Kelly Cates net worth as BBC host's dad is 'greatest ever Liverpool player'

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She's also got an extremely famous dad: Liverpool legend Sir Kenny Dalglish, who won countless trophies as both a player and a manager.Cates has now taken up the mantle as host of Match of the Day on the BBC, joining Gabby Logan and Mark Chapman following Gary Lineker's exit earlier this year, a significant career achievement that underscores her status in the sports broadcasting industry.READ MORE: Alexander Isak breaks silence in Liverpool message after injury heartbreakREAD MORE: Mohamed Salah's ex-Egypt teammate reveals what Liverpool star is really like off the pitchKelly Cates net worthOwing to her long-standing media career, it's estimated that Cates' net worth is in the millions. FourFourTwo ranked him as Liverpool's all-time greatest player in 2022.Sir Kenny Dalglish is regarded as Liverpool's greatest ever player by some(Image: Getty Images)Dalglish also tasted managerial success at other clubs, securing the 1994-95 Premier League title with Blackburn Rovers and the 2000 Scottish League Cup with Celtic.He returned to Liverpool in January 2011 and went on to win the League Cup the following season before his managerial career came to an end in 2012.Cates has previously discussed how her father actively discouraged her from socialising with players during his managerial career.

She said: "When I was the manager's daughter, I was not encouraged to hang around footballers; quite the opposite."I was like 13 or 14 and then a bit older. During her appearance on Gabby Logan's Mid Point podcast, she confessed to feeling "nervous" and unsure about her allure, not wanting to squander valuable time on fruitless dates.She said: "I don't have a picture in my head of why a middle-aged, slightly overweight mother of two could possibly be attractive.

It's not that I'm putting myself down, and it's not a lack of confidence or a low self-esteem."It's just I don't know what that would look like... The thought of going on a date, spending an evening with someone and at the end of it thinking, 'Well, I don't really like you,' I would be so resentful of them taking up my time."Obviously, it's vice-versa, too, but I'm not really bothered about it from their perspective, bearing in mind I don't get to see the people I do like very often."