Samantha Armytage has fallen ill during the making of Farmer Wants a Wife.
The former Sunrise star has revealed she was struggling with recording her voiceovers for the new season of the beloved Channel 7 TV show because she was sick.
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The 47-year-old presenter shared a picture of her voiceover booth featuring a script, Woolworths honey and Difflam sore throat spray.
The picture was peppered with emojis, including a face with a protective mask on, a male farmer and a tractor.
“Farmer Wants a Wife voiceovers, with no/very little voice,” the picture was captioned.
In the bottom left hand corner, Samantha’s hand can be seen holding a cup of tea.
The picture included a separate caption that read, “@farmeraustralia, coming soon”.
This will be Samantha’s second season as the main host of the show.
She will be joined by co-host Natalie Gruzlewski as five new farmers look for love.
On March 18, Sam dropped some stats about the show for her followers.
“A few @farmeraustralia fun facts: Farmer smashed the ratings last year, it’s now 7’s biggest & fastest growing show by a country mile 👩🏼🌾,” she wrote.
“Last year, over 8.5 million Aussies tuned in, which meant it was up 16% on the previous year’s ratings (which is almost unheard of these days in free-to-air TV 🎉).
“Season 14 is just around the corner … Aussies ❤️ Farmer Wants a Wife & I 💝 being a part of it.
“#FromFarmToForever (I also love a bit of double denim & an Akubra 😂x).”
Fans said they were looking forward to seeing her on the show — and were loving the double denim look.
“Your warmth and genuine kindness always reflects nicely,” one fan wrote.
“Will be sure to watch.”
“You look fab (as always)! So excited for this new season,” said another.
“Love your style and love Farmer Wants a Wife,” added a third.
Samantha knows a thing or two about finding love with a farmer.
She married equestrian businessman Richard Lavender in 2020, and together they live on a rural property in Bowral, NSW.
Now, she will guide Farmer Bert (30, Queensland), Farmer Joe (33, NSW), Farmer Dustin (26, NSW), Farmer Dean (25, Queensland) and Farmer Tom (22, VIC) on the trials and tribulations of finding their soulmate.
And if some of the unions from recent seasons are anything to go by, their chances are good.
Couple Jess Nathan and Andrew Guthrie, from the 2021 season, recently got married, while last year’s show has produced two engagements (Andrew Coleman and Claire Saunders, and David McMahon and Emily Gordon).
Last year’s show also resulted in a baby boy born to couple Brad Jones and Clare Hockings.
Who will join this list of happy couples in 2024?
Farmer Wants a Wife is coming soon to Channel 7 and 7plus.