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Maury Povich Jokes He Was the 'Gold Digger' in Marriage to Connie Chung

He credits her higher early-career pay with shaping his life.

Overview

  • Povich embraced the 'gold digger' label in a new Interview magazine conversation with Adam Friedland, saying Chung earned about 10 times his salary when they married.
  • He replied, 'Only because I married Connie Chung,' after Friedland praised his lifestyle, which he described as including a Montana home.
  • The couple wed in 1984 after first meeting in Washington, D.C., and they have raised three children, including an adopted son.
  • By the time of their wedding, Chung anchored NBC News at Sunrise and the Saturday NBC Nightly News, while Povich had not yet launched his tabloid talk show.
  • They have reunited on projects over the years, including MSNBC’s Weekends with Maury and Connie in 2005, highlighting a long public partnership alongside their marriage.