How Andrea Swift played matchmaker for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce
- - How Andrea Swift played matchmaker for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce
Bryan West, USA TODAY NETWORK December 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Andrea Swift helped set the stage for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, turning a concert crush into something more.
In Episode 4 of Swift's six-part docuseries on Disney+, that origin story is finally laid out.
After attending one of her Kansas City Eras Tour stops, the Chiefs tight end went public with his disappointment on his "New Heights" podcast, telling brother Jason Kelce he had hoped to give Swift a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it but never got the chance. The candid admission quickly made headlines, turning a missed moment into a very public swipe right.
"I want to tell the story, because it’s a really cool story," Swift's mom, Andrea Swift, says at the top of the episode in a backstage green room.
Swift urges her on: "Mom, tell the story."
Andrea explains she started researching No. 87.
announced their engagement on Aug. 26, 2025. The couple began dating in the summer of 2023. Look back at their time together, including here, at the game between Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers during the Stanley Cup Final at Amerant Bank Arena on June 12, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>Pop star Taylor Swift and Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce announced their engagement on Aug. 26, 2025. The couple began dating in the summer of 2023. Look back at their time together, including here, at the game between Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers during the Stanley Cup Final at Amerant Bank Arena on June 12, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/JlY49nUX1LMPGxAtlL40Rg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/7e76f814843a6f3d7648df8596df0153 class=caas-img data-headline="Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged! See the couple's love story in photos" data-caption="
Pop star Taylor Swift and Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce announced their engagement on Aug. 26, 2025. The couple began dating in the summer of 2023. Look back at their time together, including here, at the game between Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers during the Stanley Cup Final at Amerant Bank Arena on June 12, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla.
">Pop star Taylor Swift and Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce announced their engagement on Aug. 26, 2025. The couple began dating in the summer of 2023. Look back at their time together, including here, at the game between Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers during the Stanley Cup Final at Amerant Bank Arena on June 12, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/JlY49nUX1LMPGxAtlL40Rg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/7e76f814843a6f3d7648df8596df0153 class=caas-img>Swift and Kelce react after the AFC Championship game against the Buffalo Bills at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Jan. 26, 2025 in Kansas City.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/z.cjDzCJwAftOoRW3GgPhw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/9baefe4d3b96426528b6a176c773d017 class=caas-img data-headline="Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged! See the couple's love story in photos" data-caption="
Swift and Kelce react after the AFC Championship game against the Buffalo Bills at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Jan. 26, 2025 in Kansas City.
">Swift and Kelce react after the AFC Championship game against the Buffalo Bills at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Jan. 26, 2025 in Kansas City.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/z.cjDzCJwAftOoRW3GgPhw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/9baefe4d3b96426528b6a176c773d017 class=caas-img>(Top Row L-R) Swift and Travis Kelce attend the men's final match between Italy's Jannik Sinner and USA's Taylor Fritz on day fourteen of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, on Sept. 8, 2024.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/dg3OMnfdX.kgAxei5VzKsA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjc-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/33999c3483e54e0c93d7fc53679c46a5 class=caas-img data-headline="Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged! See the couple's love story in photos" data-caption="
(Top Row L-R) Swift and Travis Kelce attend the men's final match between Italy's Jannik Sinner and USA's Taylor Fritz on day fourteen of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, on Sept. 8, 2024.
">(Top Row L-R) Swift and Travis Kelce attend the men's final match between Italy's Jannik Sinner and USA's Taylor Fritz on day fourteen of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, on Sept. 8, 2024.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/dg3OMnfdX.kgAxei5VzKsA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjc-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/33999c3483e54e0c93d7fc53679c46a5 class=caas-img>Swift and Kelce watch game one of the ALCS for the 2024 MLB Playoffs between the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Guardians at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 14, 2024 in Bronx, N.Y.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/hbuuolTEzHVbMEa9X118aA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/02a76a2239f35cd387923be593526879 class=caas-img data-headline="Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged! See the couple's love story in photos" data-caption="
Swift and Kelce watch game one of the ALCS for the 2024 MLB Playoffs between the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Guardians at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 14, 2024 in Bronx, N.Y.
