How Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s First Meeting Unfolded

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are the celebrity couple of the year, with fans desperate to get their hands on any information about the loved-up duo.

Thankfully, Kelce has given them exactly what they want, revealing how the two of them first met—and it was all thanks to Swift’s team.

The Kansas City Chiefs tight end has been linked to the pop superstar since September, and the couple appeared to go public with an evening out in New York in October. This year, Swift has shown up to multiple Kansas City Chiefs games and, more recently, Kelce was spotted at Swift’s Eras Tour show in Argentina.

It’s common knowledge in the Swiftie fandom that Kelce first tried to meet the singer-songwriter by giving her a friendship bracelet with his phone number when he was at her Arrowhead concert in July. He explained on his podcast New Heights, which he hosts alongside brother Jason Kelce, that his attempt to do so was blocked. Now he’s told the Wall Street Journal that soon after the episode aired, he got help from inside Swift’s team for the pair of them to finally meet.

He said he had “someone playing Cupid” and got the shock of a lifetime when he looked down at his phone and received a text from Swift. According to the footballer, Swift told him exactly what was going on and how he got lucky to have her reach out.

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