It wouldn’t be a Kansas City Chiefs movie without a cameo from Mama Kelce herself.
Donna Kelce, whose son Travis Kelce plays for the Chiefs, appears in the new Hallmark Christmas movie Holiday Touchdown: The Chiefs’ Love Storystarring Hunter King and Tyler Hynes.
In the film, Donna plays a caricature of herself — she’s the manager of the Norma & Nic restaurant, but she’s still a soccer mom.
The film’s costume designer, Keith Nielsen, tells PEOPLE that Donna’s wardrobe was a mix of items from her own closet, as well as pieces he put her in. And she confirms there are plenty of Easter eggs nodding in honor of her famous family – and famous friends.
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“She has the iconic 50/50 jersey,” Nielsen notes of the Chiefs and Eagles jersey Donna wore to support both Travis and her oldest son, Jason Kelce, who played for the Philadelphia Eagles before retiring earlier this year.
Also to support both sons, Nielsen says Donna, who “loves bling,” wore a necklace in honor of both her boys.
“Her necklace is customized with the initials ‘J’ and ‘T’ for Jason and Travis — if you look closely!” she says, adding that she likes to let actors wear their own jewelry for projects, especially when it “works for the character.”
“That’s actually what I did with her,” he adds.
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She was also part of her jewelry collection Department for tortured poets bracelet in support of son Travis’ girlfriend Taylor Swift. Fans spotted the Kelce matriarch wearing a chain bracelet in a promotion for the film back in July during filming and quickly made the connection. Donna continued to wear the piece for months, since Swift released the album earlier this year.
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Aside from those nods, Nielsen notes that Donna is wearing jersey no. 87 Chiefs for Travis, signed by her son, and he also made her a pair of sparkly red sneakers, which he’s not sure you can even see in any of the scenes. — but he knows they are there. He says they’re fun The Wizard of Oz and Kansas City.
And, of course, he did do some wardrobe stuff with her, aside from letting her wear her own Chiefs gear.
“We had to make her that black sparkly sweater, which was cute,” he says. “I thought, ‘I want to put something on her!'”
Holiday Touchdown: The Chiefs’ Love Story premieres November 30 on the Hallmark Channel.
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