Taylor Swift again Travis Kelce they can't help but give each other warm hugs.
Swift and Kelce began dating in the summer of 2023 before the singer attended his first Kansas City Chiefs game in the fall. Swift later revealed that she and Kelce connected after he approached her The Eras Tour stopped in Missouri and wanted to give him a friendship bracelet with his number on it.
“In fact, we had an important time that no one knew, which I am grateful for, because we got to know each other,” he shared with her in December 2023. TIME Person of the Year cover story. “When I went to that first game, we were already a couple. I think some people think they saw our first date at that game? We're never going to be mentally disturbed to introduce a first date.”
Swift and Kelce's romance quickly took the world by storm as fans and other stars became enamored with their sweet love story. Ever since they went public with their relationship, the couple has shamed each other many times.
Keep scrolling to see Swift and Kelce's best moments and their sweetest quotes to each other:
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift
Ezra Shaw/Getty ImagesTaylor's first game
Swift played for the first time for the Chiefs in September 2023 when the Chiefs faced the Chicago Bears. The Grammy winner sits on the couch with Travis' mom, Donna Kelceto enter the game. Travis' partner James Winchester shared that he realized the tight end was embarrassed because Swift cheered him on.
“I went up to Trav. I just said, 'Hey, man, it's great you're here.' You can say, 'What do you mean? They put him on the jumbotron or something?' I'm like, 'No, Jay just told me. That's good, man, good for you,'” Winchester recalled during a May episode of the “As a Farmer” podcast. “He's just smiling and, you know, shy.”
Big Brother Teasing
After Travis and Swift made headlines following that first performance, Travis' older brother, Jason Kelcehe couldn't help but tease her about Swift putting her “on the map.”
“I just thought it was great that everyone on the panel had nothing but good things to say about him. Friends and family. He looked great,” he said during the brothers' “New Heights” podcast. “Furthermore, the day went very well for the Chiefs fans. We wrote everything down, folks. It was really electric.”
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'Karma' Scream
When Travis had a bye week in November 2023, he flew to Buenos Aires to catch Swift. The Eras Tour the concert. Travis was in the audience with Taylor's father, Scott Swiftand watched the show in the VIP area. During the show's finale, Taylor changed the lyrics to her final song, “Karma,” from “guy on the screen,” which was a reference to her ex-boyfriend. Joe Alwyn“Chiefs boy.”
Fans in attendance captured Travis's shocked reaction which left him red-faced. Scott went to give the football player a high-five, but Travis was so surprised he missed the moment.
Travis opened up about the experience on his podcast with Jason and admitted he was “shocked” by the screams. He also apologized to Taylor's father for leaving him hanging.
“Mr. Swift, I'm sorry, big boy,” Travis said. “I've never missed a dignitary, and a dignitary. It's the most electric thing you can do at a party.”
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift
Patrick Smith/Getty ImagesMaking Taylor a 'Honest Woman'
In June 2024, Travis attended the Big Slick Celebrity Weekend in Kansas City. At the party he was talking to her Jason Sudeikiswho teased the footballer about his potential future with Taylor.
“Hey, Travis, really talk. It's just us here. When are you going to make her a proper woman?” [her]?” Sudeikis asked jokingly before referring to himself Harrison ButkerControversial graduation speech about women choosing to be homemakers over career pursuits. “Taylor doesn't need to work anymore. And I know your kicker agrees with me.”
Travis laughed and smirked before replying sarcastically, “You guys are really pushing it.”
Falling for a Boy on a Soccer Team
During Lyon, France, stop at him The Eras TourTaylor performed “Fifteen” as one of the night's secret songs. I I'm afraid the song, which dropped in 2008, includes the line, “In your life, you're going to do bigger things than date a boy on the football team.” As Swift got her words out, she realized the irony of her words, leaving her smiling and embarrassed as the crowd went wild.
The Best Cooking Partners
At Travis' Chiefs press conference in June 2024, he was asked about it food he likes to cook and Taylor.
“I respect that question, but I'll keep that to myself,” he said shyly and smiled. “I really enjoy cooking with him, so I'd better keep to myself.”
At the end of the press conference, Travis joked that the pop star “makes a good Pop-Tart and cinnamon roll.”
Taking the Stage
Travis went to Taylor's London The Eras Tour concerts in June 2024 – and finally on stage. The singer threw in a fake sound between “The Small Man Who Ever Live” and “I Can Do It With A Broken Heart” during the set. They were harassed by the Department of Poets part of his show every night. On his third night at Wembley Stadium, Travis joined his dancers on stage.
