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Mark Chapman, a co-host on Match Of The Day (MOTD), is reportedly dating Kelly Cates after splitting from his ex-partner Clere. A source claims that Chapman denied any overlap between his relationships and insisted he had not cheated on Clere. Cates was previously married to TV producer Tom Cates until 2021, and she has expressed reservations about dating again due to concerns over wasting time with someone she may not like.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-05,
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same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Mark Chapman, a co-host on MOTD, has reportedly started dating Kelly Cates, another broadcaster. This comes after Chapman split from his partner, who remains unnamed in the article but was referred to as Clere by some sources. The source claims Chapman denied any overlap between his relationship with Clere and his new romance with Cates, insisting he did not cheat. Cates had previously expressed hesitation about dating again due to feeling resentful of wasted time, adding a layer of complexity to her involvement in the new relationship. Both Chapman and Cates were seen together on Celebrity Gogglebox in July. Cates was previously married to TV producer Tom Cates and has two children from that marriage. She began a relationship with property expert Clere in 2023, who regularly flew from the United Arab Emirates to visit her in the UK.
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However, a source said there was nothing untoward about his reported new romance with Cates, saying: "Mark admitted the relationship but insisted there was no overlap between the two women and that he hadn't cheated on her.
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he → say → her
Mark split with Clere out of the blue, without much explanation.
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Mark → split → explanation
They had been making plans for the future and their relationship had been going strong.”
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relationship → make → future
The insider went on: "They stayed in touch after the split, but Clere soon realised that Mark and Kelly were close and she accused Mark of dating Kelly.
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she → go → Kelly
Mark admitted the relationship, but insisted there was no overlap between the two women and that he hadn't cheated on her.”
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he → admit → her
Chapman reportedly told her he was a “single man” when he began spending more time with Cates.
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he → tell → Cates
The Standard has contacted representatives for Chapman and Cates for comment.
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Standard → contact → comment
The pair featured on Celebrity Gogglebox together in July.
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pair → feature → July
The broadcaster is thought to have begun a relationship with Collier in 2023, with the property expert regularly flying to the UK from the United Arab Emirates to see him.
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expert → think → him
Cates was married to TV producer Tom Cates, with whom she shares two children, until 2021.
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she → marry → 2021
She previously shared her fears about dating again, admitting she would feel “resentful” about wasting time.
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she → share → time
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"I don't have a picture in my head of why a middle-aged, slightly overweight mother of two could possibly be attractive,” she told co-host Logan on a podcast.
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she → read → podcast
"I can't get my head round that.
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I → get → that
It's not that I'm putting myself down and it's not a lack of confidence or a low self-esteem.
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it → put → confidence
It's just I don't know what that would look like.
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that → know → what
"The thought of going on a date, spending an evening with someone and at the end of it thinking, 'Well, I don't really like you', I would be so resentful of them taking up my time.
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them → go → time
Obviously it's vice-versa, too, but I'm not really bothered about it from their perspective bearing in mind I don't get to see the people I do like very often."
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I → bear → people
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