At one point, there were 1.3 million Swifties, along with a few fans of Travis and Jason Kelce, watching the premiere of Taylor’s first-ever podcast appearance, as thousands of comments flooded in via Too Fab.
Taylor and Travis offered their fans a glimpse into their relationship. From the very start of the podcast episode, viewers and listeners experienced the love story that the couple, who have been together since 2023, has developed.
Jason’s first question for the 14-time Grammy award winning artist: “Why are you coming on the show?”
“This podcast has done a lot for me,” Taylor began. “This podcast got me a boyfriend ever since Travis decided to use it as his personal dating show,” she said recalling Travis’ attempt to meet her at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City (Travis’ NFL team, Kansas City Chief’s home turf), during The Eras Tour.
Taylor recalled the story she was told about an NFL player attempting to meet her backstage.
“He threw a man tantrum,” she said with a laugh.
“This dude didn’t get a meet-and-greet,” she continued before revealing he tried to sweet talk the “elevator lady” he knew at the stadium to get backstage.
Taylor added that Travis “didn’t do any proper logistical planning” like reaching out to her management team to arrange the meeting. As many Swifites know, it wasn’t until Travis confessed his desire to meet Taylor on the New Heights podcast telling his brother that he wanted to give her a friendship bracelet with his number on it.
The 35-year-old singer stated that watching that clip — the “shooting your shot heard around the world” she called it later in the episode — made her feel like she was in a 1980’s “John Hughes movie.”
“This is what I have been writing songs about want to happen to me for so long,” Taylor said
“It was wild but it worked I’m glad it worked,” Taylor said looking at Travis before he added, “I’m the luckiest man in the world.”
“The way that he could make me laugh immediately,” the “Love Story” singer said. “Travis is a vibe booster in everyone’s lives — like pushing [a] color enhance button, he’s like a human exclamation point.”
The fact that Taylor didn’t know a lot about football wasn’t a red flag at all for Travis; he described it as having a “clean slate.”
“I thought everyone was on field at the same time, I didn’t know what a first down was, I didn’t know what a tight end was,” she listed.
“I am forever thankful for you diving into the football world,” Travis added.
Throughout the podcast, the pair were constantly touching each other; Travis’ hand on Taylor’s knee, Taylor grabbing Travis’ face randomly and calling him “so handsome.”
The moment Travis described the feelings he experienced after witnessing Taylor’s performance during The Eras Tour sparked a flurry of comments filled with orange heart emojis. This color scheme represents Taylor’s 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” which she revealed on the podcast.
“I left with such a desire to meet you, I have never been so engulfed in the curiosity of who you were,” Travis said. “You see how crazy you can get a whole stadium and then I get you in a room and it’s like I’ve known you forever.”
The 35-year-old NFL player continued: “[It was] the easiest conversation I’ve ever had, so fun, it knocked my socks off, she blew me away and I’d never experienced something so mesmerizing on stage and then so real and so beautiful in person.”
“Hey,” Taylor said, “That’s wonderful.”
“I think I should leave,” Jason quipped. “At this point I think everyone should leave,” Taylor said.
“She makes me so much better,” Travis said.
