‘Holiday Touchdown’ stars dish on working with Donna Kelce in Hallmark movie

Taylor could be scoring big in the mother-in-law department.

Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce’s mom made life sweeter on the set of the Hallmark Christmas movie inspired by her son’s team and his romance with Taylor Swift.

If the pair were to tie the knot, the pop star would have a ball with Donna Kelce as her MIL, according to actress Hunter King, who stars in “Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story,” alongside the NFL’s most popular matriarch.

Donna Kelce is “just full of love and she’s got great taste in candy,” her costar, Hunter King, gushed. Hallmark Media/Photographer: Joshua Haines

“She’s just full of love and she’s got great taste in candy. I turned her on to a Nerd gummy cluster, which she loved,” King told The Post ahead of the movie’s Nov. 30 premiere.

“Everyone adored her. Everyone just couldn’t wait ’til she showed up … The energy was always pretty up … but then when Donna was on set, everyone was just really, really excited.”

Tyler Hynes, who plays King’s love interest, called Mama Kelce “a queen sent from heaven” — and said the 72-year-old — who also stars in the Hallmark movie, “Christmas on Call” — did not need any acting advice.

“There’s nothing we could teach her. She’s teaching me how to act. She was crazy good,” he gushed.

“She’s perfect on camera. She needs no tips,” agreed King, 31, an alum of “The Young and the Restless,” who has starred in multiple Hallmark movies.

Kelce’s co-star Tyler Hynes called her “a queen sent from heaven.” Hallmark Media/Photographer: Joshua Haines

“No tips, we’d only make her worse,” added Hynes, 38, who stars in two of the Hallmark holiday films released this year.

Christmas came early on the set for Hynes, who intercepted some of Kelce’s wardrobe for his mother.

“I stole Donna’s clothes for my mom … My mom’s got her jacket. She’ll probably be wearing it to the premiere,” he said.

Hynes, a native of Canada, is a self-proclaimed “late bloomer” when it comes to football, but said the Kansas City Chiefs “just seem like my people.”

In “Holiday Touchdown,” Hunter King’s character comes from a family of lifelong Chiefs fans hoping to win the team’s “Fan of the Year” contest and Tyler Hynes plays the Chiefs’ director of fan engagement. Hallmark Media/Photographer: Joshua Haines

“Patrick [Mahomes] doesn’t look or act like Tom Brady. No offense to Tom Brady, but I’m an underdog type person. And I see myself in Patrick and Travis,” he said.

King, who grew up in California, was a fan of Peyton Manning, so cheered for the Colts and Broncos, “but now I definitely would consider myself a Chiefs fan after making this movie,” she said.

The heartfelt holiday rom-com — which taped at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City for three days in July in nearly 100 degree weather while the cast wore winter clothing — had cameos by Chiefs players Mecole Hardman Jr., Clyde Edwards Helaire and George Karlaftis.

“We had a good time with them. They were there for a few days and they were having a blast. They came onto the field and they started passing the ball around … and joking around with each other,” Hynes said.

Former Chiefs Trent Green, pictured above, Trey Smith and Christian Okoye made cameos in the movie. Hallmark Media/Photographer: Matt Hoover

“I so badly wanted to ask if I could throw the ball with one of them … I was way too nervous,” King recalled.

“I know I should have. It’s something that I’ll regret for the rest of my life.”

Former Chiefs players Trey Smith, Trent Green and bruising running back Christian “The Nigerian Nightmare” Okoye make cameos, along with Hall of Fame-bound coach Andy Reid.

“You’re kind of terrified because he’s this accomplished figure who you’re just like, ‘If he belittles me, I won’t recover,’” Hynes said of Reid. “But he was so nice.”

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