Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift.Photo:Rob Carr/Getty
Rob Carr/Getty
Travis Kelceis proud to have support from his superstar girlfriend,Taylor Swift.
Kelce, 34, opened up about how the couple maintain their privacy despite their celebrity status on Wednesday’s episode ofThe Pat McAfee Show.
Kansas City’s star tight end said, “It’s a beautiful thing, isn’t it? Hopefully, everybody realizes we’re just two people supporting each other and having fun with it, man.”
Kelce continued, “It’s nothing more than that, and how much the world wants to paint the picture and make us the enemy, we just have fun with it, and we enjoy every single bit of it.”
With Swift becoming acelebrated member of Chiefs Kingdomafter regularly supporting the team at games throughout the season, Kelce gushed over the singer finding time to attend games despite her ultra-packed schedule.
“I love it when Taylor comes and supports me and enjoys the game with the fam and friends,” Kelce said. “It’s been nothing but a wonderful year, man.”
Kelce said he and Swift are aware of the NFL purists who criticize the league’s coverage of the singer during games, and that Swift “has dealt with” similar negativity “forever.”
Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift.Rob Carr/Getty
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“You know, it’s been a crazy, crazy ride that I could have never anticipated,” Kelce shared. “But I’m having fun with it. The majority of the world is having fun with it, outside all the cranky NFL fans that just don’t want to see the Chiefs win,” he added.
Still, Kelce joked that he and Swift are “slowly” winning over the naysayers. “You know what, we’re slowly reeling them in. They’re fighting it right now,” he joked.
After the Chiefs won the AFC Championship game in Baltimore on Sunday, Swiftjoined him on the field to congratulate him— and he and the pop starshared several sweet moments together.
The couple shared several kisses and theNFL star was heard saying, “I love you,” during the celebrations in Baltimore.
During the AFC Championship ceremony at M&T Bank Stadium, the NFL star’s parents,EdandDonna Kelce, and his brother,Jason Kelce, joined him and Swift on the field.
Travis Kelce, Jason Kelce.Patrick Smith/Getty
Patrick Smith/Getty
On Wednesday’s episode ofNew Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce, Travis said to his brother, “Shoutout to Tay, thanks for joining the team," after Jason, 36, joked that Swift had “reached theSuper Bowlin her rookie year.”
“It was so fun seeing you guys afterwards hanging around to see us raise that Lamar Hunt trophy yet again,” Travis said. “We had the whole family down on the field,” Jason recalled. “We had me, mom, dad and Taylor. Everybody was down there.”
Among the other sweet moments the couple shared on the fieldincluded several kisses and embraces, and the NFL starswitched up his usual “Tay” nickname to call the singer “sweetie"in avideocaptured and circulated online.
Swift’s attendance at Super Bowl LVIII on Feb. 11 remains uncertain.
source: people.com
