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Global music icon Taylor Swift has announced her engagement to professional football player Travis Kelce.
In an Instagram post shared Tuesday, Swift wrote: “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married.”
The announcement was accompanied by a series of photographs depicting Kelce, a star tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, proposing to Swift.
The images captured the couple embracing and showcasing Swift’s diamond engagement ring.
Swift’s post rapidly garnered significant attention, amassing over six million likes within the first hour.
Swift, who recently concluded her globally successful Eras Tour, remains one of the most prominent figures in contemporary music, celebrated with numerous accolades.
Her extensive discography often draws inspiration from her personal relationships, prompting fans to analyze lyrics for allusions to past partners.
In recent years, Swift and Kelce have been frequently seen together at various high-profile events, with the NFL player also attending her concerts in support.
This engagement announcement follows Swift’s recent and rare commentary on her relationship with Kelce during a highly anticipated appearance on his podcast.
During the interview on “New Heights,” co-hosted with Travis’s brother Jason Kelce, Swift detailed the evolution of their relationship and shared insights into their life together.
Early in the podcast, Swift addressed her decision to appear on the show, which primarily caters to a sports-oriented audience.
“This podcast got me a boyfriend,” she remarked, playfully accusing Kelce of using the broadcast as his “personal dating app” to connect with her.
Prior to their meeting, Kelce publicly expressed his admiration for Swift on the podcast after attending one of her concerts and lamented not having the opportunity to meet her.
He recounted his intention to gift her a beaded friendship bracelet, a popular accessory during the Eras Tour, and his desire to share his phone number.
Swift described the viral clip as resembling “he was standing outside of my apartment, holding a boom box saying, ‘I want to go on a date with you'”.
Subsequently, her inner circle encouraged her to consider his proposal.
“My relatives, my cousins, were like, ‘Please, please, please, he’s amazing’. There were friends that were like, ‘He’s actually an amazing guy, he’s so great’. There was a lot of people whispering in my ear about you.”
She noted it was the kind of moment she had “been writing songs about, wanting to happen to me since I was a teenager”.
“It was wild, but it worked… He’s the good kind of crazy,” she said, calling her boyfriend “a human exclamation point”.
Since commencing their relationship, the couple has been frequently seen together, with Kelce consistently supporting Swift during her record-breaking Eras tour.
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