Kylie Kelce Reveals Why Brother-in-Law Travis Kelce Is the 'King of Funcles' to Her Daughters

Mar. 15, 2025

Kylie Kelce and Travis Kelce.Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty; Charles Baus/CSM/ShutterstockKylie KelcedubbedTravis Kelce"the king of funcles.“The 32-year-old praised the Chiefs tight end, 35, on the latest episode ofNot Gonna Lieon Jan. 16. For the episode, she interviewed sports commentatorErin Andrewsand shared how her daughters love to open up to “uncle Trav.” Andrews added to this sentiment and said she has also felt the “need to tell him so many things.“Kylie said her daughters get easily distracted when Travis is around and recalled her husbandJason Kelcetelling them to “go upstairs with mom,” but they’d continue talking to Travis instead. She’d tell him, “Trav, stop talking to her and she’ll come upstairs.“Kylie Kelce on the Not Gonna Lie podcast.Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce/YouTube"I mean, I get it. He’s exciting; he’s a fun guy,” Kylie said, calling him “the king of funcles.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Kylie previously spoke withPEOPLE in February 2023and praised Travis as “the absolute best uncle you can imagine,” adding, “Jason said in an interview that he thinks [the girls] mightlike him more than they like Jason.““I tell everybody, he comes to our house to visit and the poor guy doesn’t sit on the couch because our daughters will be like, ‘No, no, you sit on the floor. We’re gonna do a puzzle. We’re gonna build blocks. We’re gonna do this, we’re gonna do that,’ " she said at the time.Jason and Kylie Kelce with their daughters.Kylie Kelce/InstagramKylie even told Travis that he was allowed to turn his nieces down, but mentioned that her oldest daughterWyatt, now 5, is “our boss” and “just has demand after demand for [uncle Trav].““She’ll be like, ‘Jump up and down.’ He’ll do it,” she continued. " ‘Roll on the floor.’ He’ll do it. ‘Be the pony.’ He’ll do it.“Kylie recalled telling him “Trav, you know you can tell Wyatt no,” but, he told her, " ‘Yeah, I don’t think I can.’ And so he will do it [anyway].““So he’s all-in when it comes to being an uncle,” she said. “He is the epitome of an uncle, just through and through.”

Kylie Kelce and Travis Kelce.Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty; Charles Baus/CSM/Shutterstock

Kevin Mazur/Getty; Charles Baus/CSM/Shutterstock

Kylie KelcedubbedTravis Kelce"the king of funcles.“The 32-year-old praised the Chiefs tight end, 35, on the latest episode ofNot Gonna Lieon Jan. 16. For the episode, she interviewed sports commentatorErin Andrewsand shared how her daughters love to open up to “uncle Trav.” Andrews added to this sentiment and said she has also felt the “need to tell him so many things.“Kylie said her daughters get easily distracted when Travis is around and recalled her husbandJason Kelcetelling them to “go upstairs with mom,” but they’d continue talking to Travis instead. She’d tell him, “Trav, stop talking to her and she’ll come upstairs.“Kylie Kelce on the Not Gonna Lie podcast.Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce/YouTube"I mean, I get it. He’s exciting; he’s a fun guy,” Kylie said, calling him “the king of funcles.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Kylie previously spoke withPEOPLE in February 2023and praised Travis as “the absolute best uncle you can imagine,” adding, “Jason said in an interview that he thinks [the girls] mightlike him more than they like Jason.““I tell everybody, he comes to our house to visit and the poor guy doesn’t sit on the couch because our daughters will be like, ‘No, no, you sit on the floor. We’re gonna do a puzzle. We’re gonna build blocks. We’re gonna do this, we’re gonna do that,’ " she said at the time.Jason and Kylie Kelce with their daughters.Kylie Kelce/InstagramKylie even told Travis that he was allowed to turn his nieces down, but mentioned that her oldest daughterWyatt, now 5, is “our boss” and “just has demand after demand for [uncle Trav].““She’ll be like, ‘Jump up and down.’ He’ll do it,” she continued. " ‘Roll on the floor.’ He’ll do it. ‘Be the pony.’ He’ll do it.“Kylie recalled telling him “Trav, you know you can tell Wyatt no,” but, he told her, " ‘Yeah, I don’t think I can.’ And so he will do it [anyway].““So he’s all-in when it comes to being an uncle,” she said. “He is the epitome of an uncle, just through and through.”

Kylie KelcedubbedTravis Kelce"the king of funcles.”

The 32-year-old praised the Chiefs tight end, 35, on the latest episode ofNot Gonna Lieon Jan. 16. For the episode, she interviewed sports commentatorErin Andrewsand shared how her daughters love to open up to “uncle Trav.” Andrews added to this sentiment and said she has also felt the “need to tell him so many things.”

Kylie said her daughters get easily distracted when Travis is around and recalled her husbandJason Kelcetelling them to “go upstairs with mom,” but they’d continue talking to Travis instead. She’d tell him, “Trav, stop talking to her and she’ll come upstairs.”

Kylie Kelce on the Not Gonna Lie podcast.Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce/YouTube

Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce/YouTube

“I mean, I get it. He’s exciting; he’s a fun guy,” Kylie said, calling him “the king of funcles.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Kylie previously spoke withPEOPLE in February 2023and praised Travis as “the absolute best uncle you can imagine,” adding, “Jason said in an interview that he thinks [the girls] mightlike him more than they like Jason.”

“I tell everybody, he comes to our house to visit and the poor guy doesn’t sit on the couch because our daughters will be like, ‘No, no, you sit on the floor. We’re gonna do a puzzle. We’re gonna build blocks. We’re gonna do this, we’re gonna do that,’ " she said at the time.

Jason and Kylie Kelce with their daughters.Kylie Kelce/Instagram

Kylie Kelce/Instagram

Kylie even told Travis that he was allowed to turn his nieces down, but mentioned that her oldest daughterWyatt, now 5, is “our boss” and “just has demand after demand for [uncle Trav].”

“She’ll be like, ‘Jump up and down.’ He’ll do it,” she continued. " ‘Roll on the floor.’ He’ll do it. ‘Be the pony.’ He’ll do it.”

Kylie recalled telling him “Trav, you know you can tell Wyatt no,” but, he told her, " ‘Yeah, I don’t think I can.’ And so he will do it [anyway].”

“So he’s all-in when it comes to being an uncle,” she said. “He is the epitome of an uncle, just through and through.”

source: people.com