Donna Kelce

Donna Kelce (née Blalock; born October 9, 1952) is an American former bank executive. Her sons are National Football League players Jason Kelce and Travis Kelce. In addition to raising them, she has been involved in charitable initiatives and appeared in media roles, including acting in Hallmark Channel films and being named one of Glamour's women of the year in 2024.

Early life and education Donna Kelce (née Blalock) was born on October 9, 1952, and raised in Cleveland. Her mother Marie Petranek's maternal grandparents, George Stajduhar and Mary Jurkovich, emigrated to the United States from Croatia. However, Donna's grandfather Frank Petranck, who was her mother's father, was born to Czech immigrants. Kelce was raised in a small house downtown with her grandparents living in the upstairs. Her father later remarried a woman named Mary, who played a key role in Kelce's upbringing. In one initiative, mugs featuring her likeness and a recipe were sold to raise funds for student lunch debt relief. In the former, she portrayed the owner of a cheesesteak shop in Philadelphia, wearing an Eagles jersey with her son Jason Kelce's number.

In 2024, Kelce was named one of Glamour 's women of the year. Kelce was the second person "banished" and the first "traitor" of the season banished. Kelce was the "secret traitor", a player pulling strings of the game whose identity was not only concealed from the "faithfuls", but also the other traitors and the audience.

Personal life Donna met Ed Kelce at Fagan's, a bar in Cleveland. They married in the 1970s and remained together for twenty years before divorcing. They are the parents of Jason Kelce, who played as a center for the Philadelphia Eagles, and Travis Kelce, a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs. In 2022, they became the first brothers to play against each other in a Super Bowl, an event that drew public attention to Kelce as their mother.

She has spoken about her experiences raising her sons, emphasizing the challenges of parenting and her efforts to instill responsibility and independence in them. Kelce also discussed her pride in their accomplishments and their grounded personalities despite their public success. As of 2024, she resides in Orlando, Florida.

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