Taylor Swift boyfriend: her relationship with Travis Kelce at a glance
Hardly any other star relationship was as surprising and as big a topic of conversation in 2023 as that ofand. Yes, not even– even if it’s a close race. The two are currently so much in the spotlight that Jo Koy, the presenter of the, felt compelled to make an extremely tasteless joke about Taylor Swift's "takeover" of NFL screen time.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce: Their dating and relationship history at a glance
It all started when the 33-year-old NFL player revealed that he was during a show on thetriedto hand over his cell phone number via a friendship bracelet. He probably didn't make it, at least that's what he reported in a July episode of his "New Heights”-Podcasts, which he co-hosts with his brother Jason Kelce. He was “a little upset” thatdidn't want to meet him backstage.
However, he himself did not comment on this-Attempt with a friendship bracelet in addition to the alleged rejection on her part.
14. September 2023:NFL Network's Andrew Siciliano doesn't want to let the rumor mill come to a standstill and asks Travis Kelce in an interview about the incidents that have already caused an absolute hype on Instagram and TikTok.
When asked if he really tried to give her a friendship bracelet with his number on it, Travis replies: "I'm not going to talk about my personal life (anymore). I know what you writers want to hear.”
Why did he suddenly react so secretly when he had just been publicly in one?talked about his crush is unclear.
Meanwhile, Travis' brother Jason is asked for an update on September 14: “I've heard these rumors. I can’t comment on them,” the Philadelphia Eagles player told retired NFL player Tony Gonzalez. At the same time, Jason let it be known that Travis is very active in dating. “I don’t know exactly what’s going on, but I know Travis is having a lot of fun dating.”
12. September 2023:A source toldEntertainment Tonight, that the professional athlete and Taylor Swift are not officially together. But the rumor mill continues to churn, and an anonymous source toldThe Messenger:“Taylor and Travis were secretly hanging out together. She met him when she was in New York City a few weeks ago.”
July 7, 2023 to July 8, 2023:Travis Kelce breaks down his visit to Taylor Swift's concert at Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium.
Taylor Swift attends Travis Kelce's football game - with meaningful company at that
Up to here in theTaylor-Swift-Travis-Kelce-TimelineWe knew, to put it mildly: not much. And August was also rather quiet in the rumor mill about the alleged couple.Fast forwardin September, which caused a lot of excitement in “Swifties”.
21. September 2023:Travis Kelce says on the "Pat McAfee Show" that the flirting ball is now in Taylor Swift's court because he has invited her to one of his upcoming games. And with a saying that does his self-confidence justice. According to his own statements, he said to Taylor Swift: “I saw you rocking the stage at Arrowhead Stadium, maybe you need to see me rocking Arrowhead Stadium to see which one of us “It’s cooler for both of them.” Lo and behold, Taylor Swift was actually sitting in the stands at the next Kansas City Chiefs football game.
24. September 2023:Taylor Swift attends a Kansas City Chiefs game and sits next to none other than his mom while cheering on Travis Kelce! And speculators on social media are wondering whether getting to know the family isn't actually fourth base. And that wasn't enough of new rumor fodder for the “Swifties”, because Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were also seen leaving the stadium together after the game!
27. September 2023:Travis Kelce comments on Taylor Swift's visit to one of his football games in his podcast: "It's really cool that Taylor actually came, that was really daring!" “I just loved that everyone in the suite had nothing but good things to say about her, the friends and the family. Everyone spoke highly of her. And she looked amazing,” he added.
He also couldn't resist commenting on the images and memes circulating online after Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift were spotted together in a convertible the night after the game, quoting one of Taylor Swift's songs: "Then we just slide off in the getaway car at the end.”
3 October 2023:A wild fan theory surrounding Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's dating rumors is going viral. It has to be said: There are quite a few fan theories out there suggesting when and how the two will officially announce their relationship - most of them have something to do with Taylor Swift's songs. However, this theory comes from Taylor Swift's critics, who noticed a particular coincidence: Last year, Taylor Swift was heavily criticized for her frequent use of private jets, and it almost looked as if the singer would soon be for her environmentally unfriendly behavior can be canceled.
