Author: hue1

PHOTO:

 

GETTY IMAGES

After their New York City date nights and Saturday Night Live cameos this weekend, it seems that Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift have cemented their status as lovers. While it’s no secret that the Kansas City Chiefs tight end is a switch up from Swift’s usual tortured artist type (Joe Alwyn, Matty Healy, etc.), the pop star is also reportedly different than Kelce’s former flames.

“Taylor’s unlike anyone Travis has dated before,” a source told People. “It was very unexpected for his friends, but he’s so into her and very, very happy.”

“Some people thought he was just joking around about the bracelet and having a crush on her earlier this summer, but he was serious about it,” the insider continued, referring to Kelce’s initial comments about Swift on his and his brother Jason Kelce’s podcast New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce. The source added that the new couple is “having a great time getting to know one another” and has even “introduced some of their friends to each other.”

“Everyone’s getting along and seeing how much fun they have together,” the source added. “They make a very cute couple.” Of course, Swift has already become well acquainted with Travis’s parents, especially his mom, Donna Kelce, while attending several Chiefs games.

GETTY IMAGES

Katy Perry “Ships” Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Relationship

Over the weekend, the two made separate appearances during the SNL season premiere before attending the after-party together. As if their “kissing throughout the evening” and sweet hand-holding wasn’t enough to make you swoon, a source told Entertainment Tonight that at one point in the night, Kelce told her security guard that he could take over the protection details. “At one point, he actually told her security guard that he could step aside,” the source shared. “Like he’d take it from here.” He is a 6’5″ professional athlete, after all.

A different insider told People that Kelce kept “going over and touching her, putting his hand on her lower back or putting his hands on her waist, and then they would do a little kiss, and then they would go back to talking to whoever they were talking to.”

The source continued, “He kept checking in with her but gave her space to talk to other people in the room, both male and female, and he talked to a ton of people in the room, too.”

The two stepped out again on Sunday night for a romantic dinner after Travis cheered on his brother Jason at the Eagles v. Jets game at MetLife Stadium. The two looked happy as they held hands and smiled at fans.

Taylor Swift and her boyfriend Travis Kelce will both be in Los Angeles this week but the NFL hunk won’t be accompanying the singer to the 2024 Golden Globes.

 

Swift, 34, is expected to attend the 81st annual ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday as she’s among this year’s nominees.

She earned a nomination in the new Cinematic and Box Office Achievement category for her Eras Tour concert film, which has earned over $250million worldwide in less than three months.

On the same night, Kelce, 34, and his team the Kansas City Chiefs will face off against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium, where Swift hosted six sold-out concerts back in August.

Despite the big game taking place before the awards show on CBS, a source told Page Six that Kelce plans to jet back to Kansas City with his teammates right after to prepare for the NFL playoffs.

This means no red carpet and no Golden Globes after-parties for Kelce.

Taylor Swift and her boyfriend Travis Kelce will both be in Los Angeles this week but the NFL hunk won’t be accompanying the singer to the 2024 Golden Globes

Swift, 34, is expected to attend the 81st annual ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday as she’s among this year’s nominees; atmosphere at nomination ceremony on December 11

Swift’s Eras Tour film may help the superstar nab her first-ever Golden Globe win.

It hit theaters on October 13 and was filmed at one of Swift’s LA shows on a $15million budget.

The nearly three-hour movie documents the show from start to finish, allowing fans who couldn’t grab tickets a chance to experience the magic.

But Swift is up against some steep competition, including box office hits Barbie and Oppenheimer, in the new award category.

This year’s Golden Globe nomination is the fifth of Swift’s career as she’s snagged four Best Original Song nods over the past decade.

The nominated songs include: Carolina for the film ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ (2023), Beautiful Ghost for ‘Cats’ (2020), Sweeter Than Fiction for ‘One Chance’ (2014) and Safe & Sound for ‘The Hunger Games’ (2013).

Swift attended the ceremonies for her first three nominations but was noticeably absent from last year’s.

In 2020, she was joined by her now-ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn but they walked the red carpet separately. The former couple split in early 2023 after six years of dating.

Swift also served as a presenter at the 2019 Golden Globes with Idris Elba.

As for any details about where she may be seated this year, Golden Globes executive producers Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner told Variety that Swift can be ‘wherever she wants to be.’

Though they’ll be apart on Sunday night, Swift and Kelce did ring in 2024 together at a NYE party in Kansas City, Missouri over the weekend.

She earned a nomination in the new Cinematic and Box Office Achievement category for her Eras Tour film, which has earned over $250million at the worldwide box office in less than three months

On the same night, Kelce, 34, and his team the Kansas City Chiefs will face off against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium, where Swift hosted six sold-out concerts back in August; seen on December 31

Despite the big game taking place before the awards show on CBS, a source told Page Six that Kelce plans to jet back to Kansas City with his teammates right after to prepare for the NFL playoffs

Friends shared multiple videos from the night, with a close pal of Kelce’s filming the room at midnight, which is when they inadvertently caught the couple kissing as the clock struck midnight.

And another guest filmed themselves amid the celebrations with Travis and Taylor smooching in the background for the entirety of the clip.

They partied the night away after Swift went to cheer Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs on to victory at Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Swift arrived for the game at Arrowhead Stadium wearing a replica of the same Chiefs jacket that Kelce had arrived in for the Christmas Day NFL game which she was also at. A closer looks shows that she has ‘Tay’ stitched into the sleeve of her version – a nickname Travis has used for her before.

