Last year there were plenty of explosive on-air arguments between Sunrise co-hosts Samantha Armytage, David Koch and Natalie Barr.
And the stars of Seven’s breakfast show appeared to confirm the feuds weren’t all for dramatic TV viewing on Monday, when they hinted there was one member of the team they didn’t like.
Hooked up to a polygraph machine, Samantha, David and Natalie were accused of lying to experts when insisting they liked all their Seven colleagues equally.
Fake TV friendships? Sunrise hosts David Koch, Samantha Armytage and Natalie Barr fuel feud rumours as they fail lie detector questioning about their relationships on the show
The TV journalists began to display sweaty palms as they were sat down for their test in a darkly-lit room.
Things got off to a scandalous start when lie detector ‘interrogator’ Sean asked each member: ‘Is there any member of the Sunrise team you don’t like?’
Sam answered first, shaking her head to say no, but when experts claimed she was providing a false response she began laughing and smiling.
Hooked up to a polygraph machine, the experts accused ALL co-stars of lying about liking their co-stars, with Sam laughing and smirking after being accused of being untruthful
David hesitated with his answer, saying, ‘hm, um, no’ while his lip twitched.
He also began laughing, when the lie detector reader gave a big thumbs down as a representation of a potential lie.
Meanwhile, David, Samantha and Natalie all confessed quickly to gossiping about colleagues behind their backs.
‘Who doesn’t gossip about their colleagues?… I’m not apologising’: Meanwhile, David, Sam and Nat all confessed quickly to gossiping about colleagues behind their backs
Ouch! Sam ended with a real blow to her team of co-hosts when she confessed she liked her Labrador pup Bango better than the Sunrise stars, as he was her ‘baby’
‘Yes, but have they ever gossiped about me?’ Samantha said, appearing to defend her actions.
Kochie also justified his answer, saying: ‘It’s television, yes.’
Without hesitation, Natalie gave out a lengthy ‘yeah’, before adding: ‘Who doesn’t gossip about their colleagues?… I’m not apologising.’
Samantha ended with a real blow to her team of co-hosts when she confessed she liked her Labrador pup Bango better than the Sunrise stars, as he was her ‘baby’.
Daily Mail Australia have reached out to Seven for comment.
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Sunrise capped-off its 15th year with the news it was on top of the breakfast TV ratings once again in December 2017.
And that may have something to do with some very dramatic and explosive on-air arguments between the show’s stars Samantha, David and Natalie.
It all kicked off in June, when the panel became embroiled in a fiery argument after Sam appeared to criticise Amal Clooney’s pregnancy body.
Commenting on the lawyer and actor hubby George’s birth of twins the week prior, Sam scoffed: ‘Come on — I bet she’s already back to her pre-pregnancy weight.’
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Mother-of-two Natalie Barr then quipped: ‘By lunch time!’ quickly drawing the ire of Kochie, who addressed his concerns on-air.
‘Now you girls. Give her a break,’ he told both women, ”You’re being nasty. No, I think she’ll be a lovely mother.’
Screwing up her face, Natalie insisted to Kochie that the pair were merely kidding around: ‘We’re not being nasty. We were joking!’
Just one day later, Natalie and Kochie went at it again, this time after she questioned the former accountant’s expertise on the housing market.
Compelling: Throughout the year there have been several explosive on-air arguments between the show’s stars Samantha Armytage, David Koch and Natalie Barr, making for some compelling viewing
‘Give her a break’: All was well until June, when the panel became embroiled in a fiery argument after Sam appeared to criticise Amal Clooney’s pregnancy body
‘You’re being nasty’: After Sam and Natalie Barr joked about how quickly Amal would get back to her goal weight, Kochie interjected: ‘Now you girls. Give her a break! You’re being nasty!’
After showing a series of figures and graphs, Natalie asked him: ‘One question. Do you know anyone who’s actually done that and actually put all that money away?’
A surprised Kochie responded that he did in fact have one mate who used this tactic, and some of his kid’s friends were renting despite owning investment homes.
But Natalie wasn’t convinced, arguing: ‘But they’re negatively geared … so in this market they’re losing money, in this climbing Sydney market.’
At it again: Just one day later, Natalie and Kochie went at it again, this time after she questioned the former accountant’s expertise on the housing market
‘No, no, no, only losing money on the cash,’ Kochie hit back.
