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Travis Kelce‘s dad, Ed Kelce, made a silly mistake when he met his son’s girlfriend firstly of their romance! The proud father opened up in regards to the time that he met Taylor Swift and even admitted that he couldn’t bear in mind her identify. “At any given home game, you can end up with 20 people, from my perspective, 20 you people I haven’t seen,” Ed recalled throughout a dialog with Audacy’s 92.3 The Fan in Cleveland. “I probably have met but cannot for the life of me picture, remember who they are.”
He then admitted that when the Grammy winner walked into the room, he utterly blanked on her identify. “And Taylor comes in, walks in with a security guard and I look at her and I had my girlfriend with me and I mention to Maureen, ‘Oh my god, I know this kid but I don’t know what her name is,’” Ed mentioned whereas on the radio present. Travis’ father even joked that he felt like “a real idiot” for not realizing the “Anti-Hero” hitmaker’s moniker.
Not solely did he really feel like an “idiot” however Ed’s girlfriend additionally referred to as him that for blanking out on Taylor’s identification. “You don’t know her? That’s Taylor Swift you idiot,” he recalled Maureen saying to him. Although the Kansas City Chiefs tight finish’s dad didn’t point out which recreation this occurred at, it’s probably that it occurred firstly of Taylor’s relationship with Travis. The 34-year-old was first noticed at her beau’s soccer video games in September 2023 when she was photographed alongside Travis’ mom, Donna Kelce.
Ed’s latest feedback on assembly the billionaire come the identical day that Travis opened up about navigating the additional media consideration amid his new relationship. “The only thing we’ve talked about is as long as we’re happy we can’t listen to anything that’s outside noise,” he mentioned throughout a press convention on January 26. The NFL star even emphasised that his happiness together with his girlfriend is “all that matters.” Taylor and her new main man have been first linked to one another in September 2023, nevertheless, she’s since confirmed that their relationship began earlier that summer season.
This isn’t the primary time that Ed has gushed over Taylor both, as he beforehand recalled spending time along with her throughout an interview with PEOPLE in October 2023. “I’ll tell you something very special that I noticed about Taylor the first time I met her,” he mentioned on the time. “We’re sitting in the suite, she gets up and in the front room, she gets up to go get a drink or something and she starts picking up empty bottles, cans, plates that are scattered around.” He additionally mentioned that Travis’ new life companion is “very sweet” and “charming.”