If you googled “Taylor Swift” and “Jets” back then, you would find a lot of videos and articles that depicted exactly this situation - but if you enter the keywords “Taylor Swift” and “Jets” today, you will find nothing other than the pictures and Videos from her visit to a football game where the “Chiefs” and “Jets” teams competed against each other. Is it all just made up? Or is Taylor Swift an SEO mastermind? We'll probably only know more once the alleged relationship between the singer and Travis Kelce has been officially confirmed or denied.
6 October 2023:At a press conferenceasked how he was dealing with his newfound fame. Now, of course, it has to be said that Kelce was already famous before the dating rumors with Taylor Swift - but the paparazzi contingent that he now faces on a daily basis may still be unusual even for him. The Swifties were even more impressed by how coolly Kelce answered the reporter's question: "Paparazzi taking photos everywhere is just part of being a celebrity and having a life like that. There are many people who want to know exactly what Taylor is doing and how she is doing. And for good reason!" Kelce said, which fans on social media interpreted as a compliment to her success and career.
“You just have to learn to live with it and enjoy the moments together. In the end, I've always been good at separating myself from the hustle and bustle of the show. “I’m just going to keep doing what I’m doing,” added Travis Kelce – giving Swifties even more reason to rave. Because anyone who has been following Taylor Swift for a while and knows the lyrics to her “Peace” song knows that she has already been disappointed by men at her side who couldn't deal with all the celebrity hustle and bustle around her as easily as Kelce apparently did . Has she found her long-awaited haven of peace in the football player? Fans believe: yes!
Of course, nothing is really official until there is a public statement from one of the two themselves. Or until the “Swifties” find solid paparazzi evidence. As soon as we know more, you will find out here.
14 October 2023:The tabloid magazineTMZreports that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce went out together — and even held hands — in New York City before their visit to “Saturday Night Live,” or SNL. That same night, both Kelce and Swift made surprise appearances during the SNL show. Taylor Swift introduced musical guest and her friend Ice Spice.
And Travis Kelce appeared in a skit about the NFL's obsessive coverage of Taylor Swift - see the full clip here:
After their performances, the two were invited to the SNL afterparty - and here we saw high-resolution images confirming their relationship for the first time. Travis held the door open for Taylor and walked her to the entrance of the venue with an arm around her waist. Also, for the first time, there are pictures where you can actually see them holding hands - and where you can also see exactly the admiration in Travis Kelce's eyes.
Travis Kelce only has eyes for Taylor Swift. It's a love story.
Gotham16 October 2023:Now Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are really on fire. In New York, the two were seen leaving a restaurant hand in hand again.
November 2023:Travis Kelce revealed how he managed to catch the attention of arguably the biggest pop star of the moment. Fans and interested followers of theOf course, we know that Travis' original plan was to go after Taylor after one of her "” concerts at Arrowhead Stadium to meet her backstage and give her a signature Swiftie friendship bracelet with his number on it. Taylor Swift's security guards didn't make it that easy for him, and so the footballer reported his disappointment in his podcast.
Until now, it was unclear how an exchange and first meeting between the two came about - we now know: the contact came about, and Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift's romance has entertained the world as much as little as possible in the past few weeks. Now Travis Kelce reveals: He had an insider on the other side. Sounds like espionage? Well - more like a typical family, because apparently it was a close relative of Taylor Swift, who like Kelce in an exclusive interview withWSJmagazine revealed: “Armor played.”
One day, he suddenly received an unexpected chat message from Swift herself. "She immediately told me who I had to thank for being so lucky to get in touch," he added. But without revealing the name. However, as close as Taylor Swift is with her parents, we have serious suspicions.
Taylor Swift has arrived in the Kelce family circle
December 2023:Travis Kelces ands relationship seems family approved from all sides. This was also proven by Kylie Kelce, wife of Travis' brother Jason Kelce and therefore Taylor's "sister-in-law". This caught the attention of Taylor's fans when she protested the singer online against the latest gossip surrounding her separation fromdefended.
