{"id":117436,"date":"2024-08-09T21:00:04","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T21:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/09\/ilona-maher-gushes-over-friendship-with-jason-kelce-kylie-kelce\/"},"modified":"2024-08-09T21:00:04","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T21:00:04","slug":"ilona-maher-gushes-over-friendship-with-jason-kelce-kylie-kelce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/09\/ilona-maher-gushes-over-friendship-with-jason-kelce-kylie-kelce\/","title":{"rendered":"Ilona Maher Gushes Over Friendship With Jason Kelce, Kylie Kelce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Olympic medalist<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/ilona-maher\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Ilona Maher<\/strong> <\/a>was over the moon that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/jason-kelce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jason Kelce<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/kylie-kelce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kylie Kelce<\/strong> <\/a>took the time to support her women\u2019s rugby sevens team at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/tag\/olympics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2024 Paris Olympics.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cKylie and I follow each other [and] are mutual friends online, and so we\u2019ve chatted before,\u201d Maher, 27, exclusively told <i>Us Weekly <\/i>on Thursday, August 8, while discussing her partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Secret-Antiperspirant-Deodorant-Protection-Unscented\/dp\/B01KWXC890\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Secret Outlast<\/a> deodorant. \u201cI was so happy that she came to the game and brought Jason \u2026 because we want to get more eyes on [the sport and] to get a football guy like that to watch the game was so cool.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Jason, 36, and Kylie, 32, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/jason-kelce-supports-team-usas-womens-rugby-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supported Team USA<\/a> at two of their rugby matches, where the retired Philadelphia Eagles center\u2019s wardrobe made headlines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThe first day, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/stylish\/news\/jason-kelce-got-beret-for-olympics-with-kylie-kelce-at-souvenir-shop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wore a really tight rugby jersey<\/a> and then the next day he came, my family got to meet him,\u201d Maher recalled. \u201cI think my mom gave him one of the shirts that they\u2019d made for me and it was so cool.\u201d<\/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\/news\/every-medal-team-usa-won-at-the-2024-paris-olympics\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/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\/news\/every-medal-team-usa-won-at-the-2024-paris-olympics\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Every Medal Team USA Won at the 2024 Paris Olympics<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tAs Team USA takes on the 2024 Paris Olympics, the American athletes have already made an impression at the summer Games. The 2024 Olympics kicked off on Friday, July 26, with an illustrious opening ceremony that took place entirely outdoors on the River Seine and featured performances from the likes of Celine Dion and Lady [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">As seen in now-viral social media snaps, Jason sported a red, white and blue button-down with multiple images of Maher\u2019s head across the front.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cHe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/every-celebrity-spotted-at-the-2024-paris-olympics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wore that to gymnastics<\/a> and he got to toss the ball around with my dad,\u201d Maher quipped on Thursday. \u201cIt was so cool to see. I think he\u2019s just a really down-to-earth dude, and he, I think, liked watching the rugby. I think more people can get into it like Jason.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The women\u2019s U.S. rugby team ultimately took home the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3682996\" style=\"width: 300px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3682996\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rugby-Star-Ilona-Maher-Tells-Us-About-Jason-and-Kylie-Kelce-Friendship-Split-2024.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Rugby Star Ilona Maher Was 'So Happy' to See Online Pal Kylie Kelce Bring Husband Jason to Olympics\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rugby-Star-Ilona-Maher-Tells-Us-About-Jason-and-Kylie-Kelce-Friendship-Split-2024.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rugby-Star-Ilona-Maher-Tells-Us-About-Jason-and-Kylie-Kelce-Friendship-Split-2024.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rugby-Star-Ilona-Maher-Tells-Us-About-Jason-and-Kylie-Kelce-Friendship-Split-2024.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rugby-Star-Ilona-Maher-Tells-Us-About-Jason-and-Kylie-Kelce-Friendship-Split-2024.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rugby-Star-Ilona-Maher-Tells-Us-About-Jason-and-Kylie-Kelce-Friendship-Split-2024.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rugby-Star-Ilona-Maher-Tells-Us-About-Jason-and-Kylie-Kelce-Friendship-Split-2024.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rugby-Star-Ilona-Maher-Tells-Us-About-Jason-and-Kylie-Kelce-Friendship-Split-2024.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rugby-Star-Ilona-Maher-Tells-Us-About-Jason-and-Kylie-Kelce-Friendship-Split-2024.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rugby-Star-Ilona-Maher-Tells-Us-About-Jason-and-Kylie-Kelce-Friendship-Split-2024.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rugby-Star-Ilona-Maher-Tells-Us-About-Jason-and-Kylie-Kelce-Friendship-Split-2024.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rugby-Star-Ilona-Maher-Tells-Us-About-Jason-and-Kylie-Kelce-Friendship-Split-2024.