Taylor Swift seemed to have met her match in Joe Alwyn, but their nearly six-year relationship — kept largely out of the spotlight — reportedly ended in April 2023. Shortly after, she had a brief romance with The 1975 frontman Matty Healy before moving on with Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce, a relationship that has captivated fans and media alike.
Swift’s love life has long been a pop culture obsession, and we’re breaking down her full dating history here.
In July 2023, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end revealed on his New Heights podcast that he had tried — and failed — to meet Taylor backstage at one of her Eras Tour concerts, even putting his phone number on a friendship bracelet for her. The two didn’t actually connect until September 2023, when Taylor began attending his football games.
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From there, their relationship quickly became one of pop culture’s most-watched romances. In October 2023, Taylor was spotted cheering alongside Travis’ mom, Donna Kelce, at a Chiefs game, and the pair were later photographed holding hands in New York City after making surprise cameos on Saturday Night Live. In November 2023, Travis traveled to Argentina to watch Taylor perform on the Eras Tour, where she famously altered the lyrics to “Karma” to sing, “Karma is the guy on the Chiefs, coming straight home to me,” before running into his arms for a post-show kiss.
In early 2024, Travis flew to Australia and Singapore to support Taylor during her tour, and she returned the gesture by attending the Chiefs’ playoff games, including their 2024 Super Bowl win, where they shared a celebratory on-field kiss. The couple has continued to make headlines for their globe-spanning romance, blending NFL moments with Eras Tour appearances in a way that has fans completely hooked.
Taylor and Matty were first reported to be an item on May 3, 2023 by The Sun, and that was followed up by confirmation from an Entertainment Tonight source. “Taylor and Matty like each other,” the insider claimed “Taylor has a crush on Matty and they are having a good time hanging out. Matty also thinks Taylor is awesome and incredibly talented, too. They dated briefly in the past.” The musicians were first linked in 2014, but for a short amount of time.
Matty attended all six of Taylor’s Nashville and Philadelphia Eras Tour shows, and was even seen getting along with Taylor’s longtime bestie Gigi Hadid from the V.I.P. tent at a show in Tennessee. He was then videotaped spending time with Taylor’s other pal, Blake Lively, and her two kids, James and Inez, at a Pennsylvania show. It appears that Matty even had the stamp of approval from Taylor’s parents, as he was also seen chatting it up with her dad at one of her shows.
