on Sunday by announcing she was leaving Channel Seven after 21 years with the network, admitting her decision was “a little sad and bittersweet”. The host provided a statement to the saying that she is leaving with "lots of goodwill in my heart and excitement about the future". "I’m big on instinct.
I listen to my instinct. I know when the time comes. I am proud of the fact that I back myself enough to say, 'I’ve done what I can do here' and I move on," she said.
Sam Armytage hosted three seasons of the hit reality dating show, with former host Nat Gruzlewski stepping back into a presenter role on the show, something that not all fans were happy about at the time. Now with Sam departing the network, fans are speculating if Nat will once again step into the hosting duties. "I prefer Nat but didn’t dislike Sam.
I wish her nothing but success and I hope they change the direction of the show back to the original format," one person said in a dedicated FWAW Facebook fan group. "Bring back Nat!" someone else said. "Sorry Sam, but Nat was natural," another person said.
"I wish Sam all the best, but Farmer wants a Wife...
It’s always been Natalie’s show. Now it just needs to go back to the original format and go back on Channel 9," someone else stated. Others stepped in to defend Sam from the negative comments she's received over the years hosting the show.
"Obviously some people can't handle someone who is sophisticated and has her own style of doing FWAW!" one fan said. "I like Sam, too many judgemental people..
hope she's ok," someone else commented. Although initial reports suggested the former host’s choice not to renew her contract with Seven may be down to talent across the network facing pay cuts, as advertising revenue across the entire media industry continues to decline, understands there was much more to it than this. “Since Sam left Sunrise [in 2021] all they’ve really given her is Farmer,” a source at Seven said.
“She wants something gritty and real, not to be shafted into reality. Throughout her career, Sam’s travelled the world covering wars, natural disasters and the biggest stories of most people's lifetimes and she misses the rush that comes with this and knowing she’s making a difference.”.
