“Travis is a good uncle, and Jason’s a great dad, and it’s just very heartwarming to know that they have that within them,” said Donna. Donna Kelce is proud of the men that her sons have become.
In Glamour’s 2024 Women of the Year: The Moms issue, Kelce, 71, spoke candidly about how transitioning from being a mother to a grandmother to her 36-year-old son Jason Kelce’s three kids has gone. She also discussed what it’s been like seeing her younger son, Travis Kelce, 34, be an uncle.
“It’s fun! It’s just fun seeing how your 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren act with their kids—trying to find out what kind of a parent they’re going to be, watching your son be a father is just like, ‘How can they be so tender and be such a maniac out on the field?’ ” said Kelce, referring to her Jason, who shares daughters Wyatt, 5, Elliotte, 3, and Bennett, 1, with wife Kylie Kelce.
Donna Kelce holds balloons.
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“Travis is a good uncle, and Jason’s a great dad, and it’s just very heartwarming to know that they have that within them to be very nurturing, very kind, very gentle—especially with girls,” continued Kelce.
Their “heartwarming” actions come as no surprise. Kelce made an effort to keep them grounded and remind them “they’re like everybody else” as their careers began to flourish, she told Glamour.
Jason and Kylie Kelce with their three daughters.
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“I think you just bring things up that they did when they were 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren to just show them that they’re like everybody else—how many broken windows there were, how many times I had a call from the neighbor,” Kelce said.
“They weren’t mean 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren or bad 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren; it’s just that they were very rambunctious,” she continued. “I think it’s just bringing them back to their 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥hood—what they’re most grateful for and where they were able to have a platform to grow.”
Jason and Travis Kelce pose for a photo during Game 1 of the NLCS between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on Monday, October 16, 2023.
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In November 2023, Donna also spoke about Travis’ role as an uncle, telling PEOPLE that it is something he “loves” and “loves kids, period.”
She described the Kansas City Chiefs tight end as “really a good uncle” since he’s “so good and animated” and said his nieces love him.
“He’s a kid himself. He just feels like he’s one of them. I don’t think he’s ever going to grow up,” she added.
