Kelsey Taylor Pomeroy is an influencer living in Kansas City, who makes content about her life as a mom in the city
NEED TO KNOW
- After moving to Kansas City, Mo., in 2016, influencer Kelsey Taylor Pomeroy found herself slightly perplexed
- Everywhere she went, she kept hearing her name being said in public
- Speaking exclusively with PEOPLE, the influencer reveals how she realized which famous Kansas City celebrity she shared a name with, and how his engagement added more fuel to the fire
When Kelsey Pomeroy first moved to Kansas City, Mo., in 2016, she was confused.Everywhere she went, she could have sworn she was hearing her name. Even more perplexing? When she went to coffee shops or ordered takeout, baristas and servers misspelled her name left and right.“Kelce,” read all of her coffee cups and takeout containers.“It took me a while to figure out that people were not talking about me,” the Kansas City-based influencer, who makes content surrounding her life as a mother in the Midwest, tells PEOPLE exclusively.Instead of an entire city talking about her, Pomeroy eventually realized people were actually referring to Travis Kelce, who has been the tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs since 2013.
“I’m a Chiefs fan now, but it was all very new to me, so I didn’t know who Travis Kelce was,” she admits. “I also didn’t know why people kept spelling my name with a ‘C.’”It took her a long time to realize that Kelce was the football player’s last name, she says.
“I thought it was like a Kelsey Grammar situation,” she jokes. “And then once I figured that out and I finally eventually saw the spelling, then all the puzzle pieces fell into place that they were spelling my name, like Travis Kelce’s name ’cause we’re in Kansas City.”
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