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Cassandra Thorburn's big career change

<p dir="ltr">Karl Stefanovic’s ex-wife has embarked upon an interesting career change after working for years as a TV producer and journalist.</p> <p dir="ltr">Cassandra Thorburn, who is also a published children's author and shares three children with Karl, is now working as a dental nurse and receptionist.</p> <p dir="ltr">The revelation came by way of an interview with Cassandra and Karl's eldest son Jackson, who told Woman’s Day of the change in direction.</p> <p dir="ltr">“Mum's our rock," the 23-year-old revealed. "She's very happy, and is currently working as a dental nurse and receptionist at a local practice, and she continues to inspire me every day."</p> <p dir="ltr">Karl and Cassandra were married for 21 years before going their separate ways in 2016.</p> <p dir="ltr">The Nine presenter then met his current wife, shoe designer and former model Jasmine Yarbrough, just five months after the messy split with Cassandra.</p> <p dir="ltr">Karl and Jasmine soon tied the knot in late 2018, and welcomed their daughter Harper in 2020.</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Images: Instagram</em></p>

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"Disgusting to witness": Lisa Wilkinson discusses Karl's divorce

<p>Lisa Wilkinson has discussed her former <em>Today</em> co-host Karl Stefanovic's public divorce from Cassandra Thorburn. </p> <p>In her new memoir, <em>It Wasn't Meant To Be Like This</em>, Lisa recounts how Karl was treated by the paparazzi after finalising the split from his wife in October 2017. </p> <p>Lisa recalled a particular incident at an airport where Karl was "goaded" by a pap about the reasons he and Cassandra had parted ways after 21 years of marriage. </p> <p>"At one airport, as we came through the security doors, I heard a pap continually goading him, 'Hey Karl, why did you leave your wife?'" she wrote.</p> <p>Despite tensions between Lisa and Karl, she applauded Karl for his composure. </p> <p>"It was disgusting to witness, but Karl didn't flinch; he just kept walking. He refused to give them what they wanted – a blow-up."</p> <p>"His restraint was extraordinary."</p> <p>Lisa wanted to defend her co-host against the rude paparazzi, but Karl told her to calm down. </p> <p>"I, on the other hand, wanted to yell at them to back off, and it took every bit of strength I had in me not to."</p> <p>"Sensing my fury, Karl just mumbled under his breath next to me, 'Don't react.'"</p> <p>Karl met his current wife, shoe designer and former model Jasmine Yarbrough, just five months after his very public split from Cassandra in 2016. </p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CRgGAJRlPGB/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CRgGAJRlPGB/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Lisa Wilkinson (@lisa_wilkinson)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p><em>Image credits: Getty Images / The Project</em></p>

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“Outstanding accomplishment”: Cassandra Pybus wins National Biography Award

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Acclaimed author Cassandra Pybus has won the 2021 National Biography Award and a $25,000 prize for her account of Truganini, a Nuenonne woman from Tasmania.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The award recognises the best works across the categories of biography, autobiography, and memoir writing.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Judges praised </span><em><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/other-books/Truganini-Cassandra-Pybus-9781760529222" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Truganini: Journey Through the Apocalypse</span></a></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, describing it as “the standout work in an impressive field”.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The restoration of its subject elevates this book. Tuganini’s voice has been lost in the self-serving narrative of modern Australia. Reclamation is an outstanding accomplishment for any subject, and a thrilling one for a woman who stood against an empire,” the judges said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The judging panel included Senior Judge Suzanne Falkiner, 2019 National Biography Award winner Rick Morton, and 2000 National Biography Award winner Mandy Sayer.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“We were all impressed by <em>Truganini</em>, which combined evocative writing with scholarly research” Senior Judge Suzanne Falkiner said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Given the limitations of assembling Truganini’s biography through the contemporary accounts of third-person witnesses, and where the subject’s own voice is entirely absent, Cassandra Pybus has deftly attempted to reverse the gaze of history.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“She reveals the sexual politics at play in areas depleted of young Indigenous women by European depredations, while recognising the agency, shrewdness, and refusal to accept the roles of passive victim of Truganini and her companions.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pybus, an award-winning author and historian, made the </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/entertainment/books/2021-national-biography-award-finalists-announced" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">shortlist</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> alongside five other works - including a biography of Senator Penny Wong and Archie Roach’s memoir.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Each shortlisted author received a $2,000 prize.</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Truganini</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> recounts the journey Truganini took around Tasmania with missionary George Augustus Robinson, to try and end the violence between colonists and Indigenous Australia.</span></p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Image: Allen &amp; Unwin, Cassandra Pybus / Twitter</span></em></p>

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What's Cassandra Thorburn up to now?

