Did Karl Stefanovic just take a dig at his wife?

Karl Stefanovic has come under fire after people took his latest comments about his wife to be a dig.

On the Today show, Lisa Wilkinson and Karl were chatting about a woman who sold her husband's 'handy-man' services online when she asked viewers: "How much do you think your partner is worth?"

Referencing his wife Cassandra Thorburn, who he's rumoured to be in the middle of a divorce from, Karl quipped: "Heaps!"

This is the first time the 42-year-old has spoken about his wife on the show since it was announced in September they allegedly ended their 21-year marriage.

According to New Idea Karl and Cassandra's relationship hit breaking point at the Logie Awards earlier this year.

"They had a big fight at the Logies because she couldn't find him because he was off getting drunk," an insider told the magazine.

The source added that while fans have been surprised by the news, the news didn't shock those at Channel Nine.

"No-one at Nine was surprised when they heard they had split," the insider said.

"He had been fed-up with being married to her. She was constantly fed-up and nagging him because he was... getting trashed all the time."

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Today colleague and future sister-in-law Sylvia Jeffreys, who is engaged to Karl's brother and fellow Nine journalist Pete, has allegedly stepped in to beg Karl to end his partying ways and fight for his marriage.

New Idea adds that Sylvia and Pete, who announced their engagement in July, are hoping Karl and Cassandra will reconcile, and they're doing "everything they can to help him fix his marriage."

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