An ‘excited’ Karl Stefanovic reveals when he will return to Today after partying at society wedding in Paris – as Sunrise continues to dominate ratings battle: ‘I’m fat and rested and ready to rumble’
Karl Stefanovic will return to his hosting duties on the Today show this week.
Daily Mail Australia has learnt Stefanovic will return to the Channel Nine breakfast program on Tuesday morning.
‘I’m fat and rested and ready to rumble,’ the popular 48-year-old personality was heard telling friends on Sunday.
‘Brekkie TV is a marathon. A really fun marathon where you don’t run. My kind of marathon,’ he went on. ‘I’m ready to rip in’.
Karl was also overheard joking about his holiday weight gain, after attending the society wedding of the year in Paris.
Today show host Karl Stefanovic (pictured) will be back on air this coming week. Daily Mail Australia has learnt Stefanovic will return to the host’s chair on the breakfast program on Tuesday morning
Karl was also overheard joking about his holiday weight gain, after attending the society wedding of the year in Paris. Pictured on holiday
‘Does anyone know how to lose 10 kilos in one night,’ he was heard joking.
Charles Croucher and James Bracey have been filling in for the TV veteran during his absence.
Today has rung in its strongest ratings in four weeks with Karl away, rising up to 191,760 viewers on Monday.
There’s still competition from Sunrise, however, with more eyeballs on the series thanks to new host Matt Shirvington, who recently replaced David ‘Kochie’ Koch.
Sunrise smashed Today with a lead of 66,000 viewers over the five capital cities during Shirvington’s debut episode on June 12.
By June 19 that lead had risen by a further 10,000, bringing in 245,192 viewers to Sunrise.
‘I’m fat and rested and ready to rumble,’ the popular 48-year-old personality was heard telling friends on Sunday
Karl skipped town for the lavish society wedding of millionaire chicken heiress Tamie Ingham and chef Guillaume Brahimi in Paris alongside his wife, Jasmine (left)
It comes after Karl skipped town for the lavish society wedding of millionaire chicken heiress Tamie Ingham and chef Guillaume Brahimi in Paris.
Stefanovic, who has long been friends with Brahimi after being introduced by mutual acquaintance James Packer, served as emcee at the ritzy nuptials spread across two raucous days culminating in a reception at the famed Maxim’s bistro.
The dad-of-four was photographed living it up with wife Jasmine in the French capital, first attending a welcome soiree at cult restaurant Girafe Paris on Tuesday evening.
He was seen the following day arriving for the ceremony at the sprawling Museum Mondee where Brahimi officially tied the knot with Tamie – a member of the Ingham chicken family which sold the poultry business back in 2013 for $800million.
Karl and Jasmine, who were staying at the $13,000-per night Hotel Costes while in Paris, spent two weeks abroad in total.
Today has rung in its strongest ratings in four weeks with Karl away, rising up to 191,760 viewers on Monday. There’s still competition from Sunrise, however, with more eyeballs on the series thanks to new host Matt Shirvington (pictured), who recently replaced David Koch
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