Sunrise weatherman Sam Mac has made a career out of poking fun at his single status โ until now.
The hilarious and hugely popular TV personality is officially off the market and has a new girlfriend, stunning blonde Qantas communications adviser Elle Whittaker.
Sam gushed about his new romance live on air on Thursday morning and just hours later shared a sweet couple photo of himself and Elle with his 114,000 Instagram followers.
โLife news: I have a Girlfriend ๐ This is Elle. Sheโs from The Coast. She rides a Motorbike. & she loves Sharks. I ride a pogo stick & I love cats, so weโre perfect together ๐ณโ Sam wrote on Instagram.
โI think sheโs pretty specialโฆ.in fact, Iโm as into her as much as the lady in the background is into that hot chip ๐ฅ Be nice to Elle everyone.โ
Samโs Sunrise colleagues, as well as other A-list TV stars, were quick to congratulate Sam on his new romance.
โYou know itโs true love when you sacrifice the light and place the phone shadow across your own moneymaker,โ Sunrise newsreader Edwina Bartholomew joked.
Co-host Sam Armytage wrote: โLove the love Sam. Canโt wait to meet Elle, we have lots to catch her up on. Think of me as another annoying sister.โ
Amanda Keller wrote : โI already like her more than you! Xxxxโ
Fellow Channel Seven stars Larry Emdur and Kylie Gillies, who host The Morning Show, also congratulated their friend on his relationship debut.
โWoooo! @sammacinsta. I love Elle sooo much and Iโm happy to be the creepy old uncle at your wedding,โ Larry joked.
โI have already prepared a beautiful speech and I will order my butler to Hoover the dandruff off my โniceโ wedding suit in readiness xx.โ
Kylie Gillies added: โLike this a lotโ
And ABCโs 7.30 host Leigh Sales expressed her happiness for Sam, commenting, โThat is so lovely, delighted for you.โ
During his regular Sunrise weather cross on Thursday morning, Sam was declared his coupled-up status during a fun segment where he was forced to wear a sandwich board with the phrase โlooking for loveโ emblazoned across the front.
โIโve got to me honest with you guys. I actually have a girlfriend, so I canโt do this,โ he told anchors Sam Armytage and David โKochieโ Koch.
โItโs very new, so I just feel itโs disrespectful to her,โ he explained.
It seems the pair have only just become exclusive, as Sam revealed he was in a relationship โas of Saturdayโ.
โHer name is Elle, this is literally as of Saturday so I canโt do that,'โ he explained.
โItโs a long term relationship for me.โ
Everything we know about Samโs new girlfriend Elle Whittaker
So, what do we know about Elle so far?
While her Instagram account is on private, and she has just 618 followers, the recent communications graduate describes herself as a โRunner. Adventurer. Dream Chaserโ in her Instagram bio.
Elle currently works as a communications adviser for Qantas, a role she has held for over three years, where she is โresponsible for the creation and implementation of communications strategies across our various platforms and managing key stakeholders relationships,โ according to her LinkedIn profile.
She has a background in media, having studied journalism at university and has a โstrong passion for broadcast media, reporting, presenting, producing and creating digital content.โ
She has previous unpaid work experience at Channel Nine, Channel Seven and also Channel Ten.
So itโs possible that Sam and Elle crossed paths during her time at Seven and thatโs where they struck up their romance.
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Sam has previously opened up to TV WEEK about his single status, explaining he has sacrificed a lot, including his personal life, for the sake of his career.
โYou miss a lot of things โ birthdays, engagement parties, big moments in the lives of people you care about. Iโm lucky to have people who understand that Iโm following what I want to do and Iโm passionate about it,โ he revealed last June.
Sam says he would love to settle down one day and have a family.
โIโd love to get married and have kids,โ he said.
โBut Iโve never pushed that. Sadly, Iโve seen some friends marry early and get divorced, so maybe Iโm a bit gun-shy. Itโs also difficult with my hours; Iโm not home very often. But I think if you meet the right person, you can make that work.โ