Back in the fold! Karl Stefanovic hangs out with Channel Nine stars… months after being axed from the Today show
Channel Nine confirmed last week that Karl Stefanovic will return to host the second season of This Time Next Year.
And the 44-year-old couldn’t wipe the smile off his face, when he caught up with Richard Wilkins and Ray Martin, at a charity event in Noosa on Saturday.
Karl, who has been keeping a low profile since being sacked as host of the Today show, mingled with the network’s most noteworthy stars on the Sunshine Coast.
Back in the fold! Karl Stefanovic (far left), 44, hung out with Channel Nine stars at a charity event in Noosa on Saturday, months after being axed from the Today show
In a photo shared to Instagram by Karl, the journalist smiled for the camera, while sitting next to Ray, 74, and Richard, 64.
Also pictured at the dinner table was Channel Seven’s Larry Emdur, 54, who hosts The Morning Show.
In attendance for a worthy cause, Karl wrote in the picture’s caption: ‘Raising money for the @humptydumptyfoundation in beautiful Noosa with these legends.’
Just a week prior, Channel Nine confirmed that Karl will return to host the second season of This Time Next Year.
Employed: Just a week prior, Channel Nine confirmed that Karl will return to host the second season of This Time Next Year
In an extended trailer promoting the network’s 2019 lineup, Karl makes a brief but memorable appearance.
The teaser also includes glimpses of other top-tier Nine shows, including Australian Ninja Warrior, The Block and Doctor Doctor.
Karl finished filming the second season of This Time Next Year in February, and the show is expected to air in the coming months.
In late December, following his dismissal from Today, Karl risked being blacklisted by his own employer by ‘liking’ a series of eyebrow-raising Instagram comments.
One of the comments he liked read: ‘I can’t wait until [the Today show producers] realise it wasn’t you that was the problem after all.’
Tumultuous past six months: Karl has been keeping a low profile since being sacked as host of the Today show in December last year
Karl later claimed this questionable social media activity was the result of his account being hacked while he was on a fishing trip.
This Time Next Year’s second season was announced in October 2018, two months before Nine executives decided to sack Karl as host of the Today show.
He was fired from the Today show on December 19, with the decision reportedly being prompted by his ‘over-the-top wedding’ to Jasmine Yarbrough.
Nine bosses were also apparently furious that photos from the ceremony, which took place in Mexico, had appeared in WHO magazine without permission being given.
Two years remain on Karl’s multi-million dollar contract with Channel Nine, but it is unclear what else is planned for him besides This Time Next Year.
Lavish nuptials: He was fired from the Today show on December 19, with the decision reportedly being prompted by his ‘over-the-top wedding’ to Jasmine Yarbrough, 35