Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce seen kissing for first time in romantic post-concert embrace

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Travis Kelce had “Cupid” on his side when it came to courting now-girlfriend Taylor Swift.

When discussing the beginnings of their romance in a new interview with WSJ. Magazine, the Chiefs tight end, 34, recalled how he wanted to cross paths with Swift, 33, at her “Eras Tour” stop in Kansas City but came up short — something he relayed on a July installment of his “New Heights” podcast.

“There were definitely people she knew that knew who I was, in her corner [who said]: Yo! Did you know he was coming? I had somebody playing Cupid,” Kelce said of Swift, who relayed those details after she reached out to him.

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Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift step out in New York in October 2023.GC Images

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Travis Kelce is featured in WSJ. Magazine’s December/January 2024 Issue.GREGORY HARRIS for WSJ. Magazine
“She told me exactly what was going on and how I got lucky enough to get her to reach out.”

A part of Kelce wasn’t far from Swift when she visited the Kansas City stadium over the summer, a story, he quipped, “she’ll probably hate me for saying this.”

“When she came to Arrowhead, they gave her the big locker room as a dressing room, and her little cousins were taking pictures…in front of my locker,” he said.

The two eventually met up on the East Coast, where Kelce said he kept expectations in check.

“When I met her in New York, we had already kind of been talking, so I knew we could have a nice dinner and, like, a conversation, and what goes from there will go from there,” he said.

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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were first publicly linked in September 2023.GC Images

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Travis Kelce is opening up about his relationship with Taylor Swift in WSJ. Magazine.GREGORY HARRIS for WSJ. Magazine

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Travis Kelce appears in WSJ. Magazine.GREGORY HARRIS for WSJ. Magazine.
Spoiler alert: The sparks have only continued to fly.

First publicly linked in September, Swift has attended four Chiefs games at Arrowhead Stadium this season and has become close with members of Kelce’s inner circle.

She has sat in suites with his mom, Donna Kelce, and Brittany Mahomes, the wife of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

“He’s happier than I’ve seen him in a long time…. God bless him, he shot for the stars!” Donna told WSJ. Magazine.

Swift and Kelce have since taken their romance international, with the two-time Super Bowl champ traveling to Argentina on the Chiefs’ bye week this month to support the pop star on the South American leg of her “Eras Tour.”

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Taylor Swift and Donna Kelce attend a Chiefs game in October 2023.Getty Images

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Taylor Swift and Brittany Mahomes cheer on the Chiefs in October 2023.Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
During a concert in Buenos Aires, Swift playfully changed the lyrics of her song “Karma” to include a nod to Kelce.

Instead of singing, “Karma is a guy on the screen coming straight home to me,” she sang, “Karma is the guy on the Chiefs coming straight home to me.”

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Travis Kelce covers WSJ. Magazine.GREGORY HARRIS for WSJ. Magazine
Unsurprisingly, Swifties had a field day on social media.

Videos of Kelce’s reaction to the lyric swap immediately began circulating, along with the moment Swift lept into his arms backstage for a kiss.

Amid the heightened fanfare, Kelce remains in awe of Swift and how she handles it with grace.

“Obviously I’ve never dated anyone with that kind of aura about them…. I’ve never dealt with it,” Kelce said. “But at the same time, I’m not running away from any of it…. The scrutiny she gets, how much she has a magnifying glass on her, every single day, paparazzi outside her house, outside every restaurant she goes to, after every flight she gets off, and she’s just living, enjoying life. When she acts like that I better not be the one acting all strange.”