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Published December 16, 2023, 8:00 am ET
Friends of Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift are talking about it and asking for their father's blessing… are Taylor and Travis about to get engaged? andrewspruill/Instagram
If you thought 2023 was the year of Taylor Swift, think again — because 2024 is shaping up to be an even wilder ride for the superstar.
When Swift takes the stage in Tokyo on February 7 for the next date of her “Eras” tour, she may have a new accessory: an engagement ring.
Don't get too excited just yet, but Page Six even learns that her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, asked the singer's father, Scott Swift, for permission for her hand in marriage. It is also “very likely” that they will spend the vacation together.
A source close to Kelce claimed, “Scott was asked for his blessing and gave it wholeheartedly, and Travis has been talking to friends about a ring.”
There are rumors that the ring is currently being designed or could already be in his bag.
Swift and Kelce's reps are keeping a low profile, but it's very clear that their relationship is only going in one direction… from hot to hotter.
The A-list couple locked lips at the Miracle on Main Street Christmas bar in Kansas City last week. Instagram/patty_cuts Swift and Kelce were spotted packing on the PDA at the Kansas City Chiefs Christmas party on Sunday. andrewspruill/Instagram
Kelce, 34, is “the most outgoing guy Taylor has ever dated,” the source said. “This applies so much more to Taylor than any previous relationship.”
In fact, the couple hasn't shied away from flaunting their romance, which is a big change from many of the singer's other relationships – including with her last boyfriend, actor Joe Alwyn – which were largely conducted under the cloak of secrecy became.
“If, after four months of dating, Taylor wants to change the lyrics to her song and sing in front of 60,000 people … Travis will stand there and shine for the crowd – he's into it,” the source said, referring to a Nov. 13 meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina, tour stop when Swift changed the lyrics to her song “Karma”: “Karma is the guy from the Chiefs coming straight to my house.”
Kelce accompanied the singer's father, Scott Swift, at Taylor's concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in November. @melanieannaisc/TMX/MEGA Swift makes Donna Kelce, Travis' mother, laugh as they watch the Kansas City Chiefs-New York Jets game at MetLife Stadium in October. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post
“Taylor finally has a partner who is ready and willing,” the source said. “He says, 'I'll stand at the edge of the stage and wait for you to jump into my arms – that's what I will do!'”
In April, it was announced that Swift's six-year relationship with British actor Alwyn had ended. The couple lived in seclusion in London and spent the Corona lockdown writing songs together that appeared on Swift's successful pandemic albums “Folklore” and “Evermore”. They were rarely seen together in public.
“Joe would rather cut off his arm than go to Zero Bond,” an industry source said, referring to the exclusive New York club where Swift attended on Tuesday with her friends Selena Gomez and Miles Teller and his wife Keleigh Sperry opened her 34th birthday celebrations.
The loved-up couple held hands after the Chiefs' clash with the Los Angeles Chargers in Kansas City in October. AP
A Swift insider added: “Taylor is so in love. She just hasn't been with a man who is so excited and proud to be with her in so long. She had gotten used to hiding and staying quiet whenever she was in a relationship.
“Calvin [Harris, the DJ Swift dated in 2015 and 2016] and Joe made a point of hiding. So she followed suit,” the Swift insider said. “But now she's finally dating someone who, appropriately enough, says, 'Holy shit, I'm dating Taylor Swift!' Impressively!' and she is so pleased that she gets to be out in the world.
“Don’t forget, this is a girl who made out with Harry Styles in Times Square [on New Year’s Eve 2012] and published pictures of their affair [actor Tom Hiddleston, in 2016] wears an “I heart TS” T-shirt. Restraint is actually not her preferred mood. But if the man she was with insisted, she went along with it.”
Swift and Kelce made it official when they left the “SNL” afterparty together in October after making surprise on-air appearances tonight. GC Images The couple held hands as they left the “SNL” afterparty, where Page Six reported that they were stuck together. GC images
When Swift was recently named Time's Person of the Year for 2023, she gave the magazine a candid interview about everything from her past feuds to her love life.
In it, she revealed how her romance with Kelce came about, saying it all started when Travis adorably got me in the mood for what I thought was hella metal on his podcast.
Swift added, “When you say a relationship is public, that means I see him doing what he loves, we're there for each other, there's other people there and we don't care… The opposite of that.” , that you have to go to great lengths to make sure that no one knows that you are dating someone. And we’re just proud of each other.”
