David Koch SHOCKS the Sunrise panel by taking a swipe at Sam Armytage’s fiancé Richard Lavender on live TV
Sunrise host Samantha Armytage, 43, announced her engagement to equestrian businessman Richard Lavender, 60, over the weekend.
And on Tuesday, Samantha’s co-host David ‘Kochie’ Koch took a playful swipe at her fiancé live on the breakfast program.
Kochie, 64, joked that Richard was ‘punching well above his weight’ by marrying Sam.
‘He’s punching well above his weight!’ Sunrise host David ‘Kochie’ Koch (right) took a playful swipe at Sam Armytage’s (left) new fiancé, Richard Lavender, while discussing the couple’s engagement on air on Tuesday
The Sunrise team first addressed the exciting news at 6am, but Kochie continued to pester Sam with a series of awkward questions about the proposal during the show.
At the end of the broadcast, Kochie and the rest if the Sunrise crew congratulated Sam and presented her with a large floral bouquet.
‘Rich, congratulations big fella! You are punching well above your weight!’ Kochie said in the closing moments of the show.
Sam laughed off the comment, but sports reporter Mark Beretta and newsreader Natalie Barr looked rather shocked.
It’s official! Sam announced her engagement to Richard in an Instagram post on Sunday. She uploaded two photos of herself posing in the arms of her fiancé, with a diamond ring on her wedding finger
Sam had proudly flaunted her diamond ring, which is estimated to be worth close to $80,000, earlier in the program.
She announced her engagement to Richard in an Instagram post on Sunday, uploading two photos of herself posing in the arms of her fiancé.
However, during Tuesday’s episode of Sunrise, Sam confirmed that Richard had actually proposed ‘a few weeks ago’.
The horse breeder had popped the question while they were picking firewood and pulling weeds in their paddock, she said.
What a rock! Sam, 43, had proudly flaunted her diamond ring, which is estimated to be worth close to $80,000, earlier in the program
Rather than ask ‘Will you marry me?’, Richard had apparently said: ‘How about it?’
The couple, who reportedly began dating in April 2019, confirmed their romance in an interview with WHO magazine November.
They had sparked engagement rumours in September, when they were spotted shopping for expensive jewellery in Sydney’s Double Bay.
So in love! The couple, who reportedly began dating in April 2019, confirmed their romance in an interview with WHO magazine November