With Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift Is Finally Part of a Power Couple
As Taylor Swift’s record-breaking Eras Tour continues its billion-dollar march across the globe, the megastar remains front page news wherever she goes. During her stop in London, she entertained for royals, performed some beloved deep cuts, and even made Hugh Grant smile. During a performance of "I Can Do It With a Broken Heart", she was accompanied in her performance by her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs player Travis Kelce. He donned a top hat and tails to be one of her dancers, carrying her in a dramatic fashion and acting as the Fred to her Ginger. It made Swifties go wild with excitement and brought further attention to Kelce in a country where American football is a niche interest. Not that he needed to remind the Eras Tour attendees of who he was. They’re all in on this romance.
In the year or so since Swift and Kelce paired up, they have become a dominant couple in the world of A-List celebrity. She’s a singer at the top of her game, he’s an athlete who is considered one of the best in his field. They’re photographed everywhere together and have utilized the attention to make themselves even more famous. They are a bona fide power couple, which is a true first for Swift. Travis and Taylor, Swift and Kelce, TNT.
Not every celebrity pairing of two famous people can be called a power couple. Swift has dated many famous men before: John Mayer, Jake Gyllenhaal, Calvin Harris, Tom Hiddleston, and Joe Alwyn, to name a few. None of them have been at her level of fame, but that has less to do with the guys’ professions than the reality of Swift’s once-in-a-generation megastar status. But these relationships weren’t molded into presentations of power or used in such a way. You didn’t see, for example, Swift and Gyllenhaal collaborating on a music video. She co-wrote songs with the likes of Harris and Alwyn but these were kept out of the spotlight. They weren’t displays of their joint prowess.