{"id":116117,"date":"2024-08-04T15:13:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-04T15:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/04\/travis-kelce-parents-divorce-their-marriage-history-explained\/"},"modified":"2024-08-04T15:13:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T15:13:00","slug":"travis-kelce-parents-divorce-their-marriage-history-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/04\/travis-kelce-parents-divorce-their-marriage-history-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Travis Kelce Parents&#8217; Divorce: Their Marriage History, Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Neither Jason nor Travis Kelce have spoken much about their parents\u2019 divorce. In fact, some fans aren\u2019t even aware that the Kelce parents aren\u2019t together.<\/p>\n<p>It has, however, come up.<\/p>\n<p>Famously, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2023\/11\/taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-plotting-parents-mashup-ahead-of-thanksgiving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the boys\u2019 parents<\/a> \u2014 especially Donna \u2014 show up to their games. They have become celebrities by association through their sons, and through Travis\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/07\/taylor-swift-kansas-city-chiefs-games-24-25-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">extremely famous girlfriend<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>How long were they married? When did they divorce?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_donnakelce_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Donna Kelce in September of 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-506196 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_donnakelce_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_donnakelce_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_donnakelce_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_donnakelce_02-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_donnakelce_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_donnakelce_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_donnakelce_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_donnakelce_02-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Donna Kelce attends Thursday Night Football Presents The World Premiere of \u201cKelce\u201d on September 08, 2023.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Lisa Lake\/Getty Images for Prime Video)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-travis-and-jason-kelce-s-parents-have-become-famous-too\">Travis and Jason Kelce\u2019s parents have become famous, too<\/h2>\n<p>For millions of people in the US and throughout the world, names like \u201cTravis Kelce\u201d and \u201cJason Kelce,\u201d not to mention their parents, became familiar only <em>after <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/07\/travis-kelce-dublin-taylor-swift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Travis and Taylor Swift<\/a> became a whole thing.<\/p>\n<p>However, even before that, Travis and Jason Kelce were already famous within the subculture of sports.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, in 2023, the brothers faced off at the Super Bowl. This put Donna Kelce and Ed Kelce, their parents, in an awkward yet unprecedented position: being NFL parents rooting for kids on both sides of the biggest game.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_edkelce_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift and friends attend the 2024 Super Bowl, with Donna Kelce and Ed Kelce in the stands nearby.\" class=\"wp-image-506197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_edkelce_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_edkelce_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_edkelce_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_edkelce_02-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_edkelce_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_edkelce_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_edkelce_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_edkelce_02-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift and friends attend the 2024 Super Bowl, with Donna Kelce and Ed Kelce in the stands nearby.\" class=\"wp-image-506197 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_edkelce_02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_edkelce_02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_edkelce_02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_edkelce_02-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_edkelce_02-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_edkelce_02-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_edkelce_02-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_edkelce_02.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taylor Swift (2nd R), US rapper Ice Spice (2nd L) US actress Blake Lively (R), Jason Kelce (top R), Donna Kelce and Ed Kelce place their hands on their hearts during the national anthem at Super Bowl LVIII between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, February 11, 2024. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: TIMOTHY A. CLARY\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jason and Travis Kelce\u2019s parents, Donna and Ed Kelce, are divorced. Even so, they are famous (especially Donna) for showing up at their sons\u2019 games.<\/p>\n<p>The two first met \u2014 decades ago, obviously \u2014 at Fagan\u2019s, a bar in Cleveland. It was after work, and the two hit it off instantly. Donna, who was Donna Blalock at the time, ended up blowing off an intended date later because she enjoyed chatting with Ed Kelce so much.<\/p>\n<p>Donna gave him a ride home so that he could shower and change after a long day\u2019s work. Then, they continued their chat at another bar, The No Name.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_donnakelce_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Donna Kelce embraces her son, Travis Kelce. She is one of his two parents.