Samantha Armytage Grieves Loss of Beloved Nanny

has lost her beloved grandmother Dorothy. 

The Channel Nine presenter, 49, took to Instagram on Tuesday with the heartbreaking news, sharing a length tribute to her 'Nanny Flannery' along with a gallery of touching family photos. 

'Last week we laid our beautiful Nanny Flannery to rest. She was 100 & she was just pure magic,' the TV personality wrote. 

The television star said she included messages from friends of both herself and her mother in the tribute because her grandmother 'was universally adored'.

'And in return, she was adoring. A grandmother's love is like no other,' she added.

Samantha also reflected on a poignant moment surrounding her grandmother's death, explaining that Dorothy loved bright colours – especially yellow – and that sunlight streamed through the golden leaves of a ginkgo tree in her garden on the day she passed away.

Samantha also said she now takes comfort in believing her grandmother is reunited with her late mother and beloved dog Banjo.

'How lucky am I to have 3 Guardian Angels,' she wrote, adding: 'She deserves a good rest.. but Lordy, we shall miss her.'

Samantha signed off the touching tribute with: 'Dorothy Flannery 1925 – 2026.'

Her post was met with an outpouring of grief from Samantha's famous friends, including Bachelor star Anna Heinrich, who wrote: 'Sorry to hear Sam. Sending you lots of love xxx.' 

Fellow Channel Nine presenter Belinda Russell meanwhile wrote: 'Such beautiful tributes for your Nanny Flannery. What a wonderful woman she must have been. Sending big hugs to you and your family.'

Elsewhere, Real Housewives of Sydney star Sally Obermeder added: 'Oh Sam. I’m so sorry. Beautiful Nanny Flannery was an exceptional woman. Sending you all heaps of love x.' 

The heartbreaking news comes six years after Samantha lost her mother Elizabeth 'Libby' Armytage, who passed away from heart failure in November 2020 at the age of 68. 

The former Sunrise star announced the sad news on her Instagram.

'Last Tuesday afternoon, a little while after the Melbourne Cup was run, our beautiful mumma passed away, just 10 days before her 69th birthday,' Sam wrote. 

'She had fought bravely for a long time and suffered a lot, but finally her big–loving heart just couldn't do it anymore. 

'Mums are the centre of a family and losing ours has thrown us all into a spin and left a huge, irreparable hole in each of our hearts,' she continued.

'We are very, very sad. She was wonderful; kind, loving, loyal, wildly wicked, funny & formidable.'

Samantha also shared a photo of her late mother's rose garden, which she called Libby's 'happy place'.

'This is her 'happy place', her rose garden, where we remember her. She will be missed forever, but she's at peace now... forever an angel.'

In an earlier post, she said mum Libby had been 'gravely ill for a while' and 'has an autoimmune disease which has resulted in heart failure.'