It’s no secret that Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift is a romantic item. Kelce has made one thing very clear: He’s pretty smitten with the pop star.
While the Kansas City Chiefs tight end’s feelings for the singer are well known — he often shares his thoughts on his «New Heights» podcast, which he co-hosts with brother Jason Kelce — we are hearing from Swift herself for the first time.
The pop star opened up about relationships in an interview in which he was named Time’s 2023 Person of the Year.
She revealed that after Kelce «put me on blast» on his podcast, the 2 started «hanging out.»
«I am currently you will have significant time that there is nothing, that I like for, because you have to do to know all,» she said. «This time is my first game, which is one stroke away.
If your love story continues to unfold, here’s a list of everything Kelce and Swift have said about everyone else.
July 2023: Travis Kelce says in the podcasts that I have classified Taylor Swift is the number in the concert
Kelce’s Chiefs play their home games at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. When Swift’s «Eres Tour» hits Arrowhead in July 2023, Kelce is in attendance and I’ve hatched a plaer for the singer’s phone number.
Inspired by song lyric, friendship pulsaires staple in the «Eres Tour,» with people who have reached different versions. Kelce explained he made a friendship bracelet with his fingers on it on the July 26 episode of «New Heights,» but he didn’t receive it.
«And you are disappointed that it has been made out of having done the shows because it has been able to do voice for 44 songs that have been done. So I was a little butthurt and I didn’t get to hand her one of the bracelets I made for her,» he said.
Dismissed his disappointment, Kelce said he still had a blast at the concert.
«I know she doesn’t meet anybody or at least she didn’t want to meet me, so I took it personally. But it was an unbelievable show,» he said.
August 2023: Travis Kelce talks about Taylor Swift during an interview
Where Aug. 2, 2023, on NFL Network reporter aspires Kelce to Swift during the interview. The tight end started laughing.
«I said what I said,» he replied, referencing his previous comments about the friendship bracelet. «And I meant what I said when I said it.»
Kelce has played coy and declined to comment on any rumored romance.
«You know, what? It is what it is. I don’t like to make any personal stuff. I know what you writers want to hear. And you want to hear more about that, and I’m not going to give you anything,» he said.
September 2023: Travis Kelce invites Taylor Swift to a football game & gives her props for showing up
Kelce appeared on «The Pat McAfee Show» on Sept. 21 and revealed that he’d invited Swift to attend a Kansas City Chiefs game.
«I threw the ball in her court. I told her, I’ve seen you rock a stage in Arrowhead and you might have to see me rock the stage in Arrowhead,» he said. «We’ll see what happens in the near future.»
She ended up coming to the Sept. 24 games, first of many stadium appearances. During the Sept. 27 episode of his podcast, Kelce applauded Swift for showing up the football game over the weekend.
«Shout out to Taylor for pulling up that was pretty ballsy,» he said. «I just thought it was awesome how everyone in the suite had nothing but great things to say about her. You know, the friends and family. She looked amazing. Everybody is going to talk about his beautiful light and on top of that, the day went perfect for Chiefs fans, of course.”
October 2023: Travis Kelce says he’s ‘on top of the world’ as relationship rumors ramp up
Because it takes the time that has been uploaded with cockroaches and how all the attention parameters have been loaded during the press conference Oct. 6, Kelce offers the following answer
«This is how all the attention eats, they are happy as it was in their top of the world po Super Bowl and right now, even more on top of the world. So it’s fun,» I said.
Kelce added that he’s «rolling with» all the increased attention from fans and members of the media alike.
«We’re learning with the paparazzi just taking pictures of all the places. But at the same time, it comes with it,» he said. “You see a large number of people who have no Taylor for a good response. You have finished living and learning and enjoying the moments. Over time, some are good at compartmentalizing and can be live focused in this building.”
October 2023: Travis Kelce talks about his dad’s first encounter with Taylor Swift
During 1 of Swift’s appearances in the Kansas City Chiefs game, Kelce’s father spent some time in the box with the pop star. The tight end talked about their encounter on his podcast and said he was nervous.
«This is a terrifying conversation,» Kelce joked about doneu talking to Swift. «I felt terrible. I felt terrible for Taylor.”
All teasing aside, Kelce said he has the «best f— doneu in the world» and explained that his father was «just absolutely pumping (Swift) up.»
«I started listening to her music a little more,» he said.
October 2023: Travis Kelce talks about feeling ‘protective’ over Taylor Swift
During one of his New York City outings for Swift, Kelce is the security guard and opening the singer’s door. Social media users were quick to debate if the football player had pushed the guard or gently nudged him. Kelce addressed the topic during an episode of his podcast.
«I didn’t push him,» I said. «I placed my hand on the gentleman’s back to let him know I was behind him. If I would have pushed him, he probably would have turned around and tased me.”
Kelce went on to compliment Swift’s security team.
«I’ll tell you what — they’re great. They’re great. They’re good people,» he said.
