Travis Kelce is buying and selling his soccer for a microphone, and a supply solely tells Us Weekly that the Tremendous Bowl champion is already impressing folks together with his internet hosting abilities as Are You Smarter Than a Celeb begins filming.
“He’s humorous and has the wits for it,” the insider tells Us of Kelce, 34. “He’s the right host. It’s a terrific gig for him.”
The supply tells Us the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish is filming a number of episodes back-to-back in Los Angeles, the place he has been photographed with each girlfriend Taylor Swift and brother Jason Kelce throughout his off hours. The primary episodes of Are You Smarter Than a Celeb began filming at the start of the month, and manufacturing is anticipated to proceed subsequent week.
Us solely revealed on Wednesday, April 3, that Travis’ Are You Smarter Than a fifth Grader reboot will probably be titled Are You Smarter Than a Celeb. The upcoming Amazon Prime competitors collection will pit contestants in opposition to three stars as they reply trivia questions.
Travis beforehand starred in his personal 2016 actuality collection, Catching Kelce, and he and brother Jason’s “New Heights” podcast has helped him log loads of hours behind the mic. He rose to a brand new degree of fame after he and Swift took their romance public in September 2023. Nonetheless, the choice to attempt his hand at internet hosting occurred lengthy earlier than the Tremendous Bowl champion began courting the singer, who’s supportive of his newest endeavor.
“Taylor may be very excited in regards to the alternatives Travis is getting and absolutely helps him,” a supply advised Us earlier this month. “[But] she needs him to take heed to his schedule. The one situation is ensuring they’ll see one another.”
One other insider advised Us on April 3 that the Are You Smarter Than a Celeb deal was signed “lengthy earlier than Travis’ profile was raised, and now he has to honor the contract. [They’ll shoot] a number of check episodes and actually fine-tune the present and Kelce so this doesn’t embarrass him.”
Are You Smarter Than a fifth Grader initially aired on Fox from 2007 to 2009 after which went into syndication till 2011 with Jeff Foxworthy as host. The comic returned as host in 2015 when Fox introduced the present again to primetime for one season. John Cena took over duties as emcee when Nickelodeon rebooted the collection for a single season in 2019.
Although Travis is exploring new profession paths, he’s not able to retire from the NFL simply but. In a January press convention, Kelce stated he has “no purpose” to hold up his jersey, including, “I like it … We nonetheless have success.”
Whereas he’s staying busy within the low season, he’s nonetheless discovering time to loosen up with Swift. Us solely revealed that the pair are going to Coachella collectively later this month.
With reporting by Andrea Simpson