Karl Stefanovic has XXXX Gold beer magnets on his luxury 4WD as he buys Chinese lager

What’s proud ‘XXXX’ Gold man Karl got there? Stefanovic’s VERY interesting choice of January beer


Karl Stefanovic has made no secret of the fact he’s a proud Queenslander.

But the 47-year-old Today co-host surprised many over the weekend when he was spotted lugging a case of Chinese-owned Tsingtao lager out of his 4WD.

Adding to the confusion was the fact that Karl’s vehicle was adorned with stickers for Queenland’s favourite local lager, XXXX.

Shocker! Karl Stefanovic (pictured) has made no secret of the fact he’s a proud Queenslander. But the Today co-host surprised many over the weekend when he was spotted lugging a case of Chinese-owned Tsingtao lager

The TV personality wore a black T-shirt and bright orange shorts with sneakers for his booze run.

He also carried what appeared to be a box of wine and two bags of ice.

Karl appeared to be chatting on his phone as he ran the liquor into the house.

Qingdao - that's in Queensland! Adding to the confusion was the fact that Karl's vehicle was adorned with stickers for Queenland's favourite local lager, XXXX

Qingdao – that’s in Queensland! Adding to the confusion was the fact that Karl’s vehicle was adorned with stickers for Queenland’s favourite local lager, XXXX

Bright on: The TV personality wore a black T-shirt and bright orange shorts with sneakers for his booze run

Bright on: The TV personality wore a black T-shirt and bright orange shorts with sneakers for his booze run

Pulling out the stoppers: He also carried what appeared to be a box of wine and two bags of ice

Karl strides into the house he shares with wife Jasmine

Pulling out the stoppers: He also carried what appeared to be a box of wine and two bags of ice

Despite being born in the Sydney suburb of Darlinghurst, Stefanovic was raised and educated in Queensland.

After attending St. Augustine’s College in Cairns and Anglican Church Grammar School in Brisbane, Karl graduated from Queensland University of Technology with a degree in journalism in 1994.

In 1995 he met his now-former wife Cassandra Thorburn at a party in Rockhampton.

Making moves: Karl appeared to be chatting on his phone as he ran the liquor into the house

Making moves: Karl appeared to be chatting on his phone as he ran the liquor into the house

Queenslander: Despite being born in the Sydney suburb of Darlinghurst, Stefanovic was raised and educated in Queensland

Queenslander: Despite being born in the Sydney suburb of Darlinghurst, Stefanovic was raised and educated in Queensland

The couple went on to have three children together, before they divorced in 2017.

Karl is now married to another Queenslander, his second wife Jasmine Yarbrough, with who he shares one daughter. 

Karl’s boozy day comes after the TV host confirmed reports he, his wife Jasmine, and 18-month-old daughter Harper caught the virus while on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.

Local boy: After attending St. Augustine's College in Cairns and Anglican Church Grammar School in Brisbane, Karl graduated from Queensland University of Technology with a degree in journalism in 1994

Local boy: After attending St. Augustine’s College in Cairns and Anglican Church Grammar School in Brisbane, Karl graduated from Queensland University of Technology with a degree in journalism in 1994

Take two: Karl is now married to another Queenslander, his second wife Jasmine Yarbrough, with who he shares one daughter.

Take two: Karl is now married to another Queenslander, his second wife Jasmine Yarbrough, with who he shares one daughter.

Last week he described the physical and mental toll the virus took on him and how he was just three days away from getting the booster shot when he tested positive. 

‘I am a little croaky. The last couple of weeks, going back to January 3 or 4, the whole family tested positive,’ Stefanovic told viewers.

‘The whole family went down with Covid-19. It was a bit awful to tell you the truth at times, but we’re all clear now.

Recovery: Karl's boozy day comes after the TV host confirmed reports he, his wife Jasmine, and 18-month-old daughter Harper caught the virus while on Queensland's Sunshine Coast

Recovery: Karl’s boozy day comes after the TV host confirmed reports he, his wife Jasmine, and 18-month-old daughter Harper caught the virus while on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast

Unlucky: Last week he described the physical and mental toll the virus took on him and how he was just three days away from getting the booster shot when he tested positive

Unlucky: Last week he described the physical and mental toll the virus took on him and how he was just three days away from getting the booster shot when he tested positive

‘We got through the whole thing, and look, they say it’s mild, but it’s pretty intense in parts.’

He said he had been given the all-clear to return to work after undergoing rapid antigen tests.

‘We’re all clear and thankfully for you, I’m back,’ he told viewers.

On the job: He said he had been given the all-clear to return to work after undergoing rapid antigen tests

On the job: He said he had been given the all-clear to return to work after undergoing rapid antigen tests

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