Heidi Gardner.Photo:Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty
Heidi Gardnerhas a unique proposition for the Kansas City Chiefs!TheSaturday Night Livestar, 41, revealed on the Feb. 13 episode of SiriusXM’sCasuals with Katie Nolanpodcast, that she would happily volunteer to be the team’s official “big sister.”“I’ve told [Chiefs General Manager] Brett Veach, so many times — this isn’t something I would charge for; this is volunteer work — if you need a big sister to come to the game, hug, give Gatorades, pep talks,” Gardner, a lifelong Chiefs fan from Kansas City, jokingly said.She continued: “I’ve DM’d players that had plays that people are famously like, ‘Oh, that lost the game or something.’ And I’ve written them and [said], ‘I hope you know, like, you are so amazing and you were doing everything you could for your team to win.’ ”The comedian also revealed that she writes notes to the Chiefs on Google Calendar.“I could show you my phone,” she told Nolan. “Anytime there’s aChiefs game,I put it in my G-cal, a message that I’ve written to the Chiefs for each game, that’s just like, ‘Have fun out there. I’m so proud of you guys. I love you.’ “Gardner shared that her messages even sometimes extend beyond Google.“At the hotels that I have stayed at in the cities where the Super Bowls are — in the shower, on the glass, in the steam — I will write so many messages to the Chiefs. Like, in an insane way, so that it’s just plastered on the walls. ‘Chiefs, I love you. Chiefs, be yourselves. Remember to be yourselves,’ ” she said.Gardner is often vocal about her love of her home team — and recently revealed that she petitionedSNLcreatorLorne Michaelsto have Chiefs tight endTravis Kelcehost the show for years.“The biggest swing I ever did in [the host recruitment] department — and it did work — but it took a couple years, was Travis Kelce,“Gardner saidwhile appearing on the Dec. 3 episode of theNot Skinny But Not Fatpodcast.However, she explained that Michaels told her that Kelce had to “win the Super Bowl” before he could host. “I was like, ‘That is so much pressure to ask!’ And then he won the Super Bowl!” Gardner said.Travis Kelce and Heidi Gardner in an ‘SNL’ promo in 2023.Rosalind OConnor/NBC via GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.During a May 3 appearance onToday with Hoda & Jenna,theSNLstar said she was“very protective”of Kelce when he hosted in March 2023.“I was very protective,” Gardner explained. “I asked him questions, which also, as a sports fan, I’m just interested in, but I was like, ‘On game day, what do you eat?’ And he was like, ‘Uncrustables. I’m just poundingUncrustables.’ “This, she revealed, prompted her to go out and buy him a supply of the snack food. “I was like, ‘I want this to feel as much like home as it can,’ " she said.New episodes ofCasuals with Katie Nolandrop every Tuesday and Thursday on all major podcast platforms.
Heidi Gardnerhas a unique proposition for the Kansas City Chiefs!
TheSaturday Night Livestar, 41, revealed on the Feb. 13 episode of SiriusXM’sCasuals with Katie Nolanpodcast, that she would happily volunteer to be the team’s official “big sister.”
“I’ve told [Chiefs General Manager] Brett Veach, so many times — this isn’t something I would charge for; this is volunteer work — if you need a big sister to come to the game, hug, give Gatorades, pep talks,” Gardner, a lifelong Chiefs fan from Kansas City, jokingly said.
She continued: “I’ve DM’d players that had plays that people are famously like, ‘Oh, that lost the game or something.’ And I’ve written them and [said], ‘I hope you know, like, you are so amazing and you were doing everything you could for your team to win.’ ”
The comedian also revealed that she writes notes to the Chiefs on Google Calendar.
“I could show you my phone,” she told Nolan. “Anytime there’s aChiefs game,I put it in my G-cal, a message that I’ve written to the Chiefs for each game, that’s just like, ‘Have fun out there. I’m so proud of you guys. I love you.’ “
Gardner shared that her messages even sometimes extend beyond Google.
“At the hotels that I have stayed at in the cities where the Super Bowls are — in the shower, on the glass, in the steam — I will write so many messages to the Chiefs. Like, in an insane way, so that it’s just plastered on the walls. ‘Chiefs, I love you. Chiefs, be yourselves. Remember to be yourselves,’ ” she said.
Gardner is often vocal about her love of her home team — and recently revealed that she petitionedSNLcreatorLorne Michaelsto have Chiefs tight endTravis Kelcehost the show for years.
“The biggest swing I ever did in [the host recruitment] department — and it did work — but it took a couple years, was Travis Kelce,“Gardner saidwhile appearing on the Dec. 3 episode of theNot Skinny But Not Fatpodcast.
However, she explained that Michaels told her that Kelce had to “win the Super Bowl” before he could host. “I was like, ‘That is so much pressure to ask!’ And then he won the Super Bowl!” Gardner said.
Travis Kelce and Heidi Gardner in an ‘SNL’ promo in 2023.Rosalind OConnor/NBC via Getty
Rosalind OConnor/NBC via Getty
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During a May 3 appearance onToday with Hoda & Jenna,theSNLstar said she was“very protective”of Kelce when he hosted in March 2023.
“I was very protective,” Gardner explained. “I asked him questions, which also, as a sports fan, I’m just interested in, but I was like, ‘On game day, what do you eat?’ And he was like, ‘Uncrustables. I’m just poundingUncrustables.’ "
This, she revealed, prompted her to go out and buy him a supply of the snack food. “I was like, ‘I want this to feel as much like home as it can,’ " she said.
New episodes ofCasuals with Katie Nolandrop every Tuesday and Thursday on all major podcast platforms.
source: people.com
