Cassandra Thorburn’s post-split breakdown: Karl Stefanovic’s ex-wife would ‘lie on the floor’ all day while her children were at school in the aftermath of her separation
Karl Stefanovic’s ex-wife, Cassandra Thorburn, has revealed the depths of her emotional turmoil after their marriage breakdown in 2016.
The 48-year-old journalist confessed she had struggled to cope with her daily routine in the early months.
‘You get yourself out the door with the kids to go to school… I had children, they had to go to school,’ she said on her podcast, Divorce Story: Surviving Separation.
Dark times: Karl Stefanovic’s ex-wife, Cassandra Thorburn, has revealed the depths of her emotional turmoil after their marriage breakdown in 2016. Pictured together in October 2008
‘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,’ she added.
It comes after Cassandra revealed for the first time what her reaction was to news her ex-husband was expecting a baby with his new wife, Jasmine Yarbrough.
During an interview on The Kyle and Jackie O Show on Tuesday, radio host Kyle Sandilands asked: ‘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?’
‘I would crawl to the back door and lie on the floor’: The 48-year-old journalist (pictured last week) confessed she had struggled to cope with her daily routine in the early months
‘What did I think?’ Cassandra responded with a laugh. ‘I thought, “I’m glad it’s not me!” To be honest, that’s all I thought.’
She denied any hard feelings between the exes, saying: ‘He’s married. I’m living my life. We still share three children and nothing is ever going to change that.’
Karl and Cassandra, who separated in 2016 after 21 years of marriage, are parents to sons Jackson, 20, and River, 12, and daughter Ava, 14.
Growing family: It comes after Cassandra revealed for the first time what her reaction was to news her ex-husband was expecting a baby with his new wife, Jasmine Yarbrough (left)
Kyle also asked Cassandra if she had ‘taken another lover’ following her separation.
‘Just one. Just one!’ she responded, confirming she has – or had – a boyfriend following her split from Karl three years ago.
In January, Karl told 3AW that he couldn’t understand why there was so much public interest surrounding his divorce from Cassandra.
‘I thought, “Hang on, a lot of people go through [divorce], why is mine such a big deal?”‘ he said.
‘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.’
No worries! When asked about the subject on The Kyle and Jackie O Show, Cassandra laughed and said, ‘What did I think? I thought, “I’m glad it’s not me!” To be honest, that’s all I thought’
Karl and Jasmine began dating in late 2016, just months after he had separated from Cassandra and moved out of the marital home.
In December, they celebrated their one-year anniversary after tying the knot in late 2018 at Mexico’s five-star One&Only Palmilla resort.
They are due to welcome their first child together, a daughter, in May.
Happily ever after! In December, Karl and Jasmine celebrated their one-year anniversary after tying the knot in late 2018 at Mexico’s five-star One&Only Palmilla resort