They have spent plenty of time together as the singer enjoys a break before a another year of touring in 2024.

For Kelce, he is currently in the middle of another relentless NFL season but has at least had two games in Kansas City on Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve, allowing more time at home than if the Chiefs had been scheduled to play on the road.

Sunday’s win saw the Chiefs wrap up the AFC West, giving Kelce another reason to celebrate after the game.

His team, last year’s Super Bowl winners, now round out the regular season next Sunday in Los Angeles against the Chargers before attention will turn sharply to the playoffs.

Swift doesn’t resume her Eras Tour until February but if the Chiefs make it to the Super Bowl – in Vegas on February 11 – she might have to make a mad dash from Tokyo, where she will have just played her first shows on 2024, to the west coast to cheer Kelce on.

Swift’s Eras Tour film may help the superstar nab her first-ever Golden Globe win; seen at the 2020 ceremony

This year’s nomination is the fifth of Swift’s career as she’s snagged four Best Original Song nods over the past decade; seen at the 2014 ceremony

Swift attended the ceremonies for her first three nominations but was noticeably absent from last year’s; seen at the 2013 ceremony

In 2020, she was joined by her now-ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn but they walked the red carpet separately. The former couple split in early 2023 after six years of dating

Swift also served as a presenter at the 2019 Golden Globes with Idris Elba (pictured)

Swift this year will then play shows in Australia, Singapore and in the summer, will spend four months touring Europe.

And according to reports last week, Kelce has made some grand plans for Europe – with much of swift’s tour coinciding with his football offseason.

The 34-year-old has apparently booked trips to vineyards in Italy and tables for dinners at some of Europe’s finest restaurants for the couple to enjoy during her days off.

The Chiefs star could use his time in Britain to plan some adventures of his own, as well.

Recently, on the New Heights podcast that he co-hosts with his brother Jason, Travis suggested that they do live shows in Britain after learning they both have the top selling NFL jerseys there.

The latest that Kelce’s season will run to is February 11 with the Super Bowl, with teams then tending to report back for preseason in early August.

The couple went public with their relationship in late September last year when she arrived in Kansas City to cheer him on against the Chicago Bears in September 24. She sat next to his mom, Donna, for the duration of the game.

In her only interview since then, Swift said they had been spending time together up to then and were already a couple.

Though they’ll be apart on Sunday night, Swift and Kelce did ring in 2024 together at a NYE party in Kansas City, Missouri on Sunday

Friends shared multiple videos from the night, with a close pal of Kelce’s filming the room at midnight, which is when they inadvertently caught the couple kissing as the clock struck midnight

Earlier on NYE, Swift was at Arrowhead Stadium to cheer Travis on in his NFL game

‘By the time I went to that first game, we were a couple,’ Swift told TIME magazine after they crowned her 2023’s Person of the Year.

‘I think some people think that they saw our first date at that game? We would never be psychotic enough to hard launch a first date.

‘When you say a relationship is public, that means I’m going to see him do what he loves, we’re showing up for each other, other people are there and we don’t care.

‘The opposite of that is you have to go to an extreme amount of effort to make sure no one knows that you’re seeing someone. And we’re just proud of each other.’

Taylor Swift picked up the tab during a recent girls’ night with Brittany Mahomes and eight other Chiefs WAGs at one of her boyfriend Travis Kelce‘s favorite restaurants.

 

In an interview with Page Six, Megan Garrelts — who co-owns Rye restaurant with her husband Colby Garrelts — dished that Swift and her girlfriends hit up their Leawood, Kansas location on Saturday, December 30.

Megan said that the restaurant got a call ahead of time letting them know that a high-profile celebrity would be dropping by but the caller did not say who.

The group arrived around 7:30pm EST with the Anti-Hero singer’s security team in tow, all of whom greeted the shocked Garrelts with a handshake.

Swift and her pals dined together in a private room away from other patrons for three hours, wrapping up at 10:30pm EST.

Megan gushed that the superstar was ‘very, very nice’ and ate one of Travis’ favorite menu items: a warm cinnamon roll.

Taylor Swift picked up the tab during a recent girls’ night with fellow Kansas City Chiefs WAGs Brittany Mahomes, Lyndsay Bell, Paige Buechele and eight others at one of her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s favorite restaurants; seen in November

In an interview with Page Six , Megan Garrelts — who co-owns Rye restaurant with her husband Colby Garrelts — dished that Swift and her girlfriends hit up their Leawood, Kansas location (pictured) on Saturday, December 30

Megan said that she’d taken it upon herself to give the ladies a to-go box of cinnamon rolls but that Swift wanted to try the treat on the spot.

‘It was pretty cool because Travis … he always requests our cinnamon roll, so I would think that he must have said something to her since she was going to Rye,’ Megan told the outlet Thursday, adding: ‘That was pretty fun, so we warmed it up.’

Along with the iced confection, Swift and her friends enjoyed a variety of food and drink.

Situated in a farmhouse setting, Rye serves up ‘farm-to-table American fare and rye cocktails.’

They also have a location in Kansas City, where Travis is based with his Chiefs teammates.

Both Megan and Colby quietly escorted Swift, Mahomes — who is the wife of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes — and the other ladies to a private room upon their arrival.