The account “Doix Moi”, which mainly posts celebrity gossip, had previously spread the rumor thatand Joe Alwyn were even secretly married. A statement that even moved Taylor Swift's otherwise reserved publicist, Tree Paine, to make a statement on “X”. “Stop this fabricated lie,” read one of her tweets on December 1, 2023. “There has never been any wedding ceremony between the two.” Further down in the statement she also addresses the operator of the “Doix Moi” account directly: “It’s time for you to be held accountable for all the pain and trauma you cause with your posts.”
Less obvious, but just as beautiful, Kylie Kelce also revealed her attitude. This one likes someoneTodayPost that called the gossip drama a tall tale. A comparatively small gesture that seems much more significant when you remember that Kylie Kelce only recently told herNew York Postannounced that she wanted nothing to do with all the star hype. Because she is a person who likes to stay in the background. In this case, her sense of justice and compassion for Taylor Swift seemed to have outweighed her principles. In any case, Taylor's fans are overjoyed that Kelce's family is firmly behind the singer - even when it comes to gossip about her ex.
Taylor Swift sings “Meet me at midnight” on her latest album – and that’s exactly what Travis Kelce did. On New Year's Eve, Taylor Swift first cheered on her boyfriend and his team against the Cincinnati Bengals before the two rang in the new year together in Kansas City. At midnight, they shared a passionate kiss, which was captured on video by one of the party guests.
In other New Year's Eve pictures of the two, Taylor Swift wore a sparkly mini dress and paired it with star and moon hair accessories - perfect for her "Midnights" album. Travis Kelce, on the other hand, wore a brown corduroy suit.
So even though the two weren't able to celebrate their birthday together, they did spend some time together over the holidays and between years. The couple has a few more moments together in the new year before Taylor Swift begins her tour again on February 7, 2024 in Tokyo.
Taylor Swift celebrates the Kansas City Chiefs' entry into the Super Bowl final with Travis Kelce
January 2024:It just has to be love! Travis Kelce's football team, the Kansas City Chiefs, are moving againa. And like in theIn our dreams, Taylor Swift stormed onto the field after the final whistle on January 28, 2024 and kissed him passionately. (We realize that both Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are well past high school age, but in what other movies does that happen?)
Her hug also flashed a gold friendship bracelet with the initials “TNT.” Is Taylor Swift suddenly a fan of ACDC? No, a jewelry store employee confirmed on TikTok that Travis Kelce specially commissioned the romantic gift for Taylor.
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And to really get the most out of this little moment on the field, fans have now found out what the two whispered in each other's ears. Spoiler alert: It's so romantic that we need tissues first. “Tay, I’m going to celebrate with the boys. “I love you so much… I just can’t stand it anymore,” Travis says with tears in his eyes, according to fans. “I've never been so proud of anyone in my entire life,” Taylor replies. You can watch the whole clip here - maybe you'll hear the expression of love too:
This all fits in perfectly with Travis Kelce's statements from January 26, 2024: During a Kansas City Chiefs press conference, the football player was also asked about his relationship with Taylor Swift and whether he could handle the sudden attention. Kelce quickly took the wind out of the reporters' sails by saying he knew exactly why he was here - because he was a player for the Chiefs and therefore his focus all season was on the team's participation in the Super Bowl wouldn't have let it out of his sight.
Speaking about his relationship with Swift and the massive media and social media coverage, he said the two had a lengthy conversation about it and concluded: "The only thing we've talked about is: As long as we're happy, “We can’t listen to some noise from outside – that’s all we care about.” Nice!
It's powerful that Travis Kelce was so open about his relationship at a press conferenceand the media's increased interest in him and his private life. And that he makes it very clear that he (and Taylor Swift) don't care about any rumors that are simply spread, but that there is only one thing that is important to them: the two of them and their relationship.
That's why Travis Kelce isn't accompanying his girlfriend Taylor Swift to the 2024 Grammys
February 2, 2024:Travis Kelce will not join Taylor Swiftaccompany. That's a shame - when fans (and we) would have been looking forward to the couple's red carpet debut. But unfortunately that won't happen, as Travis Kelce has now revealed.
