Andrea Swift encouraged her daughter to pursue Travis Kelce after the Kansas City Chiefs player’s viral “New Heights” episode, she revealed on Friday’s new “End of an Era” docuseries episodes.
Andrea, 67, recalled seeing headlines about the athlete’s interest in the pop star while looking “around on the internet.”
8She subsequently called her cousin, whom she considers an “expert” on the Missouri-based NFL team, to ask about the Super Bowl winner.
Andrea reflected on this with Taylor in her dressing room ahead of an October 2024 Eras Tour stop in New Orleans, saying, “She said, ‘Oh, my God. He’s the nicest guy. And you know what? He really loves his mom, [Donna Kelce].’”
“I went, Ding, ding, ding. Now, how in the world am I gonna get her to meet him?” she asked, with Taylor confirming that her dating history had indeed skewed “non-athlete.”
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Additionally, Andrea noted that Travis’ gesture — bringing a friendship bracelet with his phone number to a show in the hopes of giving it to Taylor — “said a lot” about his character.
“It was so earnest,” she explained. “I thought it was the sweetest thing in the world that he came to your show, he brought you something from your world … I liked it.”
At the time, Andrea spoke to Taylor on the phone about Travis’ interest.
8“You called me up with this tone of, ‘Hey, so I know you’re not gonna react well to this. But there’s a guy,’” the Grammy winner remembered. “You said something to the effect of, ‘You’ve got to start doing something different.’”
Andrea added that Travis is “really cute.”
Taylor and Travis ultimately began dating in July 2023, with the tight end getting down on one knee in August.
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When the first trailer for Taylor’s Eras Tour docuseries dropped the following month, Andrea made headlines for gushing about the “happiness” her daughter’s fiancé brings.
The duo are expected to tie the knot in June, with Page Six hearing they want to walk down the aisle at Rhode Island’s Ocean House in Watch Hill.
Episodes 1 through 4 of “End of an Era” are streaming on Disney+, with the final two coming out Dec. 23.