Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are officially engaged.
The pop icon and Kansas City Chiefs tight end revealed the news Tuesday in a joint Instagram post, with Swift joking in the caption, “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married.” Photos showed Kelce on one knee in a flower-filled garden, Swift in a striped summer dress, and a close-up of her ring — an old-mine brilliant cut diamond designed by Kelce and Artifex Fine Jewelry in New York City.
The engagement comes just two weeks after Swift appeared on Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast, where she announced her upcoming album The Life of a Showgirl. During the episode, she praised Kelce as “a human exclamation point” and said, “He’s just a vibe booster in everyone’s life that he’s in.”
The couple began dating in 2023, shortly after Kelce joked on his podcast that he had failed to give Swift a friendship bracelet with his number during one of her Eras Tour shows in Kansas City. Swift later confirmed to TIME that the two started seeing each other privately before she ever appeared at a Chiefs game. (RELATED: Milwaukee Police Break Up ‘Street Takeover’ Amid Crime Epidemic)
Their relationship has since become a cultural phenomenon, with Swift cheering Kelce on at multiple NFL games — including back-to-back Super Bowls — and Kelce attending Eras Tour stops around the world, even joining her on stage in London. (RELATED: ‘Mamscrawny’ Progressive New York Mayoral Candidate Mocked for Lackluster Bench Press)
Reflecting on their connection, Kelce once told WSJ. Magazine, “Being around her, seeing how smart Taylor is, has been f—— mind-blowing. I’m learning every day.” Swift added that she admired Kelce’s boldness: “This all started when Travis very adorably put me on blast on his podcast, which I thought was metal as hell.”
Now, after months of speculation, the couple’s love story has taken its next step — with wedding bells on the horizon.
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