Cass Thorburn’s pointed comment on ex-husband Karl: “I know who he is — it’s others that don’t”
It has been ten long years since television presenter Karl Stefanovic and his former partner Cass Thorburn officially announced they were ending their twenty year marriage.
Over the past decade, Karl famously went on to marry beautiful shoe designer and model Jasmine Yarbrough while building his own highly controversial new podcast.
During this same period, the veteran television host eventually left his incredibly lucrative and highly visible daily hosting gig at the popular Today morning show.
Meanwhile, Cass successfully forged a completely separate path, enthusiastically competing on Dancing With The Stars and hosting her very own informative podcast discussing divorce.
She also began performing meaningful work for a dedicated charity organization before tragically being diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of breast cancer.
Speaking directly to the Sydney Morning Herald this week, Cass honestly revealed that she has never been able to completely escape the bitter ex label.
Despite living a completely separate and independent life from her famous ex husband, the relentless media narrative surrounding their split continuously plagues her existence today.
The media desperately wanted me to be a bitter ex wife because there is a common name for it, she firmly explained to reporters.
She pointedly noted that bitter ex wife is exactly what the press instantly calls every single former wife following a massive and public celebrity divorce.
Challenging the glaring double standard, she powerfully asked what the equivalent derogatory term for the divorced man is, noting journalists absolutely never utilize one publicly.
I possess an inherent and deep distrust of the modern media because they deliberately decided exactly who they wanted me to be, the mother explained.
She firmly believes the ruthless entertainment press actively chose to completely ignore her actual personality, actively deciding not to portray who she genuinely is today.
The fifty five year old woman explained that this highly frustrating historical experience made her absolutely determined to remain firmly in charge of her story.
This fierce determination became especially vital when she was tragically diagnosed with rare triple negative occult breast cancer back in February of this current year.
They were absolutely never interested in who I truly was while I was happily married to Karl, she candidly told the Morning Herald reporters recently.
However, once I finally got divorced, they certainly decided exactly who I should officially be and how that entire narrative was going to play out.
Feeling entirely stripped of her own public voice, she heavily resolved that during her terrifying medical crisis, she was simply not going through that again.
I decided I can finally tell this deeply personal medical story myself, she declared, actively reclaiming her narrative during the most difficult period imaginable.
Elsewhere in the highly revealing newspaper interview, Cass surprisingly revealed that she has absolutely not heard a single word from her ex husband Karl Stefanovic.
Despite bravely sharing her terrifying cancer diagnosis completely publicly earlier this year, the veteran television presenter never reached out to offer any personal support.
No, I know exactly who he is, she pointedly told the publication when asked about his silence, adding that it is others that do not.
She also sharply remarked that Karl has absolutely always been heavily into shallow clickbait when the interviewer deliberately brought up his brand new podcast.
Thankfully, after enduring many grueling months of intense medical treatment, the resilient mother of three is now officially completely cancer free and looking forward.
She is currently looking incredibly forward to finally being able to travel overseas and visit her beloved adult daughter Willow over in London very soon.
Willow previously made the massive international journey straight back to Australia earlier in the year when Cass was first officially diagnosed with the terrifying disease.
Cass and Willow were actually planning a wonderful driving holiday directly around the United Kingdom when Cass first learned of her devastating medical cancer diagnosis.
An anonymous insider exclusively told Woman Day magazine at the time that the shocking medical news completely changed the family exciting international holiday travel plans.
With the financial and emotional help of both Karl and Cass, Willow bravely made the immediate decision to completely cancel the trip and fly home.
The dedicated daughter decided that instead of taking a fun European holiday, she would spend absolutely crucial quality time actively supporting her severely ill mother.
Cass initially spoke completely publicly about her terrifying breast cancer diagnosis back in February after bravely posting a raw photograph directly onto her Instagram account.
The powerful social media image beautifully featured the former television wife proudly showing off a completely shaved head as she officially began her medical treatments.
I am going to have to carefully read this because on my morning walk, I thought about all the specific reasons why I posted yesterday.
She thoroughly explained to her dedicated followers that most of it involves actively controlling the only specific part of her extensive medical treatment she possibly can.
That is the deeply personal part about exactly when the hair actually comes off and exactly when you decide to tell people about your illness.
For my beloved adult children and for myself, I am absolutely not interested in hiding away, and that is simply because I am not alone.
She went on to bravely explain that she had been officially diagnosed with the incredibly rare form of breast cancer during a standard routine checkup.
Breast cancer currently affects exactly one in seven healthy women living across New South Wales, which is exactly where I currently live, she explained.
I read that terrifying statistical fact while sitting patiently for my routine mammogram not long ago, and I unfortunately was the one in seven today.