The Harper’s Bazaar Australia 20th anniversary party on Tuesday night was the couple’s first public appearance since confirming their engagement last Friday.
And while Karl Stefanovic avoided posing for loved-up snaps with his bride-to-be Jasmine Yarbrough on the red carpet, they pair were inseparable inside.
Reports claimed Karl, 43, ‘dodged photographers’ on arrival to the Sydney event, but was ‘very close and intimate’ with his lady love away from the cameras.
Keeping a low profile? Today host Karl Stefanovic cuddles up to fianceé Jasmine Yarbrough at first public event as engaged couple but shies away from loved-up red carpet snaps
Karl, who looked suave in a tailored navy suit, was pictured with an ear-to-ear grin as his blonde fianceé placed her delicate hand around his shoulder at the celebration.
Jasmine appeared to get close to her husband-to-be as she leaned in towards his gleaming face, perhaps for a kiss or to speak in his ear at the loud party.
Despite both appearing in high-spirits after confirming their engagement last week, they chose not to pose for official photos at the event.
‘They were huddled in a corner together, holding hands and laughing’: Karl, who looked suave in a tailored navy suit, was pictured with an ear-to-ear grin as his blonde fianceé placed her delicate hand around his shoulder at the celebration, as sources confirmed they were ‘very close and intimate’ away from the cameras
The 43-year-old apparently refused to pose in front of the media wall and tried to avoid photographers inside the venue, reported The Sydney Morning Herald.
Despite the TV star’s efforts to keep a low profile, Daily Mail Australia can reveal Karl and Jasmine, 34, were ‘very close and intimate’ away from the cameras.
‘They were huddled in a corner together, holding hands and laughing,’ a source said.
Bride-to-be! Jasmine Yarbrough (pictured) made her first public appearance since confirming her engagement to Today co-host Karl last Friday at the event, happily flaunting her new diamond sparkler for the cameras
‘She definitely wasn’t trying to hide it’: Insiders claim the former model, 34, proudly showed off her $120,000 engagement ring to photographers, celebrities and guests at the party
Karl declined to speak to journalists at the event and mostly focused his attentions on his fiancée, who couldn’t resist flashing her $120,000 engagement ring.
‘Jasmine had her ring on and was flaunting it,’ added the insider. ‘She definitely wasn’t trying to hide it.’
For the evening, Jasmine looked suitably glamorous in a semi-sheer black dress which featured fringed detailing across the body and sleeves.
The Mara & Mine designer added a pair of trendy heels to her look and accessorised with gold statement earrings.
Stunning! jasmine looked suitably glamorous in a semi-sheer black dress which featured fringed detailing across the body and sleeves
Jasmine was pictured flashing her stunning engagement ring during a lunch in Sydney last Friday after Karl proposed to her over the holidays this year.
Speculation suggests Karl worked with celebrity jeweller Patrick Nader to produce the perfect engagement ring for lady love.
Jasmine is believed to have first met Karl in December 2016, just months after he separated from his wife-of-21-years Cassandra Thorburn.
Jasmine is believed to have first met Karl in December 2016, just months after he separated from his wife-of-21-years Cassandra Thorburn (Pictured)