Karl Stefanovic reveals the crude nickname he was bullied with in school
Today host Karl Stefanovic reveals the VERY crude nickname he was bullied with in excessive school: ‘It took them two years to come back up with it’
He could also be certainly one of Australia’s most well-known TV presenters.
But again in the day Karl Stefanovic was simply one other youngster in the playground being picked on for his European-sounding final title.
The Today host, 47, revealed on KIIS FM’s 3pm Pick-Up on Thursday that school bullies used to name him ‘Karl Step-on-my-d**ok’.
Ouch: He could also be certainly one of Australia’s most well-known TV stars, however again in the day Karl Stefanovic was simply one other youngster in the playground being picked on for his European-sounding final title
The merciless jibe was impressed by his Serbian surname, typically spelled Stefanović, which stood out like a sore thumb when he was rising up in Queensland.
Karl revealed his impolite childhood nickname shortly after being launched on the present by radio host Kate Langbroek.
‘He’s Stefanovic and he’s so golden and Monty [Dimond] loves him,’ Kate sang.
Karl replied: ‘It’s not a straightforward title to rhyme with, and after I was in excessive school they used to name me “Karl Step-on-my-d**k”.’
How imply! Karl (pictured with his Today present co-host Allison Langdon) revealed on KIIS FM’s 3pm Pick-Up on Thursday that school bullies used to name him ‘Karl Step-on-my-d**ok’
‘It took them, like, two years earlier than they got here up with that… it was a Queensland factor, rhyming with the surname,’ he added.
Karl, who now lives on Sydney’s decrease north shore with his spouse Jasmine, grew up in the Sunshine State.
He went to St Augustine’s College in Cairns, adopted by the Anglican Church Grammar School in Brisbane.
It comes after Karl and his Today co-host Allison Langdon stated they weren’t anxious about the present’s rankings regardless of sliding to 3rd place behind ABC News Breakfast and Sunrise earlier this month.
The pair instructed The Kyle and Jackie O Show it was regular for rankings to go up and down, and one unhealthy week wasn’t something to panic about.
Foreign: The merciless jibe was impressed by his Serbian surname, typically spelled Stefanović, which stood out like a sore thumb when he was rising up in Queensland
Karl additionally stated it wasn’t a shock to see the ABC surge to second place throughout an election marketing campaign given the public broadcaster’s status for onerous information.
‘If the ABC is not having an excellent time throughout the elections then they’ve critical issues. We love what we’re doing and we’re dedicated to doing an important present for our viewers,’ he instructed radio hosts Kyle Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson.
‘There is little question that what we’re doing now could be higher than it has been the previous few years,’ he continued.
Nine’s Today present suffered a blow earlier this month when it positioned third behind Sunrise and ABC News Breakfast for a complete week for the first time in 13 years.
Today’s metro common for the week commencing May 2 was 176,000.
By distinction, Channel Seven’s Sunrise pulled in 241,000 metro viewers adopted by ABC News Breakfast with 195,000 viewers.
No dramas: It comes after Karl stated he wasn’t anxious about the present’s rankings regardless of sliding to 3rd place behind ABC News Breakfast and Sunrise earlier this month
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