">Swift and Kelce watch game one of the ALCS for the 2024 MLB Playoffs between the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Guardians at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 14, 2024 in Bronx, N.Y.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/hbuuolTEzHVbMEa9X118aA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/02a76a2239f35cd387923be593526879 class=caas-img>Swift watches the action during the first half between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Las Vegas Raiders at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Nov. 29, 2024 in Kansas City, Mo.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/E54bpJqKtYM_l6Rkm7bnRg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD03NTY-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/b1102d96cf2dbf07b5e103f4aeb97b8c class=caas-img data-headline="Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged! See the couple's love story in photos" data-caption="
Swift watches the action during the first half between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Las Vegas Raiders at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Nov. 29, 2024 in Kansas City, Mo.
">Swift watches the action during the first half between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Las Vegas Raiders at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Nov. 29, 2024 in Kansas City, Mo.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/E54bpJqKtYM_l6Rkm7bnRg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD03NTY-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/b1102d96cf2dbf07b5e103f4aeb97b8c class=caas-img>Swift and Donna Kelce arrive prior to a game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Las Vegas Raiders at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Nov. 29, 2024 in Kansas City, Mo.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/ejYrz3mJ4IIl0Y.puT3ulA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04ODA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/7e41031aa4770ddd788dccb6009cabfb class=caas-img data-headline="Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged! See the couple's love story in photos" data-caption="
Swift and Donna Kelce arrive prior to a game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Las Vegas Raiders at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Nov. 29, 2024 in Kansas City, Mo.
">Swift and Donna Kelce arrive prior to a game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Las Vegas Raiders at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Nov. 29, 2024 in Kansas City, Mo.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/ejYrz3mJ4IIl0Y.puT3ulA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04ODA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/7e41031aa4770ddd788dccb6009cabfb class=caas-img>Kelce celebrates with Swift after a 17-10 victory against the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC championship game at M&T Bank Stadium on Jan. 28, 2024, in Baltimore, Md.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/V5VCNpnSgt_ZHcbmStvgsg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD03NDA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/8ca1348dfae895c8aec7df0f88af596e class=caas-img data-headline="Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged! See the couple's love story in photos" data-caption="
Kelce celebrates with Swift after a 17-10 victory against the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC championship game at M&T Bank Stadium on Jan. 28, 2024, in Baltimore, Md.
">Kelce celebrates with Swift after a 17-10 victory against the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC championship game at M&T Bank Stadium on Jan. 28, 2024, in Baltimore, Md.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/V5VCNpnSgt_ZHcbmStvgsg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD03NDA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/8ca1348dfae895c8aec7df0f88af596e class=caas-img>Swift reacts after Kelce (not pictured) scores a touchdown against the Bills during an AFC divisional round game at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y., on Jan. 22, 2024.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/2XO9QogxH7VnAVOves7_fQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/f9e91bf18c50cca13038076823508327 class=caas-img data-headline="Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged! See the couple's love story in photos" data-caption="
Swift reacts after Kelce (not pictured) scores a touchdown against the Bills during an AFC divisional round game at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y., on Jan. 22, 2024.
">Swift reacts after Kelce (not pictured) scores a touchdown against the Bills during an AFC divisional round game at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y., on Jan. 22, 2024.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/2XO9QogxH7VnAVOves7_fQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/f9e91bf18c50cca13038076823508327 class=caas-img>Swift and Jerrod Carmichael watch the 2024 AFC divisional round game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium on Jan. 21, 2024.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/d1EL105D2FEFFdtMrei1Jg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/19b64fc1a17fd3abd8886d167b0da9d3 class=caas-img data-headline="Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged! See the couple's love story in photos" data-caption="
Swift and Jerrod Carmichael watch the 2024 AFC divisional round game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium on Jan. 21, 2024.
">Swift and Jerrod Carmichael watch the 2024 AFC divisional round game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium on Jan. 21, 2024.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/d1EL105D2FEFFdtMrei1Jg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/19b64fc1a17fd3abd8886d167b0da9d3 class=caas-img>Swift reacts during the game between the Buffalo Bills and the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Dec. 10, 2023 in Kansas City, Mo.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/QnOc5dN9meO6uV3UgumJng--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/fce5be2d931948ee5e39b6ac23de8134 class=caas-img data-headline="Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged! See the couple's love story in photos" data-caption="
Swift reacts during the game between the Buffalo Bills and the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Dec. 10, 2023 in Kansas City, Mo.
