I think one of the best things to come out of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s relationship has been the introduction to Travis’ sister-in-law, Kylie Kelce. Longtime Philly fans, forgive me! I know she has been your queen for years. I mean the more “mainstream” introduction of Kylie. She definitely seems like my people and I enjoy hearing her opinions on things. I also love that her podcast, Not Gonna Lie is a reasonable 45 minutes that’s “intended for women.”
Kylie was a guest on this week’s Call Her Daddy Podcast. It was filmed in New Orleans on the day before the Super Bowl, so naturally football comes up. Kylie talks about the 2018 Super Bowl, Philly fans, and sports superstitions (she once coincidentally bent down next to a laundry basket at the same time that the Phillies made a good play and then spent the entire rest of the game bent down next to it, LOL). While they’re talking football, host Alex Cooper asks Kylie how she feels about the term “WAG” (Wives And Girlfriends of athletes). Unsurprisingly, Kylie hates the term and thinks women should be known for their own accomplishments.
Kylie Kelce is more than just Jason Kelce’s wife. The Not Gonna Lie podcast host shared her honest thoughts on being labeled a “WAG”—which stands for “wives and girlfriends” and is often used as a catch-all term to describe the partners of professional male athletes—and it’s safe to say it’s not a phrase she would use to describe herself.
“I don’t like it, because I think it has a serious negative connotation attached,” Kylie told Alex Cooper on the Feb. 12 episode of Call Her Daddy. “I think it’s this suggestion that your spouse’s profession swallows you up, as well.”
The mom to Wyatt, 5, Elliotte, 3, and Bennett, 20 months—who is also pregnant with her and Jason’s fourth baby girl—went on to outline some of the boundaries that she and the former Philadelphia Eagles player have set up to avoid having his career in the NFL define their whole family.
Kylie explained, “I have made a serious effort to make sure that—both Jason and I have made a serious effort—that while he was playing that it was clear that that was his job.”
“In the same way that someone would go to work and come home and not necessarily talk about their entire day,” she continued. “You’re filing taxes, you’re doing spreadsheets…you’re not coming home and telling your spouse about the spreadsheet you worked out.”
In addition to not letting her husband’s profession overtake their home life, the former collegiate field hockey player also wanted to dispel the connotations that come with the
WAG term.“It’s so funny to me, because it is that stigma,” she said. “You’re with them because they make a lot of money or you want designer bags or you live in a mansion.
“It’s like, no…” Kylie went on. “There have been a number of people who have come to our house and it’s like, ‘Oh…’ Again, not easily offended, I’m like, ‘Yep, that’s what you get!'”
I totally agree with Kylie about calling athletes’ partners WAGs. She wants to make sure she’s known as more than just “Jason’s wife” because she’s trying to raise strong, independent daughters that grow up knowing their own worth. Love that. I remember first learning the term yearss ago when the UK’s football WAGs were making headlines for all of their gossip. I can see how the moniker has a negative connotation, like they belong on a Bravo show or something. That said, if someone wants to go by the WAG label, then let them have it. Label yourself however you want to and we’ll respect that.
Alex also asked Kylie about the first time she met Taylor, and it was when Tayvis did their hard launch at that Kansas City Chiefs/Buffalo Bills game. She knew they were dating before then, though. There’s no drama behind why they didn’t meet earlier, either. Taylor’s just a very busy woman! She was recording The Tortured Poet’s Department during those early days of dating Travis. The rest of the interview is a really fun listen. Kylie praises her mother-in-law, Donna Kelce, for setting such an amazing example for her daughters of what a strong, independent woman looks like. She also talks about the thing that pisses her off the most (lying), the early days of her relationship with Jason and a hilarious story about how her field hockey teammates found out about them, raising girls vs. raising boys, and how she used to be embarrassed by her height, but doesn’t “give a f-ck” about it anymore. You can listen to the full podcast here. I’ll also include the video version below.
Photos are screenshots from YouTube/Call Her Daddy, credit Getty and via Instagram/Kylie Kelce
I like her. I know MAGA wants her so much but she hasn’t been tempted yet. Good for her.
I love her. This sounds like the juiciest interview she’s ever done, so I’ll be watching. I do remember the first time she went in new heights she talked about WAG as a title and pointed out that the women she knew through the team were very accomplished on their own and their SO playing football was the least interesting thing about them.
She’s also said she leans very left, and I’m assuming she’s the one supplying Jason with union hats he used to wear on the podcast. Her dad was an electrician, I think? Any way about it, she is amazing.
She’s so adorable and a breath of fresh air. And omg, she’s beyond adorable pregnant.
