Kate Scott momentarily forgot she had a new name while presenting on CBS Sports (Picture: CBS)
CBS Sports host Kate Scott was left red-faced and had Thierry Henry hiding behind his notes after she forgot her new name during the channel’s Champions League coverage last night.
The 43-year-old broadcaster, formerly named Kate Abdo, wed Malik Scott earlier this month and decided to take the former boxer’s surname after tying the knot.
The power couple went public with their relationship back in March and got married at an intimate ceremony in the Californian city of Malibu.
‘Thank you God for this gift. Thank you Malik King Scott for changing my life,’ the loved-up presenter wrote in a post on Instagram.
‘For bringing love, happiness, fulfilment, peace and joy, all in abundance. It is my greatest blessing to be your wife.
‘I want to love, sing, dance and laugh with you forever.
‘A lifelong journey with you is everything I pray for. It’s you and our family always.’
CBS Sports’ coverage has built a popular fanbase since taking over Champions League broadcasting rights in the United States in 2020, with Abdo – now Scott – praised for her natural on-screen chemistry with regulars Henry, Micah Richards and Jamie Carragher.
Amid the excitement of the competition’s return, though, the usually unflappable anchor momentarily forgot that she now goes by the name Scott, a blunder which left the boisterous panel of pundits in a fit of giggles.
‘You’ve been really good tonight as well! What happened there, did you have something in your throat?’ former Manchester City and England defender Richards joked.
Meanwhile, legendary ex-Arsenal and France striker Henry hid behind his notes, telling his colleagues to, ‘Leave me alone!’.
Scott and Henry clearly enjoy each other’s company both on and off screen, which has resulted in many viewers joking that the Frenchman has a crush on the presenter in recent years.
The news of Scott’s wedding earlier this month even had fans sending their ‘prayers’ to Henry, despite the World Cup winner being in a long-term relationship with Bosnian model Andrea Rajacic.
Henry and Rajacic first met in 2008 and have been a couple for the past 15 years, though are rarely seen together in public.
Scott has been CBS Sports’ lead Champions League presenter since 2020 (Picture: Getty)
Earlier this year, Carragher found himself in hot water after a joke he made at Scott’s expense went down like a lead balloon on CBS Sports’ live coverage of the Champions League.
Malik Scott warned Carragher over the comments but confirmed that the former Liverpool defender had apologised for his remark.
‘It’s not that she’s one of the best sports broadcasters, she’s one of the best human beings I’ve come across in this life,’ Scott told Lord Ping at the time.
‘I’m very much in love with her and I plan on marrying her, so the thing that happened with Jamie, it’s a part of the job, but it’s not the first time he’s said something out the way like that.
‘But it’s the first time he said something in reference to possibly disturbing a household or disturbing a couples chemistry.
‘It was a very minute thing, but her being irritated by it a little bit is what really got to me. Him just saying it and being that guy who always makes those picking at you jokes wasn’t really a big deal to me at all. It’s only a big deal if Kate is upset.
‘If Kate gets upset then it’s a really big deal to me and I’ll give him a call and if he doesn’t pick up my call, then I’ll show up in a physical manner so we can talk like men, so that’s not something you should continue to do.
‘But I think Jamie apologised, not just to Kate but to the team, and one thing you can’t do is knock a man who admits he was wrong. In that regard I have high respect for him.’
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