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It seems as if (almost) all of Hollywood and the NFL are in need of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce friendship bracelets.
Ever since Kelce tried to meet Swift at one of her Eras Tour performances in July 2023 — he wanted to give her a friendship bracelet with his number on it, but she had “to save her voice for the 44 songs that she sings” — fans and stars alike have been clamoring for a Swift/Kelce romance.
Everyone’s wishes came true two months later when Swift accepted the Chiefs tight end’s invitation to see him play at Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium — the same venue where she had performed for Eras. After the two were spotted leaving together and hopping into a convertible, NFL athletes and other stars couldn’t wait to chime in on the whirlwind evening — and on the duo’s future.
Even Swift’s close pals are here for the romance. “Friends close to Taylor and Travis think they make an amazing power couple, and they couldn’t be happier for them,” a source exclusively told Us Weekly in October 2023 after Swift and Kelce were spotted on two consecutive New York City date nights.
Scroll below to see which celebs ship Swift and Kelce — and which don’t:
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Luke Bryan
“She’s got herself a football player. Like, she’s got herself a damn man,” the country singer told Access Hollywood in November at the CMA Awards. “You see some of these guys, [and] she’s got someone who, you know, [is] a tough dude. [He can] pick her up, tote her around a little bit [and] do some smooching!”
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Antoni Porowski
“I couldn’t be happier,” the Queer Eye star, who is pals with Swift, told People in November. “I’m very supportive. She’s an incredible, formidable woman who’s managing to tour the world over. My hopes for them as a couple are just that they continue to be really happy and to enjoy this moment and all the future moments to come.”
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Morgan Freeman
Kansas City Chiefs fan Freeman made it known that he has no opinion on Swift and Kelce’s romance.
“I don’t think about them at all,” he said, laughing, while appearing on CBS This Morning in October 2023. “Are you winning? … That’s what I’m interested in.”
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Gayle King
King revealed she was “hear for” the twosome’s romance during an October 2023 interview with Entertainment Tonight.
“People say, ‘Oh, it’s a publicity stunt!’ I don’t think that,” she said. “I think they’re two young people who are attracted to each other and I think they’re trying to figure it out, whether it goes somewhere [or] doesn’t go somewhere.”
King added that she doesn’t “think it really matters” whether Swift and Kelce go the distance or not as long as they are having a good time. “I think it’s just really great [that] they can do this and have fun,” she continued. “I say have fun and enjoy it for as long as it lasts, and if it turns into something big, I think that would be terrific. I love the two of them together, I think it’s a lot of fun to watch.”
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Rob Gronkowski
“You know, it’s wonderful, he deserves it all,” the former NFL tight end said of the couple in an October 2023 interview with Entertainment Tonight. “He’s had seven 1,000-yard seasons in a row. Wide receivers barely have seven 1,000-yard seasons in a row. He deserves every commercial, and he’s a good-looking man, so he deserves any lady that he wants to get. And he can move. Like I said, I had a dance-off with him, and his hips can groove, so it’s great to see him doing his thing on and off the field. He deserves it all.”
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Kelly Clarkson
“It’s not hilarious how it is literally taking over the NFL for people that like watching sports now,” Clarkson admitted during an October 2023 episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, referring to the NFL’s heavy coverage of Swift and Kelce’s relationship. “It’s like you’re watching Housewives while you’re watching [football]. They’re just talking about gossip things and you’re like, ‘So what about the play?’”
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Alex Rodriguez
“I love it, I think it’s great,” the former MLB star said of the pair’s relationship in an October 2023 interview with E! News. “It brings a little bit more energy to the NFL. It’s cool.”
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Katy Perry
Perry weighed in on Swift and Kelce’s romance in the comments section of an October 2023 Vogue Instagram post featuring a picture of the two holding hands in NYC. “I ship,” she wrote.
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Erin Andrews and Charissa Thompson
“We hope to officiate the wedding,” Andrews joked during an October 2023 appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers after teasing that she and Thompson have taken “credit” for publicly pitching Kelce to Swift on an August 2023 episode of their “Calm Down” podcast. “We hope to be there when he proposes, all the things.”
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Jessie James Decker
“I love it. It totally makes sense,” the country star, who is married to former NFL wide receiver Eric Decker, shared on TalkShopLive in mid October. “She should have dated an athlete a long time ago. It worked for me. I love it.”