On Saturday he was still training with the Kansas City Chiefs, but Sunday is traditionally the day of arrival for the Super Bowl, which takes place on February 11, 2024. And this travel plan doesn't work with them, taking place in Los Angeles on the same Sunday. The 2024 Super Bowl will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Travis Kelce is well aware of his responsibility for his team - and does not demand special treatment just because he is the friend of the biggest pop star in the world.
Travis Kelce literally said on “The Pat McAffee Show” on January 31, 2024: “I wish I could have Taylor on theand see her win every single award she’s nominated for.” But nothing comes of it because he has to go to training on Saturday and travels on Sunday. “I have to prepare for the good old Super Bowl, which we’re playing in a week,” joked the NFL player. The Super Bowl is by far the most important sporting event in the USA.
Grammys 2024: This is how Travis Kelce congratulated his girlfriend on her two awards
February 5, 2024:Taylor Swift made history at the 2024 Grammys, becoming the first female artist to claim the Best Album award for the fourth time. It's logical that her boyfriend Travis Kelce, who couldn't accompany her because of the trip to the Super Bowl, was full of praise for his partner. When he spoke about the two Grammys in a press conference on February 5, 2024When asked about his girlfriend, he said: “She’s amazing. She is rewriting history!” He wanted to do the same and bring home his “hardware”, the Super Bowl winner’s bowl, on Sunday.
The Kansas City Chiefs player also revealed that he is already into the new album, was allowed to listen: It was unbelievable. Kelce can't wait to see how Taylor Swift shakes up the world with this album.
February 8, 2024:Three days before the Super Bowl you could even bet on whether Travis Kelce would meet his girlfriendwould propose before, during or after the most important game of the NFL season. In a press conference before the Super Bowl, a reporter even asked the Kansas City Chiefs player whether the Super Bowl ring, which every member of the winning team receives as an award, would be the only ring that would be talked about on Super Bowl Sunday would – or whether there might be onewould exist. Travis Kelce replied rather dryly: "I'm focused on getting that [Super Bowl] ring - and that's my only focus."
It's actually unbelievable that Kelce answers every question about his relationship, no matter how personalanswered so calmly in the last days before the Super Bowl. He himself has only one explanation for this: “Everyone has fun with it. How could I be upset about questions?”
February 29, 2024:Taylor Swift has allegedly made her boyfriend Travis Kelce a better person - at least that's what the NFL player's coach claims. Coach Dave Merritt goes even further and confirms - sorry, haters - that Taylor Swift's influence on the entire Kansas City Chiefs team is clearly felt: "She has influenced the team positively - not negatively. “Everyone was excited and Travis was happy,” the US portal quoted him as sayingPage Six. The fact that Kelce was so happy would have had an impact on the whole team: “If my player, my brother, is happy, that automatically helps me and makes me better. So: She [Taylor Swift] helped us,” explained the coach.
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To all the people who complained that the singer was distracting from the game with her mere presence in the stadium, Coach Merritt has exactly one message: “She's part of Travis, so she's part of our Chiefs family. She is part of the Chiefs Kingdom and part of our team.” According to the player, when Travis Kelce introduced his girlfriend to the team, all the players were able to see for themselves how cool she really is. Anyone who says otherwise is stupid. Or to put it in Taylor Swift's own words: “'Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play/ And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate/ Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake – I shake it off, I shake it off.”
March 21, 2024:AreOn his podcast, the NFL player made very ominous comments to his brother and all the Swifties are freaking out! Because we remember: Somehow it all started with this one podcast episode in which Travis Kelce reported on his concert visit, the friendship bracelet and the phone number...
2. April 2024:Unfortunately, when it comes to reporting on star couples, one thing is always very clear: the tabloid press takes great pleasure in accusing the women of different friend and family constellations of having bad relationships. You can see this in the rumor mills surrounding the alleged dispute betweenjust like in the stories about an alleged one.
And Taylor Swift is not spared from such misogynistic gossip. Several sources have reported thatKylie Kelce, the wife of Travis Kelce's brother Jason Kelce, has a problem with Taylor because she attracts so much attention to herself.
