Donna Kelce, mother of Kansas City Chiefs Tight end Travis Kelce and former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce say she and her ex-husband Ed Kelce made a joint decision to stay together while their children were “in the house.”
In a recent podcast appearance with Martha Stewart, Donna opened up about her divorce and her decision not to separate until celebrities NFL brother duo He no longer lived at home in Ohio.
Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates with Donna Kelce after defeating the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 in the Super Bowl at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
“It was after the kids finished college,” she said on Wednesday's episode of “The Martha Stewart Podcast.” “Ed and I work together as a team.
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“It's very, very difficult to raise children alone,” she continued. “And with how active they were, how can you do that on your own? So, we decided that we would be married for as long as the kids were in the house, and that's how it worked out.”
In the Prime Video documentary “Kelce,” Ed echoed that sentiment.
“If we had split up like we probably both would have preferred, it would have been a nightmare with logistics, getting the kids where they needed to be and giving them all the support,” Ed said, via New York Post.
Donna Kelce and Ed Kelce, parents of Jason and Travis Kelce, take the stage before their children receive their diplomas at their alma mater, the University of Cincinnati, on April 8, 2024. Both brothers earned degrees but never participated in ceremonies graduation. (Cara Owsley/The Enquirer/USA Today Network)
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On a previous episode of the “New Heights” podcast, Donna said she and Ed met at a bar in Ohio when she was on her way to a date with someone else.
“I was supposed to go out with a guy that night. We were supposed to go to a play and I never went to it. Your dad and I talked forever,” she recalled on the podcast, via People magazine.
Mother Donna Kelce gives cookies to her sons Jason Kelce, left, of the Philadelphia Eagles, and Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs during opening night of Super Bowl LVII at the Footprint Center on Feb. 6, 2023, in Phoenix, Arizona. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
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Donna, sporting her famous split jersey, wowed football fans during the run-up to the 2023 Super Bowl, where the Kelce brothers faced off.
Jason Kelce retired earlier this year after 13 seasons with the Eagles. Travis Kelce, who just won his third Super Bowl with the Chiefs, recently agreed to a new two-year contract worth $34.25 million.
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