Was Sam Mac hungover on Sunrise? Sam and Kochie’s wild claims on live TV

Was Sam Mac HUNGOVER on Sunrise? Hosts Samantha Armytage and David Koch accuse weatherman of looking ‘dusty’ and ‘distracted’ on air – but he insists ‘that’s how I always am’

Sunrise weatherman Sam Mac knows all about the unpredictable nature of live TV.

But the funnyman didn’t quite know how to react on Monday when hosts Samantha Armytage and David Koch brazenly accused him of being hungover at work.

Sam, 38, was presenting a segment from Adelaide Zoo at about 8:15am when the two anchors joked that he looked rather worse for wear. 

Hungover on Sunrise? Samantha Armytage and David Koch accused weatherman Sam Mac of looking ‘dusty’ and ‘distracted’ on Monday. Pictured: Sam hosting a segment at Adelaide Zoo

‘Just quickly, are you alright? We’re a bit worried about you this morning,’ asked Samantha, 44, seemingly out of nowhere.

‘Ah, me?’ asked a stunned Sam.

David, 64, agreed with his colleague and said that Sam looked a bit ‘dusty’. 

An inside joke? 'Just quickly, are you alright? We're a bit worried about you this morning,' asked Samantha (left). David (right) agreed with his colleague and said that Sam looked a bit 'dusty'

An inside joke? ‘Just quickly, are you alright? We’re a bit worried about you this morning,’ asked Samantha (left). David (right) agreed with his colleague and said that Sam looked a bit ‘dusty’

He then asked Sam if he’d had a ‘big weekend’.

‘No! I was in bed by eight o’clock,’ replied Sam. ‘You can check the CCTV footage from the hotel. I had a very quiet night.’ 

But the hosts wouldn’t let it go, and Sam went on to say: ‘You jut seemed a little bit vague and distracted.’

‘That’s how I always am! You’ve seen the show,’ argued Sam, who seemed genuinely surprised by the suggestion.

The Sunrise team were probably just pulling Sam’s leg, and Daily Mail Australia is not suggesting he was drunk or hungover at work. 

Setting the record straight: Sam seemed genuinely surprised by the suggestion he was hungover, telling Sam and Kochie he had gone to bed at eight o'clock the night before

Setting the record straight: Sam seemed genuinely surprised by the suggestion he was hungover, telling Sam and Kochie he had gone to bed at eight o’clock the night before

It comes after Daily Mail Australia revealed in August that Sam had quietly split from his girlfriend Elle Whittaker.

The pair apparently called it quits sometime in July, after dating for less than a year.

Sam, who has said his job makes it difficult for him to maintain a long-term relationship, reluctantly announced his romance with Elle on Sunrise back in March.

His Seven colleagues joked that his girlfriend didn’t exist, and so he proved they were in fact together by sharing a photo of the couple on Instagram.

Sam has not alluded to his break-up on social media, but tellingly the pair haven’t been pictured together since April 20.

End of the road: It comes after Daily Mail Australia revealed in August that Sam had quietly split from his girlfriend Elle Whittaker (right). The pair apparently called it quits sometime in July, after dating for less than a year

End of the road: It comes after Daily Mail Australia revealed in August that Sam had quietly split from his girlfriend Elle Whittaker (right). The pair apparently called it quits sometime in July, after dating for less than a year

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