Month: February 2024

Taylor Swift passionately kissed Travis Kelce following her first “Eras Tour” concert in Sydney Friday night.

The “Blank Space” singer, who had changed out of her costumes and into shorts and a T-shirt, can be seen in footage online lightly jogged over to the Kansas City Chiefs player and gave him a smooch before they exited the venue together.

During the actual show, fans captured videos of the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 34, clapping and showing off his numerous friendship bracelets.

Taylor Swift passionately kissed Travis Kelce after she finished her first performance in Sydney.healeventually/X

The tight end wrapped his arm around the “Blank Space” singer as they exited the venue.healeventually/X

Earlier in the evening, Kelce was seen waving to fans.Getty Images for TAS Rights Management
Kelce, who was joined by friend Ross Travis, looked elated to be at the show as he greeted tons of Swifties with high fives and waves as he made his way through to the VIP tent.

The now three-time Super Bowl champion arrived in Australia via private plane on Thursday morning and quickly made his way to Swift’s $25,000-per-night hotel.

The NFL star met up with his leading lady after the show.James Gourley/Shutterstock

Kelce arrived in Australia on Thursday morning.Media-Mode / SplashNews.com

Soon after, he and Swift were seen together at the Sydney Zoo.9 News Australia
After a brief reunion inside their luxe presidential suite, the couple hit the streets of Sydney for a little bit of sightseeing.

Despite the “Cruel Summer” singer visiting the Sydney Zoo earlier in the week, the lovebirds were spotted strolling through animal enclosures again on Thursday afternoon.

Kelce wrapped his arms around the singer as they stopped at one of the attractions during their private tour, which was also open to Swift’s dancers and her opening act, Sabrina Carpenter.

Brittany Mahomes, the wife of Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes, posted more images of their family trip to Disneyland that came as a result of winning Super Bowl LVIII.

Mahomes and his family followed NFL tradition and took the trip to ‘The Happiest Place on Earth’ after he was named as Super Bowl MVP.

‘The day after the Super Bowl Win, grind for mom and dad, best time ever for [children] Sterling and Bronze,’ the caption on Brittany’s post read.

But Brittany added that she ‘would do it over and over again, so same time next year Dad??’

The images come nearly two weeks after the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in the NFL’s championship game.

 

Brittany Mahomes posted more images from her family’s Super Bowl trip to Disneyland

Patrick, Brittany, and children Sterling (blue dress) and Bronze (grey outfit) with Minnie Mouse

It’s tradition for the Super Bowl’s Most Valuable Player to go to the theme park after winning

The former league MVP, who also made visits to Disneyland following his Super Bowl wins in 2020 and 2023, took part in a parade down Main Street USA with his family.

‘It’s a tight schedule, we don’t get a lot of sleep but we enjoy every minute of it,’ Mahomes said.

In spite of being up through the early hours of the morning, Mahomes looked in great spirits – waving to the fans throughout the parade route.

But he was wearing sunglasses that may well have helped him cover the bags under his eyes after such little sleep. Mahomes and wife Brittany were out in Sin City until around 3am on Monday morning.

Earlier in the day, Brittany shared a picture of her and her children at the resort but Patrick wasn’t in the images.

Mahomes, meanwhile, had to face another round of media questions the morning after his team’s magnificent victory.

There, he underlined his desire to lead the Chiefs to a three-peat – a feat that has never been done before in NFL history.

‘No one’s ever done it, and we knew it’s legendary to win back-to-back,’ Mahomes said. ‘I think eight other teams have done it. We had heard it all week.

The Mahomes family visited the theme park the day after the Chiefs beat the 49ers

Brittany Mahomes (background) with children Bronze (grey) and Sterling (blue dress)

Patrick wore dark glasses after being out all night long with Brittany and his teammates

‘We’ve got to continue to play our best football. We’ll celebrate these next few weeks, and then we’ll get right back at it.’

Mahomes and the Chiefs then went back to Kansas City for a celebration and victory parade – which was disrupted by a mass shooting that led to one dead and dozens injured.

Now, the quarterback heads into the offseason – where he hopes that with $30m in extra cap space, he might be able to find some better receivers after an up-and-down regular season.

The Kaпsas City Chiefs receпtly added to their special teams room by sigпiпg former free ageпt pυпter Matt Araiza to a coпtract. A report oп Friday morпiпg adds some coпtext to the offseasoп pickυp.

Tom Pelissero of NFL Network has the details. Accordiпg to him, Araiza is oп a miпimυm coпtract for 2024 aпd the deal iпclυdes aп iпjυry split. Pelissero пotes “пo fiпaпcial risk” for the reigпiпg Sυper Bowl champioпs.

