Martin Short & Kathie Lee Gifford: Awkward Interview Moment
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Martin Short‘s Graceful Response To Awkward Interview Question About Late Wife Praised Online
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- Martin Short’s Graceful Response To Awkward Interview Question About Late Wife Praised Online
- Martin Short is being lauded for his handling of a resurfaced interview clip where Kathie Lee Gifford unknowingly asked about his late wife, Nancy Dolman, after her passing.
- Nancy died of ovarian cancer in 2014 after a lengthy battle. Martin has spoken openly about his grief in the years sence, describing the loss as “absolutely horrible” and “as sad as anything” in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter last year.
- According to BuzzFeed, Martin shared with his children after Nancy’s death: “I believe Mom has zoomed into our souls.”
- Now, Martin has won widespread praise for the “classy” way he handled Kathie Lee Gifford discussing his marriage with Nancy unaware that she had died during an awkward interview on the Today Show.
- It all started when Kathie asked: “You and Nancy have one of the greatest marriages of anybody in show business, how many years now for you guys?”
- Discussing the resurfaced clip on a Reddit forum, a popular comment lauded Martin for the “generous” way that he responded to Kathie’s questions. It reads: “I’ve seen this clip a few times, and it’s a complete Masterclass from Marty on how to be a classy, generous public figure.”
- At the time, Kathie acknowledged her misstep after a commercial break, telling viewers: “I felt so badly for my question. Marty very kindly came up to me and told me what I had done, and I want to say my sincerest, sincerest apologies to him and to his family for not realizing what I was doing on live television.”
- And Martin was just as gracious about Kathie’s blunder off-screen as he was on.The star was asked about the incident in a subsequent interview with E! News where he said: “I think that it’s live television and people make mistakes and there’s no ill will intended.”