Travis Kelce Lands First Major Acting Role in Horror Series

Travis Kelce lands his first major acting role, and it's certainly not what we expected for the football star to take on for his first foray into acting.

The Kansas City Chiefs tight end landed a role in American Horror Story creator Ryan Murphy's new series, titled Grotesquerie. The title in itself sounds like it is going to be a gore-fest and has currently started production, per Deadline.

Grotesquerie star Niecy Nash-Betts confirmed Kelce’s casting on the show in an Instagram video posted on Tuesday (May 7). In the short clip, Kelce says, "Jumping into new territory -- with Niecy!" Nash-Betts captioned the clip:" This is what happens when WINNERS link up!!" Although there are no further details about the upcoming show, Nash-Betts, along with Courtney B. Vance and Lesley Manville, are among the announced cast members.

No details have been revealed on what role Kelce will be playing. In February, Murphy dropped a teaser for Grotesquerie on Instagram. The cryptic teaser features Nash-Betts’ voice, sounding very disturbed about a crime scene.

She says in a recording, "I don’t know when it started. I can’t put my finger on it. But it’s different now. There’s been a shift. It’s like, something’s opening up in the world — a kind of hole to the center of nothingness. What I saw today, they sent shrinks for everyone who worked this crime scene. You think, ‘Well hon, evil has always existed,’ and cite some statistic about how the world’s getting better, less murder, more help, less global horror, never been a better time to be alive, honey."

As her voice cracks, Nash-Betts says, "Come back. It’s not getting better. And I keep needing to hear your answers, because something’s happening around us, and nobody sees but me."

Reacting to the chilling teaser, fans went wild for Nash-Betts, who previously worked on Murphy's controversial, award-winning Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story limited series. One fan commented, "You had me at Neicy Nash." Another said, "All I needed to see was “Niecy Nash Betts” and I’m HOOKED." A third summed it up perfectly with, "I would watch Neicy read the damn phone book."

Kelce, who has been rising in popularity ever since he started dating pop icon Taylor Swift and his three Super Bowl wins, has been cooking up project after project. Not only has he been running his popular New Heights podcast with his older brother, Jason Kelce, but Trav hosted Saturday Night Live in March 2023. Later that year, he made a cameo on SNL.

In April, Kelce, 34, was confirmed as the new host of Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity, which will stream on Amazon Prime Video. The original show, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, aired on Fox and was hosted by Jeff Foxworthy.

Following the news of his hosting gig, Kelce told The Hollywood Reporter, “I grew up loving game shows, and I’m excited to be following in the footsteps of so many TV icons by hosting my very first one with Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?” Kelce said.

As we previously reported, Kelce is also producing a documentary titled King Pleasure about artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. His music festival, Kelce Jam, returns for the second year, taking place later this month, featuring performances by Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, and Diplo in Kansas City.

Coachella 2024's first weekend came and went with a bang. The famous California Music & Arts Festival had us in shock and awe with amazing special guests throughout the weekend.

During weekend one, big names like Bebe Rexha, Tems, Victoria Monet, Renee Rapp, Tyler, the Creator, Lana Del Rey, Ice Spice, Sublime, Vampire Weekend, Doja Cat, J Balvin, Jhene Aiko, No Doubt, Coi Leray, Grimes, 21 Savage, Lauryn Hill, Taking Back Sunday, Lil Yachty, and many more.

As always, famous faces were in attendance, watching their friends perform and letting loose with the rest of the crowd. Notably, Justin Bieber showed up without his wife, Hailey Bieber, adding to the rumors that their marriage isn't doing well. Meanwhile, love birds Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce hit up multiple stages, watching from the pit and getting super affectionate.

