Niecy Nash-Betts Is Planning to See 'Friend' Travis Kelce Play Football AfterGrotesquerie:'It's Personal Now' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Niecy Nash-Bettshas a date with the Kansas City Chiefs!

“When he comes here to play, my better half and I will be at that game,” she says, referring to her wifeJessica Betts. “So yes, I’m going to get to see him, but also I saw him play in the Super Bowl. But we didn’t know each other then.”

“Now it’s different,” she says of seeing Kelce play after working with him. “At first it was just like the game and now it’s like, ‘Oh, there’s my friend Travis. Hey Travis!’ That’s different. It’s personal now.”

Travis Kelce at Arrowhead Stadium (left), Niecy Nash at the premiere of ‘Grotesquerie’.Kevin Sabitus/Getty, John Nacion/Variety via Getty

Kevin Sabitus/Getty, John Nacion/Variety via Getty

When Kelce arrived on set of the new thriller series, Nash-Betts, 54, says that the vibe changed completely.

“It was funny because I saw people’s reaction to him before I really could take him in. All the guys — these big guys on the set, the grips, transpo and everybody — [they] were just fangirling all the way out. And I’m like, ‘Oh my god, guys.'”

“But Travis was lovely to have on set. Very charming, very fun,” she continues. “He was very professional, always came prepared. He’s extra greedy, so he eats a lot, but just a good guy on and off camera.”

In their scenes together, the Emmy winner — who playsa small-town detective investigating a series of heinous crimes— says Kelce was “very open.”

“He was very open on if there was a note given or a suggestion given. So amenable. ‘Tell me what I don’t know. Tell me what your thought is on this.’ And I love that he didn’t come in trying to act like, ‘I know everything and I know it all.'”

Niecy Nash Betts and Donna Kelce at the premiere of FX’s “Grotesquerie” held at Spring Studios on September 23, 2024 in New York City.John Nacion/Variety via Getty

John Nacion/Variety via Getty

Though Kelce was not able to reunite with the cast at the show’s premiere in New York City on Sept. 23 —the Chiefs narrowly beat the Atlanta Falconsat their first away game of the season the night before — his momDonna Kelce was on hand to represent the family.

“He’s pretty good at just about anything he does because he’s got a good work ethic, so we’ll see,” she added.

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Grotesqueriepremieres Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on FX and will be streaming the next day on Hulu.

source: people.com