After their rehearsed skit, Travis stood behind his girlfriend, blushing with a big smile on his face as the song began.
Thanking Praise
When Adam Sandler appeared in the August 2024 episode of “New Heights,” she couldn't stop gushing over Taylor. “By the way, what a girl,” he told Travis, who called his girlfriend “the best player here.”
Sandler went on to explain how important Taylor is to his family, explaining that his two daughters – Sadie and Sunny – are huge fans. “I love listening to him in the car. I love what he was saying, all the messages, all the music, the production, how cool he was,” he said. “What did he mean to young girls, what does he mean to women. What does he mean to boys who do the right thing in life.”
Travis thanked Sandler for his kind words, and noted that Taylor was “very happy” to see the actor and his daughters at his October 2023 premiere. The Eras Tour concert film. “You made me sweat here,” Travis teased.
I've Never Been So Happy
“I enjoy all aspects of life, that's for sure,” Travis said i The Stephen A. Smith Show January 2025. “Taylor and I are happy and I couldn't be happier to have this confidence and comfort off the field and all the support I could ask for on the field.”
She added, “I think, personally, the beauty of being in a strong relationship is that you get that support so you can go in and focus on your craft, focus on being the best version of yourself. That's why I wanted to be in [her] supportive concerts and his presence, making sure that he feels comfortable and supported in everything he does in life.”
Closing Her Podcast Appearance With a Kiss
Taylor joined Travis and Jason on the August 2025 episode of the siblings' podcast “New Heights”, where she talked about their relationship and shared a sweet smooch with her boyfriend.
“This podcast has done a lot for me,” Swift teased. “This podcast got me a boyfriend since Travis decided to use it as his personal dating app two years ago.”
Why Their Relationship Works
Taylor had nothing but good things to say about Travis in her Disney+ documentary, The End of an Erarecounting his June 2024 arrival on stage The Eras Tour. “The way he just comes to life when the lights are on – people talk about that all the time with him. It's like, 'Time is never too big for Travis,'” she explained. “The lights are never too bright for Travis. As an actor, he can, like, slow down in the most stressful moments, and that's exactly what we saw on stage. He went out there and was the most interesting, most entertaining actor you could ever have on stage. … He's incredibly entertaining.”
He went on to say that the two get along very well because they do the same thing in their work, which requires them to be away from each other for a long time. “In some ways there's been this dynamic shift in Travis, because it's shocking how much similarity we have in our jobs and how we look at it and how we look at each other,” she said. “We both have jobs where we go out together in NFL stadiums and entertain people for three and a half hours. His is more violent than mine, but he's not in heels. But it's our love. We've been chasing this since we were young. So, I don't think I ever thought I'd meet a guy who had the same approach. And I've been the right person in my life to be with him, I've realized that he's the right person in my life. passions match and actually fuel each other in the end, we like to entertain each other.
He was then surprised that the fans started wearing him a jersey The Eras Tour shows, saying he had never imagined such an outcome when the tour began in March 2023.
“I swear to God, it's like every 12th person is wearing his jersey. The fans really love Travis, and I think it's because they can tell that he loves them and loves everyone,” he said before calling their love “the most meaningful relationship” in his life. “Travis is very comfortable, so to speak, with a big life, because he has it. And it's not one that he has reluctantly, he's very comfortable with it. I think in the end it's the way he treats me, it's very clear. And I think that's one of the reasons why the fans love him so much. 'Cause you have to be very likable, you know?
Finding The One
In the sixth episode of The End of an EraTaylor read the card Travis sent her with the flowers before her last few Seasons shows in Vancouver. “There are so many incredible memories from this trip, but what I love the most is seeing you at a concert for the first time, surprised and swept off your feet by a woman who didn't even know you,” he wrote. “I'm selfish and say thank you for creating this legendary journey again [tour manager] Robert [Allen] stopping you through Kansas City, Missouri. Those two nights in KC were the beginning of me meeting the love of my life.”
Travis Kelce Brings the Vibes
Taylor and Travis made their awards show debut at the iHeartRadio Music Awards in 2026, where the “Opalite” singer gave her man a pep talk in his acceptance speech for Best Pop Album.
“This album probably makes me feel very happy and confident and free because that's how I feel every day of my life because of my fiancée who is here tonight,” he told the crowd. “So, thanks for the vibes.”
