Donna Kelce on How Fame Has Impacted Sons Travis and Jason’s Lives: ‘We Can’t Go Anywhere, Really’

Mar. 15, 2025

Travis Kelce; Donna Kelce; Jason Kelce.Photo:JC Olivera/Getty; John Nacion/Variety via Getty; Lisa Lake/Getty

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Donna Kelceis pondering the price of fame.The 71-year-old mom of football starsTravis KelceandJason Kelceopened up about raising famous children, navigating fame, and being a grandmother as part ofGlamour’s 2024Women of the Year: The Moms issue, published on Thursday, Oct. 3.While discussing fame in the group interview — withBeyoncéandSolange’s momTina Knowles, 70;Billie EilishandFinneas’momMaggie Baird, 65; andSelena GomezandGracie Teefey’s momMandy Teefey, 48 — Donna was asked if she misses doing anything with her two boys.“We can’t go anywhere, really,” Donna said of Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis, 34, and former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason, 36.“If we want to do something, you have to rent out the restaurant or the movie theater or whatever,” she explained. “I do get to sneak away every once in a while, and we go to places that nobody knows where they are.”Travis, Donna and Jason Kelce in January 2015.Donna Kelce/InstagramDonna added that while “I’m grateful people know who I am and most of them are very, very respectful" that she doesn’t take unauthorized pictures lightly. “It’s just when somebody tries to take a picture of you in the bathroom, ‘I’m like, whoa.’ “Mama Kelce previously elaborated in anexclusive interview with PEOPLEin September about being in the spotlight.“Everybody knows everything about our family. What they’re doing and who they’re dating and this and that," she told PEOPLE, nodding toTravis' romancewithTaylor Swift, 34, before emphasizing that she’s “having the time of my life now, more than ever.”The retired banking executive and a grandmother of three initially made headlines around the world in February 2023, when both of her NFL sons competed against each other in Super Bowl LVII a.k.a theKelce Bowl.“It’s been a ride. That’s for sure,” Donna told PEOPLE for the magazine’s25 Most Intriguing People of the Yearlist in 2023. “Sometimes I feel I’m on some kind of a different planet. I’m like, ‘What has my life become?’ ”Donna recently represented the Kelces at thered carpet premiere ofGrotesquerie, whichTravis has a role in. She will also appear on the small screen as herself in two upcoming Hallmark movies:Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love StoryandChristmas on Call.Travis, Donna and Jason Kelce in February 2016.Donna Kelce/InstagramNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.In theGlamourcover story, Donna discussed how she tries to keep Travis and Jason, who sharesthree daughterswith wifeKylie Kelce, both grounded despite their skyrocketing fame.“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,” she said.“They weren’t mean children or bad children; it’s just that they were very rambunctious,” Donna 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.

Donna Kelceis pondering the price of fame.

The 71-year-old mom of football starsTravis KelceandJason Kelceopened up about raising famous children, navigating fame, and being a grandmother as part ofGlamour’s 2024Women of the Year: The Moms issue, published on Thursday, Oct. 3.

While discussing fame in the group interview — withBeyoncéandSolange’s momTina Knowles, 70;Billie EilishandFinneas’momMaggie Baird, 65; andSelena GomezandGracie Teefey’s momMandy Teefey, 48 — Donna was asked if she misses doing anything with her two boys.

“We can’t go anywhere, really,” Donna said of Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis, 34, and former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason, 36.

“If we want to do something, you have to rent out the restaurant or the movie theater or whatever,” she explained. “I do get to sneak away every once in a while, and we go to places that nobody knows where they are.”

Travis, Donna and Jason Kelce in January 2015.Donna Kelce/Instagram

Donna Kelce/Instagram

Donna added that while “I’m grateful people know who I am and most of them are very, very respectful" that she doesn’t take unauthorized pictures lightly. “It’s just when somebody tries to take a picture of you in the bathroom, ‘I’m like, whoa.’ “

Mama Kelce previously elaborated in anexclusive interview with PEOPLEin September about being in the spotlight.

“Everybody knows everything about our family. What they’re doing and who they’re dating and this and that," she told PEOPLE, nodding toTravis' romancewithTaylor Swift, 34, before emphasizing that she’s “having the time of my life now, more than ever.”

The retired banking executive and a grandmother of three initially made headlines around the world in February 2023, when both of her NFL sons competed against each other in Super Bowl LVII a.k.a theKelce Bowl.

“It’s been a ride. That’s for sure,” Donna told PEOPLE for the magazine’s25 Most Intriguing People of the Yearlist in 2023. “Sometimes I feel I’m on some kind of a different planet. I’m like, ‘What has my life become?’ ”

Donna recently represented the Kelces at thered carpet premiere ofGrotesquerie, whichTravis has a role in. She will also appear on the small screen as herself in two upcoming Hallmark movies:Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love StoryandChristmas on Call.

Travis, Donna and Jason Kelce in February 2016.Donna Kelce/Instagram

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

In theGlamourcover story, Donna discussed how she tries to keep Travis and Jason, who sharesthree daughterswith wifeKylie Kelce, both grounded despite their skyrocketing fame.

“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,” she said.

“They weren’t mean children or bad children; it’s just that they were very rambunctious,” Donna 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.

source: people.com