Travis Kelce is entering his hosting era – and Taylor Swift made sure to show up to support him!
The Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 34, is hosting a new Prime Video game, Are you smarter than a celebrity?, spin-off of the original series from 2007, Are you smarter than a fifth grader? and one of the celebrity contestants revealed that a girl visited him on set.
Garcelle Beauvais is one of a number of stars, including Nikki Glaser, Lala Kent, Chad Ochocinca and Sophia Stallone, who will make up the show’s celebrity panel and help contestants answer questions, and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star confirmed that Kelce had Swift on set.
“She came to the set,” Beauvais, 57, said Party tonight 34-year-old pop stars. “Not the day I was there, but she came. I think it’s really sweet.”
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Beauvais praised Kelce’s chops as host, telling the outlet he was “awesome.”
“He was fantastic. Like, host of the show? I wasn’t sure, but he didn’t overdo it, he didn’t underestimate him, he was himself, he was having fun and it was great,” she said.
The Bravo star also admitted that Swift isn’t the only person on set who has a crush on the NFL champion. “My glam squad was like, ‘Oh my God, he’s fine.’ Everyone on set was like, ‘He’s so good,'” Beauvais recalled, before adding, “I don’t want the Swifties coming for me, though!”
Travis Kelce hosts Prime Video’s ‘Are You Smarter Than A Celebrity?’
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Swift’s appearance on set to support Kelce is just the latest effort the stars have made to be there for each other despite their conflicting, demanding schedules.
They trade rounds of appearances for each other, as Swift attended 13 of Kelce’s NFL games — including the Super Bowl — and he then returned the favor, making it to 14 stops on her Eras Tour before working up the courage to join her on stage at Wembley Stadium.
A source told PEOPLE afterward that Kelce was “thrilled to be able to join her in London” and that the pair “loved being on stage together,” adding, “It was one of the highlights of her tour.”
Travis Kelce says he had ‘great’ hosting Are you smarter than a celebrity? and teases ‘exciting contestants’
Kelce was confirmed as host of the new show in April, saying in a statement that he is “so excited to be following in the footsteps of so many TV icons” with the hosting gig.
“The original series was a huge success, so bringing a new format with everyone’s favorite celebrities to the screen is definitely going to be fun,” he continued, before joking, “I’m happy to be the host side of the equation here and I’m excited to see how these famous faces keep up.”
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Travis Kelce hosts Prime Video’s ‘Are You Smarter Than A Celebrity?’
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Each episode of the show will feature an adult contestant who will “rely on a classroom full of celebrities from comedy, film and sports to help them answer 11 questions on a range of topics, drawn from the core curriculum,” according to an official description.
Natasha Leggero, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Nicole Byer and Ron Funches round out the celebrities who will appear as part of the panel to help the contestants win the game.
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Are you smarter than a celebrity? premieres with its first three episodes on Prime Video on October 16, with weekly releases to follow.
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