He’s been blasted online for his ‘alpha male’ comments.
And now Karl Stefanovic has jumped on the bandwagon, slamming Married At First Sight’s Dean Wells for making comments about ‘wife’ Tracey Jewel’s breasts.
The 44-year-old told a visibly annoyed Dean his comments were ‘sexist at worst and offensive’, asking the MAFS star whether he regretted any of his statements.
‘It is old school language at best and sexist at worst, and offensive’: Today’s Karl Stefanovic BLASTS Married At First Sight’s Dean Wells for making comments about ‘wife’ Tracey Jewel’s breasts in VERY heated exchange
During Monday night’s episode, Dean admitted he had been unable to stop staring at Tracey’s surgically-enhanced breasts during their wedding vows, telling producers afterwards: ‘I’m a man, it’s just natural. ‘
He also previously came under fire when he revealed in a trailer that he ‘was the man and that I’m in charge’ when it came to relationships.
During an interview with Dean and Tracey on Today, Karl, who praised then-wife Cassanda Thorburn’s ‘arse’ during his 2011 Gold Logies acceptance speech, quickly took Dean to task for his comments about Tracey’s breasts.
‘I wouldn’t say I regret any of that, no I don’t think Tracey was offended by any of that’: A flushed and ruffled Dean defended his comments about Tracey’s breasts
‘You had others things to say … which I guess is old school language at best and sexist at worst, and offensive,’ Karl said.
Flushed and visibly ruffled, Dean hit back: ‘You think it is offensive?’
‘I think so,’ Karl said, to which Dean asked: ‘What specifically?’
Refusing to detail what Dean had said about Tracey’s bust Karl answered: ‘I’m not going to say it on breakfast television but … do you regret any of those comments?’
‘I wouldn’t say I regret any of that, no I don’t think Tracey was offended by any of that, so that’s the main person I’m worried about,’ he replied.
‘The whole alpha male thing has been blown out of proportion’: Dean also defended his comments about gender roles, telling Karl and host Georgie Gardner they had been over-exaggerated
Dean also defended his comments about gender roles, telling Karl and host Georgie Gardner they had been over-exaggerated.
‘The whole alpha male thing has been blown out of proportion – I just want to take responsibility for my wife and my partner, and I don’t think there is anything wrong with that,’ he said.
Dean experienced his first social media backlash when he declared: ‘I’m the man and I’m in charge’ in a trailer for Married At First Sight.
Love at first sight? Monday’s episode saw Dean’s dreams come true when brunette beauty Tracey was revealed as his ‘bride’ to be
He insisted: ‘It’s hard to say without sounding sexist or something, but I like a girl that is a girl and is girly and knows that I’m the man and that I’m in charge.
‘I also want someone that listens to me… and I want to be the alpha male and she needs to respect me as the man.’
Monday’s episode saw Dean’s dreams come true when brunette beauty Tracey was revealed as his ‘bride’ to be, but appeared less than impressed after finding out she had a daughter from a previous relationship.
Controversial comments: Dean experienced his first social media backlash when he declared: ‘I’m the man and I’m in charge’ in a trailer for Married At First Sight