Kelly Cates puts on a brave face as she returns to work at Liverpool's Premier League match after her boyfriend Mark Chapman's fallout with their Match Of The Day boss was revealed

Published: 13:45 EDT, 1 November 2026 | Updated: 14:04 EDT, 1 November 2026 Kelly Cates put on a brave face while returning to work at Liverpool's Premier League match on Sunday, after it was revealed her boyfriend Mark Chapman is involved in an explosive spat with their Match Of The Day boss.It emerged last month that the pair, who take turns hosting the BBC show with Gabby Logan, are dating.On Sunday, sources told The Mail On Sunday that Mark has been involved in a dramatic fall-out behind-the-scenes with Alex Kay-Jelski, the BBC's director of sport. You can read Katie Hind's full report here.But Kelly was solely focused on the job as she headed to Anfield to host coverage of Liverpool's match against Arsenal, which saw them lose 1-0.Viewers previously shared concern for Mark after he appeared subdued while hosting Match Of The Day last Saturday, with those familiar with the situation sharing that he 'can't stand' Alex.Kelly and Mark became the main co-presenters for MOTD alongside Gabby Logan last season after Gary Lineker left. Kelly Cates put on a brave face at Liverpool's Premier League match on Sunday, after it was revealed her boyfriend Mark Chapman is involved in a spat with their Match Of The Day bossWhile their shifts presenting the show do not overlap, the pair did appear on Celebrity Gogglebox on the same sofa together in July. It was revealed earlier this month that the pair were dating, several months after they are said to have realised that they had feelings for one another.It was reported that they started to fall for one another in May. But the Daily Mail's Katie Hind has revealed it was during their time in Atlanta during the football World Cup this summer, while covering England's ill-fated semi-final against Argentina, that sparks really flew. You can read more about that here. It came six months after Mark reportedly split from his girlfriend of three years, Clere Collier, an estate agent who lives in Dubai, who then accused him of becoming close with his co-host. 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.'Mark admitted the relationship, but insisted there was no overlap between the two women and that he hadn't cheated on her.' On Sunday, sources told The Mail On Sunday that Mark has been involved in a dramatic fall-out behind-the-scenes with Alex Kay-Jelski, the BBC's director of sport But Kelly was solely focused on the job as she headed to Anfield to host coverage of Liverpool's match against Arsenal, which saw them lose 1-0Mark was married to his wife Sara for 19 years until she died aged 44 in 2020 after a battle with cancer. They had three children.The Greater Manchester-born TV star is believed to have started dating Clere in 2023, with her making regular trips to the United Kingdom from the United Arab Emirates.Meanwhile, Kelly is the daughter of Scotland and Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish.She was previously married to TV producer husband Tom Cates, with whom she has two children, but they split in 2021.