For the 2024 leagυe year, the NFL’s Collective Bargaiпiпg Agreemeпt iпdicates that Araiza will make $795,000 if he makes the Chiefs’ 53-maп roster. Becaυse he was released by the Bυffalo Bills before what woυld’ve beeп his rookie seasoп — more oп that here — he still doesп’t have aпy years of accrυed service time iп the leagυe. That $795,000 figυre is the miпimυm salary for players iп his shoes, with totals of $915,000 aпd $985,000 for those with oпe aпd two years of accrυed service, respectively. The iпjυry split allows Kaпsas City to lower Araiza’s pay shoυld he sυffer aп ailmeпt that sees him laпd oп the iпjυred reserve list.

Oп the sυrface, Araiza’s maximυm earпiпgs aпd poteпtial cap hit (if he makes the team) woυld come iп mυch lower thaп those of Tommy Towпseпd. Iп 2023, Towпseпd carried a cap charge of jυst over $2.6 millioп. With the 27-year-old set to hit free ageпcy, the Chiefs are briпgiпg iп a low-cost iпsυraпce policy with serioυs υpside.

Speakiпg of iпsυraпce policies, doп’t пecessarily write Araiza’s пame atop the depth chart with a peп. Peпcil seems more appropriate, especially coпsideriпg the miпimυm coпtract. It woυldп’t be a sυrprise to see the Chiefs acqυire some competitioп at the pυпter spot giveп that Araiza hasп’t beeп a part of aп NFL team for well over a year. The New York Jets hosted him for a workoυt iп May of 2023, bυt that’s a far cry from gettiпg iпto a roυtiпe aпd proviпg to still be a startiпg-caliber player iп the leagυe.

As Pelissero пotes, this is aп opportυпity for Araiza to get his NFL career back oп track. He pυt together qυite the resυme iп three collegiate seasoпs at Saп Diego State, makiпg 50 field goals overall aпd theп comiпg iпto his owп as a pυпter iп his jυпior campaigп. That 2021 seasoп featυred 79 pυпts for over 4,000 yards, good for a 51.2-yard average. Caп the former All-Americaп latch oп with the Chiefs? He’ll either tυrп oυt to be a valυe sigпiпg or a very miпor iпvestmeпt that didп’t paп oυt.

 

Brittany and Patrick Mahomes are celebrating their daughter’s birthday early this year! On Sunday, the couple jointly shared a video on their respective Instagram accounts featuring footage of Sterling Skye’s party ahead of her turning 3 on Feb. 20.

 

 

The little girl wore a pink dress with a red flower print as she went down a slide, rode a ride, bounced around and hugged her friends and parents in the video of the event, which appeared to have a tea party theme. According to Brittany and Patrick’s Instagram Story posts, the party was held on Sunday at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden in Dallas.

A few butterflies were welcome guests, as seen in the video, and Sterling donned her own pair of butterfly wings for part of the day. Guests were treated to tea cup-shaped cookies with the birthday girl’s name on them. “We celebrated our Sterling Skye today!

I can’t even believe we will have a 3 year old in just a few days!” Brittany, 28, captioned the clip, set to Cyndi Lauper’s hit “Girls Just Want to Have Fun.”

 

 

“Time flies when you’re having fun! We love you baby girl


,” she added. Brittany shared in an exclusive interview with PEOPLE last month that Sterling now understands a little bit about what her quarterback dad, 28, does on the football field. “My daughter, she can finally kind of realize what’s going on and where she’s at, and she loves to watch her dad play football. She can see him from a mile away and pays attention and keeps up with what’s going on with him,” Brittany said.

“She truly enjoys going down to the field and getting to see him before the game. I think it’s a very special moment wherever I get to bring them to the game and they get to watch their dad play football,” she added. Patrick and Brittany are also parents to son Patrick “Bronze” Lavon Mahomes III, who turned 1 in November 2023.

 

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have been cheering each other on for months on their respective turfs, but at the 2024 People’s Choice Awards, they were both declared winners.

 

 

Swift won four awards — female artist, pop artist, concert tour and social celebrity. Kelce won one — athlete of the year. Neither star attended the show — Swift was kept away by touring commitments in Australia. Actor and author Simu Liu hosted the show, which aired live on Sunday (Feb. 18) on NBC, Peacock and E! from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. Liu was nominated in the movie performance category for his role in Barbie, but lost to America Ferrera.

