Travis Kelce Just Joined Taylor Swift On Stage At The Eras Tour

Did Travis Kelce manifest a relationship with Taylor Swift? See the full timeline of their romance below.

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It started something of a pipe dream. Travis Kelce, a Kansas City Chiefs football player, had a dream of meeting Taylor Swift and giving her his number.

Travis, 34, diligently attended the Kansas City stop on her Eras Tour, armed with a friendship bracelet of his phone number, but allegedly never had the chance to give it to the pop superstar.

But his efforts were not in vain.

It seems Taylor was open to Travis shooting his shot, and the two have since become the most talked about couple on the planet. There are even rumours of an engagement on the horizon.

What started as a seemingly baseless rumour certainly gained legs pretty quickly. Here’s how the rumoured romance between Taylor and Travis came to be.

July 2023: Travis Kelce Tries His Luck At The Eras Tour

On July 7-8, Taylor Swift took her record-breaking Eras Tour to Kansas City.

It is here that Kelce purportedly first tried his luck with the singer. However, his presence there, and his desire to seduce Taylor with one of her famed friendship bracelets, was not revealed until a little later.

Travis Kelce tried to seduce Taylor at her concert… to no avail.

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Travis Talks About Taylor On His Podcast

On his New Heights podcast, which Travis hosts with his brother, Jason, Kelce addressed his failed attempts to grab Taylor’s attention at the Eras Tour concert.

“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,” he said on the podcast with his brother, Jason. “So I was a little butt-hurt I didn’t get to hand her one of the bracelets I made for her.”

He goes on to say the bracelet featured his phone number.

Watch the clip above, as shared on the New Heights instagram.

September 12, 2023: The Rumours Begin

The rumours begin, with gossip site, Deux Moi first reporting rumours the two were dating.

Meanwhile, a source told news site, The Messenger, that Taylor and Travis have been “quietly hanging out” and that she “saw him when she was in NYC a few weeks ago”.

Around the same time, Entertainment Tonight simultaneously reports comments from a source confirming Taylor and Travis are “not officially dating”.

September 21, 2023: Travis Addresses The Rumours

While appearing on The Pat McAfee show, Travis shared a small update.

“I told her, you know, ‘I’ve seen you rock the stage in Arrowhead [Stadium, in Kansas City], you might have to come see me rock the stage in Arrowhead and see which one’s a little more lit,’” he joked. “So, we’ll see what happens in the near future.”

He went on to say: “It’s hilarious how much traction this has actually gotten, right now it’s like a game of telephone. No one actually knows what’s going on, especially when you got [my brother] Jason Kelce on live television telling people both sides—he doesn’t know, it’s true, this and that.”
Travis Kelce is a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs

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A day later, E! reports that Taylor and Travis “met up once” in New York.

September 24, 2023: Taylor Swift Attends A Kansas City Chiefs Game

The media was abuzz in late September after Swift was seen at a Kansas City Chiefs game, donning the team’s colours (red and white) and sitting in the private box alongside Kelce’s mother.
Taylor Swift attends a game alongside Kelce’s mum, Donna (pictured).

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Whether or not the two are already dating, or if Swift just took Kelce up on his offer to see the game, remains to be seen.

Nevertheless, there is some romance brewing!

Travis Kelce Books Out An Entire Restaurant To Party With Taylor

Travis Kelce is treating Taylor like the queen she is by booking out an entire restaurant after she came to his game at Kansas’ Arrowhead Stadium.

According to Entertainment Tonight, the pair had a late dinner at a restaurant called Prime Social Rooftop, followed by a party with Travis’ friends and family.

“Travis bought out the restaurant for his family and team,” a source told the website. “Taylor arrived, wearing a denim dress, and was seen snacking, having some cocktails and dancing alongside Travis. The two were very affectionate with one another but kept things fun and light hearted. Travis’ teammates also showed up to the after-party, as well as his mom and dad, Donna and Ed. The party lasted until 2 a.m.”

Meanwhile diners were told they had to leave the restaurant by 8pm, and were offered free drinks at the venue’s sister restaurant downstairs.
Travis booked out an entire restaurant to party with Taylor Swift.