">Swift reacts during the game between the Buffalo Bills and the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Dec. 10, 2023 in Kansas City, Mo.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/QnOc5dN9meO6uV3UgumJng--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/fce5be2d931948ee5e39b6ac23de8134 class=caas-img>Lyndsay Bell, from left, Taylor Swift and Brittany Mahomes react in a suite during the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023, in Green Bay, Wis.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/pk9BlNM133ugkcmqfS5C2A--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/03e09ca9cf879a90942483b2da3d73e4 class=caas-img data-headline="Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged! See the couple's love story in photos" data-caption="
Lyndsay Bell, from left, Taylor Swift and Brittany Mahomes react in a suite during the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023, in Green Bay, Wis.
">Lyndsay Bell, from left, Taylor Swift and Brittany Mahomes react in a suite during the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023, in Green Bay, Wis.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/pk9BlNM133ugkcmqfS5C2A--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/03e09ca9cf879a90942483b2da3d73e4 class=caas-img>Swift and Brittany Mahomes cheer during the second half of the game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Oct. 22, 2023 in Kansas City, Mo.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/oeJ3XbIxg8ifh4ITOII9dw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04OTA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/7bd810670977ecbe653b3e6acaf34d91 class=caas-img data-headline="Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged! See the couple's love story in photos" data-caption="
Swift and Brittany Mahomes cheer during the second half of the game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Oct. 22, 2023 in Kansas City, Mo.
">Swift and Brittany Mahomes cheer during the second half of the game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Oct. 22, 2023 in Kansas City, Mo.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/oeJ3XbIxg8ifh4ITOII9dw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04OTA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/7bd810670977ecbe653b3e6acaf34d91 class=caas-img>Swift and Donna Kelce look on before the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Denver Broncos at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Oct. 12, 2023.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/S9T82q1bYyeVVs_gLloqtw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/28c23a505c441ed7739b98e1312f4694 class=caas-img data-headline="Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged! See the couple's love story in photos" data-caption="
Swift and Donna Kelce look on before the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Denver Broncos at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Oct. 12, 2023.
">Swift and Donna Kelce look on before the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Denver Broncos at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., on Oct. 12, 2023.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/S9T82q1bYyeVVs_gLloqtw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/28c23a505c441ed7739b98e1312f4694 class=caas-img>Swift and Donna Kelce look on before the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Denver Broncos at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Oct. 12, 2023 in Kansas City, Mo.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/zTSfg3Oef1gfm48pzt_hcw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/d54e6d938d9681ba31a23e3f83696093 class=caas-img data-headline="Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged! See the couple's love story in photos" data-caption="
Swift and Donna Kelce look on before the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Denver Broncos at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Oct. 12, 2023 in Kansas City, Mo.
">Swift and Donna Kelce look on before the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Denver Broncos at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Oct. 12, 2023 in Kansas City, Mo.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/zTSfg3Oef1gfm48pzt_hcw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/d54e6d938d9681ba31a23e3f83696093 class=caas-img>Swift and actor Blake Lively cheer prior to the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on Oct. 1, 2023 in East Rutherford, N.J.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/uURpebP13ncGSvw2ZboqVw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/2f1d80364a23b970a2fb2a1a8e7d4d1d class=caas-img data-headline="Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged! See the couple's love story in photos" data-caption="
Swift and actor Blake Lively cheer prior to the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on Oct. 1, 2023 in East Rutherford, N.J.
">Swift and actor Blake Lively cheer prior to the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on Oct. 1, 2023 in East Rutherford, N.J.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/uURpebP13ncGSvw2ZboqVw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/2f1d80364a23b970a2fb2a1a8e7d4d1d class=caas-img>Swift cheers prior to the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on Oct. 1, 2023 in East Rutherford, N.J.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/xdoTO3JBAZ_JTIsYpaj0Xw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/9724ca89c2f19c200564d6489d3f71ab class=caas-img data-headline="Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged! See the couple's love story in photos" data-caption="
Swift cheers prior to the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on Oct. 1, 2023 in East Rutherford, N.J.
