t want to be too skinny because I feel like that’s a bit ageing,’ she said during an interview with The Kyle and Jackie O Show recently.
Slimmer: The TV host revealed she only plans to lose another 5kgs as she’s worried that losing too much weight may destroy her youthful visage. Pictured in 2015