Jessie also told Swifties not to worry if their fave misses one of Travis’ games. “You can’t make it to every game. I didn’t go to every game,” the Kittenish designer continued. “There were some times where it was too late, or in a different city so I stayed at home in my jammies and screamed from my couch.”
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Olivia Wilde
While the vast majority of the celebrity sphere seems to be here for Swift and Travis’ relationship, Wilde — who dated Taylor Swift’s ex-boyfriend Harry Styles — has a different take.
“I wish Taylor Swift was in love with a climate scientist,” read a tweet that she reposted on her Instagram Story on October 5.
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Patrick Mahomes
The Chiefs quarterback got a heads-up about Swift’s attendance at their September 2023 face-off against the Chicago Bears.
“He told me at, like, the last minute. There are some things with Trav where he, kind of, just says it and you don’t know if it’s true or not,” Mahomes said during a post-game press conference. “Friday, he was just like, ‘Ah, yeah, I think she’s coming to the game … this weekend’ and moved about his business. … That’s just Travis.”
He also shared that while he had yet to meet Swift, “I guess if she ends up being with Travis, I’ll meet her at some point,” he said. “Seems like a good person, so hopefully, I can meet her one day.”
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Jason Kelce
Travis’ brother stoked the flames of a potential Travis-Swift relationship from the get-go. The Philadelphia Eagles center has had plenty to say about his brother’s rumored romance — even before Swift’s September 2023 appearance at the Chiefs game.
“I don’t really know a lot about what is happening in Travis’ love life. I try to, like, keep his business [as] his business and straight out of that world,” Jason teased on Philadelphia’s WIP Morning Show earlier that month about Travis’ relationship with Swift. “Having said that. … I think it is 100 percent true.”
He later appeared to endorse their relationship after Swift’s highly-publicized time at the game. After Barstool Sports’ Kelly Keegs, a Swift fan, ranted watching the 12-time Grammy winner at the game — “She loved all that corny bulls–t?” she posited — Jason reposted the video on X (formerly Twitter). “PREACH!” he wrote.
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Hilarie Burton Morgan
Burton Morgan took to X to express her approval of Kelce and Swift’s relationship.
“Pro tip … you deserve someone who invites you to work with them. It shows: 1. They think you’re so awesome & they want everyone from buddies to the boss to meet you. 2. They work hard & they’re GOOD, & they want you to see that. Flew to see [husband Jeffrey Dean Morgan] on a set 14 yrs ago. #kelceswift,” the One Tree Hill alum tweeted in September 2023, adding, “Deeply invested in this.”
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Jana Kramer
Kramer couldn’t resist commenting on a series of Us Weekly’s Instagram posts about Travis and Swift.
“I’m so here for this,” the “Whine Down With Jana Kramer” podcast host wrote in one comment. “Best story ever run,” she wrote in another, referring to Us’ coverage of Swift’s September 2023 appearance at the Chiefs game.
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Andy Reid
The Chiefs coach had jokes when asked about Swift’s September 2023 appearance at the Chiefs vs. Bears game. “I set them up,” Reid quipped during a post-game press conference.
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Bill Belichick
Belichick outed himself as a Swiftie following the artist’s big night at the Chiefs vs. Bears game in September 2023.
“I would say Travis Kelce’s had a lot of big catches in his career,” Belichick said on The Greg Hill Show at the time. “This would be the biggest.”
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Josh Allen
In August 2023, the Buffalo Bills quarterback joked about Travis’ attempt to get Swift’s attention via friendship bracelet. Still, he was surprised Swift initially turned Travis down. “It’s hard to say no to Travis Kelce,” Allen told FanDuel.
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Jason Sudeikis
The Chiefs super fan — who attended a game night with Swift during summer 2023 — showed his support for the twosome by “liking” an NFL tweet about her appearance at the September 2023 game.
“Look who hit the Sunday Matinee,” the official NFL Twitter account posted. . “Welcome to #ChiefsKingdom, @taylorswift13!”
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Barbara Corcoran
The Shark Tank star revealed she’s Team Travis after seeing Swift attend the September 2023 game.
“I’m your biggest fan (since Sunday),” she commented on one of his Instagram posts.
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Kathy Griffin
The comedian admitted that she felt like she was a third member in Swift and Kelce’s relationship because she is “way too invested” in the couple’s romance.
“What I think is really great is the way he shows up for her has never been done,” Griffin said to E! News in November 2023. “So when I think about the greats, the Chers and the Stevie Nickses, you never heard of a football player going to their concert and cheer … I think that’s one of the reasons so many women are pulling for this relationship.”