Personal Information Summary
Name
Sylvia Jeffreys
Sister
Claire
Date of Birth / Birthday / Age / How old is Sylvia Jeffreys
23rd April 1986. As of 2025, she is around 38 years old.
Wedding & Marriage / Husband / Partner / Boyfriend
Married. Check the full bio for relationship details.
Where did Sylvia Jeffreys go to school?
Prior to entering the media industry, Jeffreys attended Brisbane State High School.
Children / No. of Kids
She is a mother of two sons named Oscar and Henry.
Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race
White
Nationality
Australian
Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction : Who is Sylvia Jeffreys ?
- One half of the powerhouse news couple, the stylish Sylvia Jeffreys is a popular Australian journalist / news presenter.
- Australia’s sweetheart, Jeffreys is a regular face on Nine Network’s Today Extra & also covers Nine Network’s netball coverage.
- Blessed with vivacious features and an effervescent presentation style, Sylvia is the favourite of the paparazzi due to her proximity to the Stefanovic family.
Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education
- Family : Sylvia was born and brought up in Brisbane, Australia where she finished her education. She has a very supportive and encouraging family, she revealed when she was appointed to take over the breakfast show.
- Education : Sylvia finished her education at Brisbane State High School before starting her career in the field of Media.
- She completed her Bachelor of Journalism/ Bachelor of Arts at the University of Queensland while working with Nine Network.
Engagement and Marriage Details :
- Sylvia and Peter Stefanovic started dating over Christmas 2014, with their first meeting happening in a Channel Nine car park where “sparks were instant” according to Sylvia. At that time, Peter was living in London as Channel 9’s Europe Correspondent, so the couple maintained their relationship through love letters.
- Peter proposed in July 2016 during a romantic holiday in France at a vineyard. Sylvia took to her social media account and posted that Peter had proposed following their two-and-a-half year relationship and she had said “Yes, OF COURSE!!”
- The wedding took place on April 22, 2017, at Ooralba Estate in Kangaroo Valley, NSW, with 160 guests in attendance, including Lisa Wilkinson, Richard Wilkins, and Holly Valance. Sylvia wore a custom Rebecca Valance gown, and Karl Stefanovic served as best man, delivering a comedic speech version of Oasis’ “Champagne Supernova”. They further celebrated the wedding with a sweet sing-along, the video of which grabbed quite a few eyeballs online.
- Peter and Sylvia became proud parents to two young boys, Oscar Hamilton Stefanovic (born in 2020) and Henry (born in 2021). Oscar was conceived through IVF treatments.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- Sylvia began her media career in August 2005 working as a script assistant in the Nine Network newsroom in Brisbane.
- By year 2009, Sylvia was filing lifestyle stories on Queenland’s Extra program.
- She later returned to the newsroom. In 2011, Sylvia was appointed as the weekend weather presenter on Nine News Brisbane. As part of this assignment, she covered and reported many news events including the floods in Australia. She also was on the field covering the Cyclone Yasi catastrophe, a powerful and destructive natural calamity that caused major damage in northern Queensland.
- She moved to Sydney in 2012 and joined Today as a reporter till June 2013, when she was replaced.
- This was the time she joined Nine News as a reporter and a fill-in presenter on shows like Nine Morning News, Nine Afternoon News, Weekend TODAY and TODAY.
- In 2014, Sylvia replaced Georgie Gardner on “Today” – one of the nation’s longest-running breakfast television show.
- In 2016, she began to host Channel Nine’s netball coverage and hosted Fast5 Netball World Series which is contested by top six national netball teams ofn the world.
- Following the “Ubergate” scandal involving her brother-in-law Karl Stefanovic in December 2018, Sylvia was moved from Today to Today Extra in early 2019. She described herself as “collateral damage” in the Stefanovic brothers’ fallout with Channel Nine. Peter was also axed from Weekend Today in December 2018 and moved to Sky News for documentary work.
- Currently, Sylvia co-hosts Today Extra four days a week and also maintains her role covering Nine Network’s netball coverage.
Controversy :
- There were rumours that Sylvia had banned Karl Stefanovic’s new girlfriend Jasmine Yarbrough from attending her wedding as she wanted to avoid the “media circus” on her big day.
- The Stefanovic family dynamics too changed significantly after Karl’s marriage to Jasmine Yarbrough and the subsequent “Ubergate” scandal. Family sources report fewer family gatherings and strain between Peter and Karl, with Sylvia spending more time in Brisbane away from the family tensions.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- Sylvia and Peter Stefanovic bought a lavish 4-bedroom house in Sydney’s exclusive Double Bay area for rumoured $2.7 Million.
- On their European holiday around the time they got engaged, Sylvia revealed on her social media that the couple had a testing time as their hire car was stolen in Italy along with their possessions inside.
- In 2022, Sylvia celebrated her son Oscar’s second birthday with a homemade Women’s Weekly birthday cake. The celebration included Karl Stefanovic, Jasmine, and their daughter Harper, suggesting some family reconciliation.
Body Figure / Physical Info
Sylvia Jeffreys Measurements :
- Eye Colour : Blue
- Haircut / Hair Colour : Blonde
- How tall / Height / Weight : 5′7″
- Sylvia Jeffreys Feet / Legs / Shoe Size : 9.5
- Pregnant? : Currently, she is not expecting a baby.