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Daily Mail
7 hours ago
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- Daily Mail
Karl Stefanovic freaks out Olympic swimmer Stephanie Rice live on air as he attempts to re-enact her husband Mark Lassey's proposal
Karl Stefanovic stunned Olympic swimmer Stephanie Rice on Friday as he attempted to re-enact her husband Mark Lassey's proposal. Stephanie, 36, and Mark ,46, appeared on the Today show on Friday, returning to spot where he got down on one knee. The Nine breakfast show is currently broadcasting from the stunning Atlantis The Royal hotel in The Palm Jumeirah. The swanky locale provided the perfect backdrop for Mark's proposal in September last year. Wanting to recapture the loved-up moment, Karl asked Mark to reply the moment he popped the question. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. 'I just thought maybe we could re-enact the moment you proposed, and maybe a little kiss for national TV?' Karl asked. The couple were more than happy to oblige, with Mark saying: 'We'd love that' before asking the Today host if he had a suitable ring. In a move that is sure to raise wife Jasmine's eyebrows, Karl then attempted to remove his wedding band to use as a prop in the mock proposal. A shocked Stephanie immediately reached for Karl's hand in an attempt to prevent him taking it off. 'Don't take that off! What are you doing?' she shouted, sporting a wide-eyed expression. Elsewhere in the chat, the former Olympic swimming champion relived the moment Mark proposed, admitting that she knew it was coming. '[I had] mixed thoughts - I have to be super honest because I knew it was happening. All day I knew that Mark was going to propose,' she said. 'I knew it was going to happen but I just didn't know it was going to be here. The whole time I was like, "stay present" but you're like, "is it now? Is it now? is it now?' 'Don't take that off! What are you doing?' she shouted, sporting a wide-eyed expression Despite the anticipation reaching fever pitch, Stephanie admitted when the big moment arrived her mind went blank. 'When he finally proposed, I don't remember anything that he said because it was so hot,' she admitted. She also admitted to feeling 'blessed' to have met and married Mark while her husband revealed that he is 'the luckiest guy on the planet'. Stephanie took to Instagram to share an array of sweet snaps of the moment Mark popped the question in September last year. The couple looked overjoyed as they beamed from ear-to-ear and shared a kiss, while Stephanie flashed her diamond sparkler. Stephanie looked effortlessly glamorous in a gorgeous white floral dress and strapped heels during the picture-perfect outdoor hotel proposal. She accentuated her stunning features with a high-glamour make-up palette and looked happier than ever as she cuddled up to her new fiancé. Mark cut a dapper figure in a white shirt, cream trousers and a black blazer as he presented Stephanie with a diamond ring from Perth's Charles Edward Jewellers. The newly-engaged couple packed on the PDA as they shared a romantic kiss after Mark popped the big question. In a caption, Stephanie gushed: 'Here's to fresh starts and second chances… Yes to a lifetime with you.' She concluded the post with a Bible verse, writing: 'Seek your happiness in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desire.'' Psalm 37:4.' Stephanie had been quietly dating the Australian pastor for five months before officially confirming their romance. They were introduced through a mutual friend and then started a long-distance romance as Mark is based in Perth while Stephanie moved to Dubai in November. 'When we met almost 5 months ago, we both knew this was different,' she gushed in an Instagram post alongside cosy snaps of herself and Mark. 'From the start, there was a deep intentionally between us, and because of the complexities of our lives we wanted to keep these first few months between close family and friends, and enjoy the wonder of falling in love.' 'But as God would have it, that first phone conversation made us feel like this was exactly where we were both meant to end up,' she continued before detailing their long-distance romance. The couple cemented their whirlwind romance in January, trying the knot a vineyard ceremony in Mark's native Perth. Just days later, the couple shocked fans with a second wedding, also in Perth. 'Because one night wasn't enough. We had the most amazing night celebrating our marriage and farewell with our favourite people, on the most amazing rooftop, in this beautiful city, under the presence of God,' Stephanie wrote on Instagram at the time. 'Thank you to all our family and friends who flew from across the world to make these the most memorable days of our lives,' the athlete continued.
