Donna Kelce Reveals ‘The Hardest Thing’ She Has Ever Done

When the 2 brothers made historical past by going through off in opposition to one another within the Tremendous Bowl, Donna Kelce additionally rose to fame, successful the general public’s affection along with her heat and down-to-earth persona.

Her admirable qualities as a job mannequin have earned Donna Kelce a spot as certainly one of Glamour‘s 2024 Ladies of the 12 months.

Alongside Tina Knowles, Maggie Baird, and Mandy Teefey, Donna Kelce was acknowledged as one of many Mothers on Glamour‘s 2024 Ladies of the 12 months checklist. The 4 ladies got here collectively to debate matters resembling motherhood, stardom, ambition, and their future aspirations.

“Being a mother might be the toughest factor I’ve ever executed in my life,” Donna admitted. “It’s a lot simpler to simply go to work, however elevating youngsters, once they’re completely depending on you and also you’re attempting to do one of the best you possibly can with the restricted sources that you’ve, it’s probably the most daunting activity I’ve ever needed to do.”

“You don’t perceive how your youngsters relate to different youngsters throughout the nation,” she continued. “You already know what they’re doing in your explicit a part of the world, however till they begin getting concerned in tournaments or individuals outdoors of your metropolis, you then perceive that they’re totally different, and also you simply strive as a father or mother, I feel, to help your little one in no matter they like to do and simply enjoy it actually.”

Now each well-known names within the NFL world, the 2 did not discover a ardour for the game till seventh grade.

“They didn’t begin enjoying soccer till they had been within the seventh grade,” Donna informed Glamour. “So there have been many different sports activities like hockey, lacrosse, basketball—all the things you would presumably think about. They had been at all times athletic, however you simply don’t know till you begin getting these letters from faculties after which, Okay, they could have one thing.”

Jason Kelce has been chosen to the Professional Bowl a number of instances (2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022) and was given the Walter Payton NFL Man of the 12 months Award in 2023. He has since retired from the NFL.

As for Travis Kelce, he has been named to the Professional Bowl a number of instances (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022) and performed a vital position within the Chiefs’ victory in Tremendous Bowl LIV (2020) in opposition to the San Francisco 49ers and once more in Tremendous Bowl LVII (2023) in opposition to the Philadelphia Eagles, securing his second championship. He’s at the moment enjoying alongside Patrick Mahomes on the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs.

When reflecting again on elevating her two sons, Donna stated they had been similar to everybody else, although they had been “very rambunctious.”

“I feel you simply carry issues up that they did once they had been youngsters to simply present them that they’re like everyone else—what number of damaged home windows there have been, what number of instances I had a name from the neighbor,” she informed the outlet. “They weren’t imply youngsters or dangerous youngsters; it’s simply that they had been very rambunctious. I feel it’s simply bringing them again to their childhood—what they’re most grateful for and the place they had been in a position to have a platform to develop.”

When Jason and Travis confronted one another in Tremendous Bowl LVII, Donna turned a focus of media consideration because the mom of two gamers on opposing groups. Her heat, down-to-earth persona has resonated with the general public and captured the hearts of followers and sports activities commentators alike.

Whereas being a job mannequin is a superb honor, Donna says she remains to be navigating the celebrity and adjusting to her new life.

“We will’t go wherever, actually,” she admitted. “If we wish to do one thing, you must lease out the restaurant or the movie show or no matter. I do get to sneak away each occasionally, and we go to locations that no person is aware of the place they’re.”

Jason Kelce shares two youngsters along with his spouse, Kylie Kelce — Wyatt Elizabeth Kelce and Ellie Rae Kelce.

” It’s simply enjoyable seeing how your youngsters act with their youngsters—looking for out what sort of a father or mother they’re going to be,” Donna stated of being a grandmother and watching her son be a father. “[It’s] similar to, ‘How can they be so tender and be such a maniac out on the sector?'”

She added her different son, Travis, “is an effective uncle,” and “it’s simply very heartwarming to know that [Travis and Kelce] have that inside them to be very nurturing, very form, very light—particularly with women.”