Travis Kelce gushes about Taylor Swift in new interview: ‘Nothing but a wonderful year’
Travis Kelce gushes about Taylor Swift in new interview: ‘Nothing but a wonderful year’
is shaking off any hate surrounding his relationship with pop star Taylor Swift.
The Kansas City Chiefs tight end gushed about his relationship with the singer in a new interview, reflecting on public interest in the couple and how he’s learned to shut out the noise, something Swift has “dealt with it forever,” he said on “The Pat McAfee Show.”
In between discussions of Kelce’s upcoming championship game, when the Chiefs will face the San Francisco 49ers in the 2024 Super Bowl, McAfee prompted Kelce to talk about people thinking their relationship wasn’t genuine.
“I think at the beginning, a lot of football people just thought it was fake,” McAfee said. “But now, people can’t help but realize, Travis is phenomenal at football … and he’s in love.”
“It’s a beautiful thing, isn’t it?” Kelce responded.
“Hopefully everybody realizes we’re just two people in a relationship supporting each other and having fun with it, man. It’s nothing more than that,” he added.
He then addressed those who want to make the couple “the enemy” or “paint” them as a negative aspect of the NFL and pop culture.
“We just have fun with it. We enjoy every single bit of it,” he said. “I love it when Taylor comes and supports me and enjoys the game with the fam and friends. But it’s been nothing but just a wonderful year.”
He acknowledged, however, that he and Swift do “hear the hate.”
“We hear it, but we hardly ever talk about. It’s nothing to even talk about, nothing to really bring up,” he said.
Kelce and Swift started dating several weeks before her first appearance at a Chiefs game on Sept. 24. She’s since attended more than 10 games, including the AFC championship game Jan. 28, when the Chiefs beat the Baltimore Ravens 17-10. Swift celebrated with her boyfriend and his family on the field after the game and shared a passionate kiss with Kelce.
Kelce has returned the favor by traveling to Argentina for a memorable “Eras Tour” concert in November.
While Kelce will not be attending the Grammy Awards Feb. 4, where Swift is up for album of the year, among several nominations, he noted that he wishes he could go and “watch her win every single award that she’s nominated for.”
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will have a “blank space” to fill as far as who may accompany her to this Sunday’s Grammy Awards, because boyfriend Travis Kelce won’t be able to make it.
“I wish I can go and support Taylor at the Grammys and watch her win every award that she is nominated for,” Kelce said on Wednesday’s episode of “The Pat McAfee Show,” further noting that he’ll be at a team practice on Saturday and that “unfortunately,” Sunday is a travel day.
It’s understandable enough that the Kansas City Chiefs tight end wouldn’t be there.
“I got to get ready for this big old Super Bowl that we got in a week,” he said, later adding that “football is my main focus right now” as the Chiefs prepare to take on the San Francisco 49ers in the big game on February 11.
Swift is nominated for six Grammys this weekend, including album of the year for her 2022 album “Midnights.” Should she win the award, she will break the record for most wins of any artist in the category. She’s previously won the category three times and is currently tied with Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon. She also stands to win, for the first time, record of the year and song of the year, both for her track “Anti-Hero” off of “Midnights.”
All things considered, though, it’s likely Swift will understand Kelce not being able to be there with her. Whether it was the NFL star jetting to Argentina to watch Swift perform an “Eras Tour” concert, or all 12 times Swift attended his football games, the couple have continued to show up for each other.
“We’re two people in a relationship supporting each other and having fun with it, it’s nothing more than that,” Kelce said on Wednesday’s episode. “How much the world wants to paint the picture and make us the enemy, we just have fun with it.”
And they’re enjoying every minute together, he said, adding, “I love it when Taylor comes and supports me and enjoys the game with the fam and friends. It’s been nothing but a wonderful year.”
The Grammys will be held in Los Angeles on Sunday and will be hosted by Trevor Noah. The telecast will air on CBS at 8 p.m. EST/5 p.m. PST.
