KATE Abdo's rebrand is taking some getting used to - for both CBS viewers and her colleagues. The Champions League presenter announced on Tuesday she was changing her name . 4 Kate Abdo is now Kate Scott - and the CBS panel are here for it Credit: CBS Sports/Paramount 4 The Champions League presenter used her new name during Wednesday's intro Credit: CBS Sports/Paramount 4 It brought about a joyous response from her colleagues Credit: CBS Sports/Paramount Abdo married former boxer Malik Scott in an intimate ceremony earlier this summer.
She returned to front CBS' Champions League coverage alongside regular pundits Thierry Henry, Jamie Carragher, and Micah Richards . Moments into the show, the 43-year-old teased she had signed an "exclusive new contract." Kate continued: "Yes, with my new husband!" READ MORE ON FOOTBALL OFF AIR ITV axe coverage of historic sporting event.
.. as Sky Sports come to the rescue "Allow me to reintroduce myself.
Abdo - it has to go." She went on to reveal she was taking on Scott's last name, prompting an "awkward" joke from Carragher . The 43-year-old debuted the change during introductions on Wednesday.
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