Sam Armytage has revealed the reason why she left the Seven Network after more than 20 years of working with them.
In a candid interview with 2GB’s Ben Fordham, the journalist revealed why she left the network shortly after hosting Farmer Wants A Wife.
“Look, I just had enough,” she said on Friday morning.
“I’ve done it for a long time — you know what those hours are like, it is quite gruelling.”
Armytage, who was also a presenter for the network’s morning show, Sunrise, said she “used to get a lot of attention” from the show and it became “pretty full on”.
“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.”
The beloved presenter is not leaving the small screen anytime soon, as she is now set to host Nine’s new TV show The Golden Bachelor.
“This is a fresh start for me after 21 years at the old network, here I am … This new show is going to be great fun,” she said on the radio show.
While talking about the show, she said that she has a lot of faith in its potential, saying: “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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