Karl Stefanovic is gearing up to marry Mara & Mine shoe designer Jasmine Yarbrough in December.
But while it hasn’t been an easy year for the Today host, the 44-year-old said on Saturday that he isn’t letting anything dampen the lead-up to his second marriage.
‘Nothing much worries me and I’ve done nothing wrong – I haven’t broken the law, I haven’t robbed a bank, I haven’t committed some sought of heinous fraud against the government,’ Karl told The Sunday Mail.
‘I haven’t broken the law!’: A stoic Karl Stefanovic (right) said on Saturday that he is looking forward to putting his year from hell behind him… as he prepares to marry Jasmine Yarbrough (left) in Mexico
‘I’m just a guy from Queensland who has gone through some stuff, and I’m looking forward to there being no dialogue about it,’ he added.
The Today show host is certainly putting on a brave face after what has been a horror year – one that included the infamous Ubergate scandal, a drop in personal popularity and poor ratings for the breakfast show.
Karl also told the publication that he was looking forward to the day where the scrutiny on his and Jasmine’s life stopped.
‘Nothing much worries me and I’ve done nothing wrong – I haven’t broken the law, I haven’t robbed a bank, I haven’t committed some sought of heinous fraud against the government,’ Karl told The Sunday Mail. Pictured: Karl and Jasmine
Not phased: ‘I’m just a guy from Queensland who has gone through some stuff, and I’m looking forward to there being no dialogue about it,’ he added
And despite the criticism of their relationship, the pair are lucky to have met, he added.
‘People can write a million stories about it, people can talk about it as much as they want, but Jas and I are just going to be getting on with life,’ Karl told the publication.
An optimistic Karl said that despite the negativity, he was not someone to dismiss one year as ‘bad’ – but as simply a period of time with obstacles and successes.
Lucky in love! ‘People can write a million stories about it, people can talk about it as much as they want, but Jas and I are just going to be getting on with life,’ he told the publication
Picture of love! Three months after splitting from Cassandra, Karl struck up a relationship with Jasmine
Karl’s marriage to Cassandra Thorburn collapsed in September 2016, after 21 years together, and the pair endured relentless headlines about their split.
Three months after splitting from Cassandra, Karl struck up a relationship with Jasmine.
Jasmine and Karl are to wed on December 8 in Los Cabos, Mexico.
The big day rapidly approaches: Jasmine and Karl are to wed on December 8 in Los Cabos, Mexico