Stephen Colletti has admitted he was "afraid" to go against Taylor Swift's future mother-in-law Donna Kelce on The Traitors' fourth season.
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The One Tree Hill and Laguna Beach actor, 39, dished about how Donna -- the 73-year-old mother of NFL players Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce -- "had the strongest armor" in the game because cast members feared upsetting Taylor Swift's huge fanbase, according to People.
"As soon as people started throwing her name around, everyone was like, 'I don't want to throw Donna's name out there. The Swifties are going to come for me!'" Stephen told the magazine.
Given Travis and Taylor recently got engaged, Stephen noted, "Everyone was afraid of the Swifties right off the jump."
Although Donna arguably had an advantage at the start of the competition, she was banished after the roundtable vote in The Traitors' third episode.
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"You got yourself a Traitor!" Donna told the group on her way out, confirming that she was the show's first-ever secret Traitor.
Donna added following her elimination, "Playing a Traitor was tough, but I gave it my best shot."
"This has been a dream come true," she continued through tears. "These are happy tears that I get to do this at this point in my life. It's just the joy of being in the game."
Stephen wasn't the only cast member who was afraid to piss off the Swifties.
RuPaul's Drag Race alum Monet X Change, 35, quipped, "We quickly understood Donna knows reality TV. At first, she was like, 'What's a TV?' I'm like, 'Girl, you know what a TV is.'"
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And Survivor alum Rob Cesternino, 47, acknowledged that Donna is "incredibly smart."
"She's a businesswoman," he said. "People just think of her as Travis and Jason's mom, but she's actually really sharp."
Donna also connected with The Real Housewives of Potomac alum Candiace Dillard Bassett, 39, and Olympic figure skater Tara Lipinski, 43, over motherhood.
"[She's] America's mom," shared Candiace, who welcomed son Jett with husband Chris Bassett. "We talked about how she liked to bake cookies and how she's, like, a mom."
Tara, who shares daughter Georgie with husband Todd Kapostasy, added, "We talked a lot about children. I love her."
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Travis joked in June with Us Weekly how his mother is "the sweetest" person and has "no evil side."
Jason subsequently told Entertainment Tonight how he struggled to picture his mother being deceitful on the show since she's so sweet and kind.
"I feel like in that show, you have to be manipulative and cunning, and you've got to be cutthroat. So I don't know," Jason said.
Jason's wife, Kylie Kelce, also admitted on her "Not Gonna Lie" podcast that Donna's "innocence and honesty" was going to work "against her" on The Traitors. Kylie said Donna being a Faithful would probably work in her favor.
The first three episodes of The Traitors' fourth season are available to stream on Peacock. New episodes will be released every Thursday.