Making a comeback! Sunrise host Samantha Armytage will return to the breakfast show next week after taking more than a MONTH off work
Samantha Armytage is set to return to Sunrise on Monday, after taking more than a month off from the Channel Seven breakfast show.
A spokesperson for the network confirmed to Daily Mail Australia that the 43-year-old TV host would be back on the air next week after taking extended leave.
Samantha’s last appearance on the show was on March 13, after taking time off due to an ongoing ‘respiratory illness’.
Back to work: Samantha Armytage (pictured) is set to return to Sunrise on Monday, after taking more than a month off from the Channel Seven breakfast show
The seasoned journalist first took leave from the program on February 26, returning for a brief stint on March 3.
The beloved Sunrise star announced to her fans she would be taking more leave with a post on Instagram Stories 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 at the time.
Coming back: A spokesperson for the network confirmed to Daily Mail Australia that the 43-year-old TV host would be back on the air next week after taking extended leave. Pictured with colleagues Sam Mac (centre) and David Koch (right)
‘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 lay low.’
On Monday, she told Daily Mail Australia she was ‘hoping to be back on air soon’.
In an editorial for The Daily Telegraph’s Stellar Magazine on Saturday, Samantha revealed she’d been using her time at home during the coronavirus pandemic to ‘ponder’.
Extended leave: Samantha’s last appearance on the show was on March 13, after taking time off due to an ongoing ‘respiratory illness’
‘Like everyone right now, my emotions range from anger to disbelief to awe,’ she wrote.
And she said she’s had plenty of time to ponder how the world landed itself in this situation to begin with.
‘I’ve pondered how to punish powerful, dishonest countries when they blatantly do the wrong thing. Who hands out the punishment? And speaking of who, will we ever trust the World Health Organization again?’ she added.
Doing some thinking: In an editorial for The Daily Telegraph’s Stellar Magazine on Saturday, Samantha revealed she’d been using her time at home during the coronavirus pandemic to ‘ponder’