Cassandra Thorburn has given her first interview since splitting from Today Show presenter Karl Stefanovic earlier this year.
Speaking to Fairfax, the former journalist would not comment on her separation from Stefanovic but said she was feeling “good”, before adding: “It was a shock.”
The interview comes in the wake of a Facebook post the 44-year-old wrote, which spurned an opinion piece about why women should never give up their jobs following childbirth. Thorburn responded to the opinion editorial with an open letter addressed to working mums and published on PopSugar.
The mother of three said she believed the criticism from those outside her life was unjust.
“I don’t think I deserve the criticism,” she said.
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That opinion piece had me furious on many levels. The idea that the marriage failed because of one persons lack of self-centredness is BEYOND ridiculous, and shows a fundamental misunderstanding of the purpose and structure of marriage.
The article points the finger of blame - who would know what goes on? Doesn't it take two to tango? Did we see any articles about how Karl failed his family by being too consumed by his own career? Where was that one, I must have missed it. You don't know what goes on in relationships, but suggesting things would be better if one party was more selfish is moronic. The opposite of self-interest is needed in marriages: love. Mutual love. That means mutual respect and mutual self-sacrifice. If things are lopsided, you don't correct it by one being more selfish. You correct it by the selfish partner pulling their head in. I hope she keeps her chin up. Seems like a bloody champ to me.