Samantha Armytage’s sweet birthday tribute for fiancé Richard Lavender

Samantha Armytage and her beau Richard Lavender announced their engagement in June.

And on Saturday, the Sunrise co-host celebrated an occasion of a different kind, Richard’s 61st birthday.

The 44-year-old breakfast television presenter shared photos with the equestrian businessman to her Instagram Stories, describing him as her ‘bestie’.  

‘Happy Birthday to my love,’ Samantha captioned a photo of Richard on horseback.

The media personality then shared a picture of the pair wearing ski gear, describing Richard as her ‘bestie’ in the caption.

Samantha also posted a candid photo of the couple watching the races at one of their properties, with her beloved dog Banjo on the couch beside them. 

The journalist announced her engagement to Richard on Sunday, June 21. 

Samantha shared two photos to Instagram of herself in the arms of her fiancé, with a diamond ring on her wedding finger. 

When she returned to Sunrise the following Tuesday, she told co-host David ‘Kochie’ Koch that Richard had proposed on the spur of the moment in the paddock of his country property. 

Samantha said they’d held back on the announcement as they were waiting for the personalised ring to arrive. 

The couple confirmed their romance to WHO magazine in November. 

Appearing in their Sexiest People issue, Samantha praised Richard as a ‘decent’ and ‘very honest’ man.  

She revealed they had been introduced by a mutual friend ‘around Easter’ and shared an instant connection. 

Samantha, who is notoriously private when it comes to her personal life, added that the most attractive thing about Richard is that he’s ‘comfortable in his own skin’.