Taylor Swift Shares the Story Behind Her Connection with Travis Kelce Following His Thoughtful Gesture

Taylor Swift celebrates with Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs after defeating the Buffalo Bills AFC Championship Game.
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NEED TO KNOW

• Taylor Swift’s mother, Andrea Swift, shared insights on how she learned about Travis Kelce’s public request to meet the singer in the latest episodes of her daughter’s docuseries, *The End of an Era.*
• The series reveals that Andrea encouraged Taylor to meet the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, describing him as “really cute.”
• Taylor reflected on her previous lack of athletic interest but noted a quick connection with the NFL star.

During a recent episode of *Taylor Swift: The End of an Era,* which premiered on December 19, Andrea Swift, 67, discussed how the Kansas City Chiefs player first caught her attention. “I’m looking at the headlines and perusing around 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 recalled. She reached out to her cousin, Robin, considered an expert on the Chiefs, to learn more about Kelce.

It was Robin’s enthusiastic response that convinced Andrea to support a meeting. “Oh my God, he is the nicest guy! And he really loves his mom,” Robin said. Andrea humorously noted, “Ding, ding, ding, ding!” before wondering how to facilitate a meeting.

Despite Andrea’s encouragement, Taylor expressed reservations about dating an athlete, describing her prior experience as “very non-athlete” and questioning how they would connect.

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift kiss in the Eras Tour docuseries.

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Taylor recounted a conversation with her mother regarding the potential relationship. “So you call me with this tone of, ‘Hey, I know you’re not gonna react well to this, but there’s a guy…’,” she said, to which Andrea responded, “He’s really cute!” Taylor laughed as she recalled her mother’s advice, urging her to “start doing something different.”

Andrea Swift in ‘The End of an Era’ docuseries.

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Andrea described Kelce’s gesture of bringing a friendship bracelet to Taylor as “so earnest” and “the sweetest thing,” indicating he made an effort to connect with Taylor through a personal memento. “To me, that really said a lot. So I thought that was really sweet and I liked it,” she added.

Initially unsure of the world of football, Taylor humorously referred to Kelce’s explanations as “violent chess.” However, she soon found herself captivated, stating, “Then I became obsessed with him and therefore became obsessed with learning about football — greatest surprise of my life.”

Both Andrea and Taylor emphasized the joy Kelce brought into Taylor’s life, especially following a challenging period marked by breakups from Joe Alwyn and Matty Healy during her tour. “I went through two breakups on the first half of this tour, and that’s a lot of breakups, actually,” Taylor noted.

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift in ‘Taylor Swift: The End of an Era’.

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As the episode concluded, Taylor reflected humorously on the unexpected nature of their relationship, stating, “If you ever would have told me that the most meaningful relationship I would ever have would start with a man saying he was ‘butt hurt’ that I didn’t want to meet him, unbelievable.”