During Thursday night’s “New Heights” live performance in Ohio, Travis Kelce made a sly reference to Taylor Swift.
In his acceptance speech at the University of Cincinnati, the tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs showed out a number of the iconic friendship bracelets that Swift fans have grown to love.
When Kelce and the “Cruel Summer” singer made their public couple debut at one of Kelce’s football games in September, the friendship bracelets were the first thing fans noticed.
7Travis Kelce wore Taylor Swift-inspired friendship bracelets to his “New Heights” live show Thursday.gobearcats/Instagram
7He revealed the baubles when he accepted his degree from the University of Cincinnati.gobearcats/Instagram
7The tight end has been wearing the friendship bracelets seemingly since the start of their romance.Danny Mahoney/Wynn Las Vegas / MEGA
7Swift also has honored their relationship with NFL merch.Media-Mode / SplashNews.com
Of course, Swifties will recall Kelce’s ill-fated attempt to woo the pop star by sending a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it to her.
“I never thought it would’ve landed,” Kelce said during a pre-Super Bowl 2024 press conference.
Kelce, 34, shared that he “didn’t even think” he would get “a response” from the “Cats” actress when he declared his interest in her on his “New Heights” podcast.
7Kelce previously revealed that he tried to capture Swift’s attention by sending her a friendship bracelet with his phone number.John Angelillo/UPI/Newscom/MEGA
7“We’re here, and we’re all happy. I know that,” he gushed before this year’s Super Bowl.AP
“We’re here, and we’re all happy. I know that,” he gushed.
The athlete also paid homage to his girlfriend, who didn’t attend the event, by dancing to the singer’s hit “Shake It Off.”
“That’s one of my favorites,” he told the crowd at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati.
Swift was conspicuously absent, but Jason Kelce, his wife Kylie, and their parents, Ed and Donna Kelce, were present.