After weeks of parading their speculated engagement in the spotlight, Karl Stefanovic has put everyone out of their are-they-or-aren’t they misery.
Speaking with TheFIX, the 43-year-old finally confirmed he dropped a knee and proposed to his girlfriend Jasmine Yarbrough.
“When Jasmine came into my life, I had no thoughts of new love or the future, but we are happy and grateful we found each other,” Karl told the publication.
“We are yet to work out when we will get married, but probably later this year. We are both very happy.”
The veteran journo used the same interview to quash a few other persistent rumours, including headlines touting a baby on the way for the newly-engaged duo.
“Jas isn’t pregnant. The ring was made by Nic Cerrone and didn’t cost $120,000. Those figures are ridiculous,” he said, adding: “And there is no media deal. Don’t believe everything you read, unless it’s here.”
Karl and Jasmine recently showed off their engagement at the David Jones Autumn/Winter 2018 Collections Launch in Sydney.
All eyes were on the duo, who began dating just five months after the breakdown of Karl’s 21-year marriage, as they packed on the PDA inside the event. The Today co-host could barely contain his joy as he giggled alongside his 34-year-old fiancée and her gal pals, Jasmine’s collaborator Tamie Ingham and presenter Ksenija Lukich.
At this stage, the couple were yet to officially confirm their engagement, however, one look at the sparkling diamond on Jasmine’s left hand seemed confirmation enough of their happy news.
Smitten! Karl stayed by Jasmine’s side throughout the evening.
Jasmine’s fiancé refused to pose for photographer’s on the media wall leaving his bride-to-be to pose with the her collaborator Tamie Ingham.
Jasmine paired her new bling with an equally luxurious Gucci handbag.
Earlier this week, Karl’s ex-wife, Cassandra Thorburn, broke her silence about the rumoured engagement.
Speaking to Fairfax Media, the 46-year old said the impending union doesn’t register with her “on any level.”
“His engagement doesn’t register with me on any other level,” she told the publication. “I am just focused on helping those affected by the ever-changing landscape of my ex-husband’s life, to navigate it.”
The pair, who announced their shock separation in September 2016 and were divorced 13 months later, have three children together – Jackson, 18, Ava, 12, and River, 10.
Karl and Cass were married for 21 years.
Karl, too, has opened up about the highly-publicised split, admitting that he didn’t expect to find a new love so quickly.
“I certainly did not expect to meet someone five months after I broke up with my wife,” he told Stellar magazine in a lengthy interview.
“That was not planned, I did not know her before. I met her on a boat in Sydney. We have a really lovely relationship, but it’s got to be slow for a variety of reasons. I’m not going to share too much on that publicly because I don’t think that’s fair on anyone involved.”
He continued: “It was unexpected and lovely, but we’re going to try to keep a level of privacy to how we’re going and what we’re planning, especially considering I have three beautiful children who need to be taken into consideration.”
Let the wedding countdown begin…
