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?"
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.
Short was on the Today show to promote his upcoming film, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted.
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 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."
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Martin Short speaks out after Kathie Lee Gifford asks about dead wife
Gifford referenced the actor's wife, Nancy Dolman, during an interview Wednesday on "Today," without knowing Dolman had died in 2010 of ovarian cancer at the age of 58.
NEW YORK -- Martin Short said Thursday he believed there was "no ill will intended" when Kathie Lee Gifford asked about the comedian's marriage, seemingly unaware he was a widower.
The actor quietly replied, "We, ah, married 36 years."
"But you're still, like, in love," Gifford continued.
"Madly in love," he replied.
"He and Nancy have one of the greatest marriages of anybody in show business. How many years now for you guys?" Gifford asked on the fourth hour of the NBC program she co-hosts with Hoda Kotb.
After Wednesday's show, Gifford tweeted, "I send my sincerest apologies to Martin Short and his family. He handled situation w/enormous grace and kindness and I'm so grateful."
"And I think it's nice to aspire to be that way," he added.
Short, 62, and Dolman were married for 30 years and had three children.
Gifford was widely criticized for the gaffe, but Short told E! News, "I think that it's live television and people make mistakes and there's no ill will intended."
NEW YORK -- Martin Short said Thursday he believed there was "no ill will intended" when Kathie Lee Gifford asked about the comedian's marriage, seemingly unaware he was a widower.
The actor quietly replied, "We, ah, married 36 years."
"But you're still, like, in love," Gifford continued.
"Madly in love," he replied.
"He and Nancy have one of the greatest marriages of anybody in show business. How many years now for you guys?" Gifford asked on the fourth hour of the NBC program she co-hosts with Hoda Kotb.
After Wednesday's show, Gifford tweeted, "I send my sincerest apologies to Martin Short and his family. He handled situation w/enormous grace and kindness and I'm so grateful."
"And I think it's nice to aspire to be that way," he added.
Short, 62, and Dolman were married for 30 years and had three children.
Gifford was widely criticized for the gaffe, but Short told E! News, "I think that it's live television and people make mistakes and there's no ill will intended."
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