\" class=\"wp-image-506199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_donnakelce_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_donnakelce_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_donnakelce_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_donnakelce_01-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_donnakelce_01-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_donnakelce_01-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_donnakelce_01-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_donnakelce_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Donna Kelce embraces her son, Travis Kelce. She is one of his two parents.\" class=\"wp-image-506199 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_donnakelce_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_donnakelce_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_donnakelce_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_donnakelce_01-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_donnakelce_01-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_donnakelce_01-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_donnakelce_01-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_donnakelce_01-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates with his mother Donna Kelce after a 17-10 victory against the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship Game at M&amp;T Bank Stadium on January 28, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Patrick Smith\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-when-did-jason-and-travis-kelce-s-parents-get-their-divorce\">When did Jason and Travis Kelce\u2019s parents get their divorce?<\/h2>\n<p>Donna and Ed Kelce were together for more than 20 years before their divorce.<\/p>\n<p>Truth be told, Travis and Jason Kelce\u2019s parents would have preferred to divorce earlier than they did. They stayed together for their children \u2014 which does always risk backfiring. But they knew that the logistics of being co-parents would be a \u201cnightmare\u201d given their then-young sons\u2019 budding athletic careers.<\/p>\n<p>During a 2023 guest spot on the brothers\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xB-DIJjHxus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>New Heights<\/em> podcast<\/a>, Donna Kelce confirmed that she and Ed had been divorced for over 10 years. However, they made it clear that things remain amicable.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mom and Dad on the Kelce Bowl, raising NFL sons and Kelce Family Secrets | New Heights | Ep 26\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xB-DIJjHxus?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Donna affirmed that she and Ed remain \u201cfriends to this day.\u201d She went on to characterize that \u201cWe get along great. It\u2019s just sometimes people, they move apart.\u201d Sad but true!<\/p>\n<p>Ed Kelce chimed in to express to Travis and Jason that he desires \u201cnothing but happiness for your mother.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite their split, Donna and Ed don\u2019t regret marrying. It was part of their life story. And, most importantly, their marriage gave them their amazing children.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_edkelce_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Ed Kelce sits beside Jason Kelce in March 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-506200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_edkelce_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_edkelce_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_edkelce_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_edkelce_01-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_edkelce_01-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_edkelce_01-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_edkelce_01-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_edkelce_01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Ed Kelce sits beside Jason Kelce in March 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-506200 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_edkelce_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_edkelce_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_edkelce_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_edkelce_01-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_edkelce_01-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_edkelce_01-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_edkelce_01-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/0802_edkelce_01-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ed Kelce, father of Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagles, reacts during Jason\u2019s NFL retirement announcement at NovaCare Complex on March 04, 2024.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Tim Nwachukwu\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-donna-and-ed-are-also-grandparents\">Donna and Ed are also grandparents<\/h2>\n<p>In 2019, Jason Kelce and his wife Kylie Kelce welcomed their first daughter, Wyatt. Since then, they have welcomed daughters Elliotte and Bennett.<\/p>\n<p>Ed Kelce lives a short distance from Jason. This affords him more time with his grandchildren, whom he treasures.<\/p>\n<p>So despite Jason and Travis Kelce\u2019s parents\u2019 divorce, the family remains a very happy unit.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/urls.grow.me\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlaG9sbHl3b29kZ29zc2lwLmNvbS8yMDI0LzA4L3RyYXZpcy1rZWxjZS1wYXJlbnRzLWRpdm9yY2Uv\/e\/*%7CEMAIL%7C*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neither Jason nor Travis Kelce have spoken much about their parents\u2019 divorce. In fact, some fans aren\u2019t even aware that the Kelce parents aren\u2019t together. It has, however, come up. Famously, the boys\u2019 parents \u2014 especially Donna \u2014 show up to their games. They have become celebrities by association through their sons, and through Travis\u2019 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":116119,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-116117","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116117"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116117\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}