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Despite partying away together until the wee hours of the morning, another source told Entertainment Tonight that the two new romantics are taking things slow.

“Travis has never shied away from his desire to give dating with Taylor a try, which he even said during a press conference a few months ago after seeing Swift in concert. Travis and Taylor are taking things slowly, and not rushing into anything serious. Both are very career-focused, so the focus is on that for now, but that’s not going to stop them from enjoying life when it’s the right moment.”

September 27, 2023: Travis Speaks About Taylor On His Podcast

Travis returned for a new episode of his podcast, New Heights, with his brother Jason — the first episode since Taylor made a surprise appearance at his Kansas City game.

Unsurprisingly, Travis was full of compliments for the singer.

“Shout out to Taylor for pulling up, that was pretty ballsy!” he said.

“I just thought it was awesome how everybody in the suite had nothing but great things to say about her, the friends and family. She looked amazing. Everyone was talking about her in great light. And on top of that, the day went perfect for Chiefs fans…it was just impressive. It was impressive.”

When Jason joked about Taylor putting Travis “on the map”, Travis continued:

“To see the slow-motion chest bumps, to see the high-fives with Mom, to see how, you know, Chiefs’ kingdom was all excited that she was there… That s— was absolutely hysterical. It was definitely a game I will remember, that’s for damn sure.”

“Then we just slid off in the getaway car at the end,” he added, referencing Swift’s song. “Took my Chevelle to the game and yeah. You already know, having fun, breaking all the speed limits in that thing.”

However, when it came to the matter of his private life, Travis said he’s going to keep things a bit quieter from now on.

“I think what’s real is that it is my personal life and I want to respect both of our lives. She’s not in the media as much as I am doing this show every single week and having fun during the NFL season on other guys’ shows,” he said.

“I’m enjoying life, and I sure as hell enjoyed this weekend. Everything moving forward, I think me talking about sports and saying ‘Alright now’ will have to be kind of where I keep it.”

Is that a hint the relationship is over, or that there will be more to NOT talk about in the future? Hopefully we’ll find out.

October 1, 2023: Taylor Swift Goes To Another Chiefs Game

It’s not over between Travis and Taylor—in fact, we suspect things are heating up.

On October 1, Taylor attended Travis’ Kansas City Chiefs game in her home town of New York. And she didn’t go alone. In fact, she came with a haul of celebrity friends.
Taylor Swift and Ryan Reynolds at the Chiefs game.

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Taylor took an entourage of famous faces, including her besties Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, and her new pal (and current tenant) Sophie Turner.
Sophie Turner, Taylor Swift and Ryan Reynolds enjoying the private box.

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Presumably accompanying Ryan Reynolds—and, thus, the broader Swift entourage—was Hugh Jackman. Jackman recently announced his split from his wife of nearly 30 years, Deborra Lee Furness.
Taylor Swift, Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman.

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Swift’s attendance at the game comes after reports Travis was spotted leaving Taylor Swift’s New York home on the morning of the game, even leaving in her Range Rover.

October 12, 2023: Swift Attends Another Chiefs Game

Taylor Swift at the Chiefs game at Arrowhead Stadium on October 12.

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Is this going to be a weekly thing for Taylor Swift now? Is the NFL paying her to show up (like they should), or is she just a doting girlfriend? Because the day after her massive Eras Tour movie premiere, Taylor is back in the stands at Travis Kelce’s latest Chiefs game in Kansas City.

Taylor sat in the box at Arrowhead Stadium alongside Travis’ mother Donna, with the two chatting, laughing and cheering throughout the game.

Swift wore a new Kansas City Chiefs jacket over a simple black top.

October 14, 2023: Taylor and Travis Hold Hands In Public

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce put on an affectionate display as they headed into filming an episode of Saturday Night Live on October 14. The pair both made cameos on the season premiere of the sketch show, with Taylor introducing performer Ice Spice, and Kelce making an appearance in a skit about the NFL being obsessed with the Traylor relationship.