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By Megan Cartwright
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Taylor Swift made a rare comment about her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, during a recent interaction with a fan.
Newsweek reached out to Kelce's representative for comment via email outside regular working hours.
The Context
The mega pop star, 35, and Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 35, have been dating since 2023. The pair confirmed their relationship at a Saturday Night Live afterparty following months of sightings at each other's events. While Swift attended many of his NFL games that year, Kelce was spotted at her Eras Tour in Missouri.
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What To Know
On Friday, Swift made a surprise appearance at the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital in Hollywood, Florida. The "...Ready For It?" artist chatted with patients, offered up hugs and took pictures with them.
During one interaction, a child asked: "Why are you in Florida?" In response, the Pennsylvania native said: "My boyfriend is training here, so I just thought I'd come and see how you're doing. Just drop in on you, you know what I mean?"
The moment was captured on video and shared to X, formerly Twitter, by Swift fan account @TSUpdating. At the time of publication, the clip racked up over 641,200 views, more than 40,000 likes and 62 comments.
The remark is one of the few times Swift has spoken about Kelce. In her December 2023 Person of the Year interview with TIME, she shed light on their romance.
"This all started when Travis very adorably put me on blast on his podcast, which I thought was metal as h***," the 14-time Grammy Award winner said at the time—referring to Kelce's New Heights podcast, which he co-hosts with his brother Jason. "We started hanging out right after that. So we actually had a significant amount of time that no one knew, which I'm grateful for, because we got to get to know each other."
Kelce often speaks about Swift on New Heights. In April 2024, he reflected on the beginning of their relationship.
"I don't know how I did it because she wasn't into sports. So I don't know how the f*** I did it," the Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity? host said during the episode. "I'm having a blast in life, baby. Just flying high, enjoying it all."
Swift has been spending a lot of time in Florida recently as Kelce prepares for his next season with the Chiefs. Last month, the couple was seen dining at a restaurant in West Palm Beach, and on Thursday, they were in the crowd at Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final.
What People Are Saying
In the comments underneath the @TSUpdating's X post, Swifties—the name given to Swift's fandom—praised her for the rare remark.
@BollyCritBuzz wrote in a reply with 11,900 views and 180 likes: "Taylor casually dropping the 'boyfriend in training' line while being the literal sweetest human alive... She's in her Softie Eras Tour."
@brandon_yip13 voiced: "Girlie said it so casually too lol."
@Katty53911958 posted: "Love Taylor, her kindness and sweet personality is priceless! She made all of these kids happy!"
@justnessa18 shared: "That's so sweet!!! I'm so glad to be in the swiftie community."
@mollywrightxxx said: "wait omg she's so cute for doing this."
@grxcelindsay added: "stop first her reason but second making it so personal to him god i love HER."
@_planetalex chimed in: "she is so real."
What Happens Next
The Chiefs' preseason begins on August 9 against the Arizona Cardinals, and the team will be headed to Brazil for their first regular season game against the Los Angeles Chargers on September 5.
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