Travis Kelce has spoken for the first time since it was announced he and Taylor Swift became engaged last month, and the NFL star didn’t hold back during his admission
Taylor Swift announces engagement to Travis Kelce
Travis Kelce shared a four-word comment as he broke his silence on his engagement to Taylor Swift. Last month, the couple announced that they had secretly become engaged, two weeks prior to sharing the news with fans in a huge social media post.
Shortly after they recorded their joint appearance on the New Heights podcast, Travis is said to have taken Taylor out for dinner, before getting down on one knee in the back garden of his home in Lee Summit, Missouri, where he created a stunning floral garden around a gazebo for the happy occasion.
Although the couple have been keeping a low profile, he opened up to his brother Jason about the news in a teaser clip for this week’s episode of the New Heights podcast. “Travis, we’ve gotta talk about it,” Jason said, adding: “In case you missed the Instagram post all around the world, Travis and Taylor are engaged! Yay!”
Travis replied said: “I appreciate everybody that reached out and sent something, and all the posts, all the excitement that’s been going on. It’s been really fun telling everybody who I’m going to be spending the rest of my life with.”
“I love that he’s planning a marriage and not just a wedding,” said one fan. A second added: “Notice how Taylor and Travis both focus on the marriage and the commitment as opposed to the engagement and the wedding.” Meanwhile, a third went on to exclaim: “‘It’s been really fun telling everyone who I’m going to be spending the rest of my life with’ OMG I just fell to my knees, I love them together so much.”
While the full episode of the podcast is not yet available, it is expected to drop later today, and Travis is expected to say more about the engagement. Last month, in a joint Instagram post capturing their engagement, the couple said: “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married,” they said, alongside a dynamite stick emoji.
Taylor went on to share the news on her Instagram Story, alongside a heart emoji, with her song, So High School from the anthology version of the album The Tortured Poets Department, which is said to have been written about her fiancé, playing in the background.
Travis helped design the ring. The outlet reports that it has learned that the engagement ring is an Old Mine Brilliant Cut by designer Kindred Lubeck, adding that sources say the jewellery was worked on by Travis on the design.
Meanwhile, Travis’ dad, Ed, has been very vocal about the engagement. During an interview on the Jimmy & Nath Show with Emma, he revealed that Travis hired a huge team to help the engagement run smoothly, with some even hiding in the bushes during the romantic moment.
Ed explained on the show that Travis had encouraged Taylor to go into the garden with him for a glass of wine before leaving the property for a meal out. He said that she may have realised it was a proposal once she was outside.
He said: “I think she knew something was up because as they approached, as they walked out there, she could see suddenly there’s a lot more flowers out there.” During the interview, Ed said his son’s garden had been decorated by people that “help Travis out with a lot of things”. He added: “They got it all ready. They actually saw them coming and hid in the bushes so they weren’t part of it.”
Asked how long his son had the ring before popping the question, Ed said: “Oh, I don’t know. I think I saw it earlier in the summer, like maybe July.” He said that Travis had been “ready” but “had a lot going on” over the last few months.
Ed said in the interview that Travis and Taylor kept the news of the engagement “quiet for a while”. He suggested that the decision was to distance it from her announcining her new album, the Life of a Showgirl, earlier this month. He said: “You don’t want to take away the energy from that.”
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