Cassandra Thorburn has broken her silence on ex-husband Karl Stefanovic’s engagement to Jasmine Yarbrough, appearing to take a swipe at the Today co-host.
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, 43, and Jasmine, 34, 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 Karl’s split from Cass, as they packed on the PDA inside the event. The veteran journalist could barely contain his joy as he giggled alongside his fiancée and her gal pals, Jasmine’s collaborator Tamie Ingham and presenter Ksenija Lukich.
The couple are yet to officially confirm their engagement, however, one look at the sparkling diamond on Jasmine’s left hand is surely confirmation enough of their happy news.
The happy couple glowed as they attended the David Jones Autumn Winter 2018 Collections Launch in Sydney.
Smitten! The newly engaged pair were happy to pose for photos inside the event.
Karl stayed by his bride-to-be’s side all night.
A camera-shy Karl skipped out on the red carpet arrivals, leaving Jasmine to arrive with the co-founder of her brand Mara & Mine, Tamie Ingham. However, although he didn’t pose with his fiancee at the media wall, once inside the exclusive event, Karl remained by Jasmine’s side all night.
The former model-turned-shoe-designer showed off her fashion prowess at the event mixing high and low fashion in a pair of $1095 MaxMara flared trousers, a white off-the-shoulder top from Bardot and, of course, her sparkling new engagement ring — a princess-cut sparkler encircled with an of-the-moment halo of diamonds.
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.
Karl has previously opened up about the breakdown of his 21-year marriage, 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.”
