Today show co-star announces she’s PREGNANT live on air

Karl Stefanovic was left stunned on Wednesday when one of his Today show colleagues announced she was pregnant live on air.

He was blindsided when reporter Jess Millward rubbed her belly while reporting from a theme park on the Gold Coast and revealed she was expecting a child.

Jess, who married husband Joel Dry in February 2018, told Karl and co-host Allison Langdon she wanted to go on a ride but couldn’t because of her ‘condition’.   

‘I’m a thrill seeker from way back, a real bada** if you can say that on TV,’ Jess began. 

‘I was all ready to go on the rides yesterday, super excited, cameraman ready to go, and then I remembered I have a certain condition at the moment, so I can’t really,’ she said, referring to her pregnancy.

Karl then asked her about her condition, saying he had no idea. 

‘What’s your condition?! I don’t know about that,’ he said.

His co-host Allison Langdon chimed in and said that he does indeed know, and that it’s a ‘good condition.’   

Jess, 29, then said she’s banned from going on rides for the ‘next five months.’   

‘She’s having a baby!’ Allison announced. 

Karl then said he was shocked but congratulated Jess.  

‘Congratulations Jess, oh my goodness!’ 

Allison then joked that Karl has been ‘under a rock’ the past few weeks. 

He replied: ‘I had a bit of time off, not under a rock… that is fantastic… no wonder she can’t go on that ride!’

Jess and husband Joel Dry, who is also a reporter for Today, tied the knot in February 2018 in South Australia’s wine region of Langhome Creek.

It’s been a busy few months for Karl, who welcomed newborn daughter Harper in May with wife Jasmine Yarbrough. 

He took a week off work and returned on May 11, saying he was ‘struggling a bit’ having gone back so soon. 

‘Emotionally? Physically?’ questioned Ally in response, with Karl chuckling as he admitted: ‘Everything hurts. I’m tired. Emotional.’