Kylie Kelce on How She 'Blacked Out' During Husband Jason's Marriage Proposal: 'Don't Remember Exactly What You Said'

Mar. 15, 2025

Kylie and Jason Kelce.Photo:Michael Loccisano/Getty; Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock

Michael Loccisano/Getty; Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock

Kylie Kelceis reliving how she “blacked out” when her husbandJasonpopped the question.Speaking on theValentine’s Dayepisode of herNot Gonna Liepodcast — which featured theformer Philadelphia Eagleas a guest — the couple discussed the life-changing moment and which one of them is the “least romantic.““If we’re going, like, height of top romantic gestures, I think then I’m the winner,” said Jason, who married Kylie in 2018.“You cannot count proposing,” Kylie countered, as the ESPN broadcaster quipped, “I mean, that’s [a] very romantic gesture.“Jason and Kylie Kelce.Kylie Kelce/ Instagram"I know, but you can’t count it,” Kylie joked, before stating that she thought the proposal was “pretty romantic.“However, she added, “I don’t remember exactly what you said. I have stated that publicly that I blacked out when you told me to get out [of] the car.“This isn’t the first time the couple have spoken about their proposal story, as they revealed it was less than romantic during a September 2023 episode of Jason and his brotherTravis Kelce’sNew Heightspodcast.Jason and Kylie Kelce with their daughters.Kylie Kelce/InstagramThe PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!Jason explained that he’d come up with a ploy to pretend like he had to go to the bathroom while they were visiting Kylie’s parents Lisa and Ed McDevitt. However, he was really going inside the home to ask for their permission to marry her.As Travis revealed Jason was “supposed” to serenade Kylie at a family gathering in a south Philadelphia-style proposal like he’d planned, the couple insisted that was a far cry from what actually happened.“I was trying to do this because I wanted to get it done before training camp, and I wanted to be engaged,” Jason admitted.“We were already a week into training camp,” Kylie added, while Jason joked, “So there was some scheduling reasons.“Jason and Kylie Kelce.Lisa Lake/GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.He said it would’ve been “odd” to say he needed to go and speak to Kylie’s dad “for a second,” so came up with his plan to use the bathroom.After he came back out after two minutes, Kylie sent him back inside, so he wouldn’t have to go again on their drive home.“Then he said, ‘This is not the most romantic way to do this… but can you get out of the truck?’ " Kylie recalled.“The whole s— thing was just a ploy,” Jason laughed.Jason and Kylie met on Tinder, before they tied the knot in Philadelphia in April 2018 after two years of dating. The couple now sharethree daughters: Wyatt Elizabeth, 5, Elliotte Ray, 3, and Bennett Llewellyn, 23 months, and have afourth on the way.

Kylie Kelceis reliving how she “blacked out” when her husbandJasonpopped the question.

Speaking on theValentine’s Dayepisode of herNot Gonna Liepodcast — which featured theformer Philadelphia Eagleas a guest — the couple discussed the life-changing moment and which one of them is the “least romantic.”

“If we’re going, like, height of top romantic gestures, I think then I’m the winner,” said Jason, who married Kylie in 2018.

“You cannot count proposing,” Kylie countered, as the ESPN broadcaster quipped, “I mean, that’s [a] very romantic gesture.”

Jason and Kylie Kelce.Kylie Kelce/ Instagram

Kylie Kelce/ Instagram

“I know, but you can’t count it,” Kylie joked, before stating that she thought the proposal was “pretty romantic.”

However, she added, “I don’t remember exactly what you said. I have stated that publicly that I blacked out when you told me to get out [of] the car.”

This isn’t the first time the couple have spoken about their proposal story, as they revealed it was less than romantic during a September 2023 episode of Jason and his brotherTravis Kelce’sNew Heightspodcast.

Jason and Kylie Kelce with their daughters.Kylie Kelce/Instagram

Kylie Kelce/Instagram

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!

Jason explained that he’d come up with a ploy to pretend like he had to go to the bathroom while they were visiting Kylie’s parents Lisa and Ed McDevitt. However, he was really going inside the home to ask for their permission to marry her.

As Travis revealed Jason was “supposed” to serenade Kylie at a family gathering in a south Philadelphia-style proposal like he’d planned, the couple insisted that was a far cry from what actually happened.

“I was trying to do this because I wanted to get it done before training camp, and I wanted to be engaged,” Jason admitted.

“We were already a week into training camp,” Kylie added, while Jason joked, “So there was some scheduling reasons.”

Jason and Kylie Kelce.Lisa Lake/Getty

Lisa Lake/Getty

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He said it would’ve been “odd” to say he needed to go and speak to Kylie’s dad “for a second,” so came up with his plan to use the bathroom.

After he came back out after two minutes, Kylie sent him back inside, so he wouldn’t have to go again on their drive home.

“Then he said, ‘This is not the most romantic way to do this… but can you get out of the truck?’ " Kylie recalled.

“The whole s— thing was just a ploy,” Jason laughed.

Jason and Kylie met on Tinder, before they tied the knot in Philadelphia in April 2018 after two years of dating. The couple now sharethree daughters: Wyatt Elizabeth, 5, Elliotte Ray, 3, and Bennett Llewellyn, 23 months, and have afourth on the way.

source: people.com