While folks were expecting perfect shows and wild special guests brought on stage during performances, there were some artists who dropped the ball during their set. Grimes kept fumbling with her mixes during her set. She told the crowd that there has never been a show of hers without a "technical difficulty," and as she tried to explain to the Coachella crowd, she said, "Don't blame me because it's not my fault! Well, it's partially my fault, but it's not entirely my fault." In the "classic Grimes fashion," the musician added that her songs had been set to a double tempo and had to do "a lot of internal math" to try to get it sorted to play for the patiently waiting crowd.

On social media, however, fans were making fun of her meltdown at the technical difficulties, with users pointing out that this isn't the first time Grimes has done this at her concerts. Meanwhile, one fan said, "This could be the worst performance in the history of Coachella." She took to X (formerly Twitter) to issue a formal apology to fans. Adding that she "admittedly am not in the best mood atm," Grimes said her set next week "will be flawless."

Besides the mishaps, there were plenty of awe-inspiring, wild moments from Coachella's first weekend.

The lovebirds hit up Coachella attached at the hip. Swelce watched Ice Spice perform from the crowd, who gave Taylor a shoutout during her set. Then, the pair was spotted making out and dancing adorably together by fans who posted videos to social media. The couple even made it to DJ Dom Dolla's set, showing Kelce lift Swift up several times during the set, garnering fans online to wonder what she was desperately trying to see. Another fan showed how cute it was witnessing Taylor introduce Travis to everyone.

Lana bringing Billie on stage was definitely a surprise. The two sang Billie's "Ocean Eyes," and though the rendition was beautiful, it was Billie singing Lana's song, "Video Games," that had fans going absolutely bonkers. Billie's voice melds so well with Lana's, but her version of singing the song adds more layers to the 2012 track. One fan hilariously said that the two of them "mended the generational gap between millennials and Gen Z."

With all the rap beef going on currently between Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Rick Ross, and J. Cole, these two rappers performing together while having a blast was not what anyone expected. Tyler admitted during his set how much he used to "hate" Childish Gambino for years, until his 2013 song, "Urn," came out. He told the crowd: “You know what’s sick? I used to hate that n----. Seriously, I don’t know why, I gotta go to therapy to figure it out." He added that Gambino's song was so "undeniable," he was at conflict with himself. Now that the tables have turned, he jokes how Gambino barely returns his calls. He gave the artist props at the end, saying "Thank you for putting out s--- that exceeds expectations or the perception that n----s like us should make. I love you, thank you for existing, and thank you for coming out." The two performed Tyler's "Running Out of Time."

The Saltburn star has been following Carpenter for some of her Eras Tour dates, and now he was in the front row for her Coachella debut. Keoghan earned a peace sign and a flirty little wave from the "Nonsense" singer, who was taking a breather on the stage. As the camera panned to him, wearing a Burberry scarf to cover his mouth, he nervously paces in the crowd. Fans swooned over the couple, as they met up with Swelce to watch Ice Spice perform, holding hands walking around the festival grounds, and showing how big of a fan he is to watch his girlfriend perform, taking videos of her performance.

During Rapp's set, Kesha came out to perform "Tik Tok" together. While allegations against Diddy's [inlink id="creepy-diddy-with-justin-bieber" text="sexual assault and grooming stories"] have been surfacing, Kesha changed the original "Wake up in the morning feeling like P. Diddy" lyrics. As soon as Kesha was introduced and began singing the song's intro, she walked up to the edge of the stage and belted: "Wake up in the morning, like f--- P. Diddy!" Renee joined her on the lyric change and fans went wild on calling out the rapper and producer.

No Doubt reuniting for the first time in over ten years was already iconic. Gwen posed with her ex, bandmate Tony Kanal while at Coachella, having fans be super nostalgic, plugging in lines from their song "Cool" and "Don't Speak." Just like Lana and Billie, No Doubt brought out a Gen Z-er to bridge the gap with their fans, bringing in new ones during their Coachella set. Olivia Rodrigo appeared at the band's soundcheck prior to their performance, later appearing for a performance of No Doubt's 2000 track, "Bathwater."