How Donna Kelce’s Hallmark Holiday Movies Honor Travis and Jason Kelce

Donna Kelce is breaking down her function in two upcoming Hallmark vacation movies — and sharing how they honor sons Travis and Jason Kelce.

“It’s nothing main,” Donna, 71, instructed Vulture on Monday, September 23, on the premiere of Travis’ present Grotesquerie, including that she made “little teeny cameos” within the community’s motion pictures Christmas on Name and Vacation Landing: A Chiefs Love Story, which launch later this yr.

“It simply was one thing that they thought they’d throw within the film,” she instructed the outlet. “So, it’s form of enjoyable. Certainly one of them’s about Philly and the opposite one’s in regards to the Chiefs. So it kinda made sense.”

Followers of the Kelce household will see Donna make her Hallmark debut on November 22 in Christmas on Name, which takes place in Philadelphia. The movie stars Ser’Darius Blain and Sara Canning. (Jason, 36, was a middle on the Philadelphia Eagles for 13 seasons earlier than asserting his retirement earlier this yr.)

In first-look photographs shared by Individuals on Tuesday, September 17, Donna could possibly be seen in what seemed to be a cheesesteak store rocking a Eagles jersey with Jason’s former quantity, 62. She stood behind a counter to take meals orders from Blain and Canning’s characters.

Christmas on Name is really a household affair. Along with Donna’s cameo, the flick may even function a brand new tune by The Philly Specials, a gaggle composed of Jason and ex-teammates Jordan Mailata and Lane Johnson. The monitor “Santa Drives an Astrovan” will probably be included on their upcoming album, A Philly Particular Christmas Celebration, and be featured within the vacation particular. (The athletes have beforehand launched two albums to assist native charities in Philly.)

On November 30, Donna will make her second Hallmark look in Vacation Landing: A Chiefs Love Story, a Kansas Metropolis Chiefs-themed rom-com that bears a slight resemblance to Travis’ real-life courtship with Taylor Swift. 

“Donna Kelce is off the bleachers and within the recreation, becoming a member of the forged of Hallmark’s Countdown To Christmas film, Vacation Landing: A Chiefs Love Story,” the community mentioned in an announcement over the summer time. “Kelce will play Donna, the supervisor of the Kansas Metropolis BBQ Restaurant Norma & Nic’s.”

The film additionally stars Tyler Hynes, Hunter King, Ed Begley Jr., Diedrich Bader, Jenna Bush Hager and Christine Ebersole. The Chiefs’ prolonged household together with head coach Andy Reid and gamers Trey Smith, Mecole Hardman Jr., Clyde Edwards-Helaire and George Karlaftis may even have cameos.

Based on its official synopsis, A Chiefs Love Story will comply with Chiefs superfan Alana Higman (King) who needs to win the “Fan of the 12 months” contest. The staff’s director of fan engagement, performed by Hynes, is tasked with deciding whether or not Alana and her household are the largest supporters in all of Kansas Metropolis.

Whereas buzz builds for the Hallmark choices, Donna is celebrating Travis’ function in Ryan Murphy’s horror collection Grotesquerie, which makes its FX debut on Wednesday, September 25. When a Vulture reporter requested Monday whether or not she plans to behave in a horror manufacturing subsequent, Donna replied, “I don’t suppose so. I don’t suppose it is a profession transfer for me. I believe it’s simply one thing that was enjoyable and a one-time shot.”

Hallmark’s Christmas on Name will premiere Friday, November 22, at 8 p.m. Japanese, whereas Vacation Landing: A Chiefs Love Story will probably be launched Saturday, November 20 at 8 p.m. Japanese.