">Swift cheers prior to the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on Oct. 1, 2023 in East Rutherford, N.J.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/xdoTO3JBAZ_JTIsYpaj0Xw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/9724ca89c2f19c200564d6489d3f71ab class=caas-img>Swift reacts while sitting next to Donna Kelce watching the Kansas City Chiefs play the Chicago Bears at Arrowhead Stadium on Sep 24, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/cKV2hhh5dxIPHOyxyPoXZg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/5c60f9ae11aecf09b6d2baac95865702 class=caas-img data-headline="Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged! See the couple's love story in photos" data-caption="
Swift reacts while sitting next to Donna Kelce watching the Kansas City Chiefs play the Chicago Bears at Arrowhead Stadium on Sep 24, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo.
">Swift reacts while sitting next to Donna Kelce watching the Kansas City Chiefs play the Chicago Bears at Arrowhead Stadium on Sep 24, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/cKV2hhh5dxIPHOyxyPoXZg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/5c60f9ae11aecf09b6d2baac95865702 class=caas-img>Swift and Kelce (87) react after the AFC Championship game against the Buffalo Bills at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Jan. 26, 2025 in Kansas City, Mo.
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/hYH6DOqjcpXdu7gnle1eEw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/3de768280e552fd38edbd4305fd44613 class=caas-img data-headline="Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged! See the couple's love story in photos" data-caption="
Swift and Kelce (87) react after the AFC Championship game against the Buffalo Bills at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Jan. 26, 2025 in Kansas City, Mo.
">Swift and Kelce (87) react after the AFC Championship game against the Buffalo Bills at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Jan. 26, 2025 in Kansas City, Mo.
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1 / 18Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged! See the couple's love story in photos
Pop star Taylor Swift and Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce announced their engagement on Aug. 26, 2025. The couple began dating in the summer of 2023. Look back at their time together, including here, at the game between Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers during the Stanley Cup Final at Amerant Bank Arena on June 12, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla.
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"I'm looking at the headlines and perusing around what's on the internet and I see that this guy came to your show and he brought a friendship bracelet and wants to meet you," Andrea says. Curious, Mama Swift called her cousin Robin, dubbed the "resident expert on Kansas City Chiefs."
"And she goes, 'Oh, my God, he's the nicest guy, and you know what, he really loves his mom,'" Andrea recalls. "And I went ding, ding, ding, ding, ding."
Swift laughs and continues the story, "And so you call me up with this tone of, 'Hey, so I know you're gonna not react well to this, but there's a guy,'" she says, as Andrea jumps in with: "He's really cute."
"You said something to the effect of like, 'You gotta start doing something different,'" Swift adds.
Andrea describes Kelce's gesture as "so earnest," adding, "I thought it was the sweetest thing in the world that he came to your show. He brought you something from your world. To me that really said a lot. I thought that was really sweet and I liked it."
Melissa Ruggieri writes. Here are some of the lyrics on the album that nod to Travis Kelce.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>In "The Life of a Showgirl," Taylor Swift shows she's a woman in love and "proudly flaunts the physical and emotional attributes of her man," USA TODAY critic Melissa Ruggieri writes. Here are some of the lyrics on the album that nod to Travis Kelce.
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In "The Life of a Showgirl," Taylor Swift shows she's a woman in love and "proudly flaunts the physical and emotional attributes of her man," USA TODAY critic Melissa Ruggieri writes. Here are some of the lyrics on the album that nod to Travis Kelce.
">In "The Life of a Showgirl," Taylor Swift shows she's a woman in love and "proudly flaunts the physical and emotional attributes of her man," USA TODAY critic Melissa Ruggieri writes. Here are some of the lyrics on the album that nod to Travis Kelce.