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Richard Wilkins cowers and covers his face as he conquers his greatest fear during Today show broadcast in Dubai
A very brave Richard Wilkins stepped up and conquered his greatest fear this week. The veteran Nine entertainment guru, 70, was on the scene in Dubai on Thursday, where the Today show is broadcasting this week. After discovering Richard's apparent fear of heights, Today host Karl Stefanovic said there was only one thing for it - to send Richard 300 meters into the air. A segment, titled 'Where in Dubai is Dickie, featured Richard reporting from the Dubai Balloon - a tethered balloon located at Atlantis, The Palm in Dubai. The eye-catching tourist attraction which rises vertically to 300 metres, offers panoramic views of the stunning Dubai skyline. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. 'Dickie was a little bit upset with Sarah [Abo, Today co-host] for questioning his ability or inability to go to any height, so we thought we'd send him into a hot air balloon today,' Karl said. The segment then cut to Richard, standing nervously on the viewing platform in the balloon. Clearly out of his comfort zone, Richard clung tightly to a railing as he sheepishly began speaking. 'Good evening, it might almost be time to say "Dubai"' Richard said. 'As you know, I'm not great with heights, so this really is a once-in-a-lifetime thing for me. 'But yes, this is the Dubai Balloon, which is moored to the ground, I'm happy to report!' Ever the consummate professional, Richard soldiered on in spite of his pulse-raising fear, as the camera panned around to show a remarkable Dubai skyline. 'It goes up 300 metres in the air which is the height of a 100 storey building, no less,' he added. 'Even for someone like me, Karl and Sarah, who is not a fan of getting up in the air like this, it really is something pretty special.' The camera then cut back to Richard who could be seen cowering on his knees as he continued to deliver his report. 'You can see how brave I'm being, up there getting a view of all the sights and sounds of Dubai,' he said, covering his eyes in fear. Richard's display tickled Karl, who could not help but giggle at his colleague's predicament. Co-host Sarah, meanwhile, praised Richard for his bravery. 'I'm so proud of you, Dickie. you're doing so well,' she said as Karl continued to guffaw. 'You're a funny man,' Karl said to Richard between chuckles. Fans were also quick to praise Richard on social media for facing his fears. 'Nice one, Dickie,' one fan commented. 'I can't stand on a step ladder even.' Another suggested that it was cruel to put the Nine star in such a precarious position. 'I'd be just the same Dickie. They shouldn't be taking the mickey out of you,' they wrote. Richard's brave display comes after he shared a very surprising photo with notorious fan of heights Tom Cruise. The Channel Nine entertainment reporter, 70, shared an image of himself posing alongside the Hollywood superstar in London as they discussed his latest film Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning. What caught the eye of many is the size disparity between the two men, with Wilkins appearing to tower over the 62-year-old Cruise. The perspective of the photo, with Wilkins more in the foreground, does exaggerate the height difference between the two, although the Today star is quite a bit taller. Richard cuts an imposing figure at 1.88m (or 6'1") while Tom stands at a reported 1.7m (5'6"). 'Tom looks like he's come out of a Kinder Surprise egg,' one follower joked. Alluding to the strange perspective of the image, another offered: 'That photo doesn't look right - I know Tom Cruise is short but the photo looks distorted somehow?'
