Sam Armytage has broken her silence on her extended absence from Sunrise as she continues to battle a nasty respiratory illness.
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The TV star told Daily Mail Australia that she is ‘hoping to be back on air soon’ after taking more than a month off work.
Sam first took some time off from the Seven morning show on February 26, explaining to fans that she was ‘at home sick as a dog.’ She recovered enough to make a brief return to the show from March 3-13, but hasn’t been back on air since.
‘Hi all… I’m taking a few weeks off work as I’ve had a respiratory infection (for three months) since the bushfires and it just won’t heal,’ the 43-year-old wrote in an Instagram post on March 17.
‘I don’t have coronavirus, but I’m worried I’ll get it if I don’t get better. Thought it was a good time to lie low.’
In an opinion piece for Stellar magazine last week, Sam discussed how she is handing life in self-isolation during the current coronavirus pandemic – explaining that she is filled with a “range of emotions”.
“Like everyone right now, my emotions range from anger to disbelief to awe,” she wrote.
“My thoughts swing from those of a no-nonsense journo to those of a random citizen to those of furious taxpayer.”
Sam went on to reveal that she has had a lot of time to ponder certain elements of the deadly virus outbreak.
“I’ve pondered why on earth someone would want to eat a bat.
“And because everything I touch around the house (from hair straighteners to toothpicks) has a massive made in China sticker, I’ve pondered how we can recharge our manufacturing industry when we come out the other side of this crisis.”
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