Sam Mc Clymont 'I'M SO HAPPY TO BE BACK'

THE GETAWAY STAR RETURNS TO WORK AFTER A VERY TOUGH TIME

- By Melissa Field

Earlier this year, Sam McClymont grabbed her passport and packed her suitcase, just as she'd done countless times before. A presenter on Channel Nine's Getaway, Sam, 39, has also gotten to travel the world thanks to the success of The McClymonts, the country music trio she formed with older sister, Brooke, and younger sister, Mollie.

"But I really took a beat while preparing for this Getaway trip," Sam tells New Idea after our recent photo shoot in Sydney. "I was getting ready for my first trip in 18 months, to Italy, after being diagnosed with breast cancer. It felt very special to be back on set and very emotional to finally be back, doing what I love."

To say that Sam has been through the wringer since her February 2024 diagnosis would be an understatement. The mum of two (her sons Wilder and Ari, with husband Ben Poxon, are just eight and six) has endured five months of chemotherapy, 15 rounds of radiation treatments and undergone three surgeries, including a double mastectomy and reconstruction.

Sam first discovered a lump in her right breast in September 2023. It then took five months for her to be correctly diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer. It's the most aggressive form of the disease and typically affects just 10 to 15 per cent of patients.