Annette Sharp: Samantha Armytage skips Sunrise Christmas party
Former Sunrise presenter Samantha Armytage skipped attending a delayed Christmas party held earlier this month, Annette Sharp reveals.
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A day after it emerged David Koch and Natalie Barr were excluded from a farewell lunch held in Sam Armytage’s honour on her last day at Channel 7 comes news Armytage skipped the Sunrise program’s delayed Christmas party the very next day.
Armytage was the guest of honour at Rose Bay institution Catalina on March 11.
Among guests were Sunrise EP Michael Pell and veteran Seven presenter Kylie Gillies.
Missing were both Koch and Barr.
On Thursday Koch told Kyle and Jackie O he and Barr hadn’t attended the lunch because they “didn’t know about it”.
Channel 7 maintains relations remain cordial between the stars of the show despite rumours to the contrary.
Sources said that despite Armytage’s absence — she is said to have had a prior commitment — the event was a very upbeat occasion.
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