Peter Stefanovic says he was 'embarrassed and ashamed' following 'Ubergate' ...

'I was embarrassed and ashamed': Peter Stefanovic speaks candidly about his feelings following 'Ubergate' scandal as he prepares for his new documentary series hosting gig

By Aleksandra Pavlovska For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 01:34 BST, 26 May 2019 | Updated: 02:05 BST, 26 May 2019

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Last year, Peter Stefanovic and his brother Karl were embroiled in the 'Ubergate' scandal after their private phone conversation in a taxi was leaked to the press. 

And now, Peter, 37, spoke candidly about his feelings of shame and embarrassment following the scandal.

'I was embarrassed, I was ashamed about it all too because I got my network into trouble,' he told The Herald Sun on Saturday. 

'I was embarrassed and ashamed': Peter Stefanovic (pictured) has spoken candidly about his feelings following 'Ubergate' scandal during an interview with The Herald Sun on Saturday as he prepares for his new documentary series hosting gig. Pictured in October, 2017

'I was embarrassed and ashamed': Peter Stefanovic (pictured) has spoken candidly about his feelings following 'Ubergate' scandal during an interview with The Herald Sun on Saturday as he prepares for his new documentary series hosting gig. Pictured in October, 2017

'I got my wife [Sylvia Jeffreys] and brother [Karl] into trouble; and I took that really hard,' the former Weekend Today host added.

Peter explained that apologising for the incident was the 'right thing to do' and that he is now in a better place.

'I apologised, which was the right thing to do and got things back on track again, but I’m in a pretty good place, a really good place actually,' he said. 

Trouble: 'I got my wife [Sylvia Jeffreys] and brother [Karl] into trouble; and I took that really hard,' the former Weekend Today host said. Pictured with wife Sylvia

Trouble: 'I got my wife [Sylvia Jeffreys] and brother [Karl] into trouble; and I took that really hard,' the former Weekend Today host said. Pictured with wife Sylvia 

After departing from Channel Nine, Peter is preparing his return to television after landing a hosting gig for crime documentary series, Lawyer X.

Meanwhile, Peter and his wife, Today news anchor

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