<p>Cassandra Thorburn has had a lot of time for reflection as she looks forward to celebrating turning 50 this week.</p> <p>"I don't get how anyone could dread turning 50 – there's so much to look forward to, and so many wonderful memories to reflect on. I'm grateful for my life and the direction it has taken," Cass explained.</p> <p>The thriving mum-of-three is also not interested in looking back on the past.</p> <p>This is particularly fitting as it's almost five years since her ex-husband of 21 years, Karl Stefanovic, left her and their family.</p> <p>"You reach the stage when clarity becomes the norm, your children are thriving, and you feel within yourself a tremendous sense of pride," she says.</p> <p>"I've made our new house I bought over a year ago into a warm family home. The next life chapters, personally and professionally, are going to set me up for the next 20 years. I've got a very robust sense of peace and well-being."</p> <p>Cass, despite a brief stint on Dancing With The Stars, has knuckled down as a Media and Communications Specialist for Taldumande Youth Services, which is an organisation that supports vulnerable and homeless children in greater Sydney.</p> <p>"I love working with young people, and I continue to work part-time with Taldumande," she told to<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.nowtolove.com.au/celebrity/celeb-news/cassandra-thorburn-now-67050" target="_blank"><em>Woman's Day</em></a>.</p> <p>But I knew my true calling for my long-term future was to immerse myself in the aged care sector – it's something I considered even before I was married," Cass explains.</p> <p>"I've always been very family focused. I think it was a culmination of my dad passing away, and the real challenges faced this past year that saw many of our elderly folk isolated. I haven't seen my mum in country Victoria for over a year," she says, wiping away a tear.</p> <p>The intense family focus is what helped Cass decide to help out some of Australia's most vulnerable residents.</p> <p>"I'm currently employed in low care and will make a decision if I go into high care, or go back to full-time university to become a nurse," she explained.</p> <p>"I'm studying a series of short courses focusing on dementia, an area close to my heart after my nana Marie battled Alzheimer's for over 20 years.</p> <p>"Turning 50, I've had a lot of time to contemplate, and I truly believe I've found my place.</p> <p>"If this is fifty and fabulous, then I'm in!"</p>

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Karl Stefanovic addresses “hurtful” claims

<p>Karl Stefanovic has denied claims that his wife Jasmine Yarbrough was responsible for the end of his 21-year marriage with Cassandra Thorburn.</p> <p>In a new interview with <em><a href="https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/lifestyle/stellar/karl-stefanovic-jasmine-didnt-steal-me-from-cassandra/news-story/f664e6b9f369299346ce8f0ca19a3760">Stellar</a></em>, the <em>Today </em>show host said Yarbrough has had to endure public condemnation since they met in late 2016.</p> <p>“She’s been through so much. She’s been pilloried and accused of things that didn’t happen,” Stefanovic said.</p> <p>“It’s not her fault she fell in love with bugalugs, and the accusations were wrong about her stealing me from Cassandra. It’s rubbish and it’s hurtful.</p> <p>“She’s just a beautiful, sweet woman from Queensland who runs a business and fell in love with me.”</p> <p>Stefanovic was axed from <em>Today </em>days after his wedding to Yarbrough in December 2018. He made his return to the breakfast show earlier this year alongside Allison Langdon.</p> <p>“People were saying to me, ‘You’ve lost the female demographic,’ and I’m not being arrogant or saying that didn’t happen, but I had so many lovely women coming up to me, women who have been divorced, saying: ‘I know there is a lot more going on here than we’re seeing. Keep going and don’t listen.’”</p> <p>Stefanovic’s ex-wife Thorburn is now co-hosting the podcast <em>Divorce Story – Surviving Separation</em>, where she and journalist Annaliese Dent discuss the subject of marriage breakdown with experts and divorced women.</p> <p>When asked about Thorburn’s project, Stefanovic said: “She’s earned the right to talk about whatever she wants. That’s just not how I would have done it. Whatever she does in her career and her life, I wish her the very best.”</p>

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Cassandra Thorburn shares mental health struggle during “awful time” in marriage

<p>Cassandra Thorburn has shared her struggle with mental health during her marriage with Karl Stefanovic.</p> <p>Speaking on her podcast <em>Divorce Story: Surviving Separation </em>this week, Thorburn said she sought professional help during an “awful time” in her relationship with the <em>Today </em>show co-host.</p> <p>“When I was having a really awful time in my marriage, I went to my GP, and requested a mental health plan,” she said.</p> <p>“Because relationship stress has such a huge impact on your health and mental health, I was able to get 10 [therapy] sessions at a very reduced rate.”</p> <p>She also said she had trouble carrying out daily tasks following the separation.</p> <p>“You get yourself out the door with the kids to go to school … I had children, they had to go to school,” she said.</p> <p>“You get them there. I would literally crawl to the back door and lie on the floor until it was time to pick them up again.”</p> <p>Earlier this week, Thorburn told <em>The Kyle and Jackie O Show </em>she was “glad it’s not me” when she found out Stefanovic was expecting a baby with Jasmine Yarbrough.</p> <p>“I thought, ‘I’m glad it’s not me!’” she said. “To be honest, that’s all I thought.”</p> <p>Thorburn and Stefanovic ended their 21-year marriage in 2017. They share three children.</p>

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“I’m glad it’s not me!” Cass Thorburn’s fiery take on Karl’s baby news

<p><em>Today</em> show host Karl Stefanovic is counting down the days until he can welcome his new baby girl into the world with his wife, Jasmine Yarbrough, in May.</p> <p>On Tuesday though, Karl’s former wife Cassandra Thorburn shared her live reaction of her ex-husband’s exciting news.</p> <p>The 48-year-old told the <em>Kyle &amp; Jackie O Show</em> of her joy on the baby – the joy that it wasn’t hers, that is.</p> <p>“What did you think when you saw that your ex is now having a baby with someone else? Was that a weird moment for you?” radio host Kyle Sandilands asked.</p> <p> “What did I think?” Cassandra replied, laughing.</p> <p>“I thought, ‘I'm glad it's not me!’</p> <p>“To be honest, that's all I thought.”</p> <p>The former<span> </span><em>Dancing With The Stars</em><span> </span>contestant went on to deny that she had any hard feelings towards her ex-husband.</p> <p>“He's married. I'm living my life. We still share three children and nothing is ever going to change that,” she explained.</p> <p>Karl and Cassandra legally separated in 2016 after 21 years of marriage and three children including sons Jackson, 20, and River, 12, and daughter Ava, 14.</p> <p>Kyle also asked Cassandra if she had “taken another lover” following their split.  </p> <p>“Just one. Just one!” she confirmed however she did not clarify any further details about her relationship since she separated from Karl three years ago.</p> <p>In January, Stefanovic told <em>3AW</em> that he didn’t understand why people were concerned about his divorce.</p> <p>“I thought ‘Hang on, a lot of people go through [divorce], why is mine such a big deal?’” he said.</p> <p>“I still don't know why it was, but I got divorced, I did find love again, and I'm sorry if people are offended by that, but it's made me really happy.”</p>

