Ben Fordham, 41, has recalled falling in love with his wife Jodie Speers before they even met.
The Today show presenter, who now shares two children with the Channel 7 news reader, was impressed when he first heard her on the radio when she worked as a police reporter.
‘I remember thinking to myself, ‘She’s really good, this Jodie Speers,… So much so that I called my mate, Greg Burns, who was the boss of the radio station, and I went, ‘Mate, that Jodie Speers is bloody amazing,’ he told 9Honey on Sunday.
‘I knew she was ‘the one”: Today’s Ben Fordham reveals he fell in love with wife Jodie Speers (left) before they even met and proposed the same day his brother popped the question to her friend. Also pictured, their kids Freddie, three, and 21-month-old Pearl
He first saw her in person at Greg’s 40th and later called him for her phone number and after a few months of dating, he knew she was ‘the one.’
‘I’d had girlfriends before, I’d had relationships before, but with Jodie I was like, ‘Okay,’ – and I know it’s cliché – ‘this is the one. Don’t stuff it up.” he said.
He proposed over a year later, the same day that his little brother Nick, who is CEO of The Fordham Company, popped the question to Jodie’s friend Liz – and the engagement rings were designed together.
Wedded bliss! Ben said they have been married ‘about eight years’ however Jodie shared this wedding snap in honour of their one year anniversary in 2012
‘Of course when the girls compared rings they were like, ‘This might have been pre-meditated.’ But it was was a nice thing to be able to share,’ Ben said adding that they have now been married for ‘about eight years.’
It comes after the father-of-two revealed why staying at home with his two children Freddie, three, and 21-month-old daughter Pearl is far more rewarding than hosting a TV breakfast show full time.
‘My mornings changed from grabbing a coffee on the way to the studio, to having breakfast at home with the kids,’ the Australian Ninja Warrior host recently said in an interview with TV Week.
Close bond: He proposed over a year later, the same day that his little brother Nick (pictured left) popped the question to Jodie’s friend Liz – and the engagement rings were designed together
Ben previously reported on the Today show, alongside Karl Stefanovic and Lisa Wilkinson before quitting in 2014.
He is still a familiar face on the Nine Network, as he often fills in for Karl Stefanovic and is the host of Australian Ninja Warrior.
He said he and wife Jodie Speers have mastered the art of juggling their busy television schedules.
Today show family: Ben is still a familiar face on theNine Network, as he often fills in for Karl Stefanovic (left) on the Today show and is the host of Australian Ninja Warrior
Much happier: ‘My mornings changed from grabbing a coffee on the way to the studio, to having breakfast at home with the kids,’ the Australian Ninja Warrior host said in an interview with TV Week this week
Ben said Jodie wakes up at 3:15am to read the early-morning news bulletin, before returning home at 6am to look after the kids.
The devoted dad gushed over his two children, saying he’s ‘so proud of them’ and described it as an ‘unstoppable force.’
‘They’re the biggest thing in my life. At the end of the day, I’m just a parent who thinks his children are little sensations,’ he said.
Ben said Jodie helps keep their family together.
‘I’m clearly punching above my weight,’ he joked.
Love of his life: Ben said Jodie helps keep their family together. ‘I’m clearly punching above my weight,’ he joked