Ben Napier is having some fun with fan claims that he’s a Jason Kelce lookalike.
On Wednesday, home town The 40-year-old star responded to HGTV by reposting a viral photo of a shirtless Kelce attending the Kansas City Chiefs’ playoff game against the Buffalo Bills in January to his Instagram Story and comparing the NFL star to Napier.
In HGTV’s Threads post, the shirtless photo was accompanied by a hilarious caption from the network: “For the last time, this is *not* Ben Napier.”
The father of two couldn’t help but make a joke, he recorded the post and wrote: “Or is it? @jason.kelce and I have never been photographed together.”
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The celebrity doppelgänger joke started when fans started commenting on Erin Napier’s Instagram in January pointing out that Ben and Kelce looked alike. Erin replied, sharing her thoughts on the bearded duo.
“The Kelce brothers have been all over us lately and one of them is giving me and all of you Ben Napier vibes. I think their mom did something good,” she wrote, saluting Jason and his brother Travis Kelce’s mom, Donna.
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The Legacy rooms The author’s Story was in response to comments on one of her Instagram posts that included photos of Ben playing “beauty salon” with their daughters Helen, 6, and Mae, 2.
“Oops… I thought it was Jason Kelce at first! Ben and Jason….2 men with hearts of gold! 💛💛💛💛 and daddy’s girls!!” one person commented on the post.
Another added: “Me too! Then I wondered if Ben and Jason had become friends when I saw Erin’s name. I just started a trip. 🤣.”
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Jason and Ben’s “hearts of gold” aren’t the only thing they have in common. Both are over six feet tall and have distinctive thick beards, although Ben’s is more auburn and Jason’s has a bit of salt and pepper.
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Ben and Erin Napier in New York on January 8, 2020.
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While the pro footballer’s shirtless appearance in January caused quite a stir (although his wife Kylie wasn’t too pleased), fans also swooned when Erin shared a shirtless photo of Ben in honor of his 40th birthday.
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