Samantha X relationship could sour Ryan Phelan’s Ch 7 career
WHILE TV presenter Ryan Phelan seems to be happily parading his (very) new relationship with former call girl Samantha X for the world to see, Confidential understands the romance could have huge implications for his career.
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While TV presenter Ryan Phelan seems to be happily parading his (very) new relationship with former call girl Samantha X for the world to see, Confidential understands the romance could have huge implications for his career.
Despite being fiercely private over his romances in the past, the 42-year-old father of two adult children, posted a photograph of himself with the former prostitute on Instagram after news broke that they were a hot new item.
Samantha X, also known as Amanda Goff, 43, confirmed the news, saying “It’s all out now”.
However not everyone is as joyous about the new relationship, with sources telling Confidential the pairing has raised more than a few eyebrows at Channel Seven’s Martin Place headquarters, where Phelan spends his days as a panellist on The Daily Edition.
Goff only retired from escorting on October 24, which is understood to have been a couple of weeks after she and Phelan first started dating.
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Expert media analysis Steven Allen told Confidential he expects Phelan’s personal life to affect his professional life, saying good brands “would be run a mile” not to advertise during the show, which caters to retirees and stay-at-home parents.
“Conservative brands should be hyper sensitive about their alignment and no reputable adviser would not be reviewing their practices.”
Allen added that the relationship could affect Phelan’s “wholesome image,” a point reiterated by The Daily Telegraph readers.
Commenting on the story online, one reader wrote: “I always liked Ryan Phelan. He seems like a nice fellow and is very intelligent, eloquent and handsome. Each to their own, but he just plummeted in my eyes.”
When approached, a spokesman for Channel 7 said they would not be commenting on their employees private life. Although it is understood the news didn’t go down well with executives.
Phelan split from his second wife earlier in the year and has previously dated Trisha Broadbridge.
Goff has worked at New Idea, Prevention and InStyle and appeared on Seven’s Sunday Night program to promote her new book Hooked — Secrets of a High-Class Escort.
The mother of two explained in September 2014 that boredom at work led to her transition from a divorced mum to a highly paid escort.
But last month, she announced she was quitting the escort business.
Posting on social media, she revealed that her final booking was with a 76-year-old regular, who had Parkinson’s disease.