Travis Kelce Says He's 'Terrified What People Are Gonna Say' When He HostsAre You Smarter Than a Celebrity?

Mar. 15, 2025

Travis Kelce hosting ‘Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?'.Photo:Adam Rose/Prime Video

Adam Rose/Prime Video

The NFL star, 35, shared on the Wednesday, Oct. 16, episode of theNew Heights with Jason and Travis Kelcepodcast with his brotherJason Kelcethat he’s “terrified” of the fan reaction to him hosting his new gameshowAre You Smarter Than a Celebrity?ahead of the season premiere.

“I’m terrified. Terrified what people are gonna say,” Travis said of the Prime Video show, which premieres on Oct. 16.

“There are a few twists to this game, and, I do a great job of describing it in the episodes,” he later explained. “So you’ll get caught up to all the rules and regulations that we got going on with the celebrities and, how the celebrities can help you out.”

The Kansas City Chiefs star also admitted on the podcast that he’s “a terrible reader” and that he did some extra preparation for his hosting role while filming the show.

Travis Kelce on ‘Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?’ with Ron Funches (left) and a contestant (right).Adam Rose/Prime Video

“I was kinda like quizzing myself going through the questions in the back, just making sure,” said Travis. “I would read them once just so, because I’m a terrible reader, so I would make sure I would get all the pronunciations done and corrected in the background.”

Despite his nerves, Travis shared that he “had so much fun” making the show as he reflected on his experience hosting the series.

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“I never in a million years thought I was ever going to be an actual host of a game show,” he said on the podcast. “I always thought it was gonna be fun to, like, maybe go on one of the game shows. And then somebody asked me, ‘Do you wanna host it?’ ”

“I used to mimic all the game show hosts as a kid,” Travis added.

Travis and Jason Kelce.Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty

Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty

Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?introduces a new twist on the original gameshowAre You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?, which debuted in 2007.

Per the official synopsis, each episode features “an adult contestant who will rely on a classroom full of celebrities from comedy, screen, and sports to help them answer 11 questions on a range of subjects, pulled from elementary curriculum.”

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Travis’ new role as a gameshow host comes as he is also currently starring inRyan Murphy’s horror-FX seriesGrotesquerie.

Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?premieres with the first three episodes on Oct. 16 on Prime Video, with weekly releases to follow.

source: people.com