He is the popular TV host known for his confidence.
But on Thursday, Karl Stefanovic cowered in fear as a guest threatened him on Nine’s Today Show.
In the hilarious footage, the 49-year-old covered his head as New Zealand kickboxer Israel Adesanya pretended to attack him during an interview on the show.
‘Get him Izzy, get him,’ Stefanovic’s co-host Sarah Abo can be heard saying.
Israel then moved closer to Stefanovic before gently tapping him on the head and bursting into laughter.
The hilarious video, which was reposted to the Today Show’s Instagram page, was captioned: ‘Very scary moment for Karl.’
It comes after Stefanovic was recently left ‘worried’ when an iconic guest appeared to fall asleep during a trainwreck interview.
The TV presenter and his co-host Sarah became concerned while interviewing Australian legend Jack Karlson on the Nine Network show last month.
Karl Stefanovic cowered in fear as New Zealand kickboxer Israel Adesanya pretended to attack him during his interview on the show
Karlson was famously arrested while enjoying a ‘succulent Chinese meal’ on October 11, 1991, and appeared on Today to discuss the incident more than 32 years on.
He joined the show via video link from Brisbane alongside one of the police officers who arrested him, Stoll Watt, who have become fast friends since the viral moment.
But the interview got off to a bumpy start as the two friends struggled to hear the show’s hosts before things got even worse when Karlson appeared to fall asleep.
In the video, Israel moved closer to Stefanovic before gently tapping him on the head and bursting into laughter
It comes after Stefanovic was recently left ‘worried’ when an iconic guest appeared to fall asleep during a trainwreck interview last month
About two minutes into the chat, Karlson closed his eyes as Watt spoke and didn’t open them again for more than a minute as the conversation carried on.
When Stoll finished speaking, Stefanovic said: ‘I just got a little worried there, Jack might’ve nodded off like Weekend at Bernies. You still with us, Jackie boy?’
Karlson, who is now in his eighties, then opened his eyes and rejoined the conversation, with Stefanovic and Abo trying not to laugh.
The TV presenter and his co-host Sarah became concerned while interviewing Australian legend Jack Karlson on the Nine Network show