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Karl Stefanovic’s ex-wife Cassandra Thorburn details her “grief” over the end of their 21-year marriage

<div class="post_body_wrapper"> <div class="post_body"> <div class="body_text "> <p>Journalist Cassandra Thorburn launched her new podcast about divorce and separation on Wednesday night, where she spoke about divorce and separation.</p> <p>The first episode of<span> </span>Divorce Story: Surviving Separation<span> </span>,Thorburn went into the “grief” she felt after her split from former husband Karl Stefanovic, but insisted she is not in love with him.</p> <p>Thorburn spoke to psychologist Jackie Manning, where she revealed that she isn’t in love with Stefanovic.</p> <p>“People often say, are you over them? Yes, I am over them.</p> <p>“I am over my ex-husband but it is about going through the grief of going through a divorce. Going through a divorce is really stressful, so that is something to grieve.”</p> <p>Thorburn explained that divorce is a “trauma”.</p> <p>“Divorce is a trauma, it is something you have to go through a process of. You can't underestimate that someone going through grief has to go through a process and if they have had a trauma.</p> <p>“You can't limit that amount of grief... Your own grief process is your own”.</p> <p>Thorburn and Stefanovic share three children, Jackson, 20, Ava, 14 and River, 12.</p> <p>She also went into the difficulty of “starting over” after two decades of marriage and being a family.</p> <p>“I had been with my partner for 21 years, had three children but my relationship ended and all of a sudden I found myself a single stay at home mum,” she said.</p> <p>Thorburn got candid about how she deals with difficult conversations with Stefanovic.</p> <p>“Things are said or written or texted or emailed or however you have that relationship with someone that was once a spouse,” she said.</p> <p>“You can't take all of it to heart. You can often treat those closest to you the worst. You can say things that you wouldn't be able to say to someone else.”</p> </div> </div> </div>

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"Why is mine such a big deal?”: Karl Stefanovic slams speculation about his divorce

<p>Karl Stefanovic has opened up about his divorce and admitted he doesn’t understand why it was “such a big deal”.</p> <p>He left his wife of 21 years, Cassandra Thorburn, in 2016 and the pair finalised their divorce a year later.</p> <p>It was just five months later that Stefanovic started a relationship with Jasmine Yarbrough, who he married in December 2018.</p> <p>The divorce and new relationship affected his popularity, especially with female viewers of the<span> </span>Today<span> </span>show and after months of pressure, Stefanovic was sacked at the end of 2018.</p> <p>“Personally, it was a bit hard because I thought a lot of people do go through relationship difficulties and, unfortunately, for me that was in a very public way, but that’s what happens when you’re a public person,” Stefanovic told Neil Mitchell on <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.3aw.com.au/ally-langdon-crashes-karl-stefanovics-interview-with-neil-mitchell/" target="_blank">3AW</a> yesterday.</p> <p>“But I thought, ‘Well hang on, a lot of people go through this, and why is mine such a big deal?’ I still don’t know why it was.</p> <p>“I got divorced, I did find love again, and I’m sorry if people are offended by that, but it’s made me really happy.”</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B5yaw5PFw5n/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B5yaw5PFw5n/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">Happy Anniversary my love! Such a beautiful journey with you. I’m so lucky to be navigating this world with you by my side. I love you 💗</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/jasyarby/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> Jasmine Stefanovic</a> (@jasyarby) on Dec 7, 2019 at 2:21pm PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Stefanovic explained that he spent a year in exile and said he went through some “genuinely black times”.</p> <p>“Look, my life hasn’t been that difficult, and I think there are people out there who have far worse going on … so I’m not going to rabbit on about how difficult my life was,” he said. “But there was certainly periods where I thought, ‘Oh my god, all I’ve ever done is really work hard and try and do the best I could for a show or network’. And then I thought, ‘Well, hang on a second, how have I got it so wrong?’”</p> <p>Things didn’t stay dark for Stefanovic for long as he’s back on the<span> </span>Today<span> </span>show alongside Allison Langdon, who he says is handling the pressure “incredibly well”.</p> <p>“It’s a difficult job and she’s handled all the pressure incredibly well,” he said.</p> <p>“I think that the most difficult thing … something that Lisa Wilkinson did incredibly well and still does, is just be able to converse on air like you’re having a cup of coffee with someone. Allison has got that … She’s able just to talk freely about things, and that’s difficult to do on air.”</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B6ZEvNbJ3c3/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B6ZEvNbJ3c3/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">It all starts... JAN 6, 2020! #9Today</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/thetodayshow/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> thetodayshow</a> (@thetodayshow) on Dec 22, 2019 at 2:40pm PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Stefanovic isn’t worried about the dip in ratings either, as rival breakfast show<span> </span>Sunrise<span> </span>continues to dominate with 269,000 viewers last week.</p> <p>“It doesn’t really worry me at this point because we have to get chemistry right first, we have to get content of the show right first. Having a look now is like opening a Christmas present weeks before Christmas,” he said.</p> <p>“I know we’ve got a lot of work to do,” Stefanovic continued. “Come Easter I think we’ll have a pretty good idea on how we’re going.”</p>

