Taylor might be scoring huge within the mother-in-law division.
Kansas Metropolis Chiefs star Travis Kelce’s mother made life sweeter on the set of the Hallmark Christmas film impressed by her son’s crew and his romance with Taylor Swift.
If the pair had been to tie the knot, the pop star would have a ball with Donna Kelce as her MIL, based on actress Hunter King, who stars in “Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story,” alongside the NFL’s hottest matriarch.
“She’s just full of love and she’s got great taste in candy. I turned her on to a Nerd gummy cluster, which she loved,” King instructed The Publish forward of the film’s Nov. 30 premiere.
“Everyone adored her. Everyone just couldn’t wait ’til she showed up … The energy was always pretty up … but then when Donna was on set, everyone was just really, really excited.”
Tyler Hynes, who performs King’s love curiosity, referred to as Mama Kelce “a queen sent from heaven” — and mentioned the 72-year-old — who additionally stars within the Hallmark film, “Christmas on Call” — didn’t want any appearing recommendation.
“There’s nothing we could teach her. She’s teaching me how to act. She was crazy good,” he gushed.
“She’s perfect on camera. She needs no tips,” agreed King, 31, an alum of “The Young and the Restless,” who has starred in a number of Hallmark films.
“No tips, we’d only make her worse,” added Hynes, 38, who stars in six of the 32 movies Hallmark launched this 12 months.
Christmas got here early on the set for Hynes, who intercepted a few of Kelce’s wardrobe for his mom.
“I stole Donna’s clothes for my mom … My mom’s got her jacket. She’ll probably be wearing it to the premiere,” he mentioned.
Hynes, a local of Canada, is a self-proclaimed “late bloomer” on the subject of soccer, however mentioned the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs “just seem like my people.”
“Patrick [Mahomes] doesn’t look or act like Tom Brady. No offense to Tom Brady, but I’m an underdog type person. And I see myself in Patrick and Travis,” he mentioned.
King, who grew up in California, was a fan of Peyton Manning, so cheered for the Colts and Broncos, “but now I definitely would consider myself a Chiefs fan after making this movie,” she mentioned.
The heartfelt vacation rom-com — which taped at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas Metropolis for 3 days in July in almost 100 diploma climate whereas the forged wore winter clothes — had cameos by Chiefs gamers Mecole Hardman Jr., Clyde Edwards Helaire and George Karlaftis.
“We had a good time with them. They were there for a few days and they were having a blast. They came onto the field and they started passing the ball around … and joking around with each other,” Hynes mentioned.
“I so badly wanted to ask if I could throw the ball with one of them … I was way too nervous,” King recalled.
“I know I should have. It’s something that I’ll regret for the rest of my life.”
Former Chiefs gamers Trey Smith, Trent Inexperienced and bruising operating again Christian “The Nigerian Nightmare” Okoye make cameos, together with Corridor of Fame-bound coach Andy Reid.
“You’re kind of terrified because he’s this accomplished figure who you’re just like, ‘If he belittles me, I won’t recover,’” Hynes mentioned of Reid. “But he was so nice.”
