{"id":334246,"date":"2025-12-08T05:18:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T05:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/334246\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T05:18:18","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T05:18:18","slug":"channel-7s-mark-beretta-on-the-real-reason-he-is-leaving-sunrise-after-22-years-harrowing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/334246\/","title":{"rendered":"Channel 7’s Mark Beretta on the real reason he is leaving Sunrise after 22 years: ‘Harrowing’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mark Beretta <\/a>has revealed the reasons behind his decision to step down from Sunrise<\/a>. The sports presenter<\/a> shocked audiences last month when he announced he would be leaving the Channel 7 show after 22 years.<\/p>\n

Beretta first appeared on Sunrise in 2000, but formally joined the show in 2003. When he announced he was leaving, he said the job was his “dream” and “an honour”.<\/p>\n

But now he’s opened up about what’s been happening in the background.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s fair to say it was a combination [of Channel 7’s choice and mine],” he told the Daily Telegraph<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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“I could see what was coming and I didn\u2019t want to hang around for that.”<\/p>\n

He explained that TV has “never been tougher” than it is right now, and after 22 years with the show, he decided it was time for a break.<\/p>\n

“And, to be honest, it\u2019s been a harrowing couple of years,” he said. “There\u2019s been a lot going on away from Sunrise and it\u2019s time for a reset.”<\/p>\n

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Mark Beretta reveals what’s been happening in his life<\/p>\n

For Beretts, as he’s known to viewers, the last six years have been very hard personally.<\/p>\n

In 2019, his mother was diagnosed with stage three ovarian cancer, and in 2022, his father was also diagnosed with cancer.<\/p>\n

He sadly passed away earlier this year.<\/p>\n

In 2023, his 22-year-long marriage to his wife, Rachel, ended<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When his father died, the presenter revealed the loss made him question whether there was more to life than being on the breakfast show.<\/p>\n

He took three weeks off from his job to spend time with his dad, who “had a lot he wanted to tell” the Channel 7 star.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Beretts recently found out that his mum’s cancer had progressed.<\/p>\n

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Mark revealed that he wants to spend more time with his mum, who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2019. Photo: Instagram\/markberetta<\/p>\n

“We don\u2019t have a lot of time left with her and that\u2019s a big part of my thinking at the moment,” he explained to the News Corp newspaper.<\/p>\n

“The job is great, and it\u2019s fun, and I get a lot of satisfaction out of it.<\/p>\n

“But, I don\u2019t want to lose this time.”<\/p>\n

The Sunrise presenter also revealed he has a mystery woman in his life who he described as “super kind and super supportive” and was there through the loss of his father.<\/p>\n

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She also helped him make the decision to leave Sunrise.<\/p>\n

Once he wraps up on Sunrise this week, Beretts will spend time with his mum and take a trip around Australia in a campervan.<\/p>\n

He added that while he might not return to TV presenting, he will still be involved in sport in some way, whether that be as a producer or something else.<\/p>\n

Mark will wrap up his time on Sunrise on Friday, December 12.<\/p>\n

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