Fans of Travis Kelce have long known his desire to break into the entertainment industry, but he's steering clear of reality TV. In March 2023, Kelce hosted SNL, which he and his fans thoroughly enjoyed, with sources revealing he wants to pursue acting and hosting post-retirement. In April, Kelce announced he would host Prime’s 'Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?', expressing excitement about his first game show hosting gig. Recently, he joined the cast of Ryan Murphy’s upcoming show, "Grotesquerie," alongside Niecy Nash. Despite his willingness to explore new ventures, Kelce candidly shared on the 'Bussin with the Boys' podcast that he's done with reality TV, having turned down Netflix's 'Receiver' reality show, preferring to focus on football and his podcast.
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00:00Fans of Travis Kelce have known he's been wanting to get more into the entertainment
00:03industry for some time now, but there's one area he's avoiding like the plague, reality TV.
00:09Back in March of 2023, Travis hosted SNL, and both fans and Kelce himself loved it.
00:14A source exclusively told People Magazine back in January,
00:18Travis really enjoyed hosting, and after he retires, he wants to lean into acting and hosting.
00:23He had a blast at SNL.
00:25Back in April, Kelce announced he would finally be getting his shot at hosting through Prime's
00:29Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity, sharing,
00:31I grew up loving game shows, and I'm excited to be following in the footsteps
00:35of so many TV icons by hosting my very first one with Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity.
00:41And most recently, Kelce joined the cast of Ryan Murphy's upcoming show Grotesquerie,
00:45acting alongside star Niecy Nash.
00:48And while Kelce has been open to trying new things, the one thing he won't return to is reality TV.
00:54The football star opened up on the Bustin' with the Boys podcast about turning down an
00:58offer from Netflix for their receiver reality show, sharing,
01:01I don't know. I'd rather just play ball, man. I'm already doing enough with the podcast and
01:05everything. I'm way over the reality. I'm out on that.