Samantha Armytage has appeared to take a small dig at her equestrian businessman ex-husband Richard Lavender.

The Channel Nine presenter, 49, told Jessica Rowe on her Big Talk Show podcast, that she will be more careful who she dates next.

‘I will be very good at choosing this time,’ the television host admitted when discussing her love life.

‘Discernment is my new middle name… I’m getting better as I get older at being discerning.’

Sam added that it’s hard dating in the spotlight, but she has learned to be increasingly selective about who she lets into her life.

‘You know what it’s like when you have a high profile, you don’t always attract the right types,’ she said.

Samantha Armytage (pictured) has appeared to take a small dig at her equestrian businessman ex-husband Richard Lavender

‘So you just have to be discerning, and I am now, and that’s good.’

It comes after Sam told Stellar magazine that she and Richard had tried their best to make their marriage work, before they split in December.

‘What I’ll say for my marriage is we gave it a go. It didn’t work out, so we moved on. Last year was a big year. There was a lot of change and a lot of grief,’ Samantha began.

The Golden Bachelor host added it was not a spur-of-the-moment decision and both she and Richard were confident in their choice to part ways.

‘I don’t think anybody leaves a marriage without thinking it through quite deeply. You don’t just decide one day and leave the next,’ she said.

‘We’ve all got these thoughts and fears and happy moments we share.’

In December, the former couple announced their separation on the eve of their four-year wedding anniversary.

They had tied the knot at Richard’s 40-hectare property in the picturesque Southern Highlands in NSW on New Year’s Eve in 2020.

‘I will be very good at choosing this time,’ the television host admitted when discussing her love life

Sam told Stellar magazine that she and Richard had tried their best to make their marriage work, before they split in December. Pictured together

‘Yes Richard and I have separated. All break-ups are hard, but it’s somewhat lessened by the fact it’s amicable and we wish the best for each other,’ Sam told media at the time.

‘I appreciate you respecting our privacy. I won’t be making any further comment.’

Samantha is no longer followed on Instagram by the 62-year-old equestrian businessman’s two daughters, Sascha and Grace, although the former couple still follow each other.

It’s understood she moved out of Richard’s Southern Highlands home and is now living in her apartment located in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.

The former Sunrise host and Richard started dating in April 2019, and announced their engagement in June 2020 before tying the knot at his property in rural NSW six months later.

In a beautiful moment captured by photographer Abbie Melle, Sam was seen holding hands with her new husband as they strolled across his Southern Highlands estate, shortly after saying ‘I do’.

She captioned the heartwarming picture, which was taken after their wedding ceremony but before their reception, ‘11.58am on a Thursday. How lucky are we?’

The intimate ceremony only featured a small number of guests due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with Richard’s daughters believed to have attended.

The television veteran became the face of Farmer Wants A Wife in 2023 after first appearing as a guest host alongside former presenter Natalie Gruzlewski.