Karl Stefanovic announces when he will return to Today show amid ratings slide
Karl Stefanovic announces when he will return to Today after partying at society’s wedding in Paris – as Sunrise continues to crush rival breakfast show in the ratings: ‘I’m fat and rested and ready to rumble’
Today, presenter Karl Stefanovic will be back on the air for the next week.
Daily Mail Australia has learned that Stefanovic will return to the host’s chair on the breakfast program on Tuesday morning.
“I’m fat and rested and ready to mess around,” the popular 48-year-old television personality told friends.
‘Brekkie TV is a marathon. A very nice marathon where you don’t run. My kind of marathon,” he continued.
After school holidays we have some incredible announcements for our viewers. They will be blown away. I’m so excited. ‘
Presenter Karl Stefanovic (photo) will be back on the air next week. Daily Mail Australia has learned that Stefanovic will return to the host’s chair on the breakfast program on Tuesday morning
Karl joked about his weight gain over the holidays, joking, “Does anyone know how to lose ten pounds in one night.”
He added, “I’m ready to rip in.”
Stefanovic has been off the air as he attended a lavish wedding in Paris, replaced by Charles Croucher and James Bracey.
The absence of the breakfast show star does wonders for ratings, with the numbers rising rather than falling while he’s gone.
The show has achieved its highest ratings in four weeks with Karl gone, rising to 191,760 viewers on Monday.
“I’m fat and rested and ready to mess around,” said the popular 48-year-old television personality. ‘Brekkie TV is a marathon. A very nice marathon where you don’t run. My kind of marathon’
However, there is still competition from Sunrise, with more focus on the series thanks to new presenter Matt Shirvington, who recently replaced David ‘Kochie’ Koch.
Sunrise crushed Today with a 66,000 viewer lead over the five capitals on the debut episode of Shirvington on June 12.
By June 19, that lead had increased by another 10,000, bringing 245,192 viewers to Sunrise.
It comes after Karl skipped town for the lavish sorority wedding of millionaire chicken heiress Tamie Ingham and chef Guillaume Brahimi in Paris.
Stefanovic, a longtime friend of Brahimi after being introduced by a mutual acquaintance James Packer, served as emcee at the posh nuptials spanning two raucous days culminating in a reception at the famed Maxim’s bistro.
Karl skipped town for the lavish society wedding of millionaire chicken heiress Tamie Ingham and chef Guillaume Brahimi in Paris alongside his wife, Jasmine (left)
The pair then headed for James Packer’s yacht, IJE, in Porto-Vecchio. Karl seemed to be having the time of his life on vacation, watching the footy on his phone
The father-of-four was photographed living with his wife Jasmine in the French capital, attending a first welcome party at cult restaurant Girafe Paris on Tuesday night.
He was spotted the next day arriving for the ceremony at the sprawling Museum Mondee, where Brahimi officially tied the knot with Tamie – a member of the Ingham chicken family who sold the poultry farm for $800 million in 2013.
The pair then headed for James Packer’s yacht, aboard IJE – named after the first initial of Packer’s three children Indigo, Jackson and Emmanuelle – in Porto-Vecchio, a port town on the French island of Corsica before docking in Sardinia .
Karl and Jasmine, who stayed at the $13,000-a-night Hotel Costes while in Paris, spent a total of two weeks abroad with Stefanovic to resume hosting on June 26.
Stefanovic’s absence does wonders for the ratings, with the numbers rising rather than falling while he’s gone. However, there is still competition from Sunrise, with more focus on the series thanks to new host Matt Shirvington (pictured)