Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged following a two-year romance.
The pop icon and the NFL star, both 35, announced their bombshell marriage news with a romantic photoshoot showing Kelce proposing in a rose garden, which Swift captioned: ‘Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married.’
Swift also revealed her mammoth diamond engagement ring in the post.
The star shared the post on her Instagram, set to ballad So High School, which is about her enduring love for Kelce.
The couple went public with their relationship in September 2023 when the singer appeared alongside Kelce’s mother, Donna, at a Kansas City Chiefs game.
Since that day their romance has captivated the world, with Swift supporting Kelce’s run to two Super Bowls while the NFL star has traveled alongside her around the globe on her wildly successful Eras tour.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged following a two-year romance
Throughout that time, Kelce has faced repeated scrutiny over his future plans with the singer.
And now he has got down on one knee and popped the question just days before the beginning of what many expect to be his final NFL season.
He was pictured in Kansas City earlier this week at the launch of a documentary about the team but he appeared at the event without Swift.
Kelce’s family were there and gave no indication of any knowledge about the huge news that was on the way.
The sports star’s close friend Patrick Mahomes was quick to congratulate the couple, sharing Swift’s post on Instagram with three heart emojis.
In the wake of the announcement, Swift, Kelce and her hit Love Story began trending.
Prior to Kelce, Swift was in a six-year romance with actor Joe Alwyn, 34, which ended in April 2023.
The engagement news comes almost two weeks after Swift announced her new album, The Life of a Showgirl, on the Kelce brothers’ podcast, New Heights.
Swift also revealed her mammoth diamond engagement ring in the post
A visibly emotional Swift was seen tearing up as she hugged her new fiance
Swift left her fans emotional as she shared the intimate proposal
Swift slung her legs over Kelce as the pair celebrated their engagement with a glass of champagne
The engagement news comes just almost two weeks after Swift announced her new album, The Life of a Showgirl, on the Kelce brothers’ podcast, New Heights – and gave her most candid interview ever
The pair first confirmed their romance in September 2023 – they are pictured in January 2025
In her most candid chat ever, Swift admitted she thought Kelce was ‘crazy’ for asking her out so publicly.
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The sportsman famously spoke on his podcast about attending one of Swift’s concerts in July 2023 and being disappointed when they couldn’t meet, revealing he’d even brought a friendship bracelet to give to her.
She compared Kelce to a John Hughes movie character, joking he was outside her window with a boombox yelling: ‘I wanna date you! Do you wanna go on a date with me? I made you a friendship bracelet. Do you wanna date me?’
Swift said: ‘I was like, if this guy isn’t crazy — which is a big if — this is sort of what I’ve been writing songs about wanting to happen to me since I was a teenager.’
Kelce’s brother Jason went on to ask the Fearless hitmaker: ‘How did you know he wasn’t crazy?’ to which she replied: ‘He is crazy, Jason. He’s the good kind of crazy.’
The tight end first made his interest in Swift known in July 2023 when he attended the US leg of Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour at Arrowhead Stadium, the home of his team, the Kansas City Chiefs.
He later revealed on New Heights that he tried and failed to meet Swift after the show.
In September 2023, Swift very publicly confirmed her interest in Kelce, making a surprise appearance at the Kansas City v Chicago Bears game
Swift was seen kissing and embracing Kelce on the field in February 2024 after the Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl
Kelce has been Swift’s most public romance – they are seen in September 2024 at the US Open
‘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,’ he said. ‘So I was a little butt-hurt I didn’t get to hand her one of the bracelets I made for her.’
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He then explains he’d made a special friendship bracelet – fans trade them at her shows, referencing a lyric from her track You’re On Your Own Kid – with his number on it, but hadn’t been able to give it to her. ‘She doesn’t meet anybody, or at least she didn’t want to meet me, so I took it personal,’ he says.
In September 2023, Swift very publicly confirmed her interest, making a surprise appearance at the Kansas City v Chicago Bears game.
The two were pictured leaving the stadium together, in an open-top convertible.
The next month Swift and Kelce confirmed their relationship by arriving hand in hand at the SNL afterparty.
The couple also went Instagram official with Swift planting a kiss on Kelce’s cheek in a photo shared by Chariah Gordon, girlfriend of Chiefs player Mecole Hardman.
In November 2023, Kelce attended Swift’s Eras Tour concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina
In the final act of the concert Swift changed the lyrics of her song to: ‘Karma is the guy on the Chiefs coming straight home to me,’ (previously the lyrics talked of ‘the guy on the screen’) which drove fans wild.
She then shared her first public kiss with Kelce when she was videoed running backstage after the show and straight into his arms.
In June 2024 Kelce made a shock onstage appearance at Swift’s London Eras concert
On September 11 2024, Swift gave her boyfriend a shout-out at the VMAs, when she accepted the Video of the Year award
Swift was previously in a six-year relationship with British actor Joe Alwyn which ended in April 2023 – pictured January 2020 at the Golden Globe Awards
During a November interview with Wall Street Journal Magazine, Kelce said of the start of his romance with Swift. ‘There were definitely people she knew that knew who I was. I had somebody playing Cupid,’ he says.
He added the duo bonded over their love for family. ‘Everybody knows I’m a family guy,’ he says. ‘Her team is her family. Her family does a lot of stuff in terms of the tour, the marketing, being around, so I think she has a lot of those values as well, which is right up my alley.’
The pair’s romance became extremely public in January 2024 when Swift rushed onto the field to congratulate Kelce after the Chiefs secured their spot in the Super Bowl.
Kelce was heard whispering: ‘Tay, I’m going to enjoy it with the guys. I love you. So much, it’s not funny.’
The next month and hours after closing the Asian leg of the Eras Tour, Swift arrived to support Kelce at the Super Bowl.
She and her entourage – including former BFF Blake Lively, Ice Spice and Lana Del Rey – cheered the Chiefs on to win the biggest prize in American football.
Swift rushed onto the field to congratulate Kelce afterwards, before they hit the town for an afterparty (also attended by Swift’s parents).
In June 2024 Kelce made a shock onstage cameo at Swift’s Eras Tour concert at London’s Wembley Stadium.
Swift also shared an Instagram photo of the couple backstage meeting Prince William, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, captioned: ‘I’m still cracking up/swooning over @killatrav’s Eras Tour debut.’
Days later, Kelce appeared on the Bussin’ With the Boys podcast and talked about the moment he knew he was in love with Swift. ‘The first game she came to against the Bears, I was like, “I could probably set you up with everything,”’ he said.
‘And she just walked through the front door. There was no going down, talking to security … She was just like, “I want to be around the family and friends and experience this with everybody.”‘
In September 2024 their romance was rocked when documents supposedly outlining a ‘break-up strategy’ orchestrated by Kelce’s PR team started circulating on the internet, but the footballer’s reps quickly denied them.
‘These documents are entirely false and fabricated and were not created, issued, or authorized by this agency,’ a spokesperson said.
‘We have engaged our legal team to initiate proceedings against the individuals or entities responsible for the unlawful and injurious forgery of documents.’
Days later, the couple put on a united front at the 2024 US Open.
Swift and Kelce were seen packing on the PDA and singing along to I Believe in a Thing Called Love by The Darkness.
On September 11 2024, Swift gave her boyfriend a shout-out at the VMAs, when she accepted the Video of the Year award.
‘This video seems very sad when you watch it, but it was actually the most fun video to make,’ she says.
‘I would always just hear someone cheering, like, “Whoo!” from across the studio – that one person was my boyfriend, Travis. Everything this man touches turns to happiness and fun and magic, so I want to thank him for adding that to our shoot.’