Kylie Kelce dropped into Little Flower High School to talk leadership and her love for Philly
"Philly to me is like a warm hug,” said Kelce whose grandmother and aunt graduated from the North Philadelphia girls' school
Kylie Kelce wowed students recently when she dropped into North Philadelphia’s Little Flower High School.
Kelce, host of the popular Not Gonna Lie podcast and wife of beloved former Eagle’s Center Jason Kelce, addressed the students on Friday as part of the school’s “Women In Leadership” series. The Narberth native discussed the importance of authenticity and self-trust, a message that resonated with the 400-plus student body in attendance.
“Only you truly know who you are,” she said to roaring applause.
Eagles defensive end Jalyx Hunt had a hand in bringing Kelce to the school for the surprise visit. Hunt, who joined the Eagles two years ago, is sponsoring three high school basketball teams. Little Flower is one of them. Earlier this year he took some of the basketball players to a Women in Basketball event in Philadelphia, where they met Kelce.
The school’s president Kristie Dugan then reached out to Kelce and invited her to speak at Little Flower’s Women in Leadership Series.
She agreed.
Kelce spent three hours touring Little Flower, engaging in conversation with the students, and recording an episode of the school’s podcast, Petals and Perspectives.
While chatting with the wide-eyed girls, Kelce revealed her grandmother, Anne Theresa Boyle and aunt, Kathleen McDevitt were Little Flower graduates. The class of 1948 and 1969 respectively.
Kelce may have gone Lower Merion, but she said her roots are with Little Flower.
She told students that Philly has a special place in her heart. And people who are down on Philly have no cred with her.
“Philly may get a bad rep,” she said. “But Philly to me is like a warm hug.”
