Aussie TV star shocks with unrecognisable makeover
An Aussie TV star has undergone a major makeover to become a popular television character.
Ahead of the release of the highly-anticipated The Penguin show on HBO, Karl Stefanovic spent hours in hair and makeup to turn into the Gotham City bad guy.
The 50-year-old Today show host completed his look with the super-villain’s signature facial scar, all while sporting The Penguin’s infamous black and purple suit.
“There’s a new Kingpin in town…” read a captioned posted on the Today show’s Instagram.
The makeover didn't stop there, with Stefanovic then spotted driving around the streets of North Sydney outside Nine HQ, in a bright purple Maserati with the windows down as he laughed at passers-by in the trademark Penguin snarl.
“You know there’s only one man big enough to run this city,” he said in character, while telling the gathering crowd to “get back to work, you bludgers”.
The Today Show posted a behind the scenes look at the extensive transformation, with Karl being layered up in silicone and special effects makeup, before receiving a heavy coating of fake tan to finish the look.
Karl's makeover coincides with the release of The Penguin on streaming service Binge on Friday, in the next instalment of the Batman universe after the 2022 film starring Robert Pattinson.
Image credits: Instagram