Samantha Armytage was forced to hide out in a walk-in fridge while filming Farmer Wants A Wife in sweltering weather.
The television host shared a behind the scenes look on her Instagram Stories, which showed her sheltering in a cool room alongside slabs of meat between takes.
‘It’s really hot filming in January so they put me in the cool room,’ she wrote in her caption on the image.
Sam seemed amused by the situation, laughing at the images, and also adding a second caption that read, ‘So bloody hot!’
The 47-year-old also shared a few more glimpses at what goes on behind the scenes on the hit dating show.
Samantha Armytage (pictured) was forced to hide out in a walk-in fridge while filming Farmer Wants A Wife in sweltering weather
The television host shared a behind the scenes look on her Instagram Stories, which showed her sheltering in a cool room alongside slabs of meat between takes
She said she was ‘so proud’ of the farmers and the show after her latest stint on the 2024 season.
It comes after news that Sam has signed a massive two-year deal with Farmer Wants A Wife with Channel Seven continuing to make Natalie Gruzlewski her understudy.
The former Sunrise host replaced Natalie, 47, as host of the dating show last year, with Natalie instead appearing in a more ‘scaled-back’ role over the past two series.
Natalie had become a firm fan favourite helming the first eight seasons of the reality TV show from 2007 until 2012, before returning in 2020.
The 47-year-old also shared a few more glimpses at what goes on behind the scenes on the hit dating show
She said she was ‘so proud’ of the farmers and the show after her latest stint on the 2024 season
Amid the hosting shake-up, it has been claimed that Samantha has signed a new contract with Channel Seven, bagging herself another two years on the show.
It has been alleged that Natalie will instead continue in an ‘understudy’ role alongside Samantha, after she only briefly featured on the show’s 2024 series.
A source told Daily Mail Australia: ‘This new contract with Channel Seven marks a new era for her with the network.’
‘They had been using her on Farmer to burn her old Sunrise contract but with Sam and the network being happy with the role in Farmer Wants a Wife this is a renegotiation some said would never come.’
‘With the show flying high it was a great time to renegotiate and Samantha is looking forward to getting back out into regional Australia and making new love stories,’ they added.
It comes after news that Sam has signed a massive two-year deal with Farmer Wants A Wife
The source insisted there won’t be any hosting changes to Farmer Wants A Wife next year, despite many disgruntled fans calling for Natalie’s return to the centre stage.
They added that the format will stay the same for the 2025 series, after fans also complained it was becoming like Married At First Sight with its high-drama season.
‘There is no way the network will make any changes to the format next year. The numbers are up and if anything audiences can expect next year to be even more dramatic,’ the source claimed.
‘It is clear that wider audiences love the drama and the network will always chase the ratings.’
‘Channel Seven is already doubling down on Farmer Wants a Wife drama with the upcoming Honeymoon Island.
‘The new reality show makes the drama on Farmer look wholesome. So if those fans are upset now then they should hold onto their hats.’
Channel Seven is continuing to make Natalie Gruzlewski (pictured) her understudy
Farmer Wants A Wife reportedly increased by 16 per cent when Samantha joined the team in 2023 and it has become Channel Seven’s highest-rated reality TV series.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Channel Seven for comment.
Samantha joined the dating show as a ‘guest host’, but her minor role has since been expanded, with Natalie is ‘scaling back’ her duties.
After eight years as the show’s main host, Natalie now only makes brief appearances on the show as part of a segment called Nat’s Getaway.
Her much smaller role just sees her visit the show to announce the exciting trips the budding couples will go on in a bid to explore their romantic connections.
Natalie said of her role: ‘It’s so special to help people find love, especially for the farmers and women who have suffered through heartbreak or found the dating world difficult to navigate.’
A Seven executive previously told TV Tonight that Samantha and Natalie had effectively ‘flipped roles’.
Meanwhile, New Idea claimed the shake-up ruffled Natalie’s feathers after being the face of the show for years.
‘No one saw this coming, least of all Nat. She didn’t know the full extent of the role changes until recently – it was a bolt out of the blue!’ a source told the publication.
