Travis Kelce's mother Donna to be featured on reality television show

Jackie Longo

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Donna Kelce can now add reality television star to her resume. 

The mother of Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, 35, and ESPN analyst Jason Kelce, 37, has signed on to join the Season 4 cast of "The Traitors." 

She will now compete against a group of other celebrities for a chance to win $250,000. 

On Thursday, June 12, the X account for the Kelce brothers' "New Heights" podcast teased Donna's big news, without letting the cat out of the bag. 

The podcast shared a clip of Jason and Travis previously discussing the reality show. They captioned the post, "Reporting this for no reason whatsoever," with a smirk emoji. 

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The brothers talked about the reality show again during a September 2024 episode of their podcast, with the NFL star telling his brother Jason he would "f—ing crush it on 'Traitors.'"

"Traitors? I'm terrible," Jason replied, recalling his one experience attempting to recreate the game with friends and being an "awful liar." 

"I'm not savvy enough," Jason said. "We did it one time, climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro. I was voted... right away, they knew. They're like 'Jason's a traitor'. And I was like, 'No, I'm not.'"

At the time, Travis said he loves watching the show and seeing how people react under pressure. 

Donna dropped the official announcement on Instagram on Friday, June 13. She captioned the post, "Sundays were just the beginning. I raised the two playmakers, but now it's mamas turn." 

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Donna Kelce will compete against 22 other contestants on 'The Traitors'

On the reality show, the contestants are split into two categories: Faithfuls and Traitors. All the contestants will start as Faithfuls, and then the host will typically decide which three players will become Traitors, hence the name. 

The cast will then be tasked with trying to figure out who the Traitors are, while picking a Faithful player each night to "murder."

While Donna may have a great poker face, she will have her work cut out for her when the competition begins. 

The Season 4 lineup includes several veteran reality television show competitors, including: Yamil "Yam Yam" Arocho ("Survivor"), Natalie Anderson ("The Amazing Race"), Rob Cesternino ("Survivor"), Tiffany Mitchell ("Big Brother") and Ian Terry ("Big Brother"). 

It also includes several housewives from different Bravo franchises, including Lisa Rinna from the "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills," Porsha Williams from the "Real Housewives of Atlanta," and Dorinda Medley from the "Real Housewives of New York City." 

Olympic figure skaters Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir, former Bachelor star Colton Underwood, and former "Dancing With the Stars" cast member Mark Ballas have also been cast for Season 4, among several others. 

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Jackie Longo

Jackie is a freelance writer and editor with The Sporting News. She has covered sports, entertainment and lifestyle for over a decade. She has written for a number of outlets including Business Insider, The Sun, Travel+Leisure and Heavy. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism from West Virginia University and resides in Charlotte, NC.