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Cass Thorburn finds new home in time for Christmas

<p><span>Cassandra Thorburn has secured a new home on Sydney’s north shore, months after selling her Cremorne waterfront mansion for more than $9 million.</span></p> <p><span>The 48-year-old has bought a renovated three-bedroom home in Neutral Bay for more than the $2.3 million price guide, according to <em><a href="https://www.realestate.com.au/news/cass-thorburn-finds-a-new-north-shore-home-in-time-for-christmas/?rsf=syn:news:nca:news:spa:strap">The Daily Telegraph</a></em>. The deal is expected to be confirmed by title records later this month.</span></p> <p><span>The Art Deco house features two bathrooms, a courtyard garden and a modern kitchen with a Caesarstone island bench and Bosch appliances.</span></p> <p><span>Her previous Cremorne property was sold in August, reportedly as part of final settlement between her and her former husband Karl Stefanovic. The couple share three children.</span></p> <p><span>Scroll through the gallery to see the pictures of Thorburn’s new home.</span></p>

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"Forever home" no more: Karl Stefanovic and Cassandra Thorburn sell family mansion for $9 million

<p>Cassandra Thorburn and former husband Karl Stefanovic have officially cut all property ties after the sale of their $9 million Cremorne home in Sydney's exclusive north shore.</p> <p>It took all of three weeks and little to no marketing.</p> <p>The three-storey home was initially a half-built concrete shell when the couple bought it back in 2016.</p> <p>However, before Thorburn could move their family into the home after it was complete in 2017, the marriage between her and Stefanovic had crumbled.</p> <p>Piers van Hamburg, of Di Jones Neutral Bay, was offering the property quietly to interested buyers with a $9 million to $10 million price guide. This was ahead of plans to hit the real estate market formally for start of the spring selling season.</p> <p>Insiders have said to Domain that the house was snapped up on Monday evening after negotiations with two buyers for more than the $9 million the former couple were asking for. The home was sold to a local family.</p> <p>Van Hamburg declined to reveal the exact sale price of the luxurious property.</p> <p>The sprawling home itself is on a north-facing block of 450 square metres. There are five bedrooms, formal and informal living areas, an indoor swimming pool, steam room and a wine cellar. There is also a boat shed on the title, as well as a soon-to-be-built jetty.</p> <p>Scroll through the gallery above to see inside the extravagant home.</p> <p><em>Photo credits: <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.realestate.com.au/news/inside-karl-stefanovics-exwifes-8-million-cremorne-home/" target="_blank">Realestate.com.au</a> </em></p>

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Karl Stefanovic on why his marriage to Cassandra Thorburn ended: “I didn’t care”

<p>Former breakfast show host Karl Stefanovic made a confession regarding his split from Cassandra Thorburn on KIIS FM’s<span> </span><em>Kyle and Jackie O Show</em><span> </span>yesterday morning.</p> <p>The TV presenter revealed that he “didn’t care” towards the end of his marriage with his ex-wife.</p> <p>As the three discussed morning habits, Karl opened up, saying before his relationship with Jasmine Yarbrough – who he wed last year – he was the type of person who made “a lot of noise” in the morning.</p> <p>“I did used to make a lot of noise, though. Crashing around, opening doors, shaving – “</p> <p>“You didn’t care,” said Kyle.</p> <p>Realising the error of his ways, the 44-year-old started to backtrack.</p> <p>“No, no … I did care …”</p> <p>But Kyle was too quick, as he kept prodding at the Nine host.</p> <p>“Is that where the marriage went wrong? You were just a loud obnoxious type,” asked the radio star.</p> <p>“I was so loud. So loud,” said Karl wittingly.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Br1fGK9HqOG/" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Br1fGK9HqOG/" target="_blank">Some one found the scoobie snacks. Happy days. Merry Christmas and happy new year everyone. Xx</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/karlstefanovic_/" target="_blank"> karl stefanovic</a> (@karlstefanovic_) on Dec 25, 2018 at 7:37pm PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>He also shared details of his love life, saying he feels content after marrying the shoe designer.</p> <p>“I have a great time in life, I have a great love, I’ve got a beautiful family.”</p> <p>He was formerly married to Thorburn for 21 years before they called it quits in 2016. The two share three children together – Jackson, Ava and River.</p> <p>But after a messy and brutal divorce, Cassandra seems to be moving forward, with Sarah Harris telling Kyle and Jackie O that her<span> </span><em>Studio 10<span> </span></em>co-host wants to reinvent herself.</p>

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Cassandra Thorburn makes her return to Studio 10 with a racy new look

