Taylor Swift thought Travis Kelce was hilarious before meeting him for the first time.
His sense of humor caught her attention before the 34-year-old singer went on to reach out to him and kick off their romance, according to Saturday Night Live star Ben Marshall.
Before meeting him, the superstar — who took barefaced photos with a lucky family in Sydney — said that she thought he was ‘funny’, he recalled on an episode of Mike Birbiglia’s Working It Out podcast released on Monday.
‘We worked with both Taylor and Travis Kelce before they got together,’ he said, before joking that he and his comedy group Please Don’t Destroy are ‘a little bit’ responsible for getting them together.
He explained that he and his group had worked with Kelce last year when the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 34, made his hosting debut on the sketch comedy show in March 2023.
Marshall said that after his episode aired, Swift shared some of her initial thoughts about Kelce with the comedy group.
‘She kinda told us that she watched his SNL episode and saw him in our video and was like, “Oh, this guy seems funny”,’ he recalled.
‘So, like, a little bit [we] brought them together,’ he added.
The 14-time Grammy then famously went on to message Kelce for the first time when she learned that he previously tried and failed to give her his number on a friendship bracelet.
The 28-year-old comedian then admitted on the podcast that he did not tell the story before on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon because he was worried about the reaction of Swift’s loyal and devout fanbase.
He explained that the group was concerned if the relationship did not end up working out, they would be held responsible for Swift’s heartache.
‘I was thinking about like maybe [sharing that anecdote] on Fallon, and then we were like, “I think that if then they ever break up, we will be pinned for causing this disaster”,’ he explained.
‘It’s just a very precarious situation,’ he said. ‘Because people have such strong feelings.’
Marshall and his comedy group Please Don’t Destroy worked with the Midnights hitmaker over two years ago in November 2021 when she joined then-cast member Pete Davidson for a musical sketch for Three Sad Virgins.
In October 2023, the All Too Well singer made a surprise appearance to introduce her pal Ice Spice as the musical guest.
By then, she had already been dating Kelce for months and had just debuted their relationship publicly for the very first time at one of the NFL star’s games.
The pair had been secretly dating since the summer and confirmed their romance at the Kansas City Chiefs and Chicago Bears game on September 24.
Since then, Swift has attended 13 of her boyfriend’s games including the Chiefs Super Bowl victory over the San Francisco 49ers.
He has also shown his support at a number of her Eras Tour concerts across the globe.
News
ESPN announces Jason Kelce’s hiring. He will be part of the ‘Monday Night Football’ pregame show
NEW YORK (AP) – Jason Kelce is officially a member of ESPN´s “Monday Night Countdown” team. ESPN announced Kelce had signed a multiyear agreement on Tuesday during a presentation to advertisers in New York. He will also be a part…
In the Monday Night Football pregame, ESPN officially adds Jason Kelce, replacing Robert Griffin III
Jason Kelce is officially going to be a part of football fans’ Monday nights this fall. ESPN officially announced the signing of the recently retired Eagles center Tuesday to a multiyear contract to serve as an NFL analyst for the network’s “Monday…
Jason Kelce Tells Disney Forthright Group That He Is So delighted to Join “Monday Night Cracking Football!
Jason Kelce, who retired earlier this year after 13 years with the NFL‘s Philadelphia Eagles, told the crowd at Disney‘s upfront how pumped he is to be joining “Monday Night Freakin’ Football!” While he kept his shirt on (unlike last January, when…
Jason Kelce Confirms Major Career Move That Will Have Football Fans Rejoicing
Jason Kelce officially confirmed he will join ESPN for its “Monday Night Countdown” pregame show during the 2024 NFL season. The big news was announced at the Disney Advertising Upfront in New York City on Tuesday, May 14. As Kelce…
Fаme’ѕ Hіdden Toll: Jаѕon Kelсe’ѕ Revelаtіonѕ Shаke the Celebrіty World
Jаѕon Kelсe іѕ one of the moѕt beloved аthleteѕ іn Phіlаdelрhіа ѕрortѕ hіѕtory. Aѕ the longtіme сenter for the Eаgleѕ, he hаѕ аnсhored the offenѕіve lіne аnd helрed leаd the teаm to theіr fіrѕt Suрer Bowl vісtory іn 2017. But…
Video Jason Kelce hilariously gatecrashes an NFL meeting, trolling commissioner Roger Goodell over the schedule release.
Jason Kelce hilariously gatecrashed an NFL meeting to Commissioner Roger Goodell’s delight. In a video posted by the New Heights X account, Kelce walked in unannounced as Goodell held a meeting in what appears to be the NFL headquarters in New York…
End of content
No more pages to load