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Jason Kelsey talks about how fame has affected his family of six.
The 38-year-old retired NFL star recently spoke with The Wall Street Journal about how his rise to fame has affected his family life with wife Kylie Kelce and their four children. Jason said he’s more famous now than when he was in the NFL, which makes it harder for him to live a normal life.
“I’m on TV a lot, especially with my face out there more. Being out in public is very different in a lot of ways, not just for me but for my wife and the whole family,” he said. “But we’re trying to live as normal a life as possible, and it’s becoming increasingly difficult.”
“We’re looking for ways to get it done,” he added. “We went to Disney World and are still walking around. We might take a few more pictures in certain areas.”
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The 33-year-old former Philadelphia Eagles center and Not Gonna Lie podcaster has four daughters: Finley, 8 months, Bennett, 2, Elliott, 4, and Wyatt, 6. In a recent episode of New Heights, a show that Jason co-hosts with his brother Travis Kelsey, the father-of-four opened up about his and Kylie’s approach to parenting.
“We’re almost always on the same page,” Jason said of himself and Kylie. “We’re both pretty disciplined when it comes to girls.”
But Jason admitted he was at a disadvantage being a father to a girl, joking: “Travis is the only girl I grew up with, so this is new territory.”
“When I first found out we had Wyatt, I was like, ‘Okay, I’m going to raise her no different from a boy. I’m going to raise her to be tough and disciplined and not be some daddy’s girl who gets everything she wants,'” Jason recalled.
“And the moment she came out, it was very hard not to be that dad…It’s very hard not to instantly fall down when they see me.”
Of his wife, whom he married in 2018, Jason said Kylie is “100% better at resisting it than I am.” But he pointed out that he refuses to budge if the topic is deemed important enough.
“I want something harmless, like a treat,” he explained. “But if it’s anything like being selfish or mean or lying…we’re not going to put up with this, I’m definitely going to put my foot down.”
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Despite having to lay down the law from time to time, Jason always shares sweet moments with the girls on his podcast. Recently, he revealed on Spotify that this year’s top music genre belongs to his youngest daughter.
On the Wednesday, December 10th episode of New Heights, Jason gave a great reason why the genre of doo-wop will be at the top of Spotify in 2025. The podcaster said he sings doo-wop songs to his daughter Finley to make her stop crying.
“My favorite genre is doo-wop,” he told Travis. “So doo-wop is more appealing because I sing a lot of doo-wop songs to Finny. When I sing music like Fleetwoods or old doo-wop, for some reason she stops crying.”