‘Due to the nature of when we have a high profile guest, we try to keep it pretty on the down-low just out of respect for privacy. Nobody really knew she was there,’ Megan explained.

The co-owners had successfully avoided tipping off other diners until the Fearless hitmaker decided to use the restroom.

She had asked to use a lavatory in the main dining room instead of the one designated for guests in the private room.

The group arrived around 7:30pm EST with the Anti-Hero singer’s security team in tow, all of whom greeted the shocked Garrelts with a handshake; Swift seen with Mahomes and Lyndsay Bell

Swift and her pals dined together in a private room away from other patrons for three hours and wrapped up at 10:30pm EST

Megan gushed that the superstar was ‘very, very nice’ and ate one of Travis’ favorite menu items: a warm cinnamon roll; the couple seen with Brittany and Patrick Mahomes on NYE

To prevent fans from mobbing her, Megan recalled her husband Colby and Swift’s security team escorting her to and from the restroom.

‘The restaurant just got really quiet and I think people were more so just really shocked that she was there,’ she recalled.

Luckily, Megan said that Rye ‘was pretty low key that night.’

The Fearless hitmaker is said to have ordered a plate of pasta and sipped on her ‘favorite’ cocktail, which happens to be a French Blonde.

‘From our understanding [that is] her favorite cocktail,’ Megan said. ‘All the girls had cocktails, so it was definitely a lively girls night, which was fun to see.’

For dessert, Swift and her friends ordered Rye’s beloved banana cream pie as well as their lemon meringue pie for the table.

The dinner was reportedly in celebration of one of the WAGs’ birthdays, but Megan did not disclose who it was.

Unlike Swift, Megan claimed that Travis has a history of dining in the main room with other restaurant goers.

That’s changed in recent months as his popularity has risen — especially since going public with his and Swift’s headline-making romance.

‘[Travis] loves saying, “Hi,” to people in the restaurant … He’s been a little bit more private, he sits in the private room, but normally he sits in the main dining room with his friends and handlers,’ explained Megan.

She said that the tight end frequents both Rye locations. ‘He comes in pretty often to both. He’s awesome. He’s super nice.’

The details of Swift’s outing with her fellow WAGs comes one day after Page Six reported that she is expected to attend the Golden Globes on Sunday without her boyfriend.

Along with the iced confection, Swift and her friends enjoyed a variety of food and drink; Swift seen with Brittany Mahomes, Lyndsay Bell and Paige Buechele in November

Unlike Swift, Megan claimed that Travis has a history of dining in the main room with other restaurant goers

Swift is nominated in the new Cinematic and Box Office Achievement category for her Eras Tour concert film, which has earned over $250million worldwide in less than three months.

On the same night, Kelce, 34, and the Chiefs will face off against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium, where Swift hosted six sold-out concerts back in August.

Despite the big game taking place before the awards show on CBS, a source told Page Six that Kelce plans to jet back to Kansas City with his teammates right after to prepare for the NFL playoffs.

This means no red carpet and no Golden Globes after-parties for Kelce.

Swift’s Eras Tour film may help the superstar nab her first-ever Golden Globe win.

It hit theaters on October 13 and was filmed at one of Swift’s LA shows on a $15million budget.

The nearly three-hour movie documents the show from start to finish, allowing fans who couldn’t grab tickets a chance to experience the magic.

But Swift is up against some steep competition, including box office hits Barbie and Oppenheimer, in the new award category.

This year’s Golden Globe nomination is the fifth of Swift’s career as she’s snagged four Best Original Song nods over the past decade.

The nominated songs include: Carolina for the film ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ (2023), Beautiful Ghost for ‘Cats’ (2020), Sweeter Than Fiction for ‘One Chance’ (2014) and Safe & Sound for ‘The Hunger Games’ (2013).

Though they’ll be apart on Sunday night, Swift and Kelce did ring in 2024 together at a NYE party in Kansas City, Missouri over the weekend.

The details of Swift’s outing with her fellow WAGs comes one day after Page Six reported that she is expected to attend the Golden Globes on Sunday without her boyfriend; seen in October

She is nominated in the new Cinematic and Box Office Achievement category for her Eras Tour film, which has earned over $250million at the worldwide box office in less than three months

On the same night, Kelce, 34, and the Chiefs will face off against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium, where Swift hosted six sold-out concerts back in August; seen on December 31

Friends shared multiple videos from the night, with a close pal of Kelce’s filming the room at midnight, which is when they inadvertently caught the couple kissing as the clock struck midnight.

And another guest filmed themselves amid the celebrations with Travis and Taylor smooching in the background for the entirety of the clip.

They partied the night away after Swift went to cheer Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs on to victory at Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Swift arrived for the game at Arrowhead Stadium wearing a replica of the same Chiefs jacket that Kelce had arrived in for the Christmas Day NFL game which she was also at. A closer looks shows that she has ‘Tay’ stitched into the sleeve of her version – a nickname Travis has used for her before.

They have spent plenty of time together as the singer enjoys a break before a another year of touring in 2024.

For Kelce, he is currently in the middle of another relentless NFL season but has at least had two games in Kansas City on Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve, allowing more time at home than if the Chiefs had been scheduled to play on the road.

Sunday’s win saw the Chiefs wrap up the AFC West, giving Kelce another reason to celebrate after the game.

His team, last year’s Super Bowl winners, now round out the regular season next Sunday in Los Angeles against the Chargers before attention will turn sharply to the playoffs.

