Go away it to Travis Kelce to shine a highlight on Taylor Swift even when he’s the one being acknowledged! Whereas accepting his karaoke win on the American Century Championship on Thursday, July 11, the 34-year-0ld Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish devoted his musical efficiency and award to his girlfriend, 34.
“Taylor, that is for you,” Travis mentioned on stage.
The athlete gained the award after performing a rendition of Whitesnake’s hit single “Right here I Go Once more” that night in South Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Travis gave his efficiency every thing he had, and the group beloved his enthusiasm.
This, after all, wasn’t the primary time that followers have heard Travis sing a number of notes. After he and his Chiefs teammates gained the 2024 Tremendous Bowl in February, Travis belted out a number of lyrics of “Viva Las Vegas.” The second was captured by cameras and went viral on social media.
“Taylor, that is for you”
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Since Taylor, nonetheless, is the skilled singer out of the 2 of them, she is touring the world for her worldwide Eras Tour and couldn’t fly again to the U.S. to see her boyfriend get the award. The couple met simply months after the Grammy Award winner launched into the U.S. leg of her tour in mid-2023. In September of that yr, Taylor attended her first Chiefs sport to help Travis.
Now that the pair have been going robust for practically one yr, the soccer participant revealed when he “began to essentially fall for” the “Karma” hitmaker throughout an look on the “Bussin’ With the Boys” podcast in June. Travis famous that he developed emotions for Taylor after witnessing “how real she is round pals [and] household.”
“The primary sport she got here to in opposition to the Bears — I used to be like, ‘OK, I may in all probability set you up with every thing.’ And she or he simply walked proper via the entrance door,” he recalled telling his girlfriend. “She was similar to, ‘I simply wish to be across the household and pals and expertise this with all people.’ She obtained beaucoup factors for that. I used to be like, ‘Rattling, she’s within the insanity. She desires to help me and do issues like that.’”
Including that Taylor “actually gained [him] over with that one,” Travis added that he “need[s] to maintain issues personal” about their relationship however “on the identical time” doesn’t wish to “disguise something” about their love.
“That’s my lady. That’s my girl,” Travis continued. “So, it’s like, I’m pleased with that. I’m not sitting right here making an attempt to juggle, ‘How am I going to maintain this below wraps? You simply don’t wish to let all people into your private life and be capable of to remark realizing that every thing she does is getting a headline.”