Scott Wolf's Wife Hung Up on Him When He Tried to Offer Medical Advice: ‘I’m Not a Doctor but I Play One on TV’

Mar. 15, 2025

Scott Wolf with wife Kelley Wolf in 2023.Photo:Phillip Faraone/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty

Phillip Faraone/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty

Scott Wolf’s wife,Kelley, has no time for the actor’smedical advice— even though he plays the chief of internal medicine on the new Fox seriesDoc.

“A lot,” saidMark Consuelos, referring to Wolf’s past roles as medical professionals onEverwoodandThe Night Shift.

Scott Wolf on the new Fox seriesDoc.FOX

FOX

“You are basically a doctor at this point,”Kelly Ripaadded.

When Ripa, 54, asked him to share the specific symptoms, he said his daughter “has a little more normal stuff, like tummy stuff,” but his wife “has some things on her hands, like a couple of blisters.”

“And it’s always when I’m away that these things happen,” Wolf said. But since he’s been away from home, he clarified, “I’m not contagious anymore.”

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Scott Wolf in Los Angeles in December 2024.JC Olivera/Variety via Getty

JC Olivera/Variety via Getty

“Is that your expert medical opinion?” Ripa quipped.

Wolf, however, was quick to praise his wife, saying, “She’s the love of my life, the smartest person in any room I’ve ever been.”

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Docpremieres Tuesday, Jan. 7, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Fox.

source: people.com