Swift doesn’t resume her Eras Tour until February but if the Chiefs make it to the Super Bowl – in Vegas on February 11 – she might have to make a mad dash from Tokyo, where she will have just played her first shows on 2024, to the west coast to cheer Kelce on.

Swift this year will then play shows in Australia, Singapore and in the summer, will spend four months touring Europe.

And according to reports last week, Kelce has made some grand plans for Europe – with much of swift’s tour coinciding with his football offseason.

The 34-year-old has apparently booked trips to vineyards in Italy and tables for dinners at some of Europe’s finest restaurants for the couple to enjoy during her days off.

Though they’ll be apart on Sunday night, Swift and Kelce did ring in 2024 together at a NYE party in Kansas City, Missouri over the weekend

Earlier that Sunday, Swift cheered on Kelce at his game at Arrowhead Stadium

The Chiefs star could use his time in Britain to plan some adventures of his own, as well.

Recently, on the New Heights podcast that he co-hosts with his brother Jason, Travis suggested that they do live shows in Britain after learning they both have the top selling NFL jerseys there.

The latest that Kelce’s season will run to is February 11 with the Super Bowl, with teams then tending to report back for preseason in early August.

The couple went public with their relationship in late September last year when she arrived in Kansas City to cheer him on against the Chicago Bears in September 24. She sat next to his mom, Donna, for the duration of the game.

In her only interview since then, Swift said they had been spending time together up to then and were already a couple.

‘By the time I went to that first game, we were a couple,’ Swift told TIME magazine after they crowned her 2023’s Person of the Year.

‘I think some people think that they saw our first date at that game? We would never be psychotic enough to hard launch a first date.

‘When you say a relationship is public, that means I’m going to see him do what he loves, we’re showing up for each other, other people are there and we don’t care.

‘The opposite of that is you have to go to an extreme amount of effort to make sure no one knows that you’re seeing someone. And we’re just proud of each other.’

How Taylor Swift Went from Country Sweetheart to Iconby ELLE US

 

Travis Kelce will be in Los Angeles on Sunday but not to attend the Golden Globes as Taylor Swift’s plus-one, according to Page Six. The singer is nominated for the show’s Cinematic and Box Office Achievement award for her Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour concert film. If she wins, it would be her first Golden Globe.

Multiple sources told Page Six that Travis will not be on the red carpet with Taylor, nor will he attend any after-parties with her. The Kansas City Chiefs player’s absence is completely understandable, as he is only in the California city to play against the Los Angeles Chargers.

That game begins at 4:25 P.M. ET, so 1:25 P.M. PT. The Golden Globes’ ceremony starts at 5 P.M. PT, making it highly unlikely Travis would be able to get to the theater immediately after finishing the game.

Additionally, Page Six’s sources said that Travis “will fly back to Kansas City with his team right after the game.”

Taylor attended Travis’s last game against the Cincinnati Bengals on New Year’s Eve. New footage recently came out, showing her smiling excitedly when she spotted Travis on the field.

Travis spoke on his podcast, New Heights, this week about spending his New Year’s Eve with Taylor, his mother, Donna Kelce, and over 50 other friends and family members. Having his mom at the game “was fun,” he said. “And then we all got to celebrate New Year’s together.”

“It was cool man, to have all the friends and family,” he continued. “I think I had over 50, 55, people come in for this one.” It was a “good New Year’s celebration with all the friends and fam,” he added.

The singer previously opened up about looking for someone with ‘his own voice and passion and ambition.’

 

Has Taylor Swift reached her “End Game” with Travis Kelce? The 34-year-old songstress described her ideal relationship in a 2009 interview, and it sounds quite similar to the one she’s in now.

In a resurfaced Q&A with Glamour, a then-19-year-old (and single) Swift opened up about her dating life and what kind of future relationship she envisioned for herself.

“I don’t date a lot,” she said at the time.

“It’s always going to be long-distance, even if I date the boy who lives next door to me in Nashville. I’ll be flying to see him and flying him places to see me,” she continued. “It feels like it would involve more scheduling, and I already deal with a lot of scheduling in my life. Of course, if I met somebody who was worth it, I would probably stop thinking that way!”

As for the type of person she was looking for, Swift said that she was more interested in “confidence” than having an equal level of career success.

“I wouldn’t want to be with a pushover who would let me make all the plans and have all the control,” she shared. “It’s really natural for me to go into planning mode, but I’d rather be with someone who has his own voice and passion and ambition.”

Swift also addressed her big picture plans for decades down the road.

“As far as my career goes, I hope I’m still touring. I’d love to always be present in music, writing songs, but I’m not the kind of person who will hang around if I become irrelevant,” she admitted. “I’ll bow out gracefully, raise my kids and have a garden. And I’m going to let my hair go gray when I’m older — I don’t need to be blond when I’m 60!”

Taylor Swift performs on NBC's "Today" at Rockefeller Center on May 29, 2009 in New York City. – Gilbert Carrasquillo/FilmMagic

Swift is more than just “relevant” in the music industry these days, she’s setting a new bar for entertainers. The pop star was recently named Time‘s 2023 Person of the Year after Bloomberg declared her a member of the billionaire’s club, amid her record-setting Eras Tour.

For his part, Kelce is a two-time Super Bowl champion and is widely regarded as one of the NFL’s greatest tight ends of all time.

