Kylie Kelce is opening up about becoming a part of husband Jason Kelce‘s famous family.

“I was on the outside at the beginning because I’m married in,” Kylie, 31, said in a Wednesday, November 29, sneak peek of an interview for ABC’s Impact x Nightline, which premieres on Thursday, November 30. “The most amazing part is that I was welcomed in with open arms.”

Kylie noted that while her husband’s family — which consists of parents Donna and Ed Kelce and brother Travis Kelce — is on the smaller side, the energy they bring is anything but tiny.

“They’re a pretty small family so it is a little bit of an adjustment but it feels so warm and inviting, like I think a big family feels, that it was sort of second nature to hop in there,” she explained. “And it is as fun as you think it is.”

NFL players Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce made history in 2023 when they became the first brothers to face off against each other at the Super Bowl. When Jason, who is a center for the Philadelphia Eagles, and Travis, who is a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, cross paths on the football field, […]

In the same interview, Donna, 71, admitted she never expected to be thrust into the spotlight herself following her sons’ success on the football field. The matriarch reflected on her whirlwind of a year, from Travis and Jason famously facing off in the Super Bowl to Travis sparking a romance with global superstar Taylor Swift.

“I think it’s just one of those things in life that just somehow things happen and then exponentially they just grow,” she explained of the unexpected stardom. “This year has just been one week after another after another and it just seems like, is it ever going to stop?”

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Kylie and Jason, 36, made their relationship Instagram official in November 2015 after connecting on a dating app. After three years of dating, the couple tied the knot. In November 2019, Kylie and Jason welcomed their first daughter, Wyatt. The pair expanded their family with daughters Elliotte and Bennett in March 2021 and February, respectively.

On the brothers’ “New Heights” podcast, Kylie recalled meeting the Kelce brood for the first time
in 2016 while attending the NFL Pro Bowl in Hawaii.

Donna Kelce Sweetest Grandparent Moments With Son Jason Kelce 3 Daughters
Donna Kelce has equal love for her NFL sons, Jason Kelce and Travis Kelce, but her grandchildren might be her biggest gift. Ahead of her sons’ Super Bowl LVII face-off in February 2023, Donna joked that she was cheering a little harder for Jason because he and his wife, Kylie Kelce, made her a grandmother. […]

“We were there for Travis and it was the first time where everyone [in the family] was in the same place at the same time,” Kylie said during the September episode, noting that it was also the first time she met Travis, 34.

Travis, for his part, shared that he thought Kylie was “shy” at first but got to know her better while the group was playing a drinking game

“You were doing the exact same thing Jason was trying to do, which is never really to win the game. It’s really just to trick the f–k out of whoever you’re playing with,” the tight end joked. “And you were doing that with Jason. And I was just like, ‘Oh wow, this is a tag team that is going to threaten America right here.’”

NFL Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez praised Taylor Swift for shining a light on America’s favorite pastime through her romance with Travis Kelce.

“I think it’s great that Taylor’s done this for the NFL,” Gonzalez, 47, said during a Thursday, November 30, appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show. “She’s brought a whole new audience, it’s been great.”

Gonzalez recalled recently being in the airport when a 10-year-old girl approached him to say hello. “Usually men come up to me, occasionally a woman, but I was like, ‘Oh, a 10-year-old girl? How cool I’m getting so popular,’” he quipped about the exchange. “She goes, ‘Hi, Is your name Tony? Do you know Travis Kelce?’”

Gonzalez played in the NFL for 17 seasons before his retirement in 2013. The athlete spent his first 12 seasons as a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, the same team as Swift’s boyfriend Kelce, 34, before later joining the Atlanta Falcons. He finished his career with 14 Pro Bowl selections, six first-team All-Pros and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2019.

Taylor Swift is sparking the interest of the NFL’s biggest stars — and we’re not just talking about Travis Kelce. New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, for one, attended multiple dates of Swift’s Eras Tour when the show came through East Rutherford, NJ in May 2023. “I’m very proud of my dancing skills finally being […]

Earlier this week, Kelce made headlines when he reached 11,000 receiving yards in the fewest number of games as a tight end, breaking a record previously held by Gonzalez. At the time, Gonzalez took to social media to congratulate his former teammate, writing via X (formerly Twitter), “Congrats and well earned my friend! Keep it going @tkelce.”

Gonzalez wasn’t the only one to celebrate Kelce’s big moment. Swift, 33, also showed her support by “liking” an Instagram post shared by the Kansas City Chiefs about the milestone. “Fastest tight end to 11k receiving yards AND the only player in franchise history to do it

Kelce and Swift were first linked in September, when the Grammy winner accepted Kelce’s offer to see him “rock the field” at Arrowhead Stadium in his game against the Chicago Bears. She has since appeared at four Chiefs games throughout the 2023-2024 season. Kelce has also been spotted cheering Swift on as she travels the globe for the international leg of her record-breaking Eras Tour.

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The pair’s relationship have since taken the world by storm, with everyone from fellow celebrities to the NFL itself gushing over their blossoming romance. Even Swift’s closest pals are excited about about the duo finding each other.

“Friends close to Taylor and Travis think they make an amazing power couple, and they couldn’t be happier for them,” an insider exclusively told Us Weekly in October. Later that month, a second insider added that Swift’s inner circle thinks she and Kelce are “in love.”

As for Swift and Kelce, the couple have “very detailed plans” on staying close while “she’s on tour and he has games,” a third insider told Us earlier this month. “They don’t want to start their relationship off with big gaps [in time spent apart]. They’re trying to be as much like a regular couple as possible.”

It seems as if (almost) all of Hollywood and the NFL are in need of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce friendship bracelets. Ever since Kelce tried to meet Swift at one of her Eras Tour performances in July 2023 — he wanted to give her a friendship bracelet with his number on it, but she had […]

That likely includes getting their families together around the holidays. While Taylor has met both of Kelce’s parents — and the NFL star has spent time with the singer’s father — the pair are still hoping to spend some time with each other’s loved ones.

“Taylor and Travis have spent time with each other’s families so it only makes sense that they’d want their parents to meet one another,” a fourth insider told Us. “Both of them have a very close relationship with their parents, and it’s really important that their families blend seamlessly.”