Kelce added that he does like to protect whoever he’s dating.
«I feel like whenever I’m on da’t I’m always having the sense of, like, I’m a man in the situation. I’m like protective. Yeah, for sure. You said you have feeling or self-awareness, I guess,» I said.
October 2023: Travis Kelce says his mustache has started to ‘disappear’ since meeting Taylor Swift
In press conference on Oct. 20, Kelce suggests that he has deployed his opinion that Swift has put on and said the mustache is «slowly starting to disappear.»
«I’ll tell you what, man, that ‘stache and the 87 jersey was pretty iconic there for a little bit, and I had it when I met Taylor for the first time,» he said.
Over the summer, Kelce also addressed his facial hair in the Aug. 31 episodes of “New Heights.” At the time, I suggested that Swift would love his mustache.
«Yeah, you don’t have Taylor Swift in this episode, but let me tell you I’m going to like it,» he said at the time.
November 2023: Travis Kelce reacts to Taylor Swift changing the lyrics of her song
Kelce flew to Buenos Aires to see Swift perform on the international leg of her «Eres Tour» in November. Because the lyrics in his song «Karma» refer to him, the football player had a memorable reaction.
Javi Gutiérrez, reporter in Argentina, played video of the moment and shared it with TODAY.com. In the clip, Kelce smiles, claps and blows a kiss at the stage after hearing the following lyrics: “Karma is the guy on the Chiefs / Coming straight home to me.”
During an episode of his podcast, Kelce addressed the viral moment.
«I had no clue — well, I might’ve had a little bit of a clue, but definitely, when I heard you eat out of her mouth, it still shocked me,» he said. “I was like, ‘Oh, shh,’ she really just said that, alright.”
Kelce also spoke highly of Swift’s performance during the podcast episode.
«I was enjoying myself down there in Buenos Aires. The show was even more electric knowing that I had a little bit more to enjoy it for, and yeah, Taylor absolutely ripped it. It has been made and he has won how this fun out there thing has been done,» he said.
November 2023: Travis Kelce talks about date night with Taylor Swift in Argentina
When Swift has postponed one of her shows in Argentina with the weather conditions, she and Kelce located in their hotel in Buenos Aires. During the Nov. 15 episode of his podcast, the Chiefs player shared some details about the meal they shared.
«It was the first night I was there. Really only night we had a chance to go to dinner was the night the show got postponed,» he said. «It’s been said that it’s just go and have blast throughout the city like we didn’t care about the show, s we made sure we stayed in the hotel and kind of kept to ourselves.»
Kelce went on to say they ordered empanadas and steak.
November 2023: Travis Kelce says he’s ‘never dated’ anyone like Taylor Swift
Kelce opened up like never before in an interview with WSJ Magazine
Kelce lavished praise on Swift and called her «hilarious» and «a genius.»
«Obviously I’ve never dated anyone with that kind of aura about them. I’ve never dealt with it,» he said. «But at the time, it no running way from any of it… The scrutiny she gets, how much she has magnifying glass on her, every single day, paparazzi outside her house, outside every restaurant she goes to, after every flight she gets off, and she’s just living, enjoying life.
Kelce also shed light on the origin of their relationship, saying «somebody playing Cupid» within Swift’s family, without naming, exactly, who.
He also shared some details about their first date.
«When I met her in New York, we had already kind of been talking, I knew we could have a nice dinner and, like, a conversation, and what goes from there will go from there,» he said.
While commenting on her lyrical talent, Kelce offers the following thoughts on Swift.
«I’ve never been a man of words. Being around her, seeing how smart Taylor is, has been f—ing mind-blowing. I’m learning every day,» he said.
November 2023: Travis Kelce thanks Taylor Swift and fans for making his holiday song go viral
Kelce recently teamed up with his brother, who plays for the Philadelphia Eagles, to record a holiday song titled «Fairytale of Philadelphia.» It quickly went to the No. 1 spot on the iTunes chart a Kelce s handix swift’s fans for helping propel the song to such success.
«Thanks, Taylor,» Kelce said. “Appreciate you and thank you to the Swifties. Thank you.”
December 2023: Taylor Swift speaks publicly about relationships for the first time
Though Swift hasn’t been quiet about his Kelce fandom — she did change the lyrics to her song «Karma» when the tight end attended one of her Argentina shows to be «Karma is the guy on the Chiefs, coming straight home to me — The pop star must be really public and address their burgeoning relationship until she was named Time’s 2023 Person of the Year.
Its attention is that it is made to be seen in advertising, for example. (In contrast, when Swift dated actor Joe Alwyn, her 2nd very secretive about their relationship and even never seen together.)
«When you’re in a relationship it’s public, that I’m going to see him do what he loves, we’re showing up for each other, other people are there and we don’t care,» she said. «The opposite of what is you have go to of an extreme in favor of cash to do it has nothing to know that you seuing someone.
