You supported me": Travis Kelce thanks Kylie Kelce for backing him when he dated 50 women

Travis Kelce is no longer hiding from his past. The Chiefs star brought up his old reality TV days and owned every bit of it with a grin. What caught fans off guard was not the show itself, but who stood beside him through that chaos.On a recent podcast chat, Kelce shared that Kylie Kelce never judged that phase. Instead, she stayed supportive while he filmed one of the strangest moves of his early career.

Travis Kelce says Kylie Kelce stood by him during “Catching Kelce” calling the show a lesson he learned from

Travis Kelce opened up during his first appearance on Kylie Kelce’s podcast, Not Gonna Lie. He looked back at “Catching Kelce” and joked that the concept still sounds wild. Then he made it clear that Kylie never pulled away from him during that time.“You supported me in my darkest of days, and I want to say thank you… Yes, Kylie, you came out to LA and supported me dating 50 women, one from each state,” Kelce said on while recalling the filming period.

That one line explains why the moment grabbed attention. The 2016 E! show matched the young tight end with women representing all 50 US states. The season ended with Kelce picking Maya Benberry, but the relationship faded within months, as earlier reports from E! and Entertainment Tonight confirmed.

Kelce has never tried to dress up that chapter. During his 2023 appearance on “Bussin’ With The Boys", he straight-up called the show “the worst thing I ever did.” Even now, he frames it as a lesson instead of something he wants erased.Life moved fast after that phase. Soon after the breakup, the star-TE began dating Kayla Nicole. That relationship lasted more than five years and ran alongside his climb to Super Bowl champion status and his rise to one of the league’s biggest personalities.The reason this old story keeps resurfacing is simple. Kelce’s profile today looks nothing like it did back then. He now sits at the center of pop culture talk because of his high visibility and his relationship with Taylor Swift.Kylie Kelce also kept the tone respectful during a recent appearance on NBC's Today, saying the family feels “excited to celebrate” while keeping things private. That shift from reality TV drama to controlled privacy shows how much Kelce’s life has changed.He still locks in on football with Kansas City, but he no longer runs from past decisions. By laughing about it and publicly thanking Kylie, Kelce showed he remembered who stood by him when that reality show turned into a circus.