HowGLAMOUR USHowever, as reported, Kylie Kelce fought back early on against the "mean sister-in-law" label that people tried to put her in. That's what she told the other personGLAMOURFor example, that on the contrary she is thrilled that Taylor Swift's fandom is bringing a whole new group of young women into contact with a sport that is still male-dominated. Additionally, Kylie Kelce said in an interview withTodayexplicitly said that the family is happy when Travis Kelce is happy, and expressed her respect for how Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce handled their relationship in the spotlight, joking that she was very happy that it was from her first date with husband Jason doesn't give any “video evidence”.
3. April 2024:It’s official – ever! Because instead of spending the summer with his boys on oneor in the Caribbean, he will accompany his girlfriend on her European tour. “It’s clear that I have to support them,” said the NFL player in an interview on April 2, 2024Entertainment Tonightwas published. But where exactly will he be backstage or in the front row singing “Anti Hero” and Co.? "London. Taylor plays at Wembley Stadium eight times - that alone is absolutely crazy that she can sell out so many shows in this stadium. We also played at Wembley with the Kansas City Chiefs – and it wasn’t full,” remembers Travis Kelce. Paris is also a beautiful city, he continued. “It’s everywhere anyway,” he concluded his thoughts on “. “There won’t be a single bad concert, I promise you,” Travis Kelce finally predicted.
He explained why he takes the time to support his girlfriend on her world tourFinally: “We are both focused on our careers,” he revealed. “We both love what we do, and if I just have one chance to clearly show my support for her, I'll do it. She did the same for me during the NFL season - it's just been a great experience so far “To meet Tay.”
In an interview with the industry newspaperThe Hollywood ReporterKelce was also full of praise for his girlfriend: “You shouldn’t even try to be like Taylor. She lives in a completely different stratosphere and is not the best at what she does for nothing.”
And us? We can hardly wait until perhaps the most harmonious couple of today finally has European soil under their feet and us with theirsgood vibesinfected.
9. April 2024:The Swift fandom is rumored to be having her big one in 2024 after a six-year hiatus from the eventwill make a comeback. Fans say she has enough time because she is taking a break from her “Eras” tour. If she were to appear alongside boyfriend Travis Kelce, it would be an absolute debut: so far, the singer has only walked the Met Gala red carpet solo.
13. April 2024:Reason number 4598 why Travis Kelce is Boyfriend Goals: He lifted Taylor Swift above the crowd so she could get a better view of the stage at the Coachella festival.
In a video from the Dom Dolla show that has since gone viral, Travis Kelce can be seen leaning in to say something and thenlifts her up so gently and holds her over his head so tightly that she doesn't even spill her drink. When you're with a guy who's won the Super Bowl, you'll probably never have to make an effort to see the stage at a concert again.
13. May 2024:After a two-month break from touring, Taylor Swift is back on stage, more precisely: in Paris. For their 87th (!) show, where she is also a star couplecheered. And of course, die-hard Swifties know that 87 is also Travis Kelce's playing number. It goes without saying that the singer, who loves to play with number symbolism in her songs and in her performances, chose a look in red, orange and yellow for her Paris show - the team colors of Kansas City Chiefs, Travis Kelce's Association.
19. May 2024:New engagement rumors are emerging around the star couple as Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce enjoy a romantic vacation on Lake Como. Reason for the new speculation: The couple seems to have hired a professional photographer for their little break!
9 June 2024:Jason Kelce, Travis Kelce's brother, is grateful that he's not as famous as his sibling - and his partner. He revealed this during a recent appearance on the “Whiskey Ginger” podcast. In it, the former Eagles player opened up about what it was like for the family after Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift went public with their relationship.
“It was crazy,” Jason said of the exponentially increasing public attention. “Travis and Taylor have taken celebrity to a whole other level. (…) at this point you can no longer be a normal person,” the podcast continued. And what might sound like criticism seems, above all, to be an expression of a deep respect for what his brother has to deal with. He continued: “Kylie and I think we're in a bad place until we hang out with one of them again...” But Jason Kelce seems to find it even more admirable that his brother Travis Kelce, despite the enormous pressure, is still there he remained himself. “I think he stayed true to himself. He is still humble, and he treats everyone with the utmost respect, no matter who they are.”
