Match Of The Day presenters Mark Chapman and Kelly Cates have reportedly scored off set as the duo are said to be dating.
The Sun claims that the pair are romantically involved after Chapman, 52, was accused by his ex-girlfriend Clere Collier of dating Cates while they were still together.
Chapman reportedly split suddenly with Collier, a Dubai-based mother-of-two and estate agent, in April after three years together. He insists there was no overlap between the relationships and that he had remained faithful.
A source told The Sun: ‘Mark split with Clere out of the blue, without much explanation.
‘They had been making plans for the future and their relationship had been going strong.
‘They stayed in touch after the split, but Clere soon realised that Mark and Kelly were close and she accused Mark of dating Kelly.
Match Of The Day presenters Mark Chapman and Kelly Cates are reportedly dating
The duo became the main presenters of Match Of The Day last season alongside Gabby Logan
‘Mark admitted the relationship, but insisted there was no overlap between the two women and that he hadn’t cheated on her.
‘He told her that he had been a single man when he started spending time with Kelly. Of course, it left a bad taste in Clere’s mouth, and she didn’t believe him.’
Chapman and Cates became the main co-presenters for Match Of The Day alongside Gabby Logan last season after Gary Lineker left.
While their shifts presenting the show do not overlap, Chapman and Cates did appear on Celebrity Gogglebox on the same sofa together in July.
Chapman, a highly respected broadcaster paid between £335,000 and £340,000 per year by the BBC, was already heavily involved with the show as Match Of The Day 2 presenter before his promotion.
He was married to his wife Sara for 19 years until she died aged 44 in 2020 after a battle with cancer. They had three kids together.
The Greater Manchester-born TV star is believed to have started dating Collier in 2023, with her making regular trips to the United Kingdom from the United Arab Emirates.
Meanwhile, Cates is the daughter of Scotland and Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish.
She was previously married to her TV producer husband Tom, with whom she has two children, but they split in 2021.
