Karl Stefanovic, 50, flaunts shock body transformation and ripped biceps during intense workout: 'Look at those guns'
The Today host, 50, shared a video to Instagram which showed him working out in the gym with his personal trainer Mark Glanville and friend Peter Oreb.
The media personality, who recently unveiled his weight loss journey, stunned as he performed push-up exercises while his biceps rippled beneath an orange tank top.
'There's something not quite right about my trainer,' Karl captioned the video, which saw his trainer dancing while the TV star worked up a sweat.
Fans of the breakfast show host flocked to the comments to praise Karl's physique, paying particular attention to his arms.
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'Look at those guns. They are illegal here in Oz,' one person joked.
'Just quietly your arms are looking good mate,' said another.
A third commented, 'Arms are looking good,' while someone else added: 'F*** how's the cannons on the big fella.'
It comes after Karl was the talk of Justin Hemmes' Silver Party in May.
Fellow attendees thought the TV anchor was 'looking the best he's looked in years'.
'He didn't appear to be drinking and was being judicious with the canapés,' a source told Daily Mail Australia.
Karl's new look comes after he revealed the moment he was told he needed to hit the gym by best mate James Packer.
Appearing on The Kyle and Jackie O Show in November, he said he was left humbled after a picture of him revealing his 'dad bod' on the beach led the billionaire businessman to text him.
'There's a shot of me on Christmas Day or whatever coming out of the surf, and it was bad,' Karl told hosts Jackie 'O' Henderson and Kyle Sandilands.
'James Packer sends me a note that says, "Mate, you need to get your a*** to the gym."'
James, 57, himself recently revealed he was still gaining weight despite admitting to being on Ozempic.
'If you're getting notes from Packer about that, you know it's serious,' Kyle, 54, said.
The photo in question was snapped in Byron Bay over the summer in 2019 when Karl was enjoying some downtime with Jasmine.
Karl even shared the photo to Instagram, joking with followers that he was pregnant.
'After a great deal of speculation... the rumours are true,' Karl captioned the cheeky post.
Jackie, 50, then asked Karl how he dealt with seeing such 'confronting images', and he said while he was embarrassed, Jasmine had always been very supportive.
'I feel like it's a lot of embarrassment, but then my wife is always so good about it,' Karl said.
Back in 2020, Karl pledged to lose 10 kilograms in 10 weeks on the Today show after tipping the scales at over 100kg.
'I started at 105kg, the heaviest I've ever been. It was incredibly embarrassing,' Karl said as he spoke to obesity expert Dr Nick Fuller, who helped him on his fitness journey.
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