11 July 2024:While many of his fellow athletes were at the Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly (ESPY) Awards in Los Angeles on July 11, Travis Kelce showed off what he learned from Taylor Swift at a charity karaoke competition in Nevada. Kelce's performance of White Snake's "Here I Go Again" was so good that he even took first place that night! And to whom did he dedicate his award?
“Taylor, this is for you,” he shouted into the microphone as he accepted the award for best performance. But that wasn't the only thing that caused an uproar among fans. He is also said to have incorporated some of Taylor's choreography into his performance.
“Travis Kelce, you look like Taylor Swift in this light,” wrote a user on TikTokVideo comparisonand referenced a lyric from Swift's song "Clara Bow." In the first clip, Kelce appears to imitate Swift's march from "The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived." In another back-to-back comparison, the same TikTok user shared oneClip, in which Kelce performs Swift's dramatic choreography from "My Tears Ricochet." We would love to see Taylor's face when she watches the clips.
2. August 2024:No, Travis Kelce isn't getting ready to propose to Taylor Swift.
On August 2nd, an alleged “insider” told tabloid magazinePage Six, that “the engagement will happen soon,” only to be denied by Kelce’s own PR team. As the same publication reported, "Kelce's PR team denied on Friday that there were any official engagement plans." Most of the rumors come from “anonymous sources” who tell a different outlet every week that the engagement is planned. Now, after this official statement, the engagement rumors should have been put to rest, at least for a while.
24. August 2024:HowTMZreported, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce seem to have planned their summer break optimally. After the Europe part of theis just over (and the singer is on vacation until early October) and the opening game for Kelce's football team isn't until September 5th, the couple treated themselves to some quality time at Swift's beach house in Rhode Island, likeTMZreported.
The couple was also joined by several members of Kelce's family, including his sister Kylie and brother Jason, as well as friends: his teammate Patrick Mahomes and Mahomes' wife Brittany.
29. August 2024:Even after dating for over a year, Travis Kelce still has a huge crush on him. The football player has now bought a racehorse that goes by part of his girlfriend's last name: “Swift Delivery”.
But that's not all: In an official meeting with his NFL team, the Kansas City Chiefs, he said to the team's own MC and stadium announcer Mitch Holthus: "We love you." But Holthus then asked: “Do you love me more than Taylor?” And then, very embarrassed, Travis Kelce replied: “Hmm. Maybe not.” It must be love.
3. September 2024:On Tuesday, September 3rd, Travis Kelce was a guest on Rich Eisen's sports show, where he talked about his NFL career, of course, but also about his stage appearance with Taylor Swift - and a special nickname he had for her has.
Travis has spoken on and off about his performance in London during “I Can Do It with a Broken Heart” and again he emphasizes that there was actually no preparation and “Taylor knew that when the lights were on I was going to have fun have." His main goal was simply not to drop her.
“But she was so funny, and I'm always ready to have fun with Tay Tay on stage,” Kelce says, revealing one of Kelce's various nicknames for the singer. A little insight into the two's normal everyday relationship - framed in a story that is anything but normal.
12. September 2024:Taylor Swift gave her boyfriend Travis Kelce a special thank you as she received her award for Video of the Year at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards.
It was about the music video for “Fortnight,” and she talked about how it’s actually a very sad video. But one person made it a great experience. “I kept hearing someone cheering from the other end of the studio where we shot the music video,” the singer remembers.
“And that one person was my friend Travis,” she says as the audience erupts in cheers. “Everything this man touches turns into happiness and fun and magic, and I want to thank him for bringing that to our shoot because I will always remember that.”
Fans assume that they are the albumespecially about her brief affair with the 1975 frontmanwrote - an affair that, judging by the songs, pretty much broke her heart. All the better that she has someone at her side to support her as she processes these moments.
