Travis Kelce
Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesTravis Kelce watches Hallmark movies.
The Kansas City Chiefs tight end made the admission during an episode of his “New Heights” podcast that aired on Wednesday, April 24.
The revelation came as Kelce, 34, chatted with a friend and comedian Andrew Santino. As the two discussed Lindsay Lohan’s Netflix film Irish wishSantino, 40, said his wife is a big Hallmark fan before directing the question to Kelce.
“Are you a Hallmark guy, Trav?” he asked.
“I’m trying now, yeah,” Kelce admitted.
Everyone can talk about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Swift and Kelce were first linked in July 2023 when the Kansas City Chiefs tight end shared that he tried to ask Swift out after attending her Eras Tour. “I was a little upset that I couldn’t give her one of my bracelets […]
Taylor Swift Fans were quick to point out that before Kelce started dating the pop star, he said he didn’t watch TV or movies, which could mean Swift, also 34, is the reason Kelce is now “a Hallmark.” -Type”.
“Just before Tay said he never watches TV or movies anymore 😭 and we thought Taylor was forcing him to watch it [highbrow]artistic indies”, a Swiftie wrote about X. “No. It’s Hallmark movies and Love is Blind.”
For Kelce, it’s more about hometown pride – if anyone believes that.
The Chiefs veteran has been in Kansas City since 2013, winning three Super Bowls and helping renew the franchise.
Hallmark Media kicked off 2024 with four new Hallmark Channel features – and there’s plenty more where that came from. The January lineup began with “Love on the Right Course,” starring Ashley Newbrough. “I learned how to say ‘cheers’ in Hungarian but definitely not how to spell it 🇭🇺❣️,” Newbrough captioned a series of Instagram snaps […]
“Well, you like the cards, so you might like the movies,” Santino said.
“I mean, I’ve been there 11 fucking years. I see it all the time,” Kelce joked, eventually admitting that he’s a “big fan” of the Kansas City-based brand.
Whether Swift-inspired or not, Kelce’s interest in Hallmark movies opens up some interesting avenues for his eventual post-football career. With his brother Jason KelceThe 36-year-old three-time champion, who recently retired from the NFL, must know that he is at the end of his playing career.
He’s already mastered podcasting as executive producer of New Heights and took on the same role for the 2014 war dramas My dead friend Zoe. Travis reunites with that film’s team to produce a documentary about the artist Jean Michel Basquiathe announced last month.
It was a record year for Hallmark romances and mysteries, as the network released some of our favorite TV movies of all time leading up to and during the holiday season. Andrew Walker, a star of the network, has teamed up with Nikki DeLoach twice in 2023 for new episodes of her Curious Caterer series on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. (After appearing in “Dying […]
Maybe one day we’ll see Travis do Hallmark movies – or even star in one. He told it before People He was “definitely interested in acting opportunities” when his playing days were over, citing his time Saturday Night Live as inspiration.
“It was an experience unlike anything I’ve ever experienced,” he said. “I just can’t thank them enough for giving me this opportunity because I didn’t know I would enjoy scripted comedy or the entire entertainment world so much until I was on set and went through the week of prep and stuff like that. “