Kylie Kelce has broken her silence on how she thinks mother-in-law Donna Kelce will do on The Traitors — and she’s a little worried.
“I guess I’m gonna have to watch the next season of Traitors,” Kylie, 33, began during the Thursday, June 19, episode of her “Not Gonna Lie” podcast. “That’s right, Donna Kelce, my mother-in-law, is on this coming season of Traitors. Have I watched Traitors? Not a whole season. Am I excited to watch Donna? A thousand percent. I’mma cheer her on till the end of time.”
While Kylie is thrilled to watch, however, she’s concerned that Donna, 72, might not be up for all the scheming and treachery that’s necessary for participation in the Peacock competition show — unless she’s a Faithful.
“I am not gonna lie though, her innocence and honesty is working against her,” Kylie explained. “Or for her? Ooo, if she’s a Faithful, maybe it works for her. We’re all on the edge of our seats. I’m excited. Come on, Donna! Win it!”
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Peacock announced the season 4 cast last week. In addition to Donna, the star-studded group includes Bravo stars Candiace Dillard-Bassett, Caroline Stanbury, Porsha Williams and Dorinda Medley (who was eliminated in the first episode of season 3) as well as Dancing With the Stars’ Mark Ballas and Survivor’s Rob Cesternino.
Donna’s sons, Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce, are also excited to watch their mom compete on The Traitors, but like Kylie, they don’t know whether she’s cut out for duplicity.
“Mom just got announced as being on this season of Traitors,” Jason, 37, said on Monday, June 16, at the 2025 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in France, joking that he feels “cautiously pessimistic” about her odds.
Travis, 35, said he’s “anxious to see” how it all plays out — and hinted that Donna may have a darker side than anyone really knows.
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“We’ve seen the evil side of Donna. You guys haven’t,” the Kansas City Chiefs tight end joked before assuring the audience he was only kidding. “There is no evil side. She’s the sweetest.”
Dylan Efron, meanwhile, thinks Donna’s loving personality will be a huge asset in the Traitors castle — and he should know, as he was one of four winners of season 4 alongside Gabby Windey, Dolores Catania and Lord Ivar Mountbatten.
In a video shared on TikTok on Friday, June 13, Efron, 33, said that it will help to have a “maternal figure there” on the series, and added that Donna will “crush it because of that, people are going to want her in the castle.”
“And also, who’s going to vote her out and ruin that chance to meet Taylor Swift?” he continued. “Let’s be honest, win the show or go watch a Chiefs game in the box?”
