Sam Armytage, Sam Mac ‘feud’ exposed in new book Accidental Weatherman

Former Sunrise host Sam Armytage has blown off rumours of a falling out with the show’s weatherman, Sam Mac, who had called her like a “big sister.”

What feud? Sam Armytage has put an end to rumours of a feud with former colleague, Sunrise weather presenter Sam Mac.

Armytage, who finished up on the show earlier this year, took to social media with several Instagram stories promoting Mac’s book, Accidental Weatherman.

Her pet pooch, Banjo, features in a couple of the posts and in one is licking the cover of Mac’s book.

The Sunrise team before Armytage’s departure: Edwina, Bartholomew, Mark Beretta, Samantha Armytage, David Kosh, Natalie Barr and Sam Mac.

“Banjo Armytage mentioned on pages 4, 7, 9, 11. and 148,” she wrote.

Mac and Armytage are both avid animal lovers, regularly sharing images of their furry friends on their private social media accounts and referencing their pets on television.

A note inside the cover features a ‘paw-thentic’ paw print, or ‘paw-tograph’, from Mac’s beloved pet cat, Coco.

Last month, Confidential revealed Mac had made light of his alleged feud with the former host of breakfast TV juggernaut, Sunrise.

Mac referenced ongoing tabloid stories behind the scenes of a rift between the pair in the acknowledgments at the back of the book.

Sam Armytage Instagram stories on Sam Mac's book, Accidental Weatherman.

Sam Armytage Instagram stories on Sam Mac's book, Accidental Weatherman.

“Samantha, you were my big sister on the show,” Mac, whose real last name is McMillan, wrote in his ‘Macknowledgements’ section.

“We reached a point where we were so comfortably heckling one another that some audience members (and Daily Mail ‘journalists’) actually thought we hated each other. I wear that as a badge of honour. I loved discovering that you have a sense of humour as dark and twisted as mine. And I think that’s a compliment, or a desperate cry for a few sessions with a psychiatrist.”

In March, Armytage last month finished up her eight-year stint as co-host of the market leading breakfast show alongside David ‘Kochie’ Koch.

She now hosts successful podcast, Something To Talk About with Sam Armytage, for Stellar magazine.

Sam Armytage Instagram stories on Sam Mac's book, Accidental Weatherman.

Armytage at Longines Queens Stakes Day racing at Royal Randwick in April. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

“I was also privileged, off the air, to experience the caring, loyal side of you that not everybody gets to see,” Mac wrote of Armytage. “It means a lot. I can’t wait to see what you do next, and thanks for teaching me to stop and smell the lavender.”

Meanwhile, Mac also acknowledged all of the key on-air Sunrise team members, as well as executive producer Michael Pell, who he joked about his penchant for self-promotion.

“I’m lucky I didn’t get you to edit this section or it would’ve turned into a glossy gallery of your perfectly lit promo shots,” he wrote.

Of Kochie, Mac wrote of being made him endure a night in the corporate box at a Port Power finals game.

“A rare form of torture for a Crows fan,” he wrote. “I’m still recovering.”

Mac said Natalie Barr, who replaced Armytage as host after years reading news on the show, was “unbelievably calm under the most intense pressure” while stating sports presenter Mark ‘Beretts’ Beretta was “unquestionably one of the nicest blokes in television”.

“Which is why it amuses me to joke about you having a sinister dungeon installed beneath your house,” he mused. “Obviously it’s not true. Although I’ve never officially checked. I’ve learnt so much from you, mate, but mainly how to charge a higher rate for MC gigs.”