<p>Cassandra Thorburn, journalist and ex-wife of Karl Stefanovic, returned to<span> </span><em>Studio 10</em><span> </span>on Tuesday with a brand-new look.</p> <p>She debuted a new haircut and outfit that showed off her svelte figure.</p> <p>Instead of her usually straight bob, Thorburn decided to showcase curls that framed her face.</p> <p>She wore a fitted black dress and strapped Grecian style stilettos that were laced up her legs.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz93hbZFD5Y/" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz93hbZFD5Y/" target="_blank">Tuesday crew! 🤩✌️ #Studio10</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/studio10au/" target="_blank"> Studio 10</a> (@studio10au) on Jul 15, 2019 at 10:56pm PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>During the episode, Thorburn accidentally said that “size” matters as she discussed top marriage proposals with her fellow<span> </span><em>Studio 10</em><span> </span>panellists.</p> <p>“So it always has been about the size of things isn't it ... it's like the ring,” Thorburn began, before comedian Merrick Watts remarked: “That's after marriage.”</p> <p>“No I meant the proposals are getting bigger,” she clarified to her giggling panellists.</p> <p>The hosts also discussed the topic of the amount of “creepy crawlies” that are living inside you and your face.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb"> <p dir="ltr">If you think you're alone – think again! Naturalist Martyn Robinson explains how there's actually hundreds of creepy crawlies living inside you &amp; on your face. 🦟😳 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Studio10?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Studio10</a> <a href="https://t.co/iz42LBwaqj">pic.twitter.com/iz42LBwaqj</a></p> — Studio 10 (@Studio10au) <a href="https://twitter.com/Studio10au/status/1151054614369714178?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">16 July 2019</a></blockquote> <p>It was a bit of a sensitive topic, as Thorburn shuddered as naturalist Martyn Robinson explained what kind of bugs there are that inhabiting inside your body without you knowing.</p> <p>“They’re taking some of the food that you’re eating, but you won’t get a tapeworm by swallowing the worm. You get them by swallowing a cyst,” Robinson explained.</p> <p>The panel was quick to ask in horror how you get a cyst.</p> <p>“Well, you know how there’s a crunchy bit in your hamburger?” the naturalist clarified.</p> <p>The panellists groaned in disgust before he clarified that you can’t get sick from that cyst as it’s been cooked.</p> <p>Thorburn was also a pretty picture in pink as she appeared on Wednesday's episode of <em>Studio 10</em> as the panelists spoke about a man who had been busted for hiding cocaine under his wig.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb"> <p dir="ltr">Spanish police have busted a man who tried to smuggle cocaine into the country under his toupee. 🧐 <a href="https://t.co/8nKWbVaast">pic.twitter.com/8nKWbVaast</a></p> — Studio 10 (@Studio10au) <a href="https://twitter.com/Studio10au/status/1151263315936632833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">16 July 2019</a></blockquote> <p>Upon seeing a picture of the man who had been arrested, the panelists burst into laughter. </p>

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For sale: Karl Stefanovic and Cassandra Thorburn's $8 million Sydney mansion hits the market

<p>Karl Stefanovic and and his ex-wife Cassandra Thorburn are set to put their $8 million Cremorne mansion on the market.</p> <p>The former couple bought the site where the luxurious home now stands in September 2016 for $8 million. They committed to the purchase after paying an $800,000 deposit on the plot.</p> <p>Developer Tony Blanche spent 18 months rebuilding the property into a three-level, five-bedroom mansion with four bathrooms, two kitchens, a swimming pool, steam room and wine cellar. The property spans 650sqm and boasts views across Middle Harbour in one of Sydney's most elite harbour suburbs.</p> <p>Thorburn and the couple’s three children moved in to the house in 2017, while Stefanovic <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.realestate.com.au/news/inside-lisa-wilkinson-and-karl-stefanovics-homes/?rsf=syn:news:nca:dt:spa" target="_blank">reportedly went on to rent a Mosman home</a> at the time.</p> <p>According to the <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/cass-and-karl-to-sell-their-dream-home/news-story/b7194403c628c9ba55e56ae05e9af392" target="_blank"><em>Daily Telegraph</em></a>, Stefanovic and Thorburn will share the profit from the house sale.</p> <p>The ex-partners’ matrimonial Lindfield cottage, which was bought for $2.3 million in 2010, was sold for $3.85 million in 2016.</p> <p>Scroll through the gallery above to see inside the luxurious Cremorne mansion. </p>

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Samuel Johnson spills on romance rumours with Cassandra Thorburn

<p>Samuel Johnson has revealed that <em>Dancing With The Stars </em>and the friendships he made on the show have changed his life for the better.    </p> <p>In a new interview with <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.who.com.au/dancing-with-the-stars-samuel-johnson-confirms-truth-about-romance-with-cassandra-thorburn" target="_blank"><em>Who</em></a>, the 41-year-old said that the dancing competition has “taken over” his life.</p> <p>The Molly star announced his retirement from acting in 2016 to focus on his charity Love Your Sister. However, this year he agreed to participate on <em>DWTS</em> to raise funds for the non-profit organization.</p> <p>“I can’t remember another time when I was so enthused about something,” said Johnson. “[<em>DWTS</em>] has taken over my life. I dived in willingly and it feels better than I could have hoped for. I’m loving it.”</p> <p>Johnson also spoke of the chemistry he has with fellow contestant Cassandra Thorburn, whom he described as “gorgeous”.</p> <p>“We’re as thick as thieves,” he said.</p> <p>“We love a gossip. We constantly find things to giggle about. In another life, who knows what would have happened?”</p> <p>He said he and the 47-year-old Thorburn are “great mates” who “flirt well”.</p> <p>“When you’re feeling vulnerable, it’s nice if someone finds you attractive.”</p> <p>While Johnson is still in the competition, Thorburn finished her run on the reality show <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/entertainment/tv/cassandra-thorburn-lands-tv-role-with-studio-10/" target="_blank">last week</a>. <em>DWTS</em> is Thorburn’s first TV appearance since her split with Karl Stefanovic in 2016.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr">"I've learnt a lot from this experience" - a sad goodbye to Cass &amp; Marco <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DWTSau?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DWTSau</a> <a href="https://t.co/edlTNrVHEG">pic.twitter.com/edlTNrVHEG</a></p> — Dancing With The Stars Australia (@DancingOn10) <a href="https://twitter.com/DancingOn10/status/1105055994206449664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 11, 2019</a></blockquote> <p>Are you watching<em> DWTS</em>? Who do you want to see come out on top? Let us know in the comments below.</p>