While on break from her tour, which resumes in February, Swift has been a mainstay at Kelce’s games. She has attended a number of the Kansas City Chiefs matchups since she and Kelce, also 34, went public with their relationship in September, flying between her home in New York City and his in Kansas City, Missouri. She has also appeared at games in East Rutherford, New Jersey; Green Bay, Wisconsin; and Foxborough, Massachusetts.

In November, Kelce traveled to Argentina while on his bye week to support Swift on her Eras Tour stop. The jet-setting couple has also spent time together in New York, famously making a surprise appearance at a taping and after-party for Saturday Night Live.

Gotham/GC Images

Over the weekend, they rang in the New Year together in Kansas City at a festive party — and even shared a public kiss.

“When you say a relationship is public, that means I’m going to see him do what he loves, we’re showing up for each other, other people are there and we don’t care,” Swift said in her interview with Time magazine. “The opposite of that is you have to go to an extreme amount of effort to make sure no one knows that you’re seeing someone. And we’re just proud of each other.”

On Sunday, Swift and Kelce are both expected to be in Los Angeles, California, for their respective careers. Kelce and his Chiefs will play the Chargers while Swift’s Eras Tour concert film has scored a nomination for the 81st Golden Globe Awards in the category of Cinematic and Box-Office Achievement.

Emma McIntyre/Getty

Wedding Bells? Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce ‘Plan to Be Together Forever’ Amid Marriage Talks

 

Gotham/GC Images

Wedding Bells? Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce ‘Plan to Be Together Forever’ Amid Marriage TalksNEWSJan 5, 2024 12:53 pm·By Katherine Schaffstall

Her whole family was with her. Taylor Swift’s mom, Andrea, dad, Scott, and brother, Austin, all gathered in Kansas City on Christmas Day to watch her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, and the Chiefs play. Also on hand? His dad, Ed (mom Donna was in Philadelphia watching their other son, Jason’s, game). “It’s only been five months, but there’s no doubt Taylor and Travis are super serious about this relationship,” a source exclusively tells In Touch. “It’s the real deal.”

Forever and always. “When they finally got a quiet moment alone, rumor has it Travis asked Taylor to marry him, and she accepted,” says the source. “Travis supposedly joked that it would have been nice if the Chiefs had also won, but getting engaged trumped everything.” Afterward, they shared the happy news with their families, although they’re waiting to make a public announcement. “This is a Christmas they’ll never forget!”

The proposal was romantic and traditional. Travis, 34, “spoke to Scott first to get his blessing, which wasn’t necessary but certainly appreciated,” says the source. “And then Travis got down on one knee and gushed about how much he loves her. Taylor tries to pretend she’s grown out of all that fairy-tale stuff, but the truth is Travis makes her swoon.”

So did the ring. “He had a gorgeous diamond set into a custom design for her — it’s exactly what she wanted,” says the source, estimating that the sparkler is worth about $1.2 million. (And, no, it’s not the opal and topaz ring she showed off at her 34th birthday party on December 13. That was a gift from her pal Keleigh Sperry, who’s wed to Miles Teller.)

Both of their families are overjoyed, says the source. “Travis immediately won over Scott, who never really had much in common with Taylor’s other boyfriends, and Andrea likes him, too.” And while the Kelce family have been “somewhat overwhelmed” by the spotlight on the high-profile romance, says the source, “they’ve been pleasantly surprised by how down-to-earth Taylor is. She’s really made an effort to get to know them, which they appreciate.”

She also fits right in at Arrowhead Stadium. “The players’ wives were kind of starstruck at first, but now they’re all besties with her, especially Brittany Mahomes,” the source says of quarterback Patrick’s wife, at whose side Taylor can often be seen cheering. “It’s like Taylor was born to be a football wife.”

Unfortunately, she may have to wait a while until she officially is one. “They both have such busy schedules,” says the source, noting that Taylor’s Eras Tour starts back up in February. “And she’ll be on the road all year. It will be hard to squeeze in a wedding, never mind plan one.”

Gotham/GC Images

But when they do get around to it, the bash is sure to be epic. “His whole team and her whole squad will be there,” says the source, who also expects multiple costume changes, A-list guests and Grammy-level performances. “It’s going to be the party of the century!” As for the maid of honor? “Her friends think it will be Blake Lively, Emma Stone or Selena Gomez” says the source. “Selena is the frontrunner.” Taylor served as her childhood BFF Brittany Maack’s maid of honor, and was a bridesmaid for longtime pal Abigail Anderson and newer bestie Lena Dunham, “so Taylor will definitely include them in a special way,” adds the source.

The couple can hardly wait for the big day. “Taylor is already working on her vows,” says the source. “Knowing her, they’ll eventually become a song!” Travis wouldn’t mind at all. “He’s the one guy she’s dated who isn’t worried about keeping their romance private or stopping her from writing about it,” says the source. “Which is one of the things she loves most about him.” They really are a perfect match. “Taylor’s definitely found the one,” says the source. “She’s finally ready to take the plunge and get married.”

And maybe even start a family. “Taylor loves being a godmother to her friends’ kids, but she’s never really talked too much about wanting to be a mother herself,” says the source. “That’s started to change a bit since she met Travis.”Travis has made it clear he’s given fatherhood some thought. On his podcast, he joked that he has to start “breeding” so that Donna will root for him over Jason, who already has three kids. “And his dad wants lots of grandkids,” says the source. “But they’ll take it slow. They’re both still focused on their careers. Travis has two years left on his contract with the Chiefs, so he won’t be leaving Kansas City for a while. Ideally, they’d want to be settled in one place when they have kids.”

