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Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was absent from girlfriend Taylor Swift's relaunching of her 'Eras Tour' in Paris this week while on the set of his first major acting role.
Actress Niecy Nash, who had previously revealed that Kelce would be working with her on the FX horror drama, Grotesquerie, shared another post of the three-time Super Bowl champion in a makeup chair on Thursday (March 9).
“Look who’s getting ready for his close-up,” Nash said while filming Kelce.
“Who, me?” Kelce replied with a grin.
Swift, 34, resumed her record-setting tour at Paris La Défense Arena following a two-month break, which included referencing Kelce, 34, who had previously attended her international concerts during the ongoing NFL offseason, by subtly doing her rendition of the Swag Surfin' dance -- made popular by the 2009 song by the hip-hop group F.L.Y. (Fast Life Yungstaz -- commonly done during Chiefs games during the 2023 season and postseason while singing her song, So High School, which is believed to be inspired by the All-Pro tight end.
Nash's previous confirmation of Kelce's role on Grotesquerie came weeks after he was officially announced as the host of the upcoming Prime Video gameshow, 'Are You Smarter than a Celebrity?,' the streaming service announced on April 16.
Kelce, one of the NFL's all-time greatest tight ends, has emerged as arguably the biggest star in the league over the past year, having hosted Saturday Night Live last March and been featured in numerous commercials throughout the football season prior to his heavily publicized relationship with Swift. Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader? ran on FOX with host Jeff Foxworthy for three consecutive seasons beginning in 2007 and later returned for a fourth season in 2015, while a newer version for Nickelodeon was hosted by wrestling legend turned actor John Cena in 2019.
Several other NFL stars have hosted game show reboots including Pro Football Hall of Famers Michael Strahan on the modern version of '$100,000 Pyramid' for ABC and Peyton Manning on 'College Bowl' for NBC and Peacock.
Kelce and the Chiefs reached a deal on a extension last month that will pay him an average annual salary of $17.125 million during the next two seasons, which will make him the highest-paid tight end in the NFL.