Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce tackled some major relationship milestones over the last two years before announcing their engagement.
For the past two years, the NFL star and record-breaking pop icon have proudly shown their affection for each other across the biggest stages in both music and sports. Now, the couple is taking their relationship to the next level.
On Aug. 26, the couple shared a joint Instagram post of Travis Kelce kneeling to the ground in front of Swift as they Their story began when Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce saw Swift perform at his team's home stadium in July 2023. After the concert, he famously expressed his interest in Swift during an episode of “New Heights,” the podcast he hosts with his brother, What fans didn’t know at the time was that Swift was paying attention, and the pair got to know each other behind the scenes. Rumors went into overdrive in September 2023 when Swift For the past two NFL seasons, Swift has become a fixture in stadium suites and on TV screens, attending games with her famous besties, her family and the girlfriends and wives of Travis Kelce's teammates. Meanwhile, Travis Kelce's been seen supporting her. He traveled internationally to see a number of the pop icon's “Eras Tour” concerts around the July 8, 2023: Travis Kelce attends 'Eras Tour' stop in Kansas City Travis Kelce attended one of Swift’s “Eras Tour” concerts like millions of fans in the summer of 2023. But while Swifties were looking forward to hearing some of the musician’s biggest hits, Travis Kelce arrived with a plan to get Swift’s attention.“I was disappointed that she doesn’t talk before or after her shows because she has to save her voice for the 44 songs that she sings. So I was a little butt-hurt I didn’t get to hand her one of the bracelets I made for her,” he said. As soon as Siciliano mentioned the “Anti-Hero” singer’s name in the video, Travis Kelce started laughing. The journalist then started to ask about his previous attempt to get Swift’s attention.He continued, “You know, what? It is what it is. I’m not going to talk about my personal life. 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.”“And that’s going to wrap it up here at NFL training camp,” Travis Kelce playfully said, skirting the question, before the clip ended.In a Sept. 21, 2023, visit to “The Pat McAfee Show,” Travis Kelce responded to comments his brother made to sportscaster and former NFL star Tony Gonzalez the week before about him and Swift dating. “The guy is absolutely ridiculous, can’t stay out of the freaking headlines,” the Chiefs tight end joked. “Please everybody, stop asking my brother about my love life.” “I threw the ball in her court. I told her, I’ve seen you rock a stage in Arrowhead and you might have to come see me rock the stage at Arrowhead,” he said of his attempt to meet Swift at her concert in Kansas City. “We’ll see what happens in the near future.”Swift made headlines when she showed up to her first Kansas City Chiefs game to see the team take on the Chicago Bears at Arrowhead Stadium on Sept. 24, 2023. The Fox broadcast captured Swift throwing her hands in the air and celebrating when Travis Kelce scored a touchdown in the third quarter. The Grammy winner appeared to shout, During the game, Fox announcers repeatedly chimed in about the possible romance between Swift and Travis Kelce in between plays.The Kansas City Chiefs player opened up on his and brother Jason Kelce’s podcast about what when down when the "Cruel Summer" singer attended his latest game against the New England Patriots in Boston with her dad, Scott Swift.“I just thought it was awesome how everybody in the suite had nothing but great things to say about her. You know, the friends and family. She looked amazing,” he said. “Everybody was talking about her in a great light and on top of that, the day went perfect for Chiefs fans, of course.”“And then we just slid off in the getaway car at the end,” he added, using a Swift song title to reference the “What’s real is that it’s my personal life and I want to respect both of our lives,” he said. “So everything moving forward, I think me talking about sports and saying, ‘All right now,’ would have to be kind of where I keep it.” Swift attended another Chiefs game on Oct. 1, 2023, when the Chiefs beat the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.Oct. 6, 2023: Travis Kelce says he’s ‘even more on top of the world’ amid Taylor Swift relationship buzz Oct. 6, 2023, Travis Kelce addressed what it was like adjusting to a new level of fame because of the rumors about him and Swift. “As all the attention comes, it feels like I was on top of the world after the Super Bowl and right now, even more on top of the world,” the athlete told reporters. Travis Kelce added that he was “rolling with” the constant attention from paparazzi while attempting to separate work and play. “You got a lot of people that care about Taylor for good reason," he said."You just got to keep living and learning and enjoying the moments. At the end of the day, I’ve always been pretty good at compartmentalizing and being able to stay focused in this building.”