‘Class personified’ cry Molly Qerim fans as First Take host is ‘back in the concrete jungle’ with nod to her heritage

MOLLY Qerim has been praised for a recent outfit choice that showed off her roots.

The First Take host, 40, displayed her outfit on social media on Wednesday.

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Instagram/mollyqerim

With the Paris Olympics in full swing, Qerim wore an Albania-themed top.

The ESPN star is Albanian and she showed off the red and white outfit to her 673,000 Instagram followers and counting.

Molly was seen wearing the attire in South Street Seaport near the First Take studios.

The Brooklyn Bridge could even be seen in the background.

In one of the snaps, Qerim was standing on a stage and smiled for the camera while holding a microphone.

She captioned the post, “Back in the concrete jungle.”

Fans were impressed with Molly’s look as one wrote, “Class personified.”

During a 2017 interview, Qerim explained her last name’s origins and it’s actually pronounced.

“Yes. Yes. The last name is Albanian,” she said to UConn Magazine .

“I say ‘CARE-um’ but it’s really ‘keh—REEM.’

“I think my mom felt like people wouldn’t be able to handle it, so she tried to sound it out in English.

“Sometimes I feel like a bit of a sellout and wish I had stuck with the actual pronunciation, especially when Albanians or Muslims see my Americanized version.”

Qerim returned to host First Take last week after spending time away on vacation.

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She has worked without colleague Stephen A. Smith , who left the program for an extended break on July 2 and has since only appeared in three broadcasts.

On Wednesday’s show, Qerim confirmed Smith would return on First Take on August 2.

[Smith’s] going to be with me in Chicago on Friday,” Molly said.

“We got a big show and he’s going to be there.”

First Take will be broadcast in front of a live audience at the 2024 National Association of Black Journalists conference.

The show will be at the Hilton Chicago as part of the NABJ festivities,” Qerim revealed to fans earlier this month.

First Take takes place each weekday from 10 am Eastern to noon on ESPN.