Chef Desmond Scott was spotted kissing a mystery woman at Houston bar Sante on Sunday 11 January – just a day after the news broke, the “mystery woman” had been identified. This comes just days after Desmond Scott’s estranged wife, popular TikTok star Kristy Scott filed for divorce.
WHO IS THE MYSTERY WOMAN DESMOND SCOTT WAS CAUGHT KISSING?
On Sunday 11 January, Desmond Scott, estranged husband of TikTok star Kristy Scott, was caught kissing a woman at Houston bar Sante, as per TMZ. The mystery woman has been identified as 24-year-old Marissa Springer. Desmond and Marissa reportedly only met earlier that night and the 24-year-old reportedly had no idea of Desmond trending on TikTok over his divorce.
So, who is Marissa Springer? Here’s five things to know.
- She is a model. Marissa was interested in fashion from a younger age and was recruited at the age of 17.
- The 24-year-old graduated from the University of Houston, C.T. Bauer College of Business in 2024, with a degree in marketing and management.
- Marissa is currently working towards her Master’s degree in Business.
- She is a content creator, with around 20k followers on Instagram.
- According to her Instagram bio, she is based in Houston.
DESMOND SCOTT’S DIVORCE FROM KRISTY SCOTT
TMZ also broke the news of Kristy filing for divorce from Desmond, citing “alleged fidelity” having completely wiped out any reasonable chance of reconciliation. Following the news of the divorce and infidelity claim, social media users were dragging Desmond for allegedly cheating on Kristy, after the pair had been married for 11 years, and together since they were 14 and 15 years old, respectively.
Desmond then released a statement. He first apologised to Kristy, stating the mother of his kids will always come first. Desmond said that he is committed to being a present father to their two sons.
“I want to begin by apologising to Kristy, our family, and everyone who has been impacted by the public attention surrounding this situation. I know this news has been disappointing for many, and I’m truly sorry for the hurt it has caused,” he wrote.
“Kristy is the mother of my children, and that will always come first. I remain fully committed to being an active, present, and loving parent to our boys, as I have always been,” he continued.
Desmond also seemingly admitted to infidelity saying he “made choices he was not proud of.” However, he also stated that he wanted to separate towards the end of 2025.
“Kristy and I faced challenges and made sincere efforts to work through them. Toward the end of 2025, I wanted to separate, and had conversations with Kristy regarding this. During this period, I made choices that I am not proud of. I took responsibility for those actions, I shared this with her directly and personally, and ultimately we decided to divorce,” he added.
Swipe left to read the full statement below.