Luckily, they’ve got the rest of their lives ahead of them. “Taylor and Travis are both walking on air,” says the source. “They’re madly in love — and plan to be together forever.”

1989 (Taylor’s Version) did more than bring back the music from Taylor Swift’s hit 2014 pop album. It also added a major footnote to that era of her life and the media attention it received. Swift particularly reflected on why she chose to have an all-female squad, along with rumors about her 𝑠e𝑥uality.

 

Swift explains that she pivoted to public female friendships because she was tired of her being romantically liked to every man she hung out with. She wrote in a prologue for the album:

You see—in the years preceding this, I had become the target of slut-shaming—the intensity and relentlessness of which would be criticized and called out if it happened today. The jokes about my amount of boyfriends. The trivialization of my songwriting as if it were a predatory act of a boy crazy psychopath. The media co-signing of this narrative. I had to make it stop. Because it was starting to really hurt.It became clear to me that for me, there was no such thing as casual dating, or even having a male friend who you platonically hang out with. If I was seen with him, it was assumed I was sleeping with him, and so I swore off hanging out with guys. Dating, flirting, or anything that could be weaponized against me by a culture that claimed to believe in liberating women but consistently treated me with the harsh moral codes of the Victorian era.Being a consummate optimist, I assumed I could fix this if I simply changed my behavior. I swore off dating and decided to focus only on myself, my music, my growth, and my female friendships. If I only hung out with my female friends, people couldn’t sensationalize or 𝑠e𝑥ualize that, right? I would learn later on that people could and people would.But none of that mattered then because I had a plan and I had demeanor as trusting as a basket of golden retriever puppies. I had the keys to my own apartment in New York and I had new melodies bursting from my imagination.

Her heartfelt message wasn’t only about that, though. Swift also explained why she was compelled at the time to “completely reinvent myself,” and what it was like working with songwriter Max Martin and producer Jack Antonoff, her then-new friend. Reflecting on at that era, almost a decade ago, she realizes that there was so much she didn’t know. “This time of my life was marked by right kind of naïveté, a hunger for adventure, and a sense of freedom that I hadn’t tasted before.”

And, of course, she expresses her gratitude to her fans. “I’ll always be so incredibly grateful to how you loved and embraced this album,” she writes. Later on, she even jokes how her supporters “knew that maybe a girl who surrounds herself with female friends in adulthood is making up for a lack of them in childhood (not starting a tyrannical girl cult).”

She adds, alluding to her own repertoire, “Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine the magic you would sprinkle on my life for so long.”

Read Swift’s full prologue below:

 

The singer is nominated for her blockbuster ‘Eras Tour’ concert film.

So close, yet worlds apart! Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were both hard at work on Sunday in Los Angeles, California, with dueling high-profile commitments in the same city.

The New York City-based Swift stepped out in stunning fashion for the 81st Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton, where her Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour Film is nominated in the category of Cinematic and Box-Office Achievement alongside fellow 2023 smash hits Barbie, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, John Wick: Chapter 4, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Oppenheimer, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and The Super Mario Bros. Movie.

Swift was a vision on the red carpet in a Gucci green sequin gown that she accessorized with De Beers jewelry and Christian Louboutin shoes. She wore her hair down and wavy and despite her good pal, Selena Gomez, also being at the awards ceremony, she posed solo on the carpet. However, her plus one for the evening was her good friend, Keleigh Teller.

Amy Sussman/Getty Images

Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Amy Sussman/Getty Images

Rich Polk/Golden Globes 2024/Golden Globes 2024 via Getty Image

Meanwhile, Kelce watched from the sidelines (he was ruled inactive) as the Kansas City Chiefs faced off against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, a mere 13 miles away from the Beverly Hilton. The game kicked off just hours ahead of the Globes.

Travis Kelce at SoFi Stadium on Jan. 7, 2024. – Amy Sussman/Getty Images

The couple was last spotted together ringing in the New Year in Kansas City, Missouri, where Kelce resides, as the NFL star and his team scored a victory against the Cincinnati Bengals with Swift in attendance. The pair later stepped out together for a festive celebration and shared a sweet showing of PDA. Prior to that, they appeared to spend Christmas Day together as Swift and her family were seen attending Kelce’s home game against the Las Vegas Raiders.

“When you say a relationship is public, that means I’m going to see him do what he loves, we’re showing up for each other, other people are there and we don’t care,” Swift said in a recent interview with Time magazine, which named her its 2023 Person of the Year. “The opposite of that is you have to go to an extreme amount of effort to make sure no one knows that you’re seeing someone. And we’re just proud of each other.”

The 2024 Golden Globes hosted by Jo Koy is on Sunday, Jan. 7, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on CBS and streams on Paramount+. Check out ETonline.com for complete Golden Globes coverage and the full list of winners.

Last week, a New York Times op-ed divided Taylor Swift’s fandom by speculating about her 𝑠e𝑥uality.

Hector Vivas / Getty Images for TAS Rights ManagementADVERTISEMENTIn the article, the writer detailed a series of “clues” that apparently “prove” that the star is secretly queer, including her rainbow-themed Lover album launch — which coincided with her short-lived LGBTQ+ activism era.

