Current:Home > MyTravis Kelce Reacts to Fan's Taylor Swift Diss After He Messes Up Golf Shot -×
Travis Kelce Reacts to Fan's Taylor Swift Diss After He Messes Up Golf Shot
View
Date:2025-04-15 20:29:33
Travis Kelce knows how to shake off a little smack talk.
Case in point: The Kansas City Chiefs tight end had the perfect reaction to a fan dissing him over his golfing skills using a reference to girlfriend Taylor Swift during the American Century Championship tournament July 13.
After Travis took a shot that didn't send the ball where he needed it to go, the onlooker shouted, "That's alright, you still got Taylor."
And the 34-year-old was quick to laugh the dig off, pointing out into the crowd with a smile before quipping, "You ain't lying."
This wasn't the only time Taylor, also 34, came up during Travis' tournament. While playing another hole, the NFL star was seen singing along to her song "Lavender Haze," and he also provided some insight into whether fans can expect him to join her again on the Eras Tour stage anytime soon.
"I can't let anything out of the bag," Travis told NBC Sports in a video published July 13. "But right now I'm in full football mode after golf."
As for why Taylor couldn't physically be there for Travis' Lake Tahoe, Calif., sporting event? The "Cruel Summer" singer is currently playing several Eras Tour shows in Milan, Italy.
And while Travis won't be in the audience for these concerts, he's had a blast at plenty of other tour stops along the way.
"I don't know if they're just getting better or if I'm just forgetting how they are," Travis said of attending one Taylor's shows in Paris during a May 15 episode of his New Heights podcast. "It was electric."
Keep reading to relive more moments in Taylor and Travis' love story.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's love story began in July 2023, when the singer's Eras Tour made a stop at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.
As a huge Swiftie, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end caught the show with hopes of giving Taylor a friendship bracelet with his number on it. However, he failed to complete the pass due to her pre-show rituals.
"I was disappointed that she doesn't talk before or after her shows because she has to save her voice for the 44 songs that she sings," Travis shared on the July 26 episode of his New Heights podcast. "So, I was a little butt-hurt I didn't get to hand her one of the bracelets I made for her."
After publicly recounting his fumble—a move Taylor would later describe as "metal as hell"—Travis decided to shoot his shot and invite the Grammy winner to watch the Chiefs play at Arrowhead Stadium.
"I threw it out there, I threw the ball in her court," he shared on The Pat McAfee Show. "I told her, you know, 'I've seen you rock the stage in Arrowhead, you might have to come see me rock the stage in Arrowhead and see which one's a little more lit.' So, we'll see what happens in the near future."
Travis was rocking a mustache—which he debuted in August during training camp—when he was first introduced to Taylor.
As he later noted of the era, "That 'stache and the 87 jersey was pretty iconic there for a little bit, and I had it when I met Taylor for the first time."
By early September, a source close to the situation told E! News that Travis and Taylor were "texting and talking here and there."
"It's been very low-key," the insider explained, "as he's been in season."
Accepting Travis' invite, Taylor joined the athlete's mom Donna Kelce at Arrowhead Stadium to watch him and the Chiefs take on the Chicago Bears. After the game, Taylor and Travis were seen packing PDA at a local bar.
Though folklore had it that it was the couple's first in-person meeting, the "Karma" singer later clarified the two had spent a "significant amount of time" getting to know each other beforehand.
As Taylor noted, "We would never be psychotic enough to hard launch a first date."
As an indication that the relationship was heating up, Taylor brought her squad—including friends Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, Sophie Turner, Hugh Jackman, Sabrina Carpenter and Antoni Porowski—to watch the Chiefs play against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
Another sign that Travis could be The 1? Taylor started bonding with Brittany Mahomes—the wife of Travis' BFF and teammate Patrick Mahomes—in and outside of NFL games.
The couple took their romance to TV, making a surprise appearance on the Oct. 14 episode of Saturday Night Live. Their Big Apple takeover also included the after-party for the NBC sketch show and a date night at the Waverly Inn.