So glad she gave Jason a 2nd chance when he fell asleep at the bar on their Tinder date lol.
They are a match made in Football Heaven.
I really like this woman, admire her. So glad she is out there and d St peaking up.
Thank you, Kylie.
The Kelce’s are just a gift for us All – yes?
100% yes and as a non-sports person. I never would have seen any of their football or non-football content. If it was not for Taylor and Travis relationship.
Haters gonna hate Taylor all they want. But she in a roundabout way brought the Kelce family to the mainstream. Obviouly they were already successful, but they went to the moon with Taylor.
Kyle is the gift we all needed.
I see her point but plenty of sports partners play heavily into the WAG trope, Britney .. cough.. Mahomes … cough cough.
In 2025 we’re still making an active effort to raise strong, independent daughters. 50 years after R v W and women’s financial independence. When do we stop regressing?
To be fair, Kylie isn’t sitting at home waiting for her allowance from Jason. Yes, she is a mom of 3.5. But she is also, a podcaster, runs a charity, and coaches girls field hockey. She is a very well rounded, educated, successful woman in her own right. Just because you aren’t aware of her work. Doesn’t mean she doesn’t work her ass off.
Let’s not discount her because she doesn’t have some brand deal. If she wanted one she would have one.
She’s not discounting Kylie at all. She’s saying some sports wives/girlfriends lean into the WAG trope, like Mahomes. And I think she’s right. so while many football wives are successful in various areas and many have their own career or line of work – there are still some who are very much WAGs.
I see your point @Becks1 but since WAG is really a UK term. It’s really not any different than SAHM or SAHW. I mean it’s what people do that works for them. I do find the term trad-wife demeaning. And just another dog whistle for the MAGAs.
I guess I got triggered at seeing Britney Mahomes and Kyle in the same space. They are worlds apart.
I loathe B. Mahomes.
I am old enough to remember when the rags used W*ores and Golddiggers not wives and girlfriends for that.
“You’re with them because they make a lot of money or you want designer bags or you live in a mansion.”
I am not even trying to be mean. Didn’t Jason get so drunk on their very first date that his friend had to take him home? I have trouble to believe that if he was a regular guy, he would get a second date after that. I am sure, Kylie isn’t some gold digger, but his job means financial security and exposure. She is getting all these media jobs because she is married to Jason, a famous athlete. Honestly, the things she is telling about how she has to organize everything about kids don’t give me the best impression about her husband either.
All of this. Gary Owens has a skit where he talks about Kevin Hart and his wife and all the chances and passes she’s given him because he’s worth $400 million. Financially successful men are allowed more eff ups because of that pot of gold at the end of a (potentially) shite partner.
@Sevenblue if you listened to New Heights podcast. Kylie has been pretty upfront. Jason can’t be left alone with the kids for long. And she has a care plan for them when she is not in the home. If anything, I think it makes her a good mom to make sure the kid are cared for the way they need to be. Yes they have money more than the average family to be able to afford in home help. But she seems a very hands on mom and thrives in it.
I wouldn’t say she is using her fame for opportunities. But Kylie seems to roll with it rather than try to take advantage of it. She isn’t shillng diet tea and waist trainers like the Kardashians. She is still a very philanthropic person in her own right. And if it was gone tomorrow she would still do her own thing. Fame is a part of their life. It’s not the center of it.
@Flamingo, I am not saying anything bad about her motherhood. She sounds like a great mom listening to everything she and her husband said. I am talking about her husband’s fatherhood and her having such a low bar for his participation in the family he created with her. She is organizing everything about their kids, because she doesn’t trust her husband and she wouldn’t put such a low expectation on his fatherhood if he wasn’t a famous athlete. A lot of men work long hours for their families, they also take care of their kids when it is the mom’s turn to get out of the house.
I like Kylie but she didn’t exactly land her podcast because of her successful hockey career.
lol. Almost every college-aged girl (which she was) has done something much dumber in pursuit of love than accepting an apology and agreeing to a second date with a cute dude who showed up tanked on a first date. And a lot of the time that’s with broke-ass losers or fellow college kids.
I like Kylie a lot. I always have had a lot of love for her and Jason, being a diehard Eagles fan, but I’ve listened to a few of her podcasts and seen her in the media more, and I just like her. She seems very authentic and real.
I agree–Kylie Kelce is the best thing to come of all this Taylor/Travis/Jason stuff over the last few years. I listen to both the podcasts, I really like Jason, he’s just so fun. Travis is OK, I don’t really know too much about him actually since he has to be more private about his personal life these days. I’m also neutral on Taylor, I’m not into her music but its because I was too old when she started getting big, I missed the boat