Kelly Cates is now at the centre of a reported relationship with Mark Chapman, after the pair were said to have grown closer while working together. That news lands while both are part of Match Of The Day and have also shared Celebrity Gogglebox. For viewers, it turns a familiar on-screen pairing into a more personal story.
Kelly Cates and June filming
In June, Chapman and Cates were seen looking cosy on his sofa while recording Celebrity Gogglebox, after signing up to do the programme together last year. They later joined Match Of The Day in 2025 alongside Gabby Logan, which kept the three presenters in the same professional orbit and gave the reported romance a built-in public backdrop.
Cates has also made her own view of the working dynamic clear. “To be in the mix with Chappers and Gabby, who I really like as people, first of all, but really admire as broadcasters, I feel like I’m in a great little group,” she said. That line matters because it places the relationship report inside an existing professional partnership rather than a private vacuum.
Mark Chapman and Clere Collier
April was the turning point in Chapman’s private life, when his three-year relationship with Clere Collier ended. Collier is said to have confronted him after becoming suspicious about his closeness to Cates, and Chapman reportedly addressed the split directly.
“Mark admitted the relationship, but insisted there was no overlap between the two women and that he hadn’t cheated on her.” That account gives the story its friction: the relationship is being presented as real, but Chapman’s side is also drawing a firm line around the timeline.
What Kelly Cates knows
2021 is the other date that frames Cates’ position. She has remained single since splitting from Tom Cates after 14 years of marriage, and they share two children. Her professional life has continued to overlap with Chapman’s through work, so any relationship report lands in a workplace context as much as a celebrity one.
For readers, the practical takeaway is simple: the reported romance has not stopped either presenter from working together, and the story now rests on how far they choose to take the relationship into public view. Whether Chapman and Cates speak further about it themselves is the piece that still drives the next stage of the story, because the relationship has already moved from friendship to the centre of their on-screen pairing.
