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Craig Melvin’s mom just called him out on the job.
The video starts with3rd Hour of Todayco-hostSheinelle Jonessaying they have one more viewer question, joking that the person shares the same name as his mom, Betty Jo. “My mom’s name?” Melvin questioned, adding “Oh Jesus” when he saw his mother appear on the screen.
When Flay asked Melvin if she was really his mom, he joked, “She used to be. Now she’s been disowned.”
The broadcast journalist tried to refute his mom’s claims. “For the record, I help occasionally, sometimes,” to which Flay responded “No, no, no, obviously she’s calling you out.”
When it comes to holiday prep, Flay is very hands on in the kitchen, while his girlfriend,Christina Pérez, handles the decor.
During a tour of the new Food Network test kitchen in New York City earlier this month, the celebrity chef and restaurateurtoldEntertainment Tonightthat Pérez is “really into making sure that the tablescape is gorgeous and that the house looks festive and beautiful.”
Flay, 57, andPérez, 41, a writer who has been published inCondé Nast Traveler,GQ, and more,were first introduced to each other through mutual friends. They went public with their relationship in November 2021 after the chef’s horse, Pizza Bianca, won the Juvenile Fillies Turf at the Breeders' Cup.
Now, entertaining is a team effort for the pair. “It’s a 50-50 job for sure,” he toldET. “I take care of the food and Christina takes care of making everything look amazing,”
Pérez is Flay’s shoulder to lean on during the holiday season — and beyond. “My life is so crazy hectic, and she’s always the light at the end of the day for me,” Flay told PEOPLE in December 2021.
source: people.com