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Cassandra Thorburn lands TV role with Studio 10

<p>Cassandra Thorburn has scored another gig at Network 10.</p> <p>After her stint on <em>Dancing With The Stars (DWTS) </em>this season, Thorburn is set to join the network’s <em>Studio 10 </em>morning breakfast show as a regular panellist.</p> <p>“I’ll be working with<em> Studio 10</em> on a more regular guest basis so that will be great,” the former journalist told <em><a rel="noopener" href="https://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/cass-thorburn-set-rival-today-show-new-tv-gig-023611214.html" target="_blank">Yahoo Lifestyle</a>. </em></p> <p>“Cass is a friend of Studio 10 and will continue to appear as a regular guest on the show,” a Network 10 spokesperson told <em><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/cassandra-thorburns-lands-breakfast-tv-role-with-studio-10/news-story/cb2b42ce7e0760a53aab4a15d4173a0e" target="_blank">Confidential</a></em>.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu5xKRkAkVs/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu5xKRkAkVs/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading" target="_blank">Thank you for having us today @studio10au Still laughing at @whatsarahsnapped “anything to tell us”? I finally have the answer for you @marcodeangelis_off spent 8 weeks of his life trying to teach my body to move and we did it every week on live TV @dancingon10 #dwtsau</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/cassthorburn/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading" target="_blank"> Cassandra Thorburn</a> (@cassthorburn) on Mar 12, 2019 at 2:06am PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>The 47-year-old will be joining the ranks of Australia’s morning TV personalities, a slot that used to be dominated by her ex-husband Karl Stefanovic. In December, Stefanovic <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/entertainment/tv/breaking-karl-stefanovic-to-leave-today-show/" target="_blank">left Channel 9’s <em>Today</em></a> after hosting the breakfast show for 14 years.</p> <p><em>Studio 10 </em>airs on weekday mornings, overlapping with rival programs <em>Today </em>and Seven’s <em>Sunrise.</em></p> <p>The mother-of-three previously worked across a number of newsrooms, including at the ABC, <em>Sunrise</em>, <em>Mornings with Kerri-Anne </em>and <em>Today</em>.</p> <p><em>DWTS </em>was Thorburn’s first appearance on TV since her split with Stefanovic in 2016. She finished her run on the competition on Monday following her elimination alongside dance partner Marco de Angelis.</p> <p>When the <em><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/cassandra-thorburn-headed-for-more-tv-time-after-dwts-elimination-20190312-p513md.html" target="_blank">Sydney Morning Herald</a> </em>asked Thorburn about the possibility of her becoming the next <em>Bachelorette</em> on the same network, she replied, “How funny would that be?”</p> <p>Are you looking forward to seeing Cassandra Thorburn join the<span> </span><em>Studio 10 </em>panel? Tell us in the comments below. </p>

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The awkward moment you missed between Lisa Wilkinson and Cassandra Thorburn

<p>Cassandra Thorburn was eliminated from<span> </span><em>Dancing With The Stars</em><span> </span>on Monday night and went on <em>The Project</em> on Tuesday night to talk about what it was like being on the show, coming face to face with her ex-husband's former<span> </span><em>Today</em><span> </span>co-host.</p> <p>As Lisa Wilkinson is now a host on <em>The Project</em>, it was an awkward exchange to say the least, but both ladies remained professional and courteous.</p> <p>Co-host on<span> </span><em>The Project</em><span> </span>Peter Helliar did his best to lighten the mood before Wilkinson dived in with the probing questions.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb"> <p dir="ltr">So lovely chatting with Cassandra Thorburn after her <a href="https://twitter.com/DancingOn10?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DancingOn10</a> departure. She opened up about lessons she learned on the show, her eldest son leaving the nest, and why she's okay with not being the best dancer. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheProjectTV?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TheProjectTV</a> <a href="https://t.co/yDZBhfm7wc">pic.twitter.com/yDZBhfm7wc</a></p> — The Project (@theprojecttv) <a href="https://twitter.com/theprojecttv/status/1105380286953484289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">12 March 2019</a></blockquote> <p>"Signing on for the show meant there would be this huge spotlight upon you. How have you felt about the way that's all played out?" asked Wilkinson.</p> <p>Thorburn explained that she took the opportunity to put the huge media spotlight onto palliative care as her father passed away in October 2018 in palliative care.</p> <p>“That’s exactly what I wanted, Lisa. I wanted to highlight palliative care, and I don’t think palliative care gets enough attention, so I wanted to highlight that</p> <p>“There’s been so much thoughts about who I am and all of that, and I just kind of decided that this is a great opportunity to show who I am without people speculating all the time.”</p> <p>Wilkinson quickly followed up with her next question about how Thorburn is navigating life as a single mum now.</p> <p>“Have you worked out how to navigate being in the public eye as a single mum? Pardon the pun, but it’s a difficult dance,” enquired Wilkinson.</p> <p>Thorburn had her answer prepped and ready, explaining:</p> <p>“I'm happy, I'm very happy. Like my 'memorable year' dance on<span> </span><em>Dancing With The Stars.</em></p> <p>“2016 was my most memorable year. It was a happy dance.</p> <p>“Because at the end of that year, I had gotten to know myself better, I just found my place as who I was and what was important to me all of a sudden and what was going to be best for my children when they're with me,” Thorburn continued.</p> <p>“I've embraced it and I'm really happy.”</p> <p>Thorburn and Stefanovic divorced in 2016 after 21 years of marriage.</p> <p>Did you watch<span> </span><em>The Project<span> </span></em>on Tuesday night? Let us know in the comments below. </p>