During a bye week, Travis traveled down to Argentina to catch the South American leg of Taylor's Eras Tour. Not only did the NFL star bond with Taylor's dad, Scott Swift, at the Nov. 11 show in Buenos Aires, but he also got a special shoutout from the stage.
"Karma is that guy on the Chiefs," Taylor sang, "coming straight home to me."
After the show, the Midnights artist was seen running up to Travis backstage and greeting him with a passionate kiss.
Taylor addressed the lavender craze surrounding her appearances at Travis' games.
"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," she told Time. "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."
The music superstar turned Travis' Dec. 17 game into a family affair, bringing her dad to cheer on her man.
Taylor and Travis spent their first New Year's Eve together, sharing a romantic kiss when the clock struck midnight on Jan. 1.
Continuing to bond with Travis' family, Taylor hung out with his brother Jason Kelce and sister-in-law Kylie Kelce at the Chiefs' game against the Buffalo Bills.
Taylor joined Travis on the football field when the Chiefs won the AFC Championship, a victory that cemented the team's spot in the 2024 Super Bowl. The couple shared a celebratory kiss before exchanging the L-word.
"Tay, I'm gonna enjoy with the guys," he told her. "I love you—so much it's not funny."
The pair locked lips on the field after Travis led the Kansas City Chiefs to victory on Feb. 11, 2024 in Las Vegas.
Taylor posted footage of Travis on social media for the first time Feb. 12, poking fun at how she took her parents clubbing with the athlete after the Super Bowl.
Taylor's first Instagram pic featuring Travis was a selfie of the two with Prince William and his and wife Kate Middleton's eldest kids Prince George and Princess Charlotte backstage at the singer's Eras tour show at Wembley Stadium in London.
While attending his seventh Eras tour concert, and second show at London's Wembley Stadium, the NFL star joined his girlfriend onstage as a backup performer during her performance of "I Can Do It With a Broken Heart."
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (41741)
Related
- California DMV apologizes for license plate that some say mocks Oct. 7 attack on Israel
- 25 Things That Will Help Make Your Closet Look Like It Was Organized by a Professional
- Member of eBay security team sentenced in harassment scheme involving bloody Halloween pig mask
- Plastics Pollution Has Become a ‘Crisis,’ Biden Administration Acknowledges
- Tom Holland's New Venture Revealed
- Former postal worker sentenced to probation for workers’ compensation fraud
- America's billionaires are worth a record $6T. Where does that leave the rest of us?
- Carroll Fitzgerald, former Baltimore council member wounded in 1976 shooting, dead at 89
- 'As foretold in the prophecy': Elon Musk and internet react as Tesla stock hits $420 all
- National Ice Cream Day 2024: Get some cool deals at Dairy Queen, Cold Stone, Jeni's and more
Ranking
- Bill Belichick's salary at North Carolina: School releases football coach's contract details
- Nevada judge who ran for state treasurer pleads not guilty to federal fraud charges
- Team USA sprinter Quincy Hall fires back at Noah Lyles for 4x400 relay snub
- Outside the RNC, small Milwaukee businesses and their regulars tried to salvage a sluggish week
- Krispy Kreme offers a free dozen Grinch green doughnuts: When to get the deal
- How to take better photos with your smartphone
- NASA plans for space station's demise with new SpaceX Deorbit Vehicle
- Shane Lowry keeps calm and carries British Open lead at Troon
Recommendation
How to watch new prequel series 'Dexter: Original Sin': Premiere date, cast, streaming
Your flight was canceled by the technology outage. What do you do next?
Cincinnati Reds sign No. 2 pick Chase Burns to draft-record $9.25 million bonus
Drone strike by Yemen’s Houthi rebels kills 1 person and wounds at least 10 in Tel Aviv
Jamie Foxx reps say actor was hit in face by a glass at birthday dinner, needed stitches
What is CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity company behind the global Microsoft outages?
Caitlin Clark's rise parallels Tiger's early brilliance, from talent to skeptics
Canada wants 12 new submarines to bolster Arctic defense as NATO watches Russia and China move in