Niecy Nash reveals why Travis Kelce was greedy on Grotesquerie set

Emmy-winning actress Niecy Nash has weighed in on Travis Kelce’s budding acting career. “Travis Kelce is greedy, he does eat a lot.A lot! But other than me teasing him about that, we really had a good time working together,” Nash, 54, told The Post. Nash stars with the NFL player in Ryan Murphy’s latest show, “Grotesquerie,” premiering Wednesday, September 25 (10 p.m) on FX and streaming the next day on Hulu. The drama series follows Detective Lois Tryon (Nash), who is investigating a series of crimes in a small community that seem strangely personal, like someone is taunting her. Soon, she gets help from Sister Megan, (Micaela Diamond), a nun and journalist.

Lois is also grappling with a strained relationship with her daughter (Raven Goodwin) and a husband (Courtney B.Vance) who is in long-term hospital care.

Lesley Manville (“The Crown”) co-stars as a nurse, while the NFL star and Taylor Swift’s boyfriend, Kelce, appears in his first acting role.Nash joked about Kelce, “I’m now a Chiefs fan.”She added, “Am I a Chiefs fan, or am I just a Travis fan? Because whatever team he was playing on, that would probably be my team at this point! He’s so charming, very wonderful, he came to work prepared.

A professional, all the way around.I really enjoyed working with him, and I enjoyed him as a person.” Nash, who is best known for “Reno 911!” “Claws,” and “When They See Us,” won an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in another Ryan Murphy show, “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” in 2022. When Murphy calls to offer a role in one of his shows, Nash said that her reply is an “automatic ‘yes.’”She quipped: “Always and forever.” Although Nash is a seasoned veteran in both comedy and drama, she said that “Grotesquerie” presented her with a new challenge. “I had never played a character quite like this, ever,” she told the Post. “So I just really had to think about it.

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