While it may feel like Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s love story began in the blink of a crinkling eye, it’s been more than a year since that fateful day in July 2023 that the football pro attended one of her Eras Tour shows, setting into motion a romance seemingly beyond both of their wildest dreams.
What’s more is Friday, July 26 marked yet another special anniversary in Taylor and Travis’ tale as it was the day a year ago that Travis — as Taylor later put it in an interview with Time — “very adorably put me on blast on his podcast.”
“Which I thought was metal as hell,” she told the magazine. “We started hanging out right after that.”
As a reminder, Travis revealed on his podcast with brother Jason Kelce that his plan to give Taylor his number on a friendship bracelet at one of her Eras Tour shows had been foiled. “I was disappointed that she doesn’t talk before or after her shows because she has to save her voice for the 44 songs that she sings,” Travis said at the time, “so I was a little butthurt I didn’t get to hand her one of the bracelets I made for her.”
Of course, as Swifties know all too well now, that did not stop a romance from blooming between the two as they stepped out as a couple just a few months later — and have been going strong ever since.
Their high-profile couple continues to dominate headlines after a year of public outings, world travel and professional milestones. Between Swift’s blockbuster Eras Tour and Kelce’s wide-ranging career endeavors, a source told ET on June 14 the couple is committed to making their relationship a priority.
“Taylor and Travis make sure that the current long-distance aspect of their relationship doesn’t last very long. They both move their schedules around if it’s feasible and try to carve out as much time as they can to see each other, as well as each other’s families and friends,” the source said. “They prioritize each other and do anything and everything to make each other happy. Their relationship is genuine and they both want to make it work, so it does.”
The source added, “Taylor and Travis definitely see a long-term future together and things are continuing to move in that direction. Their shared values and love of family keeps them connected.”
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have dinner on Oct. 15, 2023 in New York City. – Gotham/GC Images
Taylor Swift – Tom Cooper/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
Travis Kelce – David Eulitt/Getty
Here’s everything we know about the singer and sports star’s relationship so far.
It Started With a Friendship Bracelet
In July 2023, Travis revealed on his and his brother Jason Kelce’s podcast, New Heights, that he was unsuccessful when he attempted to give Taylor a friendship bracelet after the Eras Tour concert at Arrowhead Stadium. The singer performed at the stadium on July 7 and July 8 of that year.
“I was disappointed that she doesn’t talk before or after her shows because she has to save her voice for the 44 songs that she sings,” Travis said. “So I was a little butthurt I didn’t get to hand her one of the bracelets I made for her.”
Revealing his plan at the time, Travis admitted that his bracelet had his phone number on it.
“If you’re up on Taylor Swift concerts, there are friendship bracelets,” Travis said. “I received a bunch of them being there, but I wanted to give Taylor Swift one with my number on it.”
That didn’t exactly work out, as Travis noted, “She doesn’t meet anybody, or at least she didn’t want to meet me, so I took it personal.”
Jason, who plays for the Philadelphia Eagles, told his brother not to take it personally, as she was probably still upset about the Chiefs beating the Eagles at this year’s Super Bowl.
“She probably just hasn’t gotten over the Super Bowl yet,” Jason quipped. “She’s a big Eagles fan, so maybe she just made something up and didn’t want to talk to you.”