Pop superstar Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce announced their engagement on Tuesday through a joint Instagram post featuring five photos. The couple, both 35, shared the news with a playful caption referring to themselves as “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married,” accompanied by a dynamite emoji, marking a significant milestone in their highly publicized two-year relationship.The relationship between the NFL star and the global music icon began during Swift’s Eras tour, though Kelce’s initial attempt to meet Swift at her Arrowhead Stadium concert was unsuccessful.By September, Swift was spotted cheering for Kelce at Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium alongside his mother. Their relationship quickly became public, with Swift later modifying her song lyrics in Argentina to include “Karma is the guy on the Chiefs, coming straight home to me” while Kelce watched from the audience.This marks the first engagement for both Kelce, who previously starred in his own dating show “Catching Kelce,” and Swift, whose past relationships with celebrities like Joe Alwyn, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Harry Styles have influenced her music.Travis Kelce father, Ed Kelce, revealed his son and Taylor Swift told him about the engagement on August 10.“It was kind of funny, about a week ago I asked Travis this ‘So when are you going to announce the engagement?’ He said ‘whenever Taylor says so’,” Ted Kelce told John Kosich in a candid chat. About the wedding, Papa Kelce said: “I think we are as prepared as you can be. For something like this I kind of look at it the same way that I’m sure the Swifts do.
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What do you think about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement announcement?
“This is the still the little kid they raised at home. Yes, they’ve both had a lot of success in their endeavors and they get a lot of notoriety and a lot of attention but they are still the same people that we raised it just makes you feel good to see a couple this much in love.”Earlier this year, Ed Kelce, had expressed his approval of the relationship at the recent premiere of ESPN’s documentary “The Kingdom,” stating, “She’s very good for him. I don’t hesitate in saying that. They are two people that truly deserve each other.”