Olivia Rodrigo, Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice and Jimmy Fallon each won two awards. Rodrigo took song (“Vampire”) and album (Guts); Minaj took hip-hop artist and collaboration song (the latter for “Barbie World,” a collab with Ice Spice featuring Aqua); Ice Spice won that award and also new artist; Fallon won nighttime talk show (The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon) and host (for That’s My Jam).

 

 

Three Billboard Hot 100-topping artists won awards in TV categories. Billie Eilish won TV performance for Swarm. Selena Gomez took female TV star for Only Murders in the Building. Kelly Clarkson won daytime talk show for The Kelly Clarkson Show. Barbie won five awards — movie, comedy movie, male and female movie star (Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie) and movie performance (Ferrera).

Robbie’s win for female movie star makes up, a tiny bit, for the fact that she was passed over for an Oscar nomination for best actress. Likewise, Ice Spice’s win for new artist helps make up for the rapper’s Grammy loss in the best new artist category. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes won two awards — action movie and action movie star for Rachel Zegler.

Only Murders in the Building, The Last of Us and The Kardashians also won two awards each. Only Murders won comedy show and female TV star for Gomez. The Last of Us won drama show and male TV star for Pedro Pascal. The Kardashians won reality show and reality TV star for Khloé Kardashian (who beat sister Kim).

Jennifer Aniston presented the Comedy Icon Award to Adam Sandler. Victoria Monét presented the Music Icon Award to Lenny Kravitz, who performed on the show. Lainey Wilson, Kylie Minogue and Natasha Bedingfield also performed.

Travis Kelce followed up his Super Bowl victory by winning Athlete of the Year at the 2024 People’s Choice Awards on Sunday, February 18.

Kelce, 34, was not in attendance during the awards show at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California. He was nominated for Athlete of the Year along with Coco Gauff, Giannis Antetokounmpo, LeBron James, Lionel Messi, Sabrina Ionescu, Simone Biles and Stephen Curry. (Kelce’s girlfriend, Taylor Swift, took home four of her five nominations on Sunday but was unable to attend the ceremony due to her Eras Tour performances in Australia.)

 

 

Kelce previously reacted to his nomination in January, calling it “f–king nonsense” during an episode of his “New Heights” podcast. “What did I do to get Athlete of the Year? I did SNL,” he teased at the time. “How am I on this [list]?”

Along with his talent as a tight end, Kelce has been thrust into the spotlight thanks to his relationship with Swift, 34, which began last summer. The pop star was on hand in Las Vegas when Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs won their second consecutive Super Bowl on February 11.

The Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime. Swift and Travis’ mom, Donna Kelce, went down to the field to celebrate with the team after their big win. Travis accepted the Lombardi Trophy on stage and sang “Viva Las Vegas” before finding Swift and sharing a passionate kiss.

“It was unbelievable,” Swift told Travis in footage taken on the field. “One of the craziest things I’ve ever experienced.”

Following their sweet moment, Travis told reporters that he was “on top of the world right now,” adding, “It’s a good feeling.”

Travis’ season was a big success even before the Super Bowl, and he continues to be one of the top players in the league. Throughout 2023, Travis had 93 catches for 984 yards and scored five touchdowns in 15 games.

In November 2023, the Chiefs announced via Instagram that Travis was the “fastest tight end to 11,000 receiving yards and the only player in franchise history to do it.”

Last month, Travis discussed the future of his NFL career and insisted he wouldn’t be leaving the field anytime soon.

“I have no reason to stop playing football,” he told reporters at a press conference at the time. “I’ve been fortunate to do a few things outside of the sports world that I’ve been enjoying doing, like getting on camera. The SNL stuff kind of opened up a new happiness and a new career path for me, but it’s funny for me to even say that at this point in my career because I think it’s so much further down the road than it is right now.

 Kelce’s quest to pursue a career in acting or television and film production is heating up as the Kansas City Chiefs’ tight end enjoys a strong start to his 2024 after winning the Super Bowl against the San Francisco 49ers.

 

He’s also dating Taylor Swift, but whilst the relationship with the icon has brought him to new heights of popularity, it isn’t the thing that made him according to Global PR, who felt the NFL star was already bound for great things.

And now those great things could be here as he met with David Bernad, according to The Wrap. Bernad is an executive producer on The White Lotus, an American dark comedy anthology that receiving critical acclaim and had a second season commissioned by HBO.

The exec flew out to Kansas City to meet with the NFL star to discuss a reality television show that Kelce wants to both star in and also serve as an executive producer.

Travis Kelce also wants his productions of My Dead Friend Zoe and King Pleasure, two movies produced.

