Jason Kelce’s Surprising Nickname For Pregnant Wife Kylie Kelce

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Jason Kelce’s wife, Kylie Kelce, may not be a fan of typical nicknames that couples use to refer to each other in relationships, but Jason says he found one that she doesn’t have a problem with.

The 37-year-old former Philadelphia Eagles player and his wife recently appeared on the Tuesday, December 10 episode of the Good Mythical Morning podcast where he shared that he calls Kylie, 32, “Joe.”

Jason later explained the name choice to the listeners and said, “I call her Joe because when she played field hockey, she reminded me of, like, a baby kangaroo the way she was like squatted down.” He also added, “I called her Joey and narrowed it down to Joe. That’s my only nickname.”

Kylie responded to her husband’s comments and said that “Joe” was okay with her before adding, “Sweetie he’s not allowed to say.” The expecting mother of three also went on to explain why she accepts that nickname, “There’s certain nicknames — sweetie, babe, baby, hun, honey — you can only be called those things by like a waitress in a diner in South Philly,” and noted that “It just feels aggressive in a way that is not welcome.”

Kylie most recently made headlines after the confirmation that her new podcast, Not Gonna Lie, dethroned The Joe Rogan Experience as the top podcast in the U.S. on Spotify and Apple Music. The change in ranking comes after Joe Rogan‘s podcast had comfortably held the top spot for the last couple of years. Kylie’s podcast had reportedly placed second on the charts before its premiere on Thursday, December 5, and eventually clinched the top spot on Monday, December 9 and is still holding it down.

As for Jason and Kylie, They initially met on Tinder in 2014 and became Instagram official in 2015. The couple share daughters Wyatt, 5, Elliotte, 3, and Bennett, 1, and are expecting a fourth baby daughter to join their family in 2025.