Nbc / NBCU Photo Bank / NBCUniversal via Getty ImagesThe writer also insisted that there were “dropped hairpins” — a reference to the way that people flagged that they were gay in the past — well before Lover, and claimed: “Those dropped hairpins began to appear in Ms. Swift’s artistry long before queer identity was undeniably marketable to mainstream America. They suggest to queer people that she is one of us.”

Jon Kopaloff / FilmMagicTaylor did not publicly respond to the article at the time, but a source close to her made it clear to CNN that she wasn’t happy about it.

Lionel Hahn / Getty Images“Because of her massive success, in this moment there is a Taylor-shaped hole in people’s ethics,” the insider purportedly told the publication. “There seems to be no boundary some journalists won’t cross when writing about Taylor, regardless of how invasive, untrue, and inappropriate it is — all under the protective veil of an ‘opinion piece.’”

Gotham / GC ImagesADVERTISEMENTEven Shawn Mendes caught a stray, with the source adding: “This article wouldn’t have been allowed to be written about Shawn Mendes or any male artist whose 𝑠e𝑥uality has been questioned by fans.”

Buda Mendes / Getty Images for TAS Rights ManagementAt this point, it’s worth mentioning that this isn’t actually true — with both Shawn and other male stars, such as Harry Styles, facing repeated media speculation about their 𝑠e𝑥uality over the years.

Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for The Recording AcademyADVERTISEMENTIn fact, Shawn — who shot to fame at 15 years old — literally reflected on the “frustrating” rumors surrounding him during a 2020 appearance on the Armchair Expert podcast. He said at the time: “It’s such a tricky thing. You want to say, ‘I’m not gay but it’d be fine if I was gay — but also there’s nothing wrong with being gay but I’m not.’ You don’t really know how to respond to the situation.”

John Shearer / WireImage”Everyone’s been calling me gay since I was 15 years old,” he added. “I’m not gay and I’m like, ‘What does that mean?’ I had these problems with the way my voice sounded. I’m like, ‘How do I sit?’ I’m always first to cross my legs and sit with a position of this feminine style and I really suffered with that shit.”Prior to this interview, Shawn had discussed the rumors with Rolling Stone, saying: “I thought, ‘You fucking guys are so lucky I’m not actually gay and terrified of coming out.’ That’s something that kills people. That’s how sensitive it is. Do you like the songs? Do you like me? Who cares if I’m gay?”

Frazer Harrison / Getty ImagesNeedless to say, this recent situation with Taylor has sparked a whole load of discourse, with many people pointing out that publicly speculating about anybody’s 𝑠e𝑥uality is inappropriate.

Buda Mendes / Getty Images for TAS Rights ManagementADVERTISEMENTBut some took issue with the insider’s response to the piece — particularly the misguided implication that the op-ed stemmed from a place of misogyny.

Buda Mendes / Getty Images for TAS Rights ManagementQuote-tweeting a post about it on X, formerly known as Twitter, one person wrote: “This is wild to say when Harry Styles and Shawn Mendes have been harassed about their 𝑠e𝑥uality for years now.”

Twitter / Via Twitter: @ischristinaok15

“The ‘a man would not be treated this way’ argument is valid and correct 99.9% of the time but this is the 0.01% where it’s not,” another tweeted. “Men’s 𝑠e𝑥ualities are sensationalized by the media so much more than women. A man just has to bend his wrist and it becomes a story about if he’s gay.”

Twitter / Via Twitter: @jrzdlWhile somebody else wrote: “’Nobody would publicly speculate on a MALE celeb’s 𝑠e𝑥uality!!!’ Just wondering but have you ever encountered the internet in your entire life.” One more added: “Except there are articles speculating about Shawn Mendes’s 𝑠e𝑥uality and many other men with fame the woman card wasn’t the one to pull here.”

“nobody would publicly speculate on a MALE celeb’s 𝑠e𝑥uality!!!” just wondering but have you ever encountered the internet in your entire life

Others pointed out that the same author of the Taylor op-ed had actually written a similar piece about Harry in 2022. It was also mentioned that a large portion of One Direction fans have speculated that Harry has been in a secret relationship with his bandmate, Louis Tomlinson, for more than a decade, which has been heavily discussed in the media.

Karwai Tang / WireImageAnd it wasn’t long before other male celebrities who have been subjected to mass speculation about their 𝑠e𝑥uality were remembered — as well as some of their impressive responses to it at the time.

Future Publishing / Future Publishing via Getty ImagesADVERTISEMENTAfter Harry and Shawn, one of the biggest namedrops has been Misha Collins, who famously “came out as straight” on X back in 2022.

Gary Gershoff / Getty ImagesMisha found fame on the TV series Supernatural back in 2008 and has faced years of fans theorizing that he is secretly queer. This was fueled by his onscreen character, Castiel, being a member of the LGBTQ+ community on the show.

Frazer Harrison via GettyADVERTISEMENTIn the final season of Supernatural, Castiel proclaimed his love to Jensen Ackles’s character, Dean, which fueled the way that viewers shipped Jensen and Misha in real life — despite them both being married to women at the time.

Albert L. Ortega / Getty ImagesMisha largely ignored the speculation, but in 2022 he made a clumsy joke about it at a convention that made many mistakenly believe that he had come out as bi𝑠e𝑥ual.

Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for The CWADVERTISEMENT“By a show of force, how many of you would consider yourself introverts? How many extroverts? And how many bi𝑠e𝑥uals?” he asked the crowd, before quipping: “I’m all three.”

Jon Kopaloff / FilmMagic

After realizing that the jokey nature of his comment hadn’t landed as expected, Misha took to Twitter to clarify the situation. He wrote: “I want to deeply apologize for misspeaking this weekend. At a fan convention in New Jersey, when I was talking with the audience I said that I was ‘all three’ things: an introvert, an extrovert and a bi𝑠e𝑥ual.’ My clumsy intention was to wave off actually discussing my 𝑠e𝑥uality, but I badly fumbled that and understand that was seen as me coming out as bi𝑠e𝑥ual.”

My clumsy intention was to wave off actually discussing my 𝑠e𝑥uality, but I badly fumbled that and understand that was seen as me coming out as bi𝑠e𝑥ual. 2/5

— Misha Collins (@mishacollins) April 25, 2022Twitter / Via Twitter: @mishacollinsADVERTISEMENT“This was not my intention so I need to correct the record: I am not bi𝑠e𝑥ual. I happen to be straight, but I am also a fierce ally and the last thing I want to do is falsely co-opt the struggles of the LGBTQIA+ community,” he added. “I believe and fully support that we need to sanctify the human right to express our identities honestly and to be free to love whomever we choose openly.”

I believe and fully support that we need to sanctify the human right to express our identities honestly and to be free to love whomever we choose openly. 4/5

— Misha Collins (@mishacollins) April 25, 2022Twitter / Via Twitter: @mishacollins“I am deeply sorry for the clumsiness of my language. I want to be a better ally and I feel sick to my stomach that I might have done anything to make things worse,” Misha concluded. “I’m trying to learn, trying to do better and I will keep listening.”

I am deeply sorry for the clumsiness of my language. I want to be a better ally and I feel sick to my stomach that I might have done anything to make things worse. I’m trying to learn, trying to do better and I will keep listening.Thanks and I’m sorry,Misha5/5

— Misha Collins (@mishacollins) April 25, 2022Twitter: @mishacollins / Via Twitter: @mishacollinsADVERTISEMENTSo when a Swiftie reacted to the recent headlines about Taylor by tweeting: “If things continue like this Taylor is going to be the first person ever to formally come out as straight,” another was keen to give Misha due credit as they quote-tweeted and added: “Misha Collins I am so sorry they’re erasing you like this.”

Misha Collins I am so sorry they’re erasing you like this https://t.co/r0MmDfk9ZZ

— sagey 🇵🇸 (@btwnrevolutions) January 7, 2024Twitter: @btwnrevolutions / Via Twitter: @btwnrevolutionsThis tweet has since been seen almost two million times and has racked up tens of thousands of likes and retweets as other users expressed their agreement.

Jon Kopaloff / Getty Images,ADVERTISEMENTMeanwhile, The Big Bang Theory’s Johnny Galecki has also had his 𝑠e𝑥uality speculated about over the years, and when he was quizzed about the rumors during a 2010 appearance on The View, he had a pretty solid answer.

Jean Baptiste Lacroix / Getty ImagesThe actor, who dated his Big Bang costar Kaley Cuoco for two years, told the hosts: “I’ve never really addressed those rumors because I always figured, why defend yourself against something that’s not offensive?”

Lou Rocco / Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty ImagesADVERTISEMENTAnd one person responded to the Taylor discourse by tweeting screengrabs of Misha’s tweet and Johnny’s The View comments and writing: “This is what real allies sound like.”

This is what real allies sound like: https://t.co/Ek4ePvQz8j pic.twitter.com/Z90MvnrGhr

— KaRAYgeous ⸆⸉ 🪻🏹 (@kraywhiseheart) January 7, 2024Twitter / ABC / Via Twitter: @kraywhiseheartNone of the men mentioned have reacted to being brought into the recent discourse, but we will be sure to let you know if they do!

 

Photo: Taylor Swift/IG

The University of the Philippines is set to offer a course on American pop star Taylor Swift.

advertisement

Offerered as an elective under BA Broadcast Media Arts and Studies, the course will be taught in the second semester by Dr. Cherish Aileen Brillon of the College of Mass Communication.

In an email interview with GMA News Online, Brillon said the course will focus on the conception, construction, and performance of Taylor Swift as a celebrity and how she can be used to explain the Filipinos’ and media’s relationship with class, politics, gender, race, and fantasies of success and mobility.

“Generally, the bigger question the course will try to answer is the Filipinos’ relationship with the idea of celebrity because we have such interesting practices and discourses around celebrities,” she said.

As a Swiftie who became a fan during the Red Era and a Philippine media studies scholar, Brillon said she “is very interested in how Filipinos have appropriated Taylor Swift as an icon.”

“It is also interesting for me how Taylor Swift has inspired her Filipino fans in a kind of political activism that was very evident in the last elections,” she said.

Courses on the pop star have been offered in several academic institutions such as Stanford University, New York University, and Harvard University.

She is currently making stops around the world for her “The Eras Tour” concert. It is in support of her 2022 album, “Midnights.”

In 2024, the “Anti-Hero” singer will visit Asia as part of her tour.

—MGP, GMA Integrated News

Tags: University of the Philippines