“It truly feels like I’m in some kind of an alternate universe,” she said. “It’s just really, really strange, but it’s fun. It’s a great ride.” Taylor Swift is the queen of easter eggs, but are her latest ones teasing her headlining the Super Bowl 60 Halftime Show?premiere of her “Eras Tour” concert film in Los AngelesOct. 14-15, 2023: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce make 'SNL' cameos and are seen out in NYC Though they still hadn’t confirmed their romance to the media, Swift and Travis Kelce both made surprise cameos on the Oct. 14, 2023, episode of “Saturday Night Live.”on a remix of “Karma.” After the episode aired, Swift and Travis Kelce were photographed walking hand-in-hand when arriving at Nobu in midtown Manhattan, and again when they left the restaurant. The following night on Oct. 15, the singer and football star were photographed holding hands outside of Waverly Inn in New York City. on Oct. 22, 2023, marking her fourth appearance at a Chiefs game in the 2023 season. She wore a red Chiefs sweatshirt and a gold friendship bracelet with Travis Kelce’s jersey number, 87. taken at the game. One of them showed Swift giving Travis Kelce a sweet peck on the cheek while holding his shoulder, marking the Nov. 10, 2023: Travis Kelce travels to see Swift in concert in Argentina — where she changes the lyrics to 'Karma' in his honor As Swift kicked off the South American leg of her “Eras Tour,” Travis Kelce traveled to see her perform at a concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Nov. 10, 2023. “Karma is the guy on the Chiefs, coming straight home to me,” she sang, swapping the word “Chiefs” for “screen,” a lyric believed to be in reference to her ex, Nov. 20, 2023: Travis Kelce acknowledges he and Swift are a couple and says he's 'never dated' anyone like her beforeThe NFL star alluded to the people who were “playing Cupid” for the two of them, although he didn’t specify who.Yo! Did you know he was coming?Travis Kelce also recalled the couple’s first date, which he said took place in New York, although he declined to share details. “When I met her in New York, we had already kind of been talking, so I knew we could have a nice dinner and, like, a conversation, and what goes from there will go from there,” he said. Travis Kelce recalled that he managed to keep his nerves at bay, but his friends and family — not so much. “Everybody around me telling me: During the same interview, Travis Kelce marveled over how Swift managed to enjoy her life despite the “scrutiny” she regularly faced. "The scrutiny she gets, how much she has a 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," he said."When she acts like that, I better not be the one acting all strange.”In a story published in the magazine on Dec. 6, 2023, Swift revealed that she and Travis Kelce started dating after he “adorably put me on blast” on the “New Heights” podcast. “We started hanging out right after that,” she said. “So we actually had a significant amount of time that no one knew, which I’m grateful for, because we got to get to know each other. Swift was careful to emphasize that when she attended her first Chiefs game on Sept. 24, it was not the couple’s first date.Swift went on to say that she and Travis Kelce enjoyed supporting each other at their respective public events — a stark contrast from her “When you say a relationship is public, that means 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,” said Swift. “The opposite of that is you have to go to an extreme amount of effort to make sure no one knows that you’re seeing someone. And we’re just proud of each other.” matchup in Wisconsin, Swift became a fixture. She went on to attend both home and away games against the On Christmas Day, she brought her whole family — including her brother, Austin, who dressed as Santa Claus — to the But after the game, it was Travis Kelce who was doing the praising. In a video showcasing Swift’s outfit, Travis Kelce couldn’t help but add to the comment section.Jan. 13-28, 2024: Taylor Swift cheers on the Chiefs during the postseason — and shares a kiss with Travis Kelce on the fieldSwift sat with Donna Kelce againAFC Championship Game against the Baltimore Ravens on Jan. 28 After the Chiefs won 17-10 — positioning the team to take on the San Francisco 49ers in the 2024 Super Bowl — Travis Kelce is recapping his and Taylor Swift's on-field celebration after the Kansas City Chiefs won the AFC Championship! On the Jan. 31 episode of his "New Heights" podcast with brother Jason Kelce, the tight end, 34, adorably reacted to a viral photo of his head coach, Andy Reid, and his superstar girlfriend pointing at each other after the Chiefs' big win. "Big Red showing a little love to Tay! Obviously, we've already talked about how they kind of know each other from the Philly days. Scott Swift, shout out to big Scott, him and Andy are good friends. It was a cool moment to see afterwards. I didn't get to see it because I was up on stage screaming 'Fight for your right,' but yeah, that was a cool one," he said. Travis also shared how grateful he was to have the pop star and his whole family join him on the field. The NFL star and the 12-time Grammy winner were seen hugging and kissing amid the post-game festivities.win Super Bowl 58After