The first photo of Swift kissing Kelce was posted by Chariah Gordon, the girlfriend of Kelce's teammate Mecole Hardman Jr. on the Kansas City Chiefs. chariah/Instagram Kelce picked Swift up for a kiss after she flew to Argentina for her concert last month. Mike Djordj/SplashNews.com
On September 24, the singer was spotted wearing Chiefs colors for the first time while watching the team play against the Chicago Bears at KC's Arrowhead Stadium.
During the game, she chatted with Kelce's mother, Donna, in a box and cheered when he scored a touchdown. Afterward, Swift and Kelce were seen driving away in his 1970 Chevelle 408 Stroker convertible.
Swift has rarely been seen in public with Alywyn, but they attended the Golden Globes in 2020 when the singer was nominated for Best Original Song. NBCU Photo Bank
“I think some people think they saw our first date at that game? “We would never be psychotic enough to go on a first date with all our might,” Swift told Time.
The couple further confirmed their romance in October when they stepped out holding hands at a “Saturday Night Live” afterparty after both made surprise appearances on the show.
Swift apparently wore a diamond ring during her “Miss Americana” documentary in 2020, sparking rumors that she was engaged to Alwyn. Netflix
While friends hope the couple will head toward the altar, controversy reigns over whether this will actually be Swift's first engagement.
In her 2020 Netflix documentary “Miss Americana,” Swift sparked rumors that she was engaged to Alwyn by wearing a huge diamond ring on her wedding finger.
But earlier this month, Swift's longtime publicist Tree Paine dismissed online rumors that Swift and Alwyn had tied the knot.
Swift dated Harry Styles from late 2012 to early 2013. FameFlynetUK/FAMEFLYNET PICTURES The celebrity exes reunited at the Grammys in February, when Swift celebrated Styles' multiple wins, including album of the year. Getty Images
“There was NEVER a wedding or ceremony of any kind,” Paine posted on X.
The statement came shortly after the 12-time Grammy winner officially released her latest song, “You're Losing Me,” across all streaming platforms. The song, widely considered a breakup anthem about Alwyn and containing the lyrics “I wouldn't marry myself either,” caused a stir when Swift's producer Jack Antonoff posted on Instagram that Swift had written it in 2021, when the two were dating still together.
Alwyn has barely mentioned Swift's name in interviews and has only spoken about her a few times.
Swift has been on her blockbuster Eras tour, which will take her from Asia to Australia to Europe and the UK next year. Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
When her “Folklore” came out in 2020, Swift's fans discovered that her co-writer William Bowery was a pseudonym for Alwyn.
Last year, the actor told Vulture that he and Swift began working together during the coronavirus crisis.
“It was completely spontaneous, an accident,” he said of playing a piano riff. “She said, 'Can we try to sit down and get to the end together?' And that's what we did. It was as simple as some people making sourdough.”
Swift (second from left) celebrated her 34th birthday on December 13 with friends including Blake Lively, her childhood friend Abigail Anderson, Zoe Kravitz (with cake in hand), Alaina Haim and Este Haim (far right, standing). Taylor Swift/Instagram Lively and Swift were dressed in matching black as they arrived at Swift's birthday bash at NYC hotspot The Box on Wednesday night. BACKBAR
Alwyn eventually co-wrote two songs on Folklore – “Exile” and “Betty” – and three on Evermore (“Champagne Problems”, “Coney Island” and the title track).
While Kelce was in training lockdown this week and was unable to celebrate Swift's birthday with Zoe Kravitz, Blake Lively and Gigi Hadid at The Box on Manhattan's Lower East Side on Wednesday, Swift will see him this weekend: she will be at the Chiefs' clash against the be present New England Patriots at the latter's Foxborough Stadium.
“Taylor always knew she would party without Travis,” the Kelce source said. “This is an extremely stressful time for him.”
Swift's ex, British actor Tom Hiddleston, wore an “I heart TS” tank top during the July 4th celebrations in 2016. Ryan Turgeon / Splash News Swift dated Hiddleston (left) for three months in the summer of 2016. The ex-partner can be seen with her pals Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds (center), as well as the singer's old friend Britany LaManna and husband Ben. Instagram @britmaack
The couple will also have to travel frequently to see each other next year, as Swift's tour will take her from Asia to Australia, the UK and Europe.
But while there was talk of a marriage proposal, the Swift source said: “Whatever happens, all of Taylor's friends are happy for her.”
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