Why Sam Armytage has been absent from Sunrise for FOUR WEEKS – after first taking time off due to ‘respiratory illness’ in February
Sam Armytage hasn’t been seen on the set of Sunrise for over a month as she continues to take time off due to a ‘respiratory illness’.
The highly-paid host, 43, was first absent from the program seven weeks ago on February 26, claiming at the time she was ‘at home sick as a dog’.
Sam later returned to host the program from March 3-13, but has not been seen since.
Get well soon? Sam Armytage hasn’t been seen on the set of Sunrise for over a month as she continues to take time off due to a ‘respiratory illness’
Fans first learned of her absence via an Instagram Story post on March 17.
‘Hi all… I’m taking a few weeks off work as I’ve had a respiratory infection (for three months) since the bushfires and it just won’t heal,’ she wrote.
‘I don’t have coronavirus, but I’m worried I’ll get it if I don’t get better. Thought it was a good time to lie low.’
On Monday, Sam told Daily Mail Australia she was ‘hoping to be back on air soon’.
Illness: The highly-paid host, 43, was first absent from the program seven weeks ago on February 26, claiming at the time she was ‘at home sick as a dog’
Last Friday marked one month since she had last appeared on air.
Sam provided an update a week later on March 23, praising the show’s newsreader, Natalie Barr, for filling in so that she could ‘rest and recover as quickly as possible’.
There has been no update since, although recent social media posts indicate she may have made a full recovery.
Back and forth: She later returned from March 3-13, but was gone again the following week. On March 17, Sam announced she would be off for ‘a few weeks’ due to a ‘respiratory illness’ she claimed to have been suffering ever since covering the bushfires last year
All better? Sam seemingly confirmed her recovery in a post on April 4, posing cheek-to-cheek on the lounge with her boyfriend, Richard Lavender
Sam seemingly confirmed her recovery in a post on April 4, posing cheek-to-cheek on the lounge with her boyfriend, Richard Lavender.
‘Ready for Randwick,’ she wrote in the caption, referencing a racing event that was being broadcast on television with no fans present.
The journalist joked that the ‘best bits’ about enjoying the event from home were ‘no queue for the loo and no heels!’
On Sunday, she returned to Instagram yet again, this time to promote an opinion piece she had written for Stellar magazine.
Where have you been, Sam? In recent days, fans have taken to posting comments on weeks-old Instagram posts, asking when she would be returning to Sunrise
In recent days, fans have taken to posting comments on weeks-old Instagram posts, asking when she would be returning to Sunrise.
‘Where have you been? We miss you on the morning show,’ asked one fan last week.
Others wished her a ‘speedy recovery’ and asked for updates on when she would be back on television.
Statement: On Monday, Sam told Daily Mail Australia she was ‘hoping to be back on air soon’. Pictured on Sunrise with David Koch