the Chief’s victory, a huge celebration filled the field. Swift and Donna Kelce held each other close as they listened to Travis Kelce and others make speeches.Taylor Swift is celebrating Travis Kelce’s Super Bowl win with a kiss. The Grammy winner took to the field after her man’s team the Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl on Sunday.Just weeks after Swift cheered Travis Kelce to victory at the 2024 Super Bowl, he flew to Sydney, Australia, to see her perform in the first of several “Eras Tour” dates. Based on videos shared by concertgoers, the Super Bowl champ clapped for his girlfriend on Feb. 23 and high-fived fans during the show. Swift, meanwhile, gave her boyfriend a few shoutouts during the show. She included her signature lyric swap about him — singing “Karma is the guy on the Chiefs” during the finale — and also appeared to reference his , the pop star wore a green baseball cap with the “New Heights” logo, a reference to the Kelce brothers’ podcast that started it all. Fans shared adorable videos of Swift and Travis Kelce dancing along to performances from the band Bleachers, led by Swift’s The couple was seen at the music festival in Indio, California, dancing and kissing as they supported Ice Spice as well as Jack Antonoff’s band, Bleachers.“The Tortured Poets Department,”Other clips showed Swift wearing a University of Kansas shirt, frosting cinnamon rolls, playing pickleball and hanging out on a yacht with friends. She’s also seen visiting Singapore’s Gardens by the Bay with Travis Kelce. April 19, 2024: Taylor Swift releases 'TTPD,' including new songs that fans believe are about Travis Kelce While most of “The Tortured Poets Department” chronicles Taylor Swift’s “saddest story” and a “period of the author’s life now over,” many fans suspected that Travis Kelce is referenced in some of the album’s happier lyrics.Swift also showed up in a welcome video for her boyfriend's annual music festival, Kelce Jam, on May 18. The montage included a clip of Swift clapping on the field after the Chiefs defeated the 49ers in the 2024 Super Bowl. “‘So High School’ might be the only one jumping into my mind right now. I think everybody will get fired up for that one,” he said. “‘The Man’ is my niece’s favorite, so we can always go with ‘The Man.’”Swift and Travis Kelce showed their support for Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes when they attended the 15 and the Mahomies Vegas Golf Classic gala in Las Vegas on April 27., Swift and Travis Kelce are seen walking hand and hand through the venue. Swift wore a metallic green gown while the tight end opted for a blue suit with a white shirt, sans tie. In a video shared by an attendee to Instagram, Travis Kelce took the stage alongside the night’s auctioneer to offer attendees a surprise item up for bid. “I was just talking to my significant other, and we might have one other auction item that wasn’t on the docket. Has anybody heard of the ‘Eras Tour?’” Travis Kelce said to the crowd as he helped auction off four tickets to one of Swift’s show’s.Travis Kelce made a surprise cameo onstage during one of Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” concerts at Wembley Stadium in London. During the June 23 show, Travis Kelce, dressed in a black suit and top hat, popped up onstage alongside Swift and several dancers during her The football pro joined the dancers to perform a pantomime routine that showed them trying to get Swift ready for the rest of her show.helped the Chiefs kick off the 2024 season on Sept. 5 when she showed up at Arrowhead Stadium to watch the team claim victory over the Baltimore Ravens.Swift, who was dressed in an oversized Chiefs T-shirt and thigh-high black boots, attended the Chiefs-Bengals game with her The three women joined up with Ed and Donna Kelce to watch the game in a stadium suite.The couple looked fashionable as they watched Jannik Sinner of Italy beat Taylor Fritz, the first American player to make it to the final since 2006. Swift wore a red gingham dress and shades while Travis Kelce wore a white shirt, cardigan sweater and red and green striped Gucci hat — nearly twinning with Brittany Mahomes, who joined the couple with her husband Patrick Mahomes for a double date.When Swift took home the award for video of the year at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, she used her speech to thank her team, fans and one person very special to her: Travis Kelce. “Something that I’ll always remember is that when I would finish a take... I would always just hear someone like, cheering from across the studio where we were shooting it,” she said while recalling the experience of filming the music video.