Why Kylie Kelce left her four daughters home for Paris Disney trip
Kylie Kelce left her four daughters at home in Philadelphia because she wanted a proper mom's girls' trip—not a seven-hour flight with kids ages 1, 3, 5, and 6. She traveled to Disneyland Paris with Olympic athlete Ilona Maher and the Maher sisters to film the July 2 episode of her Wave Original podcast, Not Gonna Lie.
The 34-year-old mother of four called the getaway "Disney magic with French flair" in an installment that pairs Kelce's podcast reach with Ilona Maher's star power at one of Europe's most visited theme parks.
Key Takeaways
- Kylie Kelce left daughters Wyatt, Elliotte, Bennett, and Finn in Philadelphia for a filmed girls' trip to Disneyland Paris with Ilona Maher.
- The July 2, 2026 episode of Not Gonna Lie—titled "Le Disneyland Paris Spectaculaire"—features World of Frozen, Sleeping Beauty Castle, French treats, and a Minnie Mouse message for the kids at home.
- Ilona Maher joined alongside sisters Olivia and Adrianna, co-hosts of the Wave Original podcast House of Maher.
- Kelce previously won a People's Voice Webby Award for a Magic Kingdom episode with Donna Kelce, setting up another high-profile Disney Parks podcast special.
- New Not Gonna Lie episodes drop Thursdays at 9 a.m. ET on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and other podcast platforms.
Why did Kylie Kelce leave her four daughters at home?
In the episode, Kelce jokes that her "four little Annas and Elsas" stayed behind while she headed overseas. Her reasoning was practical: packing a 1-year-old, 3-year-old, 5-year-old, and 6-year-old onto a seven-hour flight was more than she wanted to tackle for this trip.
"Mom needed a proper girls trip," she says in the podcast. "And as much as I love Paris, why not mix in Paris and Disneyland?" She also notes she plans to bring her daughters to the resort in the future—and Minnie Mouse stops by during filming to send a sweet hello to the girls back home.
What happens on the Ilona Maher Disneyland Paris episode?
The special follows Kelce and Ilona Maher through Disneyland Paris as they practice French, explore the World of Frozen and Sleeping Beauty Castle, and sample park treats including crepes and champagne served in a Frozen-themed flute. Olympian Maher discusses dressing as Encanto's Luisa for Dancing with the Stars' Disney night and the buff Disney characters she loves.
Olivia and Adrianna Maher later join the conversation to talk girls' trips, Parisian "girl dinner," and sisterhood. The crossover between Not Gonna Lie and House of Maher gives fans of both Wave Original shows a shared travel-and-talk format built around friendship rather than family logistics.
How does this fit into Kylie Kelce's Disney podcast run?
Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce premiered in December 2024 and quickly became one of the world's top podcasts. This is not Kelce's first on-property special: she and mother-in-law Donna Kelce filmed at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom earlier this year, and that episode won the People's Voice Webby Award for Best Partnership or Collaboration in podcasts.
Laughing Place reported that the Paris installment asks whether it still counts as "Disney adulting" when you are in Paris—a hook that signals more parenting and travel storytelling for listeners who follow Kelce beyond NFL Sundays. For more on streaming and podcast debuts like this one, see our Streaming & TV Alerts coverage.
When and where can you watch or listen?
The episode premiered Thursday, July 2, 2026. Fans who spotted Kelce and Maher at the park in late June finally got confirmation when the full installment went live. According to People, new episodes of Not Gonna Lie drop Thursdays at 9 a.m. ET on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and wherever podcasts are streamed.
Inside the Magic noted that speculation about a Paris filming trip proved correct once the episode launched, calling the Ilona Maher pairing one of the standout Disney Parks podcast collaborations in recent memory. If you have been waiting since those late-June park sightings, the girls' trip is now on demand.