Travis Kelce has no problem being a friend Taylor Swift‘s muse.
The 34-year-old Kansas City Chiefs tight end seemingly inspired two tracks on Swift’s 11th studio album. The Tortured Poets Departmentbut the subtle calls didn’t surprise him.
“He heard everything before it was published. He is so proud of [her] and understands and accepts that being with her means being a part of her music,” a source tells us exclusively Us weekly. “And he’s safe and good with it.”
Kelce isn’t the only person referenced TTPDwhich was released on April 19th. Swifties have been dissecting the record since its release, trying to figure out what songs it’s about Joe Alwynwhom Swift, 34, dated from 2016 to 2023, and Matty Healywith whom she had a month-long romance in 2023. Swift and Healy, 35, got back together following her split from Alwyn, 33, having previously been linked in 2014.
Don Arnold/TAS24/Getty Images Taylor Swift has kept fans (and Us Weekly staff) busy with the release of 31 songs across two versions of her 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department. Swift, 34, released TTPD on Friday, April 19, releasing the first 16 songs at midnight EST. Two hours later, she announced and released The Tortured […]
The source tells Us that Kelce is unimpressed with Swift writing about past flames.
“Travis understands his ex-boyfriend’s songs,” says the insider. “He recognizes that their past experiences are an important part of their expression.”
The source only adds this because there are no more Kelce-inspired songs TTPD doesn’t mean they don’t exist.
“She wrote other songs, some inspired by Travis, but they were not produced or included in the album,” the insider shares. “They didn’t have time to be part of the album. She has kept some of them secret and has not yet published them. She has a diary and writes constantly.”
Swift references “The Alchemy” and “So High School,” both of which appear on “Football,” in the lyrics TTPD.
Everyone can talk about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Swift and Kelce were first linked in July 2023 when the Kansas City Chiefs tight end shared that he tried to ask Swift out after attending her Eras Tour. “I was a little upset that I couldn’t give her one of my bracelets […]
“So when I land, call the amateurs and cut them from the team,” Swift sings in “The Alchemy,” before celebrating “a winning streak” and being “the biggest in the league.”
In “So High School” she quips, “You know how to play, I know Aristotle,” referencing the game “Kiss, Marry, Kill.” Kelce was asked to play the game with Swift. Ariana Grande And Katy Perry during a 2016 Afterbuzz TV Appearance that has since resurfaced.
“Damn, this is messed up. I don’t want to kill any of them,” Kelce joked during the interview. “Ariana, I’m sorry, I love you, but you’re gone. And then Taylor Swift would be the kiss. And what’s the last thing? Katy Perry? Yes, Katy Perry would be the one.
Swift and Kelce began dating in the summer of 2023. The couple confirmed their romance in September when Swift showed up to her first Chiefs game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.
Travis Kelce didn’t shy away from giving his girlfriend Taylor Swift her flowers on his podcast. The couple’s romance began shortly after Travis first mentioned the pop star on the New Heights podcast, which he co-hosts with his brother Jason Kelce. In July 2023, Travis remembered seeing Swift perform at Arrowhead Stadium […]
Kelce has made it clear that he isn’t intimidated by the extra attention that comes with dating Swift.
“I think it was all the home videos my mom used to make at home with the old wrist camcorder. I just always felt comfortable with the camera and the lights,” he said Extra‘S Billy Bush on the set of his new Amazon Prime Video game show Are you smarter than a celebrity? in an interview published on Thursday, April 25.
“I love a good challenge. I’m looking forward to a challenge,” he continued. “Something I’ve never done before really makes me focus… and there’s something I love.”
Swift, meanwhile, is enjoying how her romance with Kelce differs from previous relationships that were kept more secret.
“[It’s] “It was so refreshing for Taylor to not feel the need to hide with Travis,” a second source said exclusively Us earlier this month. “He makes her feel safe and protected, like she has the freedom to be and act as she wants.”