Joy and sadness as Sammie reveals first child on way Channel 7 presenter Sammie O Brien with husband Fraser Byrne and four-month-old Rex. Picture: Lachie Millard.
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Subscriber only Without knowing it at the time, Channel 7 presenter Sammie O Brien s early discovery that she was pregnant became the perfect parting gift for her husband Fraser Byrne s late father. After being diagnosed with a brain tumour in October, Peter Byrne, 65, died in March a week after the couple told him they were expecting their first child, in what O Brien said gave the family a moment of happiness in a difficult time.