Sam Armytage hits back at claims her husband, 60, is a ‘millionaire’

Don’t let Sunrise host Sam Armytage hear you call her husband Richard Lavender a ‘millionaire’ businessman.

Speaking on her podcast Something to Talk About this week, the breakfast TV host, 44, dismissed the way Richard’s wealth had been described in the press.

Sam was speaking to actor Hugh Sheridan about the media interest in his romance with Kurt Roberts when she alluded to the headlines about her own love life. 

‘They keep calling Rich a “millionaire businessman”,’ she said, seemingly puzzled by the description. 

‘And he’s like, “Where did that come from? I’m going to have a problem with the ATO!’ she added.

Sam’s comment was likely just a reflection of her prickly relationship with the tabloids, rather than her denying Richard is a millionaire.

Richard is a stakeholder of Lavender Equestrian, which offers a variety of services for horses in the region, including breeding and training.  

According to property records, his 40-hectare farm in Berrima cost $1.95million when he bought it in 2007.

Sam, who reportedly earns $500,000 a year, is likely worth at least a million herself. 

In July last year, Sam sold her North Bondi home in the ‘early three millions’, according to Realestate.com.au. 

The three-bedroom home was on the market for less than two weeks, and sold well about the price guide of $2.8million.

In September, Sam put her five-bedroom, five-bathroom Burrawang cottage in the Southern Highlands for sale. It sold for a $3.1million.

Sam raised eyebrows on Sunrise last year when she claimed someone earning $180,000 a year isn’t rich.   

‘I guess it depends where you live in Australia as to whether or not you’re wealthy on $180,000,’ she said. 

‘In Sydney, probably not.’