Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce just took a huge step in their relationship! After a year of speculation, Quenlin and Zaiye officially confirmed their engagement, with a joint Instagram post on August 26, 2025. The couple began dating before the 2023 season and immediately became the hottest storyline. Their bond blossomed with public events and tender exchanges on social media.
This magic carpet ride into the football world for Swift started in September 2023, when she went to her first Kansas City Chiefs game. At the event, she was seen hanging out with Donna Kelce, Travis’s mom. This appearance marked the start of numerous public outings where Swift cheered for Kelce, including notable events such as Super Bowl LVIII and Super Bowl LIX. Their deep mutual support, both emotional and physical, defines their romance. Both stars are very involved in one another’s careers.
In November 2023, Travis Kelce made his relationship with Taylor Swift official while speaking to the Wall Street Journal. In addition to hanging with Taylor, he made it to several stops on her Eras Tour. In June 2024, he even got onstage with her at a London concert to demonstrate his support. Their bond has only grown stronger since then, winning over fans and media in the process.
In a wide-ranging interview with TIME in December 2023, Swift opened up about how their relationship grew. “We had so much more time together and no one realized it.” I look back fondly on that time as a gift that gave us the space to really get to know each other. The couple does not hide how they’ve focused on maintaining their bond despite the intense scrutiny that accompanies their immense fame.
Pittsburgh Steeler player Travis Kelce sang Swift’s praises, saying that being in her presence is “mind-blowing,” and lauding her smartness. He congratulated them both publicly — despite the difficulties of their high-profile relationship. The pressure she faces…she’s just being, enjoying her life. Whenever she pulls that crap I had better not be the one making all the weird excuses,” he said.
The couple took every opportunity to display their love on their recent visit, including when they stood side-by-side in front of a gorgeous rose garden. Taylor wore a wide-striped blue-and-white summer dress, while Travis was dressed in a dark blue collared shirt and short white dress pants. Her close up of them laughing together conveyed the beauty of their connection, warm and colorful but earthbound.
Swift marked another big moment on her road with Kelce. She appeared on his eyeroll-inducing podcast “New Heights,” which he co-hosts with his other brother junkie—er, sorry, brother—blather Jason Kelce. As part of the episode, she announced her upcoming 12th studio album, due November 10, called “The Tortured Poets Department.” This new collaboration is just one more testament to how they have each buoyed each other’s parallel professional pursuits.
In the clip, Travis reflected on having tried to engage Cool Swift before, but just sort of failed. He attempted to greet her outside of one of her Eras Tour concerts at Arrowhead Stadium in July 2023, hoping to pass her a friendship bracelet with his digits inscribed on it. Though this effort failed, their worlds quickly connected, as they started dating later that year.
Travis Kelce partnered with Kindred Lubeck of Artifex Fine Jewelry in NYC to create the engagement ring. It features a beautiful antique old-mine brilliant cut diamond. This intentional decision is a perfect representation of the couple’s common love for nature and their strong bond.
As they continue on this new journey together, both sun and moon have pointed out the rarity of their relationship. “He’s just a ball of vibe in everybody’s life that he’s in,” Swift said of Kelce. Meanwhile, he admitted, “Obviously I’ve never dated anyone with that kind of aura about them…. I’ve never dealt with it.”
