"Episodes 3 and 4 dropped on Friday and revealed the juicy little tidbit that Taylor Swift's mother, Andrea Swift (Mama Swift, colloquially), was indeed the mastermind behind setting her daughter up with her now fiancé, Travis Kelce. It seems like a totally classic mom move-watch your daughter be single and annihilating her career, and say, "What about Travis from the football team? He's kinda cute, right?""
"The lore began back in 2023 when he spoke about attending the Eras Tour on the New Heights podcast, telling his brother Jason he was "butthurt" he didn't get the chance to meet Taylor and give her a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it. This, apparently, caught the attention of Taylor Swift's mother, who asked a family member to give her the lowdown."
"'Because I'm not one, and I've always just been like, 'Well, what would we even talk about?' But her mother's advice prevailed, 'You said something to the effect of, 'You gotta start doing something different.' So true. 'It was so earnest,' Andrea explained. 'I thought it was the sweetest thing in the world that he came to your show, he brought you something from your world. To me, that really said a lot.'"
Andrea Swift learned that Travis Kelce attended the Eras Tour and wanted to meet Taylor, which prompted her to investigate and initiate a meeting. Kelce had mentioned being "butthurt" about missing a chance to give Taylor a friendship bracelet with his number. Taylor initially described herself as a "non-athlete" and uncertain what she and an athlete would talk about, but Andrea urged her to try something different. Andrea found Kelce's gesture earnest and meaningful because he engaged with Taylor's world by attending her show and bringing something from her world.
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