Cookie Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\nArmytage and Lavender began dating in April 2019, and announced their engagement in June of the same year.<\/p>\n
The presenter told Sunrise at the time that her fiance was \u201ctotally the opposite of the showbiz world and TV\u201d, revealing he had proposed while the pair were gardening.<\/p>\n
Armytage added, \u201cI don\u2019t think anybody leaves a marriage without thinking it through quite deeply. You don\u2019t just decide one day and leave the next.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve all got these thoughts and fears and happy moments we share.\u201d<\/p>\nCamera Icon<\/title><path d=\"M23 19C23 19.5304 22.7893 20.0391 22.4142 20.4142C22.0391 20.7893 21.5304 21 21 21H3C2.46957 21 1.96086 20.7893 1.58579 20.4142C1.21071 20.0391 1 19.5304 1 19V8C1 7.46957 1.21071 6.96086 1.58579 6.58579C1.96086 6.21071 2.46957 6 3 6H7L9 3H15L17 6H21C21.5304 6 22.0391 6.21071 22.4142 6.58579C22.7893 6.96086 23 7.46957 23 8V19Z\" stroke=\"#666869\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M12 17C14.2091 17 16 15.2091 16 13C16 10.7909 14.2091 9 12 9C9.79086 9 8 10.7909 8 13C8 15.2091 9.79086 17 12 17Z\" stroke=\"#666869\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"css-15pqx16-StyledPNFigCaptionText eixham84\"><span class=\"css-1drr6t0-PNCaption eixham83\">Sam Armytage split from husband Richard Lavender in December 2024.<\/span><span> Credit: <!-- -->Samantha Armytage\/IG<span>\/<\/span>IG<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Armytage\u2019s painful year was compounded by her own health issues, undergoing a hip replacement and being tasked learning \u201cto walk again\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">However, the TV personality insists she feels \u201cbetter than ever\u201d on the other side of it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cI was very lucky for a long time, and then, and then things weren\u2019t so lucky. But that\u2019s okay, because that is life, and I got through it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">\u201cAnd sometimes you need to go through the grief and the bad times to build up again strong. So I\u2019m not sorry any of that stuff happened, it was a lot in a few short years, but I feel like I\u2019ve come through it better than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Armytage departed the Seven Network in August after 21 years, including stints at Weekend Sunrise, Today Tonight, The Morning Show, and The Farmer Wants A Wife.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-9cqv6l-StyledPNParagraph e8utp6u0\">Her latest venture sees her take the reins as host of The Golden Bachelor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.perthnow.com.au \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aussie TV personality Samantha Armytage has broken her silence around her marriage breakdown, and reflected on a difficult period shrouded in both physical and emotional pain. The former Sunrise host, 49, and businessman Richard Lavender announced their separation in December last year after marrying at Lavender\u2019s NSW Southern Highlands property in December 2020. 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