Taylor Swift gets engaged to Travis Kelce

KANSAS CITY: Pop sensation Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce have announced their engagement, turning a private proposal into a global headline.

Kelce proposed Swift in a garden setting, sharing the news with fans on Tuesday through a joint Instagram post that featured a slideshow of photographs.

The slideshow also featured the ring Kelce placed on Swift’s finger — a large diamond set in gold.

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“Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married,” the caption read, in a playful nod to their unlikely pairing.

The engagement has been welcomed widely on social media, with more than 1.8 million likes on their Instagram post in less than 20 minutes. The NFL also offered congratulations.

Swift and Kelce had been dating for two years. Though they started dating in 2023 after the singer performed at Arrowhead Stadium — home of Kelce’s Chiefs — the three-time Super Bowl winner had expressed interest in Swift as early as 2016.

🚨| Taylor Swift’s engagement ring is a vintage-inspired 8-carat diamond set in 18k yellow gold, valued at $550K (via Brides) pic.twitter.com/98wLkaWinH

— Taylor Swift Updates (@TSUpdating) August 26, 2025

The singer appeared at Chiefs games to cheer on Kelce starting in September 2023. He attended several stops on Swift’s record-setting Eras Tour, which grossed more than $2 billion.

Swift has won 14 Grammys, including an unparalleled four Album of the Year trophies. She recently announced her upcoming album, “The Life of a Showgirl” on “New Heights,” which Kelce hosts with his brother, Jason Kelce.

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The singer has often written songs about relationship troubles.

She said her upcoming “Showgirl” album, set for release on October 3, will be joyful because “life is more upbeat.”