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Cassandra Thorburn’s son speaks out about his parents' divorce: “Someone had to protect her"

<p>Jackson Thorburn has opened up about his parents Karl Stefanovic and Cassandra Thorburn’s divorce in a new interview.</p> <p>The 19-year-old sat down with <em><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.nowtolove.com.au/womansday" target="_blank">Woman’s Day</a> </em>and revealed the hardships his mother and family had to face during the tumultuous time.</p> <p>The eldest sibling changed his Instagram handle to his mother’s surname last year and said that the conflict between his parents changed his perception of the both of them.</p> <p>Karl – who was married to Cassandra for 21 years – decided to separate, but the decision didn’t go as smoothly as one would hope.</p> <p>However, despite the messy divorce and tabloid smear, Jackson remains firmly grounded.</p> <p>“What’s done is done.</p> <p>“Despite what happened, he’s still my dad.”</p> <p>But Jackson has a new-found respect for his mother.</p> <p>“My mother is the most extraordinary person, and what she has weathered in these past few years, no one deserves the backlash,” he said.</p> <p>He went on to describe his mother’s battle, as she faced “incredibly destructive” comments from the public and the press.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu2chMIgXSN/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu2chMIgXSN/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Woman's Day Magazine Australia (@womansdayaus)</a> on Mar 10, 2019 at 7:08pm PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>“Someone had to step up to protect her, and I knew that person was me.”</p> <p>Cassandra, who joined the cast of <em>Dancing With The Stars</em>, previously said that <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/entertainment/tv/he-thought-i-couldn-t-do-it-cassandra-thorburn-reveals-the-real-reason-she-went-on-dancing-with-the-stars" target="_blank">Jackson doubted her dancing abilities</a>, but her son remained supportive albeit a little doubtful.</p> <p>“I was brutally honest with her, but it actually made her more determined!” he said.</p> <p>The 47-year-old took a crack at the reality series but was unfortunately booted out of the competition after a three-week run on Monday night.</p> <p>The mother-of-three said that the show allowed her to do “something for me, it’s been a long time”.</p> <p>She was candid about her struggle as a newly single parent, revealing her journey on the show as she used dance as an emotional release.</p> <p>“It was my lowest moment. I struggled to leave the house,” she said.</p> <p>“My girlfriends were helping me with groceries and all sorts of things.”</p> <p>The Thorburns were hit with another tragedy soon after the divorce, and that was the passing of Cassandra’s father, Max Thorburn.</p> <p>Jackson praised his maternal grandfather and described him as “a man of integrity”.</p> <p>He said: “While I may be a Stefanovic, I’m so proud of my Thorburn genes.”</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu2Jwz_ACOX/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu2Jwz_ACOX/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading" target="_blank">How blessed am I to be loved and respected by this incredible young man... Jackson’s advice in Woman’s Day today is to just feel the dance. 💕❤️💃🕺</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/cassthorburn/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading" target="_blank"> Cassandra Thorburn</a> (@cassthorburn) on Mar 10, 2019 at 4:24pm PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>The doting mum took to her Instagram on Monday to share a photo of her with Jackson, writing in the caption: “How blessed am I to be loved and respected by this incredible young man?”</p> <p>And it’s clear the feeling is mutual, as Jackson spoke glowingly about his mum, calling her “the world’s best mother”.</p> <p>Meanwhile, Cassandra faces another heartbreak, this time one that is bittersweet as Jackson prepares to move out of the family home to start university.</p> <p>The journalist wrote an emotional post on Instagram saying that she was lying on her son’s bed looking back at motherhood.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BuiN5yEAw1B/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BuiN5yEAw1B/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading" target="_blank">How I will miss this blonde bundle of love who ventured off 8 hours away to start Uni. Where did the years go... my heart swells but so do my tear ducts. #blessedtobehismum</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/cassthorburn/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading" target="_blank"> Cassandra Thorburn</a> (@cassthorburn) on Mar 2, 2019 at 9:36pm PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>“How I will miss this blonde bundle of love who ventured off 8 hours away to start uni,” she wrote.</p> <p>“Where did the years go … my heart swells but so do my tear ducts.</p> <p>“Quite pathetic but tonight I’m lying on this bed reminiscing about being gifted the role of raising such a wonderful young man.”</p> <p>While she isn’t ready to say goodbye, Cassandra admits that it was Jackson’s “time to fly”.</p> <p>“A mother’s love for her children, as you know, is fierce and unconditional. It’s his time to fly and if he waivers he knows I’ll be waiting [with] arms open.”</p> <p>In addition to Jackson, Cassandra is a mother to two other children with Karl Stefanovic – Ava, 13, and River, 12.</p>

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“He thought I couldn’t do it”: Cassandra Thorburn reveals the real reason she went on Dancing With The Stars