Daily Mail
a day ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
Awkward moment Karl Stefanovic discusses Australia's richest people - after his huge pay gap with co-host Sarah Abo is revealed in similar list
Karl Stefanovic experienced an awkward moment during a segment on Thursday's Today show about Australia's richest people. The veteran presenter, 50, was discussing The Financial Review Rich List when reporter Jayne Azzopardi said Gina Rinehart topped the list with a whopping $38.1 billion. ' New South Wales has been named as the wealthiest state. It is home to 81 Rich Listers,' Jayne told co-hosts Karl Stefanovic and Sarah Abo. 'However, Gina Rinehart's wealth dropped by $2billion!' Karl then revealed his theory as to why her fortune slightly dipped. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. 'You see, she gives so much away to charity,' Karl said. In a bizarre moment, Karl then trailed off about his own friendship with Rinehart and her love of good quality meat. He said he had personally dined with the Aussie heiress and said she served only the finest cuts. 'Her steak - have you eaten her meat? She's got delicious meat, some of the best steak I have ever had. That will surprise no one, that I have eaten really expensive steak,' Karl boasted. Sarah then asked Karl what one of Gina's prize steaks was worth, but he remained tight-lipped. The segment follows reports that disputes over pay parity in TV Land could be set to erupt again following a bombshell report revealing the salaries of Australian television's brightest stars. The Australian's inaugural TV Rich List report claimed that Nine star Karl is currently being paid an eye-watering $2million more than his co-host Sarah. The report has collated the 35 highest salaries among TV stars on Australia's three commercial networks - Channel Seven, Nine and Network 10. It revealed he was the highest paid small screen star, bringing home a formidable $2.8million annually, making almost three times as much as Sarah, 39. This is in stark contrast to his Today counterpart who comes in at tenth place with a salary of $800,000. It was also reported that his salary is almost as much as sitting chief executive Matt Stanton ($1.6 million) and his predecessor Mike Sneesby ($1.5 million) combined. It appears that Nine has the deepest pockets out of the three commercial networks, with six of its stars making the top ten. The Block host Scott Cam trailed close behind Stefanovic on $2.4million, while Lego Masters star Hamish Blake sits third on $2million. The top ten Nine contingent is rounded out by newsreaders Alison Langdon ($1.2million), Peter Overton ($1 million) and Sarah. Meanwhile Seven's highest paid star, Gold Logie winner Larry Emdur, sits in fourth place on $1.6million, while Sunrise host Natalie Barr came in fifth on $1.3million. While there is quite a considerable gulf in salary between Karl and Sarah, the former has been in the Today chair for almost two decades while his co-host joined in 2023. Karl wears a few different caps at Nine, having worked as a reporter on 60 Minutes as well as helming the short-lived series, This Time Next Year.
News.com.au
a day ago
- Business
- News.com.au
‘Ruthlessly personal': Karl Stefanovic's fiery interview with Sussan Ley after WFH architect dumped from frontbench
Liberal leader Sussan Ley's decision to dump work from home policy architect Jane Hume from shadow cabinet has been savaged as 'ruthlessly personal' in a fiery interview. The big shock of the shake up was that high profile Senator Jane Hume and Liberal MP Sarah Henderson were dumped from the frontbench. Today show host Karl Stefanovic confronted Ms Ley on Nine's breakfast program over the changes on Thursday morning with a series of brutal questions. 'I am not saying this is a bad thing, but you are ruthlessly personal,'' Today show host Karl Stefanovic said. 'That's not my view, Karl,'' Ms Ley replied. 'We have a fantastic team. I spoke to every one of the 54 in the line up about the role that we all need to play, because our job is to take the fight up to labor to be the strongest possible Opposition on behalf of the Australian people.' Stefanovic then asked, 'So, you don't like Jane Hume, but it's not personal?.' 'Jane is a fantastic colleague and contributor and will remain in exactly the role she has as senator for Victoria,'' Ms Ley said. 'And whether you're in the frontbench line up or the backbench, and these terms mean different things to different people. But I always say that no matter where you sit in the House of Representatives or the Senate, you have an enormous opportunity and a tremendous privilege. 