Danika Mason’s ex Todd Liubinskas makes a staggering demand after she called off their dream wedding – as her new plan to flee Australia with Yvonne Sampson can be revealed

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Channel Nine sports presenter Danika Mason was asked to return her diamond engagement ring to fiancé Todd Liubinskas after she suddenly called off their wedding.

Daily Mail Australia can reveal that just days after the couple split, a third party contacted Mason on Liubinskas’ behalf and told her to hand over the eye-catching ring immediately.

Mason had called off her wedding to the Bondi-based personal trainer just weeks before the October 27 ceremony was due to take place at Greystone Estate in the NSW Hunter Valley.

“(The third party) insisted that she not discuss the split publicly with the media and asked her to give the ring back,” a source close to the Mason camp said.

In the aftermath of the split, Mason has holed up in their South Maroubra home with the couple’s chocolate Labrador Charlie, while Liubinskas has taken refuge in his parents’ home in Sydney’s west.

But the Mail can reveal that Mason has found alternative plans for what she will do on the day she is due to celebrate her wedding.

Yvonne O’Keefe – better known as Yvonne Sampson – will join Danika Mason on a girls’ trip to Bali next month on what should have been her wedding day

Mason plans a special getaway to Bali with Fox Footy presenter Yvonne Sampson the week the wedding was due to take place.

The pair are close friends and previously celebrated O’Keefe’s bachelorette party together in the US in 2018.

The exact reason for Mason and Liubinskas’ split is unclear as the media world is ablaze with conflicting and unconfirmed rumors about what happened.

What is known for sure is that Liubinskas wanted the engagement ring back because it was considered a family heirloom.

The ring itself was a custom piece designed by acclaimed Sydney jeweler Sam Rahme.

Before reports of a split, the Nine presenter appeared on the Sunday Footy show without her engagement ring.

Danika Mason is pictured left at Yvonne Sampson’s bachelorette party in the United States in 2018, before Sampson married broadcaster Chris O’Keefe

Mason has apparently taken custody of the couple’s chocolate Labrador

Todd Liubinskas took refuge in his parents’ home in Sydney’s west and appeared visibly unfazed by the media attention this week

Daily Mail Australia previously revealed the couple would tie the knot in a star-studded wedding at the lavish Greystone Estate venue at the end of October.

The picturesque venue, set on 4 hectares along an olive tree-lined driveway, is ‘specifically designed for hosting lavish events’.

A post on the venue’s official Instagram account promoted the sudden vacancy as a last-minute opportunity for last-minute couples

‘A rare opportunity has become available to celebrate your wedding at Greystone Estate – with a 50% discount!’ said an advertisement obtained by Daily Mail.

The wedding’s last-minute cancellation undoubtedly came as a surprise to many of the couple’s celebrity guests.

Daily Mail Australia previously revealed the couple would tie the knot in a star-studded wedding at the lavish Greystone Estate venue at the end of October.

Sportscaster colleagues James Bracey and Clint Stanaway were expected to attend, plus Liubinskas’ close friend and 440 Run Club co-founder Trent Knox.

The wedding was to be officiated by Seven News reporter and wedding celebrant Grace Fitzgibbon, the daughter of retired federal Labor MP Joel Fitzgibbon.

Mason and Liubinska’s couple had been engaged for two years after Liubinskas popped the question in July 2021.

Mason remained tight-lipped when contacted by Daily Mail Australia this week.

She was noticeably absent on Wednesday evening at the evening of rugby competitions, the Dally M Awards.

However, Mason is expected to return to TV screens for the NRL Grand Final on Sunday.