Entertainment · Celebrity · 2 hrs ago
Michael Usher's Son Questioned Samantha Armytage About Their Past on Air
Matt Usher asked Samantha Armytage about dating his father during a live broadcast on Kyle Sandilands' show.
Matt is interning on the program, and his father, Michael Usher, is a veteran newsreader.
Armytage confirmed she and Michael went on a few dates, after romance speculation about them began in 2015.
She had been promoting a new project when Matt raised the subject.
Kyle Sandilands said Michael reprimanded his son after the unexpected question.
Armytage and Sandilands later discussed the exchange on her interview series, Act Two, and said the headlines helped draw attention to her project.
Samantha Armytage said she went on a few dates with newsreader Michael Usher after his son asked her about their past on air.
The question came during Armytage’s appearance on Kyle Sandilands Live, where Usher’s son Matt was interning.
Kyle Sandilands later said he believed Usher had reprimanded his son over the question.
Sandilands discussed the exchange with Armytage on her interview series, Act Two.
Armytage and Sandilands said the conversation and resulting headlines also drew attention to her new project.
- Who
- Samantha Armytage, Michael Usher’s son Matt, and Kyle Sandilands were involved.
- What
- Matt asked Armytage about her dating history with his father on air; she said they had gone on a few dates.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- On Kyle Sandilands Live, and later on Armytage’s interview series, Act Two.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Armytage and Usher first sparked romance speculation, according to the article.
Matt asked Armytage about reports that she and Usher had been romantically involved, and she said they had gone on a few dates.
Sandilands told Armytage he believed Usher had reprimanded his son over the question.
- People involved
- Samantha Armytage, Michael Usher, Matt Usher and Kyle Sandilands
- Matt’s role
- Intern on Kyle Sandilands Live
- Armytage’s response
- She said she and Michael Usher went on a few dates
- Earlier speculation
- Armytage and Usher first sparked romance speculation in 2015
- Follow-up discussion
- Sandilands discussed the exchange on Armytage’s Act Two series
What people are saying
We went out on a few dates!
I can't believe you are doing this to your own father!
I believe he got blasted by the said gentleman
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