Kathie Lee Gifford Compliments Martin Short’s Marriage, Unaware of Wife’s Death
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Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage(NEW YORK) — Kathie Lee Gifford had a very awkward moment with Martin Short on the Today show Wednesday, when she complimented him on his marriage, not realizing that his wife died a year and a half ago.
Gifford remarked that Short and his late spouse, Nancy Dolman, “have one of the greatest marriages of anybody in show business.” She then asked him, “How many years are you in love with her now?”
Short didn’t correct Gifford, answering, “We…married 36 years.”
Gifford replied, “But you’re still like in love?”
Short said, “Madly in love, madly in love.”
When Gifford asked him, “Why?” Short joked, “Cute. I’m cute.”
Following a commercial break, Gifford informed viewers that Short told her that his wife died of ovarian cancer in 2010. She apologized both on the show and on Twitter.
She tweeted, “I send my sincerest apologies to @MartinShort and his family. He handled situation w/enormous grace and kindness and I’m so grateful.”
Incidentally, @MartinShort is not the actor’s Twitter handle.
Short was on the Today show to promote his upcoming film, Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted.
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