Sam Armytage ‘barely brushes her hair’ since leaving Sunrise

She spent eight years being primped to perfection as host of Sunrise.

But since leaving Seven’s breakfast show, it seems Samantha Armytage couldn’t be living a more different life in the Southern Highlands alongside her new husband, Richard Lavender.

Speaking to The Daily Telegraph on Thursday, Sam, 44, candidly admitted: ‘I barely brush my hair and put a bit of lipstick on these days, and it is lovely.

‘It is absolutely bliss to not have to worry about hair and makeup for this part of my career.’

Since leaving the show, the TV personality is now at the helm of her new podcast Something To Talk About for Stellar magazine.

‘The beauty of this podcast is that it doesn’t matter whether you are right or left in politics, whether you are male or female, I want to hear your story,’ she added. 

Her resignation announcement followed months of rumours she was preparing to spend more time with Richard and her dog Banjo at his country estate.

Sam started dating Richard, 61, in April 2019, and announced their engagement in June last year.

She tied the knot with the millionaire businessman on New Year’s Eve, in a quaint ceremony at his Southern Highlands home.

Their intimate wedding ceremony featured only a small number of guests due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with Richard’s daughters, Sasha and Grace, believed to be in attendance.

Last month, Sam posted an image on Instagram of herself and Richard inside a car, rugged up against the cold weather.

A beaming Sam wore a bucket hat and blue turtleneck jumper, while Richard looked relaxed in a black windbreaker.

In the caption, Sam quoted some advice her late mother, Libby, had given her, and said she was embarking on a ‘new chapter’ of her life.

She wrote: ”Edit your life frequently and ruthlessly. It’s your masterpiece after all.’ My mum. And I did. And this is what the next chapter looks like… ‘