'What we have to do is get out there and fight this fight hard. 'Because even if you did support Anthony Albanese at the last election, you do need to see a strong Opposition.' 'They said Peter Dutton had a problem with female voters, but now you've deliberately reduced the number of women in the Shadow Cabinet?,'' Stefanovic then asked. Ms Ley replied that 40% of her shadow ministry are women when you include the outer ministry. Speaking in Canberra on Wednesday, Ms Ley denied that the decision to dump Senator Hume was a 'get square' for the moderate MP backing Angus Taylor. 'Absolutely not. I'm not going to reflect on the qualities of individuals with respect to the qualities of other individuals. I don't think that's a fair question,'' Ms Ley said. 'Opposition is not about hierarchies. It's not about structure. It's about getting every player on the field, fighting the fight, because this is not about the internals you've spoken of. This is about how we go out there to work hard for the Australian people.' As expected, the high profile Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has been relegated to the outer ministry and will not sit in the shadow cabinet but she has secured a role in the defence industry portfolio. If Senator Price had stayed with the Nationals, she would likely have been expected to secure the role of deputy and a frontbench role. In relation to Senator Price, Ms Ley said she had spoken to her about the new appointment. 'She's excited to take it up. There is no more important area than safety, national security and defence and you will see a great profiling of defence under Angus Taylor as we go forward in this term,'' she said, Senator Price, who had originally left the Nationals and defected to the Liberal Party to support and run for deputy leader, takes on the defence portfolio. Senate leader Michaelia Cash will take on the prized foreign affairs role, going head to head against Senator Penny Wong in the Senate. Deputy Liberal leader Ted O'Brien will take on the role of treasury spokesman while leadership aspirant Angus Taylor has been shifted from Shadow Treasurer to Defence. James Paterson has been promoted to the Coalition spokesman for finance, government services, and the public service. Future leadership aspirant Andrew Hastie, who had asked to move from defence into an economics or social services role, has been promoted to the spokesman for home affairs. Former Nationals leaders Barnaby Joyce and Michael McCormack have been hit with demotions from the frontbench. Ley lashed over decision to dump four women As the dust settles from the shake-up, Liberals have pointed out there are now fewer women in the shadow cabinet than under Peter Dutton. That's because Ms Ley has dumped Victorians Jane Hume and Sarah Henderson from the frontbench and Tasmanian Claire Chandler and demoted Senator Jacinta Price. There are now eight women in a 27-strong shadow cabinet - an enormous frontbench given the dwindling size of the opposition ranks in Parliament. By comparison, there were 11 women in Mr Dutton's 23-strong shadow cabinet prior to the election of Sussan Ley although a large number of new faces have been promoted to the outer ministry. 'I feel for Jane Hume, she's just collateral damage,'' a Liberal MP and supporter of Angus Taylor in the leadership ballot said. But Senator Hume's position is particularly curious, because while Mr Taylor's group believes she voted for him in the secret ballot, Ms Ley's supporters insist the moderate voted for her. A similar mystery has emerged over exactly who Senator Hume has voted for in previous ballots leading to questions over her factional allegiances. A regular on Channel 7's Sunrise, she angered colleagues during the election over her claim 'Chinese spies' were working at voting booths for the ALP along with the work from home debacle. She also emerged in 2022 and in 2025 as a potential candidate for the deputy leadership. 'We think Jane did vote for Sussan. It's not a punishment,'' a supporter of Ms Ley said. But other MPs claim that there was a falling out between the two women, amid claims Senator Hume had accused Ms Ley's faction of backgrounding against her. Former leaders dumped from frontbench Speaking on Sky News, Mr McCormack confirmed he wasn't part of the new team and hinted he would have more to say about the big issues including net zero. 'So Barnaby and I are no longer in the shadow ministry, but that's okay,'' Mr McCormack said. 'That is the leader's prerogative. He gets to make that call. ' Asked if he was being punished for being critical of the 'shemozzle' that had unfolded in the Nationals, Mr McCormack didn't deny it. 