Kylie Kelce thinks it’s “crazy” for critics to accuse her and husband Jason Kelce of “exploiting” their daughter online.
On Wednesday’s episode of “The Squeeze” podcast, the mother of four opened up about setting limits on sharing her kids on social media while living in the public eye.
When she and Jason welcomed their first daughter, Wyatt, Kylie, 34, said that despite her husband’s large following as a Philadelphia Eagles player, she uses Instagram like everyone else to share “life updates.”
“As life goes on and things change, I rarely post in general, and even less often I post about our kids,” she told host Tay Lautner. “I made it a point to stop posting their faces on my social media.”
While Kylie says she supports parents making their own choices about sharing their children online, she found herself in a “gray area” when her daughters appeared in Jason’s retirement documentary.
“It was really a turning point for me to realize that people can’t draw a line for themselves, and I think sometimes you have to draw that very clearly for them,” he added.
Kylie said her daughters may occasionally appear on her podcast “Not Gonna Lie” or Jason’s podcast “New Heights,” but they won’t be used in social media clips or featured in any brand deals the couple has made.
“I feel really strongly about moving forward just for their safety and not involving them in anything,” she added. “People on the internet have their opinions on this. People on the internet take issue with the fact that I discuss my children’s lives, let alone show their faces on anything — which I think is a little crazy.”
Kylie then recalled a recent radio show that accused her of “abusing” her children and claimed they were “plastered all over social media.”
“I said, ‘My kids are not in anything,’” she said. “And I go back to my Instagram and I scroll down and I’m like, ‘They’re not on my Instagram.’ The last time I posted [them] It was when I gave birth to our last child. “It was very wild.”
“I’m still trying to navigate that path. I want to keep my kids safe overall, and that will always be the top priority.”
Kylie and Jason, 38, who got married in 2018, have four daughters: Wyatt (7), Elliotte (5), Bennett (3) and Finnley (1).
Recently, Kylie hit out at social media users who claimed she was pregnant with baby number 5, saying comments about women’s bodies were “spoiled.”
“First of all, no,” she said while discussing the possibility of having another baby. “I have four children. Four. Four. If you’re confused, I have four children.”
“I have so many kids that over the last week I’ve had three different people forget that I have four and think I have three. … Stop trying to get me to have more kids. Stop it. This is between me, my husband, and my womb,” Kylie added.