Heidi Gardner Reveals Three Stunning Reasons That Make Travis Kelce the Best SNL Host

After winning the Super Bowl, different members of the Super Bowl team had fun off the court. One of the best examples of this remains to be the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, Travis Kelce. Kelce has been going on to celebrate his win in an extravagant manner. First, he was seen partying with his quarterback and the Chainsmokers. After this odd pairing, Kelce went on to become a host for SNL. With his trademark humor and his brilliant acting in the SNL skit, Kelce earned the praise of fans all over Twitter. Furthermore, he also garnered the praise of different actors. Heidi Gardner is the latest one on the list.

Kelce got one of the best compliments from ‘Life of the Party’ actress, Heidi Gardner. While she made an appearance on the Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, she showered the tight end with compliments for the way he plays and his hidden talent on the SNL stage.

Heidi Gardner sings praises of Travis Kelce

No one expected Kelce to be anything exceptional when he came on to SNL as the host. However, Kelce surpassed expectations and put up an amazing show. He even caught the eyes of the actress, Heidi Gardner. When Heidi appeared on ‘The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon’, she spoke about how much she had wished that Kelce appeared on the show. She mentioned that she had practically begged Lorne Michael, the producer of SNL, to bring Kelce on to the show for about 2 years.

Heidi firmly believed that Kelce is the greatest tight end of all time, but she also believed there were three different reasons to bring him on. She spoke about her reasons to Fallon and said, “He’s funny, he’s charming. He’s gonna be great.” Gardner also mentioned that she had a slight personal bias as she’s a huge sports fan and loves it when athletes come on to SNL and host.

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Furthermore, Kelce is not the first iconic football player to come on to SNL and host. However, he joined an elite company after hosting SNL. Some of the legends of the football world themselves have made an appearance on SNL like Joe Montana and OJ Simpson.

Has Kelce joined the company of the NFL greats?

While he has gotten two Lombardi trophies, Kelce might have joined the league of the greats due to different reasons. Some of the most legendary members of the league have come on to SNL to host and Kelce has become one of them.

There have been a lot of NFL icons like John Madden, Joe Montana, and Walter Payton who’ve hosted SNL. Furthermore, some of the most recent stars of the NFL like Deion Sanders, Tom Brady and Peyton Manning have also hosted SNL. Kelce is definitely a part of an elite company through his achievements off the field as well as on the field.

While Kelce’s achievements on the field have been beyond commendable, his time as a host of SNL is on its way to becoming an iconic story attached to his persona. It only remains if Kelce will make an appearance again to top off his old performance.

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