Kaylah Walton
Before Jason and Kylie Kelce became beloved as a sports couple on the internet, their relationship almost took an awkward turn due to a strange Tinder encounter and a brutally honest initial impression.
At the beginning of her relationship with Jason, Kylie was hesitant to share the news with her friends. Dating a well-known athlete, particularly an Eagles player, had its complications, and she wasn’t ready for that. However, her curiosity eventually led her to reveal her secret to her friends, which led to an unforeseen twist in the conversation.
A teammate had a lightbulb moment: she recognized a friend who matched with an Eagles player on Tinder earlier. Could it be the same person? The teammate quickly contacted her friend for confirmation.
“His name was Jason,” the teammate said. What followed was a candid comment that made everyone laugh: “Oh, that guy? He was hideous.”
Turning “hideous” into a happily ever after
Kylie was in disbelief. Just as she was about to make an official introduction of Jason to her friends, this comment reminded her of why she had kept her relationship under wraps.
“I thought, ‘This confirms my instincts about keeping it a secret,'”Kylie shared, laughing during her time on the Call Her Daddy podcast.
Ultimately, everything turned out well. Jason and the unnamed Tinder match never went beyond their brief chat, while Kylie found her match in the Eagles star. Today, they are happily married and parents to three daughters, with another child on the way.
Despite a rocky first impression, it turned out that the right person swiped right for Jason, and that was all that truly mattered.
