Heidi Gardner reveals convincing Lorne Michaels to hire Travis Kelce (Image Source: Imagn, Getty)
Travis Kelce had to wait a long time before getting to host one of the episodes of Saturday Night Live's season 48 in 2023. Hollywood star Heidi Gardner recently revealed that she has spent "years" convincing SNL's producer Lorne Michaels to hire the Chiefs tight end.
Gardner made an appearance on the "Skinny But Not Fat" podcast earlier this month, during which she opened up about her struggles to onboard Travis Kelce on SNL. Praising the Chiefs tight end, Gardner said:
"The biggest swing I ever did in that department, and it did work, but it took a couple years, was Travis Kelce," she said. "I don't want to take full credit from the show and the talent department, but I am obviously a big Chiefs fan, and I had seen him do other little acting gigs and appearances."
