The woman who many thought would never find her one and “true love”, based off of her many infamous break-up albums, is about to be officially swept off her feet by a man who almost matches her popularity. On August 26, singer songwriter Taylor Swift and Chiefs’ tight end Travis Kelce got engaged to tie the knot on an unknown date. The couple announced their engagement through an Instagram post on both of their accounts captioned “your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married.”
The pair has sparked much controversy between NFL football fans and “Swifties” since the summer of 2023 when Travis attended an Eras tour concert and then admitted to a crush he had on Taylor on his “New Heights” podcast. Since Taylor started attending Chief’s games in support of her fiance, many football fans noticed that the camera men would pan to Taylor in the stands a considerable number of times. This agitated many fans as they felt it disrupted the game. As for Swifties, many had loved Taylor’s previous boyfriend, Joe Alwyn, and were very disappointed to hear about their breakup in the spring of 2023. When Travis entered the picture, a lot of fans were still hoping for the return of Joe.
A fan of Taylor Swift who goes to Bellefonte High School is sophomore Trevor Campbell-Tubbs. He did not expect the engagement at all.
“I fully support this couple, but I do think that her and Joe Alwyn were cuter together,” Trevor said. He was a fan who favored Joe Alwyn as Taylor’s partner. However, another fan at Bellefonte, Lettie Lucas, favors Travis.
“He seems like he respects Taylor much more than the boyfriends of her past,” sophomore Lettie said.
Some NFL football fans are still ruffled from Taylor’s screentime during games.
“I don’t think she contributes to the football game, and it’s annoying that she’s on the tv all the time,” junior Calvin Lovrack said. Taylor was supposedly being used for views by sports channels.
“The focus should be on football, not pop culture,” junior Hannah Sampsel said. The soon to be bride will most likely only appear more leading up to the wedding.
With the wedding and honey moon to plan Taylor and Travis will certainly be busy for the next months to years, depending on how elaborate a celebration they’re planning. After their marriage, the newlyweds will want to spend every minute together enjoying the start of forever. However, Taylor has kept busy the past two years releasing four albums, and Travis has played a key role in the Kansas City Chiefs winning the super bowl two years in a row. The extra commitment of a fresh marriage may affect their undying work ethic in their craft.
“They are both determined people who love what they do and I think that kind of work life balance will be good for them,” Trevor said.
No matter the issues that stand in their future, whether it’s peeved fans or time consuming work, Taylor and Travis will persevere if they see fit.
