Karl Stefanovic shows off his significant weight loss at event in Sydney as friends say he is 'looking the best he's looked in years'
Karl Stefanovic looked unrecognisable as he stepped out in Sydney on Tuesday evening.
The Today Show presenter, 50, showed off his significant weight loss as he posed up with Real Housewives of Sydney star Krissy Marsh, 53, at an event.
The TV star looked slender and dapper in a black sports coat worn over a white T-shirt, matching trousers and a pair of white trainers.
The couple appeared chuffed to be in each other's company in the photo, with both Karl and Krissy beaming as they offered peace signs.
Meanwhile, Krissy cut quite an elegant figure in a figure-hugging chocolate-coloured dress.
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It comes after Karl was the talk of Justin Hemmes' Silver Party last month.
Fellow attendees thought the TV anchor was 'looking the best he's looked in years'.
'He didn't appear to be drinking and was being judicious with the canapés,' a source told Daily Mail Australia.
Karl's new look comes after he revealed the moment he was told he needed to hit the gym by best mate James Packer.
Appearing on The Kyle and Jackie O Show in November, he said he was left humbled after a picture of him revealing his 'dad bod' on the beach led the billionaire businessman to text him.
'There's a shot of me on Christmas Day or whatever coming out of the surf and it was bad,' Karl told hosts Jackie 'O' Henderson and Kyle Sandilands.
'James Packer sends me a note that says: "mate, you need to get your a**e to the gym".'
Packer himself recently revealed he was still gaining weight despite admitting to being on Ozempic.
If you're getting notes from Packer about that you know it's serious,' Kyle said.
The photo in question was snapped in Byron Bay over the summer in 2019 when Karl was enjoying some downtime with Jasmine.
Karl even shared the photo to Instagram, joking with followers he was pregnant.
'After a great deal of speculation...the rumours are true,' Karl captioned the cheeky post.
Jackie then asked Karl how he dealt with seeing such 'confronting images' and he said that while he was embarrassed, Jasmine had always been very supportive.
'I feel like it's a lot of embarrassment, but then my wife is always so good about it,' Karl said.
Back in 2020, Karl pledged to lose 10 kilograms in 10 weeks on the Today show after tipping the scales at over 100kg.
'I started at 105kg, the heaviest I've ever been. It was incredibly embarrassing,' Karl said as he spoke to obesity expert Dr. Nick Fuller, who helped him on his fitness journey.
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