<p>She’s recently made headlines after her high profile divorce from ex-husband and former <em>Today</em> show host Karl Stefanovic, but now Cassandra Thorburn is leaving all that behind as she competes on reality TV series, <em>Dancing With The Stars</em>.</p> <p>When asked by <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/opinion/brutal-remark-that-spurred-on-cass-thorburn/news-story/4d50600300f4b8dabe9e1f51297743e4" target="_blank"><em>The Sunday Telegraph</em></a> on what exactly made her want to compete on the show, the response was unexpected as the mother-of-three revealed that it was her teenage son's lack of support that drove her towards the competition.</p> <p>“I went to Jackson, my eldest, and I said, ‘I think I’m going to do <em>DWTS</em>’ and he turned and said, ‘No, you’re not – you can’t f***ing dance’ and right then and there I decided it was time I learnt to dance. So I signed up,” explained Thorburn.</p> <p>“If Jackson – who did 10 years of ballet – thinks I can’t dance, then I’m going to learn to dance.”</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BuIs4JqA2ey/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BuIs4JqA2ey/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by Cassandra Thorburn (@cassthorburn)</a> on Feb 20, 2019 at 11:46pm PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>But her teenage son wasn’t the only one who inspired the 47-year-old to reach for the stars, as earlier in the year, she told <em><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/" target="_blank">The Daily Telegraph</a> </em>about a conversation she had with her late father Max that changed her perspective on everything.</p> <p>It was one of the last conversations I had with my dad before he passed away,” she said. “(He told me) If you said no … you will regret it one day.”</p> <p>She also enjoys challenges, and with one knocking on her doorstep, it was hard to pass up.</p> <p>“I love a challenge, love a challenge, I’m quite sprightly about challenges,” she said.</p> <p>Despite the heartfelt revelation, Thorburn hasn’t started off on the right foot, as after a rough week, she and her dancing partner Marco de Angelis finished on the bottom of the leader board.</p> <p>“I did have a bit of a cry the other day with Marco and the producer but at the end of the day I did put myself in this position and I knew that this would be the case and I’m trying to show people that when life throws you a curve ball don’t think that’s it,” she told <em><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/opinion/brutal-remark-that-spurred-on-cass-thorburn/news-story/4d50600300f4b8dabe9e1f51297743e4" target="_blank">The Sunday Telegraph</a>.</em></p> <p>“Things can change, things can look up, just keep putting one foot in front of the other – fake it until you make it and one day you wake up and you’re really happy. It actually becomes a reality.”</p> <p>Thorburn also shared that she signed up to<em> DWTS</em> in the hope of “reclaiming” her identity.</p> <p>“If other women or men from separated families – if they get inspiration from that, fantastic. I’m doing it because that’s what I need to do for my family. A lot of women are in the same position as me – they’ve raised children and are trying to get back into the workforce – that’s what this is,” she said.</p> <p>Are you rooting for Cassandra to come out on top on <em>DWTS</em>? Let us know in the comments below. </p>

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 Smoking hot Cassandra Thorburn’s Dancing With The Stars debut: “It was a failure”

<p>Cassandra Thorburn has received the lowest judges' score of the night on reality TV show <em>Dancing With the Stars</em> after what has been considered a difficult year for the ex-wife of Karl Stefanovic.</p> <p>Australian-born dancer and judge, Craig Revel Horwood, had a few slicing words to say to Thorburn after fans praised her on social media for her ‘smoking’ dress and hair.</p> <p>The judge, who has sat on the panel for UK’s <em>Strictly Come Dancing,</em> is known for his savage insults – and he didn’t hold back last night, critiquing a number of the Aussie celebs.</p> <p>What started as all smiles when the 47-year-old came out on stage with her partner Marco De Angelis, quickly soured into a harsh verdict by the Australian judge.</p> <p>“I felt beautiful, I felt confident, I felt happy,” Thorburn said after performing the waltz in a glimmering red gown.</p> <p>Horwood however had a few harsh words.</p> <p>“Well, it was all going well until the skirt was ripped off and you started to dance,” he said.</p> <p>“Then quite frankly, it was a failure.”</p> <p>Thorburn took the harsh verdict with grace, jokingly thanking the judge.</p> <p>Viewers were taken aback last night by the judge's harsh comments and took to Twitter to convey their distaste.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr">The first week should be about a bit of encouragement and some constructive criticism to work with, not 'you were a failure from start to finish'. They're all trying their best, Craig. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DWTSau?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DWTSau</a></p> — Emmee (@blueemmee) <a href="https://twitter.com/blueemmee/status/1097441943141793792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2019</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr">So so proud of you Cass, and everyone that performed tonight! It's so easy to sit on our butts and hate on them when their out living their lives. It's only jealousy. Love and light to you all <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DWTSau?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DWTSau</a></p> — Dani 🖤💛❤️ (@tamdanielle85) <a href="https://twitter.com/tamdanielle85/status/1097456527969931264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2019</a></blockquote> <p>Others also commented on the fitting red dress she wore.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr">I want Cassandra’s dress (and the body to rock it).🔥 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DWTSau?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DWTSau</a></p> — Anouska (@AnouskaHaaket) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnouskaHaaket/status/1097440000466026496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2019</a></blockquote> <p>However, Thorburn wasn’t the only one to receive savage criticism last night even after Horwood received boos from the audience.</p> <p>He commented on <em>The Biggest Loser</em> trainer Michelle Bridges' dancing, comparing her swift movements to “two wooden legs".</p> <p>And it didn't stop there.</p> <p>“I thought a Ken doll would have danced with more fluidity to be honest … thank God you’re easy on the eye,” Horwood told lifesaver and model Jett Kenny, the son of Lisa Curry and Grant Kenny. He then went on to award him with a 2 out of 10 score.</p> <p>Not even <em>The Living Room’s </em>Miguel Maestre could avoid brutal feedback from Horwood.</p> <p>“You look like you just came out of a double hip replacement,” he commented.</p> <p>Sadly, Thorburn ended up at the bottom of the ladder on Monday night, alongside cricketer Curtly Ambrose, both receiving a measly score of 10 out of 30.</p> <p>Did you watching last night's debut episode of<span> </span><em>Dancing With The Stars</em>? Did you think judge Craig was unfair with his comments and scoring? Let us know in the comments below.</p>

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