Sports journalist's broadcasted feet blunder ignites infidelity rumours

Sports journalist Ruben Van Gucht decided to make a broadcast connection with the TV station from his hotel room. It turned awkward when he tried covering a woman's feet on the bed with a cup. A flurry of speculation began.

Ruben Van Gucht is 37 years old and boasted in his latest Instagram post that he is covering his sixth major football tournament in his career. He started in Brazil in 2014 and has also been to the World Cups in Russia and Qatar. This year's Euro 2024 is the third European championship in the Belgian's career.

The Belgian runs the television studio and also speaks with players after matches. He usually chooses viewer-friendly locations for connections, but recently, he appeared on air directly from his hotel room. It ended in a strange scene.

The frame featured women's feet that did not belong to the journalist's wife. She needs no introduction, as Blanka Vlasić is one of the most recognizable athletes of this century—the Croatian specialized in the high jump. Ruben Van Gucht tried to hide the feet using a cup.

A flurry of speculation began because neither Ruben Van Gucht nor Blanka Vlasić commented immediately on the incident. For some viewers, it was too trivial a provocation. Others treat the women's feet and the journalist's reaction as evidence of infidelity. The Balkan media are buzzing and even speculating on who the Belgian might be having an affair with.

"Blanka Vlasić found out from a live show that her husband is cheating on her. The region is buzzing after one of the scenes. A shocking photo from the hotel outraged the public," thunders Serbian portal kurir.rs. It took just a moment of inattention from the experienced journalist to spark an absolute scandal.

Blanka Vlasić is the Belgian's second wife. The couple married in 2022. Previously, the journalist married Laurence Van Tongerloo, and the marriage formally lasted from 2014 to 2021. The journalist's current wife is three years older than him, and they met during a sporting event.