Karl Stefanovic misses out on alcohol sponsorship to Michael Clarke
Daily MailFormer Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke has landed a sponsorship deal with a Sydney distillery - and it has left Today host Karl Stefanovic feeling jealous. Fuming: Former cricket captain Michael Clarke has landed a sponsorship deal with a Sydney distillery - and it has left Today host Karl Stefanovic feeling jealous Karl jokingly said: 'You know what, Clarkey, no one has given more support to alcohol in this country than Karl Stefanovic. The retired batsman, 40, promoted his partnership with Bevmart on Nine's breakfast show on Wednesday, but boozer Karl couldn't hide his bitterness 'What does a man have to do?' He told the Fifi, Fev & Nick breakfast show last month he'd been indulging at home, saying: 'I rediscovered my love for alcohol on the weekend' 'I try and muster all the courage I can to get past midday before I have a drink, and then I just start with light beers and then I gradually move up to vodkas and then I'm asleep by seven o'clock.'