Travis Kelce opened up in regards to the erosion of his dad and mom’ marriage and the impression it had on his childhood and adolescence.
The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs star’s dad and mom, Donna and Ed, acquired divorced after 28 years of marriage whereas he was a student-athlete on the College of Cincinnati. Travis performed for the Bearcats from 2008 to 2012.
“They had been at all times the final word companions by way of being there for us as children,” Travis, 35, mentioned in his GQ cowl story, which was printed on Tuesday, August 12. “There was no division by way of anger at one another. I believe the romance of all of it may’ve simply sort of pale, being so targeted on their careers and elevating a household. It’s in all probability exhausting for folks to maintain that romance, particularly once you’ve acquired children which are into fucking all the things, you recognize?”
Donna, 72, and Ed, 74, additionally share son Jason Kelce, a former Philadelphia Eagles star and cohost of the “New Heights” podcast alongside his brother, Travis. Jason, 37, was additionally a star athlete on the College of Cincinnati, the place he performed from 2007 to 2010.
“My brother was into a lot extra stuff than me — he was a musician, he was doing all this theater stuff — outdoors of simply sports activities,” Travis defined. “I’m doing all these sports activities — two sports activities each season. So there’s a lot s*** happening.”
Travis recalled how a word on the household’s fridge about his dad and mom’ anniversary ultimately allowed him to grasp their marriage was in hassle.
“It needed to be round 20. Let’s say 20,” Travis mentioned. “I bear in mind seeing it and I used to be like, ‘Oh, it’s their anniversary. I’m wondering what they’re going to do.’ And it was sort of simply one other day virtually. One other day of knocking out issues for the children.”
He continued, “I’m positive my father in all probability did one thing, ’trigger he’s at all times been superb at ensuring we rejoice our mom when it’s Mom’s Day and all that. He nonetheless to today will textual content, like, ‘Hey, it’s your mother’s birthday developing. Don’t neglect about it.’”
Nonetheless, Travis — who opened up about his love for girlfriend Taylor Swift within the profile — admitted he “by no means noticed the romance” in his dad and mom’ relationship.
“Loads of buddies I grew up with shared that,” he mentioned. “The handful of my buddies whose dad and mom are nonetheless collectively and nonetheless thriving — these are conditions I’d like to have. Not that I believe my dad and mom handled it the fallacious approach or something like that.”
Travis added, ““It’s extra so, if we’re gonna begin this and do it, why not try to do it to final without end? Not simply in a ‘It’s only for the children’ facet.”