‘Trust me, Nat, I actually know a bit about this. I know about this, I’ve done all the calculations, you can throw all the hand grenades you like, but it works.’
‘I’m just checking, because it’s a climbing Sydney market, so would they have lost money in this market? Who loses money in this last five years in Sydney in the property market?’ Natalie responded.
Not giving up, Kochie countered: ‘Last month. Last month. What about Perth? What about Perth? You’re not going to win, sorry, Nat.’
It’s a chore! A fortnight later, an argument broke out once again, this time after Kochie made light of a segment about how men and women view domestic duties differently
As Natalie appeared to be thinking up a comeback, Samantha brought her colleagues’ attention back to the news headlines by interjecting: ‘Stop it you two!’
A fortnight later, an argument broke out once again, this time during a heated segment about how men and women view domestic duties differently.
‘We’re not lazy, we’re too busy doing the mowing,’ panelist Ben Davis said, prompting Kochie to interject: ‘And the ironing.’
‘Shut up Kochie’: Sam shot back: ‘Oh shut up Kochie,’ leaving her co-host shocked, replying: Did you just tell me to shut up? I come to work and it’s like being at home’
Clearly unimpressed, Samantha shot back: ‘Oh shut up Kochie.’
Moments later, Kochie was still in shock saying: ‘Did you just tell me to shut up? It’s like being at home. I come to work and it’s like being at home.’
The feuds weren’t just confined to the panel either, with Samantha making global headlines for a fiery interview with American comedian Kathy Griffin.
It started during a promotional appearance on Sunrise, in which Kathy called Samantha ‘full of crap’ for criticising her infamous ‘Donald Trump’s severed head’ image.
‘I’m in trouble, according to you Sam, way to take my back girl,’ Griffin said towards the end of the long, awkward argument.
‘I’m a journalist Kathy I’m here to ask you questions,’ Samantha said, while also explaining she was ‘playing the devil’s advocate’.
The world is watching: The feuds weren’t just confined to the panel either, with Samantha making global headlines for a fiery interview with American comedian Kathy Griffin
‘Full of crap’: It started during a promotional appearance on Sunrise, in which Kathy called Samantha ‘full of crap’ for criticising her infamous ‘Donald Trump’s severed head’ image
‘I know your type, I’ve got your number Sam,’ Kathy replied, with the feud then going back and forwards for weeks.
Most recently, in September, Samantha became locked in another on-air spat, this time over her love life.
The 41-year-old took a swipe at co-host Edwina Bartholomew, 34, and called her ‘smug’ after the engaged presenter tried to play matchmaker.
Love hurts! Most recently, in September, Sam became locked in another on-air spat, this time over her love life
‘All right, thanks Eddie. God, you’ve already become a smug married, trying to be a matchmaker,’ she snapped at Edwina’s attempt to find her a man.
‘You just worry about your own wedding,’ Samantha interjected, leaving her co-hosts somewhat silenced and then nervously laughing at the awkward exchange.
Meanwhile, earlier this year, Samanatha and David were forced to deny reports of an on-set feud.
The drama surfaced off the back of a Woman’s Day report, claiming ‘Kochie’ had spoken to the network and asked them to replace Sam with Edwina.
‘Smug’: The 41-year-old took a swipe at co-host Edwina Bartholomew, 34, and called her ‘smug’ after the engaged presenter tried to play matchmaker
‘There’s a whisper that Kochie (Koch) has gone to the top dogs and told them they need to really consider Sunrise’s Monday to Friday line-up,’ the magazine claimed.
The magazine alleged a source also claimed Kochie has struggled to bond with Sam like he did previous co-host Melissa Doyle.
Kochie denied the feud on Twitter: ‘Total fabrication. Fake News at its worst. Can I be any clearer. 13 years as Australia’s #1 at brekky…love working with team.’
Sam quickly followed suit on Instagram: ‘Must be a @sunriseon7 feud to take up several pages during the quiet-January-period (sic),’ she wrote.
‘Silly. Trash. Idiotic. Mindless. Bull****.’
‘You just worry about your own wedding’: ‘All right, thanks Eddie. God, you’ve already become a smug married, trying to be a matchmaker,’ she snapped at Edwina’s attempt to find her a man