‘Did you bring your rubber gloves?’ Today host Karl Stefanovic panics after mistaking groans from pregnant sister-in-law Sylvia Jeffreys for labour pains
Her second son with husband Peter Stefanovic isn’t due until April.
But Sylvia Jeffreys gave her brother-in-law Karl Stefanovic a scare on the Today show on Monday when she let out a loud groan reminiscent of labour pains.
‘I want to say something quickly between myself and everyone at home. Sylvia just went, “Ooh, ooh,”‘ Karl, 46, told viewers after a commercial break.
False alarm: Pregnant TV host Sylvia Jeffreys gave her brother-in-law Karl Stefanovic a scare on the Today show on Monday when she let out a loud groan reminiscent of labour pains
Karl, who is the uncle to Sylvia’s one-year-old son Oscar, looked panicked as he admitted: ‘I don’t know if I can deal with that.’
Sylvia, who is filling in for Karl’s regular co-host Allison Langdon as she recovers from a knee injury, then asked him: ‘Did you bring your rubber gloves this morning?’
Karl shot back: ‘Mate, this is serious. Is this serious? I don’t even want to look at you.’
‘Hey, at least I know not to have you by my side in an emergency,’ quipped Sylvia.
Tense moment: ‘I want to say something quickly between myself and everyone at home. Sylvia just went, “Ooh, ooh,”‘ Karl, 46, told viewers after a commercial break
Firing back: Sylvia, who is filling in for Karl’s regular co-host Allison Langdon as she recovers from a knee injury, then asked him: ‘Did you bring your rubber gloves this morning?’
Sylvia, 34, has been married to journalist Peter, 39, since 2017.
The TV personality, who is in her third trimester, conceived her first son Oscar via IVF, but has said her second pregnancy was ‘spontaneous’.
‘We hadn’t planned to go down that path so soon, but having had not an entirely easy path the first time around you can’t be anything but thankful and grateful to have fallen pregnant this way,’ she told The Australian Women’s Weekly.
Family: Sylvia, 34, has been married to journalist Peter Stefanovic (right) since 2017
The Nine presenter said many people had advised her against having boys 15 months apart, but she insisted they wouldn’t have it any other way.
She is also excited to be a mother of two sons because she was a very sporty tomboy growing up.
‘I’m not sure how I’m going to navigate the teenage years – that might be where Pete really has to step up – but I’m not worried about it,’ she told the publication.
‘I know it will be a lot to keep up with two turbo little boys, but for now I’m just embracing the beautiful chaos.’
Bumping along nicely: The TV personality, who is in her third trimester, conceived her first son Oscar via IVF, but has said her second pregnancy was ‘spontaneous’