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Donna Kelce takes brutal swipe at sons Travis and Jason's exes

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Published 09:11 9 Jan 2026 GMT

Donna Kelce takes brutal swipe at sons Travis and Jason's exes

The 73-year-old made her bombshell remark during an appearance on last night's episode of 'The Traitors'

Rhianna Benson

Rhianna Benson

Travis Kelce might be relishing nearly newly-wed bliss with his fiancé Taylor Swift, but his mother still has concerns about his former flames making a return.

Donna Kelce, 73, made her bombshell remark during an appearance on last night's instalment of The Traitors US, also alluding to her elder son, Jason Kelce's exes in the same breath.

For those in need of a reminder, according to Travis' public dating history, there were only a handful of potential daughters-in-law for Donna and her family to grow accustomed to - kicking off with model Maya Benberry.

The sportsman met the socialite, 34, when she appeared on his 2016 dating show, Chasing Kelce. Their romance wasn't to last, however, and they parted ways only a few months after filming.

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Travis dated Kayla Nicola on-off for five years (Allen Berezovsky/Stringer/via Getty Images)
Travis dated Kayla Nicola on-off for five years (Allen Berezovsky/Stringer/via Getty Images)

The following year, tight-end Travis, 35, fell for sports broadcaster Kayla Nicole, with the pair enjoying a on-again-off-again relationship for five years. Though they made several loved-up red carpet appearances together during their romance, they split for good in 2022.

Nicole has discussed her break-up from Travis several times in the years since, including during an appearance on Special Forces: World's Toughest Test in 2024, when she described their 'public' split as 'overwhelming'.

A year-and-a-half after Travis and Nicole called it quits, rumours hit headlines alleging that the Kansas City Chiefs star had been whisking record-breaking musician Taylor Swift out on dates during breaks from her sell-out Eras Tour.

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Travis and Taylor got engaged last year (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
Travis and Taylor got engaged last year (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

This speculation was confirmed in September 2023, when Travis attended one of the 35-year-old's concert, and she attended one of his sports games.

Since then, their romance has seemingly gone from strength to strength, and in August of last year, Travis popped the all-important question.

And whilst the athlete himself hasn't publicly reflected on any of his prior relationships since he and the country-pop star struck up a romance, Donna seemingly hasn't been able to help herself.

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During her appearance on the celeb-mystery game show last night, she was asked during a confessional if there were any particular big-name A-listers that she didn't want joining her in the eerie Scottish castle.

Donna's remark came during last night's episode of 'The Traitors' (Peacock)
Donna's remark came during last night's episode of 'The Traitors' (Peacock)

"Maybe some of my sons' adversaries," she initially joked, before adding: "That could either be on other teams, or it could be coaches, or it could be past girlfriends."

Whilst choosing not to divulge exactly which former flames she had in mind, Donna did go on to share who she'd love to play The Traitors alongside, giving shout-outs to Stevie Nicks, Martha Stewart and Shaquille O'Neal.

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It's also worth noting that she could have been referencing the exes of her eldest son, fellow NFL star Jason Kelce. Although, he has been wifed-off to partner Kylie since 2018, having tied the knot four years after they met.

Jason Kelce has been married to wife Kylie since 2018 (Instagram/@kykelce)
Jason Kelce has been married to wife Kylie since 2018 (Instagram/@kykelce)

The couple are also parents to four beautiful daughters, Wyatt, six, Elliotte, four, Bennett, two, and Finnley, nine months - so it's unlikely that any of his former romances would come up.

Featured Image Credit: Lisa Lake/Stringer/via Getty Images

Topics: Celebrity, Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, US News, Sex and Relationships, Parenting

Rhianna Benson
Rhianna Benson

Rhianna is an Entertainment Journalist at LADbible Group, working across LADbible, UNILAD and Tyla. She has a Masters in News Journalism from the University of Salford and a Masters in Ancient History from the University of Edinburgh. She previously worked as a Celebrity Reporter for OK! and New Magazines, and as a TV Writer for Reach PLC.

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