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'I would be mortified if anyone thought I would say or think anything racist': Sunrise host Samantha Armytage apologises for congratulating mixed-race twin on her 'fair skin' during on air interview
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DANIEL VAN BOOM FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA
PUBLISHED: 23:09 EST, 27 April 2015 | UPDATED: 07:00 EST, 28 April 2015
Samantha Armytage has apologised after a comment she made on-air last month, dubbed by some viewers as 'racist'.
The cause of controversy came when the Sunrise host interviewed non-identical twins from the UK, Lucy and Maria Aylmer, who have become a sensation around the world due to their opposite skin tones.
Introducing the 18-year-olds, the 37-year-old congratulated ginger-haired Lucy on getting 'her dad's fair skin,' saying 'good on her', while her sister, who has a darker complexion, looked on.
On Tuesday, Armytage apologised for the comment, saying in a statement to Daily Mail Australia: 'I would be mortified if anyone thought I would say or think anything racist. It's not in my nature. To anyone who I might have offended, I'm sorry.'
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'I'm sorry': Samantha Armytage has apologised for a controversial remark made on Sunrise that caused a stir of outrage online on Monday
Her statement comes after a Change.com petition, which has since been signed by 3, 228 people, was launched on Monday, asking for Armytage, Sunrise producer Michael Pell or a representative from the show to apologise for the comment.
In the same statement to DMA, Pell said: We are making this statement to avoid further misunderstanding about Sam's comment on Sunrise.'
'Sam has always admitted that her own fair complexion was a disadvantage in the Australian environment. We apologise if anyone misunderstood or if they were offended.'
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