{"id":111455,"date":"2024-07-14T00:30:07","date_gmt":"2024-07-14T00:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/14\/donna-kelce-joins-cast-of-hallmarks-chiefs-rom-com\/"},"modified":"2024-07-14T00:30:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T00:30:07","slug":"donna-kelce-joins-cast-of-hallmarks-chiefs-rom-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/14\/donna-kelce-joins-cast-of-hallmarks-chiefs-rom-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Donna Kelce Joins Cast of Hallmark\u2019s Chiefs Rom-Com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3659689\" style=\"width: 300px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.714285714286%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Donna Kelce<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Michael Owens via AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/donna-kelce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Donna Kelce<\/strong><\/a>, mom to NFL pros <strong>Travis Kelce<\/strong> and <strong>Jason Kelce<\/strong>, has joined the cast of Hallmark\u2019s <em>Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>A veteran of NFL love stories in her own right, Donna, 71, has joined the network\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/hunter-king-gives-1st-look-at-filming-hallmarks-chiefs-holiday-movie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first NFL-affiliated romantic comedy<\/a>. The casting news was shared by Hallmark in a press release on Saturday, July 13.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDonna Kelce is off the bleachers and in the game, joining the cast of Hallmark\u2019s Countdown To Christmas movie, <em>Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story<\/em>,\u201d Hallmark said in a statement. \u201cKelce will play Donna, the manager of the Kansas City BBQ Restaurant Norma &amp; Nic\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mama Kelce spread the good news via Instagram alongside leads <strong>Hunter King<\/strong> and <strong>Tyler Hynes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe id=\"wpcom-iframe-d3800bb694eabbef7f5b887f8f335b26\" width=\"\" height=\"\" scrolling=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"wpcom-protected-iframe optanon-category-C0002-C0003-C0004-C0005\" data-src=\"https:\/\/embed.usmagazine.com\/protected-iframe\/d3800bb694eabbef7f5b887f8f335b26\"><br \/>\n\t\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Holiday Touchdown<\/em> follows Alana Higman (King) a Kansas City Chiefs superfan who is looking to win a \u201cFan of the Year\u201d contest. The team\u2019s director of fan engagement Derrick (Hynes) is tasked with determining whether Alana and the Higman clan are the biggest supporters in all of Arrowhead Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The loss of a family member\u2019s lucky hat throws the budding couple into disarray, challenging Alana\u2019s understanding of fate, destiny and \u201cher future with Derrick,\u201d per the film\u2019s logline.<\/p>\n<p>The movie is filming this month in locations around Kansas City, Missouri. The film is a part of Hallmark\u2019s annual Countdown to Christmas as one of 40 new movies set to premiere over the holiday season.<\/p>\n<p>The film comes after a whirlwind year of romance for pop star <strong>Taylor Swift<\/strong> and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. The pair began dating in summer 2023 and made their relationship official during the 2023 NFL season when Swift appeared at Arrowhead to cheer on Travis.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/taylor-swifts-best-moments-with-travis-kelces-family\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2-Taylor-Swift-Kelce-Family.jpg?crop=0px%2C47px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Taylor Swift Kelce Family\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2-Taylor-Swift-Kelce-Family.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/taylor-swifts-best-moments-with-travis-kelces-family\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Taylor Swift&#8217;s Best Moments With Travis Kelce&#8217;s Family<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tIf Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are indeed endgame, she\u2019s seemingly already won over her in-laws. The Grammy winner and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end began dating during summer 2023. That September, Swift started attending Chiefs games, sitting with the athlete\u2019s mother, Donna Kelce, for the first time on October 1, 2024. That same [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Donna\u2019s star has risen along with her sons, noting in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/news\/how-donna-kelce-turned-jason-and-travis-into-the-men-they-are-today\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exclusive interview with <em>Us Weekly<\/em><\/a> that the newfound fame from her connection to Swift can be \u201ca little unnerving at times.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cBasically, everybody\u2019s been very, very kind and respectful,\u201d she shared with <em>Us<\/em> in May. \u201cEvery once in a while, I\u2019ll have somebody that runs into the bathroom after me, and I\u2019m like, \u2018Can we wait until we get out of here before you take my picture?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for Hynes, the <em>Touchdown<\/em> actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/tyler-hynes-and-hunter-king-tease-hallmark-kansas-city-chiefs-movie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exclusively told <em>Us<\/em><\/a> that he felt the chance to bring together NFL and Hallmark fandoms was \u201ca no-brainer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s something about the two brands,\u201d he said on Thursday, July 11. \u201cThe two fandoms are so paralleled and similar in their passion and their purity for what they love. Coming together seemed perfect.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/donna-kelce-joins-cast-of-hallmarks-chiefs-rom-com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donna Kelce Michael Owens via AP Donna Kelce, mom to NFL pros Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce, has joined the cast of Hallmark\u2019s Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story. A veteran of NFL love stories in her own right, Donna, 71, has joined the network\u2019s first NFL-affiliated romantic comedy. 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