On the same team! Today host Karl Stefanovic bonds with eldest son Jackson over the State of Origin as they mend their strained relationship
Karl Stefanovic appears to have mended his relationship with his eldest son, Jackson.
The 46-year-old Today host shared a photo of himself and Jackson bonding over the State of Origin on Wednesday night.
In the photo, which was uploaded to Instagram, both Karl and Jackson sat side-by-side while enthralled in the 21-year-old’s phone.
On the same team: Karl Stefanovic appears to have mended his relationship with his eldest son, Jackson
‘Queenslanders do their homework. At the pub. That’s the difference. Jacko and I reckon by a slim 40 points tonight,’ Karl captioned the post.
Both Karl, who grew up in the sunshine state and has always been a maroons supporter, and Jackson wore Queensland jerseys.
It prompted fans and friends to rib the father-of-four.
‘Sorry mate but you’re wearing the wrong colours,’ commented celebrity fitness trainer Michelle Bridges, adding a series of blue love heart emojis.
Tense: Karl and Jackson (pictured together in June 2016) have had a strained relationship in recent years, which started after the renowned TV host divorced his first wife, Cassandra Thorburn, in 2017
‘Blues!’ wrote Wiggles star Anthony Field.
Karl and Jackson have had a strained relationship in recent years, which started after the renowned TV host divorced his first wife, Cassandra Thorburn, in 2017.
Cassandra, 50, and Karl were married for 22 years, with Jackson siding with his mother after his parents’ bitter split.
‘Despite what’s happened, he’s still my dad. I’ll leave it there for now – who knows what happens next,’ Jackson previously said of Karl. Pictured together in November 2015
‘My mother is the most extraordinary person, and what she has weathered these past few years, no one deserves the backlash,’ Jackson told Woman’s Day in March 2019.
‘To watch my parents’ private lives play out so publicly was incredibly destructive for all of us – someone had to step up and protect her, and I knew that person was me.’
Speaking about Karl, he added: ‘Despite what’s happened, he’s still my dad. I’ll leave it there for now – who knows what happens next.’
‘Queenslanders do their homework. At the pub. That’s the difference. Jacko and I reckon by a slim 40 points tonight,’ Karl captioned the post. Pictured on Today with co-host Allison Langdon
In addition to Jackson, Karl also shares daughter Ava, 16, and son River, 14, with Cassandra.
He’s also dad to a one-year-old daughter, Harper, who he shares with his wife of over two years, shoe designer Jasmine Yarbrough.
Karl and Jasmine, 37, were married in December 2018 in a star-studded ceremony in San José del Cabo, Mexico.
Daddy’s girl: Karl’s also dad to a one-year-old daughter, Harper, who he shares with his wife of over two years, shoe designer Jasmine Yarbrough