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rugby-Star-Ilona-Maher-Tells-Us-About-Jason-and-Kylie-Kelce-Friendship-Split-2024.jpg?w=1800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Ilona Maher , Jason and Kylie Kelce<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Mike Coppola\/Getty Images ; Lisa Lake\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cIt\u2019s been crazy. Been a lot of interviews, all sorts of things,\u201d she gushed to <i>Us<\/i>, revealing that there\u2019s been no further update about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/olympian-ilona-maher-cant-keep-up-with-dms-wants-letters-instead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">finding love in the Olympic Village<\/a>, which she jokingly compared to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/womens-rugby-star-ilona-maher-turns-olympic-village-into-love-island\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Love Island <\/i>via TikTok<\/a><i>. <\/i>\u201cAlso \u2026 everyone else is competing in the villa as well, so it\u2019s very hard to even meet people to go out and hang out with people. We\u2019re all focused on our games and then once we win, maybe can have some fun. The Olympics isn\u2019t done, but I\u2019ve been a busy working girl.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Dating in the village hasn\u2019t been Maher\u2019s top priority compared to her love of rugby. The sport and her teamwork with her fellow athletes also inspired her new partnership with Secret Outlast deodorant.<\/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<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/all-of-the-must-see-photos-from-the-2024-paris-olympics\/\" 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\/08\/Best-2024-Olympics-Photos-History-in-the-Making.jpg?crop=90px%2C242px%2C1877px%2C1061px&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=\"Best 2024 Olympics Photos\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Best-2024-Olympics-Photos-History-in-the-Making.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\/all-of-the-must-see-photos-from-the-2024-paris-olympics\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">All of the Must-See Photos From the 2024 Paris Olympics<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tThe 2024 Paris Olympics have created several picture-perfect moments since kicking off on July 26. Perhaps the most viral snap came during the third round of the men\u2019s surfing competition on July 29. After completing a barrel ride in Teahupo\u2019o, Tahiti, Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina soared in the air and pointed his finger toward the [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cI think what really made me want to partner with Secret is that it was a team-minded thing, as well. I love my teammates [and] I want to see my teammates succeed,\u201d she told <i>Us. <\/i>\u201cSo to have a brand like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Secret-Antiperspirant-Deodorant-Protection-Unscented\/dp\/B01KWXC890\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Secret<\/a> want to create a rugby campaign that we\u2019ve never seen before in the U.S. and also involve my teammates [and to] showcase rugby in this light was so exciting for not only me, but I think all of USA rugby, my coaches [and] staff.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3682994\" style=\"width: 300px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.285714285714%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3682994\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rugby-Star-Ilona-Maher-Tells-Us-About-Jason-and-Kylie-Kelce-Friendship-03-2024.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Rugby Star Ilona Maher Was 'So Happy' to See Online Pal Kylie Kelce Bring Husband Jason to Olympics\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rugby-Star-Ilona-Maher-Tells-Us-About-Jason-and-Kylie-Kelce-Friendship-03-2024.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rugby-Star-Ilona-Maher-Tells-Us-About-Jason-and-Kylie-Kelce-Friendship-03-2024.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rugby-Star-Ilona-Maher-Tells-Us-About-Jason-and-Kylie-Kelce-Friendship-03-2024.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rugby-Star-Ilona-Maher-Tells-Us-About-Jason-and-Kylie-Kelce-Friendship-03-2024.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rugby-Star-Ilona-Maher-Tells-Us-About-Jason-and-Kylie-Kelce-Friendship-03-2024.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rugby-Star-Ilona-Maher-Tells-Us-About-Jason-and-Kylie-Kelce-Friendship-03-2024.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rugby-Star-Ilona-Maher-Tells-Us-About-Jason-and-Kylie-Kelce-Friendship-03-2024.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rugby-Star-Ilona-Maher-Tells-Us-About-Jason-and-Kylie-Kelce-Friendship-03-2024.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rugby-Star-Ilona-Maher-Tells-Us-About-Jason-and-Kylie-Kelce-Friendship-03-2024.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rugby-Star-Ilona-Maher-Tells-Us-About-Jason-and-Kylie-Kelce-Friendship-03-2024.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rugby-Star-Ilona-Maher-Tells-Us-About-Jason-and-Kylie-Kelce-Friendship-03-2024.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Rugby-Star-Ilona-Maher-Tells-Us-About-Jason-and-Kylie-Kelce-Friendship-03-2024.jpg?w=1800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Ilona Maher<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Secret<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">Filming the commercial was \u201cso fun\u201d for Maher, who actually uses and trusts the product on a daily basis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>With reporting by Mandie DeCamp<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/ilona-maher-gushes-over-friendship-with-jason-kelce-kylie-kelce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Olympic medalist Ilona Maher was over the moon that Jason Kelce and Kylie Kelce took the time to support her women\u2019s rugby sevens team at the 2024 Paris Olympics. \u201cKylie and I follow each other [and] are mutual friends online, and so we\u2019ve chatted before,\u201d Maher, 27, exclusively told Us Weekly on Thursday, August 8, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":117437,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-117436","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117436","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=117436"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117436\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}