“Everything this man touches turns to happiness and fun and magic,” she continued. “So I want to thank him for adding that to our shoot, because I’ll always remember that.”Swift and Travis Kelce's relationship sounds so fairytale-like, it has inspired not one, but two romance films for the 2024 holiday season. which premiered on the network Nov. 30. The film follows a Chiefs super fan and the team's director of fan engagement and Taylor Swift is having the last laugh! Ahead of her highly anticipated debut on boyfriend Travis Kelce and his brother Jason Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast, the pop star poked fun at being a guest on a sports-centered show.The Chiefs emerged victorious from the AFC championship for the fifth time in six years after beating the Buffalo Bills 32-29. Swift “It wasn’t like this in Baltimore last year,” Kelce added.Swift’s outfit for the 2025 Grammys may have contained a special reference to Travis Kelce. The football star was unable to attend the award show due to Super Bowl preparation , but Plus, the chain draping over her thigh featured a dangling “T” charm. While the “T” could represent a monogram for “Taylor,” many fans thought it referenced a lyric from “The Tortured Poets Department.”If the “T” detail was a reference to the song, the initial likely stands for her boyfriend — Travis.Today Australia “I think, you know, we get past the Super Bowl it’s going to be a very good period of time for the two of them,” he said. “Without the NFL season, without the 'Eras Tour.' Just them alone really connecting more and I think that can only be a good thing." During a meeting with his Cabinet, President Donald Trump was asked to respond to news of Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce’s engagement to popstar Taylor Swift, who Trump previously said he “hates.”Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce attended their first red carpet event together in June 2025 when they appeared at his Travis Kelce's organization, Tight End University, which he founded with fellow athletes George and Greg Olsen, holds the annual event to bring together tight end players for a bonding experience. During the evening, Swift took the stage to strum her guitar and sing her"1989" hit song"Shake It Off." Fans captured Instagram One photo showed him donning a"Captain" hat while she complimented him in a"First Mate" cap. In another picture, the couple matched in all black while enjoying a night out at dinner. The two also took a snowy trip with reporter Erin Andrews, her husband, Jarret Stoll, and sportscasters Steven Cundari and Charissa Thompson. Travis Kelce included more snaps of the pair spending time with friends and one of him and Swift playing hockey on an ice skating rink.Aug. 12, 2025: Travis Kelce gushes about being Taylor Swift's 'plus one'The star athlete, who is the magazine's September cover star, said about their romance,"I get to be the plus one. I get to go and be that fan. Because I He added,"I’m a fan of the music. I’m a fan of art. And it’s so cool that I get to experience her being that plus one for me on the football field. I feel that same enjoyment every time she comes to "You can’t block that out," he shared."If someone says something that they don’t like about you, you have to be able to understand how you are portraying yourself for them to say that." Travis Kelce further explained,"I’m a guy who doesn’t want anyone to say anything negative about me. Some people don’t give a f—. I’m someone who does care. I do want people to look at me like I’m doing good in the world. I’m influencing and being somebody that has done it the right way." He also revealed some traits that his girlfriend shares with his mom, complimenting both for their kindness, authenticity and work ethic.Taylor Swift always knows how to keep her Swifties on their toes. The pop icon revealed on her website that she has a new album coming out called, “The Life Of A Showgirl.” After teasing a special guest on the next episode of their podcast by simply sharing a silhouette of a woman, Travis and Jason Kelce waited a few hours before confirming Taylor Swift would make an appearance on their show. A clip was added to"New Heights'" social media accounts that showed Travis Kelce and Swift sitting side by side as she marveled"We’re about to do a f---ing podcast?!" Around the same time, a countdown also popped up on Swift's official website with the message,"EXPIRES AUGUST 12 AT 12:12 A.M" against an orange, sparkly background. Swifties immediately began to speculate on social media what the pop star had up her sleeve. Thankfully, she didn't make them wait too long. As soon as the countdown expired, Swift and"New Heights" shared a In a major relationship milestone for Swift and Travis Kelce , the couple shared in a “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married,” the caption read, alongside a dynamite emoji. The carousel post featured five photos, beginning with a shot of Travis Kelce on one knee holding Swift by the waist as she holds his head in her hands. Seemingly in a garden surrounded by flowers of white, pink and red hues, the next photo showed the two smiling, standing forehead to forehead. In the subsequent shots, Swift shows off her sparkling ring, while in another, the two are seen embracing. The last shot is taken from a vertical angle as the two pose on a couch with Swift's legs draped over Kelce. Ariana Brockington, Anna Kaplan, Maddie Ellis, Samantha Kubota, Gina Vivinetto, Becca Wood, Chloe Melas, Doha Madani, Nicoletta Richardson, Drew Weisholtz, Francesca Gariano and Joyann Jeffery contributed to this article.Patrick Mahomes Reveals His Skeptical Reaction to Travis Kelce's Relationship with Taylor Swift
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