Everything to know about Donna Kelce's 'Traitors' reality show debut tonight

Jackie Longo

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Move over Travis and Jason, it's Donna Kelce's time to shine.

The famous mother of Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce will make her solo reality show debut on Season 4 of the "The Traitors" on Thursday, Jan 8.

On the show, she'll be affectionately known as Mama Kelce, joining a cast of celebrities in the Scottish Highlands to play a high stakes game of deception for a $250,000 prize as either a Faithful or Traitor.

For years, the 73-year-old's prime focus has been traveling to NFL games to support her two sons. She is most famously known for sporting a split - half Chiefs and half Eagles jersey - when Travis and Jason faced each other in Super Bowl LVII.

She's since become one of the most famous moms in the league, turning her sideline fame into a pop culture moment of her own.

Here's everything to know about Donna's reality show debut on "The Traitors."

What is the Traitors?

"The Traitors" will welcome stars from Hollywood, sports and reality television when it premieres on Peacock on Thursday night.

The treacherous reality show's goal is to have "faithful" players root out the "traitors" in a murder mystery-style game worth up to $250,000. Each night, the contestants will decide who they want to banish while lying, forming alliances, and building unlikely friendships.

During season 3, the reality show experienced its largest batch of winners, with Gabby Windey, Dylan Efron, Delores Catania, and Lord Ivar Mountbatton being named as faithfuls, splitting a $204,300 prize pot.

Donna had a 'blast' filming a reality show at age 73

While it was vastly different from her time spent cheering on her boys in NFL stadiums, Donna loved getting the opportunity to film the reality show.

It's not her first time in front of the cameras. She previously had brief roles in the Hallmark movies "Holiday Touchdown," and "Christmas on Call," however, this is first time she'll be seen competing on a reality show for a bag of cash.

"That was so much fun, just being able to do that, especially at my age, it was just a blast,” Donna told the "Kansas City Star." “The (Scottish) Highlands are absolutely gorgeous. The people were so kind. And it just was kind of like a dream to be able to do something like that and to interact with individuals on such a high level."

"It was a good time," she added.

What secrets has Donna shared about Season 4?

Donna isn't going to let any big secrets out of the bag before the show finishes airing. However, she has dropped a few behind-the-scenes details.

One thing she's shared is ahead of the premiere is that nobody gave her any tips on how to play the game before the cameras started rolling.

"They don’t tell you what to do or how to be or anything like that. It’s all just the way it happens. Nobody’s coaching anyone. So that’s what I really liked about it," she said. "A lot of it just has to do with the individuals that are taking care of everyone, and the secrecy that they have so that you’re not talking to anyone else, you’re just in the moment."

In a promo clip for the show, Mama Kelce suggested that people shouldn't doubt her just because of her age.

"Mom instincts? More like killer instincts," she said confidently.

"I've spent years on the sidelines, I've studied the game, I've trained the champions, and now it's my turn to play," she added.

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What the cast has said about Donna as a contestant

Donna's arrival in the castle reportedly rattled more than a few contestants.

According to host Alan Cummings, some contestants were worried about backlash from Taylor Swift's fans, known as Swifties, if they banished her.

“The contestants, the players, talk about it quite a lot, [They were like] ‘I’m a bit worried about the Swifties. What they’ll do if we’” Cummings said during an appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel."

Who will she be competing against?

Donna has her work cut out for her if she plans on winning the $250,000 Season 4 prize. She's be competing against Olympic athletes and former "Survivor" contestants, among others.

Here's the entire Season 4 cast of "The Traitors":

Lisa Rinna ("Real Housewives of Beverly Hills")
Porsha Williams ("Real Housewives of Atlanta")
Caroline Stanbury ("Real Housewives of Dubai" / "Ladies of London")
Candiace Dillard Bassett ("Real Housewives of Potomac")
Dorinda Medley ("Real Housewives of New York City")
Rob Rausch ("Love Island")
Maura Higgins ("Love Island")
Colton Underwood ("The Bachelor")
Natalie Anderson ("Survivor")
Yam Yam Arocho ("Survivor")
Rob Cesternino ("Survivor")
Tiffany Monique Mitchell ("Big Brother")
Ian Terry ("Big Brother")
Monét X Change ("RuPaul's Drag Race")
Mark Ballas ("Dancing With the Stars")
Kristen Kish ("Top Chef")
Stephen Colletti ("Laguna Beach"/"One Tree Hill")
Tara Lipinski (Olympic figure skater)
Johnny Weir (Olympic figure skater)
Eric Nam (singer/TV host)
Michael Rapaport (actor/comedian)
Ron Funches (comedian)
Donna Kelce (TV personality)