30. September 2024:Taylor Swift is now known for being Travis Kelce's biggest hype girl. And so she regularly shows up at his football games in his team colors red and gold to cheer him on as befits her status. However, not everyone thinks that's as cool as the Swifties of this world. Some football fans are currently criticizing the singer on social media for distracting Travis Kelce too much from his sport.
Some even go so far as to claim that he is playing worse this season because of their visits. After one of the last games, a user on X (formerly Twitter) wrote something like: “TayTay’s destruction of Kelce has begun” (Editor's note: TayTay is Travis Kelce's nickname for Taylor Swift).
And if you’re now thinking: “That seems somehow familiar,” you’re right. Because shaming the partners of well-known athletes is absolutely nothing new and is an old trick in the sexism bag of tricks. As in thedocumented about the couple, exactly the same resentment was sown when David Beckham got together with Victoria Beckham.
Unlike back then, however, the sports world seems to have moved on now, because Travis Kelce's coach Andy Reid took a clear stance on the rumors: “I know people say that he (...) gets distracted, but the defense believes not that,” Reid said at a Sept. 25 news conference. “Trav is fine. He works his ass off. He hasn’t fallen back a step and isn’t distracted.”
15 October 2024:Our colleagues in the USA have noticed that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have entered their “Couples Styling” phase. And in fact: The two seem to be growing quite close in terms of fashion and always appear perfectly coordinated at various football games or simply for a coffee walk:
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With so many public appearances together, one could easily forget that their official red carpet debut, with which so many stars publicly confirm their relationship, is still pending. When does that take place? Still unclear. Maybe at a party after thatam 11. Februar 2024? Get ready!
23 October 2024:Travis Kelce's family takes advantage of one of the final shows of the "Eras Tour" to see Taylor Swift live in Miami. In the audience were Travis Kelce's brother Jason Kelce, his wife Kylie Kelce, their daughters Elliotte and Wyatt - and Jason and Travis' mother, Donna Kelce. And even though there were certainly some memorable moments that evening, some fans only had eyes for an - admittedly poorly taken - photo of Jason Kelce. In this one it looks like he fell asleep in the middle of Taylor Swift's show. A photo that Jason and Travis Kelce also discussed in their podcast.
In it, Travis Kelce teases his brother by expressing his incomprehension about how you can just close your eyes (cutely!) during the best stage show ever. However, Jason Kelce had the right answer, explaining that he only closed his eyes to concentrate on the music. We probably won't find out what's true. But we know: Travis Kelce is still Taylor Swift's biggest fan!
2. November 2024:A video is circulating on social media that appears to show Jason Kelce having a small tantrum. Because he obviously knocks the cell phone out of a fan's hand. The swarm intelligence that is chronically online can quickly find out exactly what happened: The supposed fan who felt Jason Kelce's anger insulted Travis Kelce with a homophobic insult because he was dating Taylor Swift. Brother Jason Kelce seems to have no patience for so much hate, and we can understand him.
3. November 2024:Taylor Swift is said to have (once again) incorporated a hidden message to boyfriend Travis Kelce into her lyrics. When Travis Kelce visits the singer at her concert in Indiana, she not only sings the now classic lines “Karma is the guy on the Chiefs,” which she dedicated to her boyfriend at the beginning of the “Eras Tour,” but also a completely new one Mashup of their track “This Love”. A song about what it's like to find love again after great heartbreak. That evening Taylor Swift sang:
“Please / I’ve been on my knees / Change the prophecy / Don’t want money / Just someone who wants my company / Let it once be me / Who do I have to speak to / About if they can redo / The prophecy?” und ergänzte die Zeile: “These hands had to let it go free and / Change the prophecy.”
“Please / I've been on my knees / Change the prophecy / I don't want any money / Just someone who wants my company / Let it be me for once / Who do I have to talk to / If they can redo the prophecy?” and added the line: “These hands had to let it go and / Change the prophecy.”
So is it Travis Kelce who is said to be responsible for the all-important turnaround - the new prophecy - in Taylor Swift's love life? At least that's how some fans interpreted the changed lyrics and commented online things like: "This is TRUE love!"
This article was prepared with text passages from our GLAMOR colleagues from the USA.