Inside Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s budding romance including publicly asking for date and bracelet number trick
NFL star Travis Kelce has been very upfront with his admiration for singer Taylor Swift.
The Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 33, recently opened up on his attempt to touch base with the pop sensation at one of her Eras Tour concerts.
Travis first revealed his fondness for Taylor, also 33, in a conversation on the New Heights podcast, which Travis co-hosts with his brother, Jason Kelce, who plays for the Philadelphia Eagles.
Discussing the concert, he said: "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 butthurt I didn't get to hand her one of the bracelets I made for her."
Travis explained to Jason how friendship bracelets are common at Taylor's concerts and that he "wanted to give Taylor Swift one with my number on it."
"Your number as in 87 or your phone number?" asked Jason, to which Travis responded: "You know which one."
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Unfortunately, he wasn't able to as "She doesn't meet anybody - or at least she didn't want to meet me, so I took it personally," joked Travis, adding that "it was an unbelievable show."
Following Travis' podcast appearance, fellow legendary tight end Rob Gronkowski appeared on Up And Adams, where he lauded Travis and suggested the two should link up.
"I think Travis is a very thoughtful guy," he told Kay Adams.
"And if they started dating, that would be hands down the No. 1 Ken and Barbie in the NFL.
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"No doubt about that, so let's hope it happens, that would be really cool, if Travis and Taylor Swift are dating.
"Come on Taylor let's make it happen, let's go."
Now, a recent report has claimed that the tide has since turned in Travis' favor.
"Taylor and Travis have been quietly hanging out," a source told The Messenger.
"She saw him when she was in NYC a few weeks ago."
However, Entertainment Tonight reported that the two are not dating.
Travis' most recent confirmed relationship was with broadcaster and model Kayla Nicole.
They initially began dating in 2017, and briefly split in 2020 before reconciling.
Ultimately, their relationship came to an end in May 2022, per Page Six.
In October 2022, Travis was linked to Zuri Hall, a reporter for NBC's Access Hollywood by Barstool Sports.
Neither Travis nor Zuri confirmed or denied this report.
As for Taylor, she was most recently in a relationship with the frontman for The 1975, Matty Healy.
They split this summer after just two months together.
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Prior to this, she had been in a long-term relationship with actor Joe Alwyn, 32.
They split in April 2023 after six years together, with ET reporting: "The relationship had just run its course."
