Kristen Saban, Alabama Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban's daughter, is a certified Taylor Swift fan and she has been following the pop star's fairy-tale romance with Travis Kelce, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end.
Saban was one of the Swifties bowled over by a picture of Swift pecking Kelce on the cheek after Kansas City's 31-17 win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. She reacted with characteristic glee on Instagram while reposting the picture on her stories with the caption, "OMG!"
The timeline of the Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift relationship
Every time Taylor Swift makes an appearance at a Travis Kelce game, the images are beamed all over the world. Lately, they have become the biggest celebrity power couple.
But how did it all start?
On a "New Heights" podcast episode, Travis Kelce detailed how he made Taylor Swift a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it but didn't get the chance to hand it to her during her Eras Tour appearance in Kansas in July.
“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,” Kelce said, “So, I was a little butt-hurt I didn’t get to hand her one of the bracelets I made for her. She doesn’t meet anybody, or at least she didn’t want to meet me, so I took it personal.”
Since then, Swift has appeared at three Kansas City Chiefs games in the same suite as Donna Kelce, Travis Kelce's mother.
The couple was pictured leaving Arrowhead Stadium together in Kelce's convertible after a game against the Chicago Bears.
In an interview with NFL+, Kelce was asked outright whether he was dating Swift, and he gave a typically evasive answer.
“I said what I said. And I meant what I said when I said it. And you know what, it is what it is,” he said. “I’m not gonna talk about my personal life.”
During the Chiefs game against the Denver Broncos, Taylor Swift even met Ed Kelce, Travis' father, as well.
Jason Kelce, Travis' brother, and the Chiefs tight end talked about the meeting during an episode of their "New Heights" podcast.
“You know Dad like I know Dad,” Travis said. “This is a terrifying conversation. I felt terrible for Taylor for being in this."
“If you see Dad talking to anybody and you can’t hear what’s happening, who knows where that conversation’s going,” Jason said.
The couple has the world of sports and pop enamored by their fairy-tale romance, and it is understandable why Kristen Saban is star-struck by the couple.
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