Shock Sunrise shake-up as Sam Mac is replaced as weather presenter by Jimmy Rees

Jimmy Rees will take over from Sam Mac as weather presenter on Sunrise next week.

The comedian, 35, will be taking over the coveted gig for just one week as he fills in for the new dad who is taking a week off.

Jimmy announced the news live on Sunrise on Thursday, joking that he’s “finally made it” and that it’s “breaking news.”

“I think I finally made it. Breaking news, I’m going to be the sunrise weatherman for the whole of next week. I have no idea what you have in store for me,” he told Sunrise host Natalie Barr.

Jimmy said he’s going to visit a few places in Victoria from where he’ll do some live motocross.

“No, I’m going to an elementary school, thermal springs and there are other things to be discussed that hopefully I can actually do,” he said.

Host Natalie Barr revealed that he will be taking defensive driving training sometime next week, before reading it again.

‘How hard can it be? I have something I want to say, I think the weather is holding him back,” he joked about Sam Mac.

“I will tell people to just look it up on their phone so I can continue with the defensive driving course,” he joked.

Jimmy, also known as Jimmy Giggle, is a former children’s TV presenter turned TikTok star who gained millions of views on the social media platform in lockdown by sharing hilarious videos about Australia’s Covid-19 border closures.

He has taken the popular video platform by storm after a 10-year stint on the beloved ABC Kids program Giggle and Hoot.

He also took part in the 16th season of Dancing with the Stars in 2019, starred in several stage productions and appeared in multiple Australian TV shows.

Meanwhile, Sam, who recently underwent an incredible eight-week body transformation, has been a weather presenter on Sunrise since 2016.