- - Donna Kelce Has a Cheeky Label for Travis and Jason Kelce’s Ex-Girlfriends

Jane LaCroixJanuary 8, 2026 at 10:57 PM

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Donna Kelce is no stranger to high-pressure environments, but even she had a few concerns before stepping into the world of reality TV intrigue.

Ahead of her appearance on The Traitors, the 73-year-old matriarch was asked who she didn’t want to encounter inside the show’s famously dramatic castle.

“Maybe some of my sons’ adversaries,” Donna cheekily said in a promo video posted Wednesday, January 7. “That could either be on other teams, or it could be coaches, or it could be past girlfriends.”

The comment, delivered matter-of-factly, instantly caught attention, specifically the last part. As the mother of NFL stars Jason Kelce and Travis Kelce, she’s watched both sons navigate intense professional rivalries—and, in Travis’ case, a highly-public dating life.

While Jason has largely kept his romantic history private prior to marrying his wife, Kylie Kelce, in 2018, Travis’ past relationships have played out more publicly. Before his engagement to Taylor Swift, the Kansas City Chiefs star dated influencer Kayla Nicole on and off for five years before they split for good in 2022.

Despite her tongue-in-cheek warning, Donna made it clear she was more excited than nervous. When asked who she was hoping to see on The Traitors, she named icons like Martha Stewart, Stevie Nicks, and Shaquille O’Neal, to which she said “he would be great.”

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And Donna won’t be navigating the castle alone. This season brings together a wide-ranging cast of familiar faces. Fellow contestants include Tom Sandoval, Chrishell Stause, and Phaedra Parks, among others. Season 4 premiered on Thursday, January 8 on Peacock.

Off-screen, Donna has been embracing her own celebrity lane. In December 2025, she teamed up with actor Taylor Kinneyfor a festive, Google-sponsored holiday project titled The Gift EXchange. Both shared teaser posts on Instagram, with Donna writing, “Gather the family for a new holiday (and @google) classic. Trailer kicking off soon.” The short film-style campaign casts Donna alongside Kinney and Nikki Garcia in a rom-com-inspired story centered on exes reconnecting through a Secret Santa exchange.

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