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/DmOjuQ_r8ohT6L1M52gvNQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xMjQy/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/5813552a0c11ccb347a45c64099c594a class=caas-img>— Taylor Swift, "Ophelia"
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"I swore loyalty to me, myself and I / Right before you lit my sky up." — Taylor Swift, "Ophelia"
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/MN0Jc8SQoqLWRSdgq5q_4g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xMjQy/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/b8c687465070c70a444301b8a4bd8bbe class=caas-img data-headline="Taylor Swift's most notable lyrics about Travis Kelce on 'The Life of a Showgirl'" data-caption="
"I swore loyalty to me, myself and I / Right before you lit my sky up." — Taylor Swift, "Ophelia"
">"I swore loyalty to me, myself and I / Right before you lit my sky up." — Taylor Swift, "Ophelia"
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/MN0Jc8SQoqLWRSdgq5q_4g--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xMjQy/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/b8c687465070c70a444301b8a4bd8bbe class=caas-img>— Taylor Swift, "Eldest Daughter"
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"When I said I don't believe in marriage / That was a lie."— Taylor Swift, "Eldest Daughter"
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/ol8bXZwtR3JhjH7yR.YQGA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/8adcf9f96ef55ce8efc3aaf7c53b80ef class=caas-img data-headline="Taylor Swift's most notable lyrics about Travis Kelce on 'The Life of a Showgirl'" data-caption="
"When I said I don't believe in marriage / That was a lie."— Taylor Swift, "Eldest Daughter"
">"When I said I don't believe in marriage / That was a lie."— Taylor Swift, "Eldest Daughter"
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/ol8bXZwtR3JhjH7yR.YQGA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04Mjg-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/8adcf9f96ef55ce8efc3aaf7c53b80ef class=caas-img>— Taylor Swift, "Ophelia"
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"You dug me out of my grave and saved my heart from the fate of Ophelia / Keep it 100 / On the land, the sea, the sky / Pledge allegiance to your hands / Your team, your vibes." — Taylor Swift, "Ophelia"
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/TXd4Ff6PhiiNbTwpKai5jQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xMjQy/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/dab243144ad90ce67125496da37d236a class=caas-img data-headline="Taylor Swift's most notable lyrics about Travis Kelce on 'The Life of a Showgirl'" data-caption="
"You dug me out of my grave and saved my heart from the fate of Ophelia / Keep it 100 / On the land, the sea, the sky / Pledge allegiance to your hands / Your team, your vibes." — Taylor Swift, "Ophelia"
">"You dug me out of my grave and saved my heart from the fate of Ophelia / Keep it 100 / On the land, the sea, the sky / Pledge allegiance to your hands / Your team, your vibes." — Taylor Swift, "Ophelia"
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/TXd4Ff6PhiiNbTwpKai5jQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xMjQy/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/dab243144ad90ce67125496da37d236a class=caas-img>“Summertime spritz, pink skies / You can call me 'honey' if you want / Because I'm the one you want. ... You could be my forever-night stand." — Taylor Swift, "Honey"
" style=padding-bottom:56%>“Summertime spritz, pink skies / You can call me 'honey' if you want / Because I'm the one you want. ... You could be my forever-night stand." — Taylor Swift, "Honey"
" data-src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/I.jfgLNmVlpZMMtwOYvb0A--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xMjQy/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/55c28a1cdc2501d70c96b539442d5797 class=caas-img data-headline="Taylor Swift's most notable lyrics about Travis Kelce on 'The Life of a Showgirl'" data-caption="
“Summertime spritz, pink skies / You can call me 'honey' if you want / Because I'm the one you want. ... You could be my forever-night stand." — Taylor Swift, "Honey"
">“Summertime spritz, pink skies / You can call me 'honey' if you want / Because I'm the one you want. ... You could be my forever-night stand." — Taylor Swift, "Honey"
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/I.jfgLNmVlpZMMtwOYvb0A--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xMjQy/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/55c28a1cdc2501d70c96b539442d5797 class=caas-img>Seems to be that you and me, we make our own luck. ... His love was thе key that opened my thighs."— Taylor Swift, "Wood"
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"The curse on me was broken by your magic wand /Seems to be that you and me, we make our own luck. ... His love was thе key that opened my thighs."— Taylor Swift, "Wood"
