Cassandra Thorburn has insisted she is perfectly happy following her ex-husband Karl Stefanovic’s wedding to new wife Jasmine Yarbrough.
The 47-year-old former ABC journalist reportedly launched into a ‘tirade’ against Karl, 44, at Sydney Airport on Sunday, even calling the Today host a ‘narcissist’.
But on Monday, she told The Sydney Morning Herald – which is owned by Karl’s employers Nine – that she is anything but bitter.
‘I’m leading a very happy life’: Cassandra Thorburn has hit back after claims she branded her ex-husband Karl Stefanovic a ‘narcissist’ and ‘fake’. Pictured at Sydney Airport on Sunday
‘I am leading a very happy life,’ she said.
Cassandra previously denied to Daily Mail Australia that any ‘interview or rant’ took place at the airport.
However, SMH claimed that ‘Thorburn wouldn’t say whether New Idea [which first reported the story] made up the quotes altogether’.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Cassandra for comment and clarification.
Claims: The 47-year-old former ABC journalist reportedly launched into a ‘tirade’ against Karl, 44, over the weekend, calling the Today host a ‘narcissist’. Pictured: Karl Stefanovic and Jasmine Yarbrough in San José del Cabo Mexico on Friday
On Monday, New Idea claimed that the mother-of-three supposedly criticised Karl’s wedding to Jasmine Yarbrough while jetting into Sydney Airport on Sunday following a trip to Melbourne.
‘He’s thrown three weddings for goodness sake. Who needs three weddings in a year? Give us a break,’ Cassandra was quoted as telling a reporter.
‘Three weddings and a funeral. We had a funeral and it was my dad’s.’
Cassandra’s funeral reference concerned the death of her father, journalist Max Thorburn, who lost his battle with cancer in October.
Setting the record straight: But on Monday, Cassandra told The Sydney Morning Herald – which is owned by Karl’s employers Nine – that she is anything but bitter. Pictured: Karl and Cassandra in Sydney on October 16, 2008
She reportedly then said: ‘I’ve done a lot of reading about narcissism… Everything he says is about this fake person who lives in this fake castle, it’s not real.’
In February this year, Karl and Jasmine announced their engagement. The following month, they held a commitment ceremony in Sydney’s Palm Beach.
New Idea also claimed Cassandra took umbrage with Karl’s famous ‘sexism experiment’ in 2014, which saw the Channel Nine star wear the same suit for a year to demonstrate how men aren’t scrutinised for their appearance like women are.
Allegations: On Monday, New Idea claimed the mother-of-three supposedly criticised Karl’s wedding to Jasmine Yarbrough while jetting into Sydney Airport on Sunday
‘[People] just believed it because he said it,’ she fumed before also asking: ‘Does the country really believe he wore the same suit every day for a year?’
The publication went on to quote Cassandra as saying Karl once referred to himself as ‘the best journalist in Australia, quite possibly the world’ and that he has ‘a lot to hide’.
While Karl tied the knot with Jasmine, 34, over the weekend, Cassandra was surrounded by supportive friends in Melbourne.
The three children she shares with Karl – Jackson, 19, Ava, 13, River, 12 – are all believed to have travelled to Mexico for the wedding.
Cassandra shared a cryptic Instagram post around the time the first wedding photos of Karl and Jasmine surfaced online.
She posted an image of The Handmaid’s Tale book cover, describing the dystopian novel as ‘an emotional roller-coaster’ and claiming she identified with its themes.
‘A good book for my journey. An excellent TV series that is an emotional roller coaster for women. Well worth watching!’ she wrote in the caption.
The Handmaid’s Tale follows the life of June Osborne, who is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship in a dystopian future.
New wife, new life! In February this year, Karl and Jasmine announced their engagement. They held a commitment ceremony in Sydney’s Palm Beach the following month and married in Mexico (pictured) over the weekend
On Thursday, a few days before Karl’s wedding, Cassandra was spotted at Sydney Airport boarding a flight to Melbourne.
She appeared strained and was wearing a longsleeve T-shirt with the word ‘NEVER’ emblazoned across the front.
It is unclear if this was a reference to her ex-husband.
Earlier this week, Cassandra told Daily Mail Australia that she was fed up with being portrayed as a ‘bitter ex-wife’ in the media.
Just perfect! Karl and Jasmine are pictured on their wedding day with their bridesmaids and groomsmen outside the hilltop chapel at the One&Only Palmilla resort in San José del Cabo