 

Travis dad, Ed, hinted that his NFL star son could be considering heading Down Under to reunite with girlfriend Taylor Swift.

 

 

 

The popstar hit the road again almost immediately after watching her tight end beau lift the Lombardi Trophy for a third time at Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas, jetting to Australia where she performed three shows in Melbourne last week.

The songstress is continuing her sold-out show in Sydney this week and with the NFL season and Super Bowl celebrations now wound-down, Travis could be considering a trip down to Australia to watch his girlfriend perform.

That’s according to his dad, Ed, who told the Sydney Morning Herald: ‘Well, look, we spoke after the Super Bowl , and I asked him, are you going to take off for Sydney, and he seemed keen.

‘He said he’d really like to see Sydney and Singapore, but he wasn’t sure because he has commitments. He is at a celebrity charity golf outing today, which, I think, is in Las Vegas.

Travis and Taylor have juggled their schedules to squeeze in time together with the singer attending 13 of his games this NFL season, including making a mad dash back from Tokyo to Vegas to make it to the Super Bowl.

Meanwhile, Travis took advantage of the Chiefs bye week in November to play the role of doting boyfriend and watch Taylor perform to thousands of adoring fans in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

However, while America’s favorite couple appear to be managing their schedules well so far, Ed admitted he did have his concerns about the future for the two highly-successful lovebirds.

‘I won’t pretend that I don’t worry about it, he is my son, and I worry about him because they will have some challenges in their relationship for sure,’ Ed said. ‘But they seem a good fit, and ultimately, they just need to find their way together.’

With the Super Bowl now out of the way, Travis should have a relatively open diary throughout the NFL offseason until training camp with the Chiefs starts up in September.

Meanwhile, after her stint in Sydney, Swift has six shows in Singapore before she has two months off.

Touring then restarts on May 9 in Paris and Swift will be on the road until mid-August, by which point Kelce will have returned to practice with the Chiefs for the new NFL season, which begins in early September.

 

Taylor Swift may be half a world away from boyfriend Travis Kelce, but that doesn’t mean she isn’t finding ways to keep him close.

 

After finishing up her “Eras Tour” stop in Melbourne, Australia, the “Shake It Off” singer was photographed wearing a Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl 58 Champions baseball cap and her custom made “TNT” bracelet, in a not-so-subtle nod to her two-time NFL champ boyfriend, Kelce.

As People reports, the pop star’s Wove Made Inc. diamond bracelet references hers and and Kelce’s initials. Swift was first spotting wearing the bracelet while attending the AFC Championship game on Jan. 28.

While it has been reported that Kelce has plans to join Swift overseas as she continues her history-making tour, he was recently spotted in Kansas City with a friend, the Daily Mail first reported.

While there are thousands of miles between Kelce and Swift at the moment, that doesn’t mean the pair are not continuing to solidify their place as the ultimate power couple.

On Sunday, Feb. 18, both Swift and Kelce won People’s Choice Awards—Swift for female artist of the year, pop artist of the year, concert tour of the year, and social celebrity of the year, while Kelce took home the award for athlete of the year.

Both Kelce and Swift also donated to victims and families of the tragic Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl Parade shooting that left one woman dead and more than 20 people injured.

Swift donated $100,000 to the family of Lisa Lopez-Galvan, a mother of two and beloved Kansas City radio disc jokey who was killed in the shooting that occurred just outside the city’s historic Union Station on Wednesday, Feb. 14.

Kelce also donated $100,000 to two sisters, ages 8 and 10, who were both shot in the leg while celebrating the Chiefs’ win with their family. Over half of the more than 20 people who were injured at the shooting were children.

Ahead of the Chief’s Super Bowl 58 win, Kelce said that he’s “very aware” of the impact his high-profile relationship with the most powerful pop star on the planet has on the NFL.

“Mostly because Taylor’s in my life now,” he added. “What me and Taylor have is special.”

 

In the whirlwind of rumors and speculation surrounding the relationship between pop icon Taylor Swift and NFL star Travis Kelce, fans have been eagerly awaiting news of a potential wedding between the two lovebirds.

 

 

Recently, Travis Kelce took to social media to address questions from fans regarding the timing of their nuptials, providing insight into the couple’s plans for the future.

However, Kelce’s response did little to quell the excitement among fans, with many still speculating about the details of their impending wedding.

As the couple continues to navigate their relationship under the spotlight of public scrutiny, fans remain captivated by the prospect of a union between two of their favorite celebrities.

Only time will tell when Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce will say “I do,” but for now, fans are content to bask in the excitement of the honeymoon phase of their romance.