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"The curse on me was broken by your magic wand /Seems to be that you and me, we make our own luck. ... His love was thе key that opened my thighs."— Taylor Swift, "Wood"
">"The curse on me was broken by your magic wand /Seems to be that you and me, we make our own luck. ... His love was thе key that opened my thighs."— Taylor Swift, "Wood"
" src=https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/xtj6T9wTU82.lGrwMF_Aeg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD0xMjQy/https://media.zenfs.com/en/usa_today_slideshows_242/e9ecaf7bc4a191b4318a96d4bf4de2bf class=caas-img>I'm nеver gonna leave you now." — Taylor Swift, "Eldest Daughter"
" style=padding-bottom:56%>"So many traitors, smooth operators / But I'm never gonna break that vowI'm nеver gonna leave you now." — Taylor Swift, "Eldest Daughter"
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"So many traitors, smooth operators / But I'm never gonna break that vowI'm nеver gonna leave you now." — Taylor Swift, "Eldest Daughter"
">"So many traitors, smooth operators / But I'm never gonna break that vowI'm nеver gonna leave you now." — Taylor Swift, "Eldest Daughter"
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In "The Life of a Showgirl," Taylor Swift shows she's a woman in love and "proudly flaunts the physical and emotional attributes of her man," USA TODAY critic Melissa Ruggieri writes. Here are some of the lyrics on the album that nod to Travis Kelce.
'Karma is the guy on the Chiefs': Taylor Swift sings about Travis Kelce on Eras Tour
'Karma is the guy on the Chiefs'
The timing was notable. As the Eras Tour barreled across continents, Swift was quietly moving through two public breakups, processing heartbreak while delivering a three-and-a-half-hour spectacle. In the docuseries, she reflects on how the tour itself became the one constant when her personal life felt unstable.
"The show was what gave me purpose and was what I could use to get me out of bed," Swift says.
Against that backdrop, Kelce's attempt to meet her landed differently. Swift says on their first date, the tight end explained the mechanics of football "like violent chess."
"I just sort of became obsessed with him and therefore became obsessed with learning about football," Swift says, laughing as she rattles off injury reports and practice statuses.
As their relationship deepened, Kelce didn't just enter Swift’s world, he embraced it. She changed the lyric to her closing "Midnights" song every time he watched the show in-pseron, singing, "Karma is the guy on the Chiefs coming straight home to me."
She performed it that way 14 times in Australia, Asia, Europe, South America and North America.
Kelce's London cameo
The docuseries takes the audience backstage of the rehearsal and coming together of inviting Kelce onstage June 23, 2024, during her "I Can Do It With a Broken Heart" vaudeville skit in Wembley Stadium.
Swift says the idea emerged organically.
"If there was ever a point to put Travis in the show, I think this would be the one," she says. "The way that he just comes to life when the lights are the brightest. The moment is never too big for Travis."
Kelce ate the idea up.
"He was like, 'Put me in. I’m in,'" Swift recalls. "I can safely say that was the loudest it ever got on the Eras Tour."
Final Kelce show in Indy
The final Kelce appearance in the episode is the second show in Indianapolis. Between football games and practice, the Chiefs player walks into the stadium mid-show to sit with Swift's family. Swift explains the parallel worlds of the two of them performing in NFL stadiums and entertaining for three-and-a-half hours at the time.
On show days, Swift would watch Kelce's games from backstage, cheering while going through physical therapy. In one scene, she's stretched out in the Miami Dolphins' locker room with her family and team, wearing a Chiefs tee, her calves wrapped in recovery sleeves.
The convergence of sports fans and Swifties had become visible in the crowd, too.
"I swear to God, it's every 12th person has his jersey on," she says.
The episode closes with Kelce waiting on a pulley system as Swift finishes her final song and appears beneath the stage. The roar of the crowd still echoes above. He smiles and yells out to her.
“Tay-Tay! All aboard," he says and makes a choo-choo sound.
She laughs and kisses him.
"Travis is just very comfortable with, conceptually speaking, a big life, 'cause he has one," she explains over video of them riding off. "I think, ultimately, it's the way he treats me. It's very clear. And I think that's one of the reasons why the fans are so in love with him."
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This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: How Andrea Swift played matchmaker for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce
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