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Willow Stefanovic’s cheeky birthday tribute to dad Karl shows how much he’s changed in the last decade

He certainly has changed since some of these were taken!
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Willow Stefanovic has marked dad Karl Stefanovic’s birthday on Friday with a cheeky tribute on Instagram, and her TV star dad was looking very different.

Karl’s eldest daughter shared a series of photos to her Instagram Stories along with the caption “Birthday” with a white heart emoji, tagging her dad too.

One snap showed Karl and wife Jasmine Stefanovic laughing together before the TV WEEK Logie Awards, another catching a cute moment between the couple on a tropical holiday.

The other two photos were of Karl with Willow, snapped when she (and her dad) were much younger.

Willow shared these photos to mark her dad’s 47th birthday.

(Image: Instagram)

The snaps were just too cute.

(Image: Instagram)

One showed the pair dressed up as characters from The Incredibles while the other caught a moment with her, Karl and one of his sons in years gone by.

Willow and her two brothers, River and Jackson, were born to Karl and his ex-wife Cassandra Thorburn during their 21-year marriage.

Sporting a shorter haircut and backwards cap in the photo, Karl looked very different to the man we know and love today.

His current wife Jasmine quickly joined in the social media celebrations with a tribute of her own as the Today Show star turned 47.

Posting a short clip of Karl sporting a huge grin as he had a smoke machine blown in his face and a party, Jasmine accompanied the cheeky video with a sweet caption.

“Happy Birthday to the light of all our lives. We adore you and your soft, beautiful soul,” she penned.

“You keep us laughing every day. Thank you for brightening our world.”

Karl was quick to drop a comment on his wife’s post, writing: “Thanks my love.”

Meanwhile his colleague Belinda Russell commented “Happy birthday King Karlos!!” and radio host Ryan ‘Fitzy’ Fitzgerald wrote, “Happy Birthday King. Love ya bro.”

As well as his three elder children, Karl also shares Harper, two, with current wife Jasmine and regularly posts adorable snaps together as a family on Instagram.

We’re expecting more family photos from Karl’s birthday celebrations in the coming days, likely including Willow and Harper.

The doting dad is always happy to show off his girls on his own Instagram page, gushing over Willow when she attended her school formal in June.

Karl shares an adorable bond with Willow.

(Image: Instagram)

“Dads v Formals. Instagram v Real world,” he cheekily captioned two photos of himself with Willow in her silky cut-out formal dress.

The first snap showed him beaming with pride, while the second caught his real expression as he grappled with just how fast his daughter had grown up.

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