Before his rumored romance with Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce turned to reality TV to find love.
The 33-year-old Kansas City Chiefs tight end complete one season of his very own dating show “Catching Kelce” in 2016.
“It was kind of like ‘The Bachelor,’ except instead of roses I handed out footballs,” he told unfamiliar audiences during his “Saturday Night Live” monologue this March.
“And instead of watching, people did not. It was a little embarrassing, but I got really good at reality TV.”
It comes as no surprise that the show’s end goal of finding forever love didn’t work out as Kelce is in his Swift era, but it’s worth looking back on the business venture he’d rather forget all about.
“Catching Kelce” was Travis Kelce’s reality dating show on the E! Network.
The “Bachelor”-esque show premiered in 2016 with 50 women from 50 states competing to win Kelce’s heart.
The show included participants taking part in challenges and dates all centered around dating a professional athlete.
Yes, Maya Benberry of Kentucky was the lucky woman Kelce chose to date after the show.
However, the pair would only last five months in the real world before breaking up.
Benberry accused Kelce of cheating on her with sports broadcaster and model Kayla Nicole, who the two-time Super Bowl champ went on to date on and off from 2017 to May 2022.
Benberry recently warned Swift to beware of Kelce’s alleged infidelity.
If this sounds like a good time, interested viewers can stream “Catching Kelce” for themselves on Peacock.
The series is also available to purchase on Amazon Prime Video.
Travis Kelce is, well, usually less than willing to discuss the dating show, as seen on his podcast “New Heights,” which he hosts with his brother, Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce.
Last month, Travis recalled one night in particular during filming where he felt bad for the women competing for his heart due to inclement weather.
“They were just shivering in between takes. The one girl was crying, and everyone assumed that was watching the show she was crying because she got eliminated. But she was crying [because] she was so cold.”
“That was electric, yeah. What a time,” Travis said, moving the conversation along. “Let’s all forget about it.”