'You would have to ask David Littleproud,'' he said. 'That is very much a question for him. But I spoke up and spoke out for what I felt was a decision that was taken in haste, a decision that we didn't need to make last week, a decision that we could have spent much more time on if we didn't need to make. 'I felt the break away from the Liberal looked messy, and from the public's point of view, they must have just been scratching their heads and wondering what on earth was going on.' Fallout continues with David Littleproud under pressure Despite the peace deal, Mr Littleproud remains under pressure from his own MPs amid swirling speculation he could be replaced as leader. Former Nationals leader Michael McCormack told that he wouldn't rule out a return to the leadership if he was drafted. Nationals MP Colin Boyce has now claimed that 'unfounded and wrong' information about the nature of the original negotiations with the Liberals that was provided by Mr Littleproud means' he can't support him. 'How can you support a bloke that misleads the partyroom? I'm calling him out,' Mr Boyce told Sky News. 'I can't do it. You take these four policies that David took to the first meeting with Sussan Ley, again, none of that has come through the partyroom. It wasn't discussed.' 'The proposal to abandon the Coalition agreement was all based on advice given by National Party leadership. I think that advice was unfounded and wrong,' he said. 'If we are going to go into Coalition with the Liberal Party, cabinet solidarity is one of the most important things of having that Coalition.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Piers Morgan and Aussie TV host Karl Stefanovic reenact Gen Z 'Salt Bae' meme as they dine at the famed chef's glitzy Dubai restaurant
Karl Stefanovic has become the victim of a Gen Z meme - and Piers Morgan - after visiting an iconic food spot in the United Arab Emirates. The Today Show host, 50, posted a video on Instagram on Wednesday while enjoying a sit-down dinner with his wife Jasmine and daughter Ava at Nusr-Et Steakhouse in Dubai. The clip included none other than ' Salt Bae ', real name Nusret Gökçe, who not only founded the establishment but found fame on the internet for the way he prepares and seasons meat. In the video, Salt Bae could be seen cutting up a piece of premium steak, salting it and then handing a piece of meat to the Aussie TV presenter, who ate it off the knife. Later on, Karl could be seen enjoying his meal when British TV host Piers Morgan snuck up behind him and sprinkled salt on him in a hilarious quip. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Later on, Karl could be seen enjoying his meal when British TV host Piers Morgan (pictured) snuck up behind him and sprinkled salt on him in a hilarious quip Appearing shocked, Karl looked up at Piers, who burst into fits of laughter. Karl captioned the post: 'Just got Salt Bae'd @nusr_et with a sprinkle of @piersmorgan.' The glitzy Nusr-Et is known for its pricy steaks, with some beef cuts costing thousands of dollars to try. The menu even includes a gold-covered steak, which comes in at a whopping £1,450 ($3,040). It comes after Today show viewers slammed Channel Nine for sending the show's hosts to broadcast live from Dubai amid the devastating NSW floods. The breakfast program's hosts Karl and Sarah Abo are currently staying at the Atlantis The Royal hotel in The Palm Jumeirah. The five-star accommodation starts from $1,400 for a weeknight and $1,600 for a weekend night. However, many have criticised Nine for making the decision to broadcast the show in the luxurious city while deadly floods continue to lash parts of NSW, resulting in five deaths and damaging up to 10,000 properties. 'Just want relay my disappointment how can the Today show promote a $20k suite in Dubai, when we have a cost of living crisis in Australia and over 30,000 people cut off in NSW from the floods? Seriously?' one person wrote on social media. 'And which viewer at home can afford $1000 a night to stay there. They are so out of touch,' another said. 'There's a disconnect between the show going and the viewers caring at home. It might get some tourist interest/return for Dubai as a result but it's not a viewer first initiative,' a third commented. '[Not] a good idea when you have a flooding disaster in Australia, but the hosts are reporting from overseas on a luxury trip,' another wrote. Karl, Sarah and other presenters on the Today Show, including Richard Wilkins, jetted to the United Arab Emirates on Friday.
