The Department of Tortured Poets may have recruited its newest member, and Taylor Swift has immortalized her surprise performance on her Instagram network.
And, he says, he's still laughing at Travis Kelce's showmanship during his onstage cameo at his show at London's Wembley Stadium on Sunday.
For the first time during her successful Eras tour, the pop superstar invited a boyfriend on stage. And the NFL star fully committed to the song-and-dance number, complete with tuxedo, tails and top hat, that made his girlfriend and countless Swifties “swoon.” (See you later, Joe Alwyn. Hello, Mr. Monopoly.)
“The first round at Wembley Stadium was so surreal. Looking out at a crowd of 90,000 fans every night and hearing that VOLUME… Those were some of the loudest crowds I've ever heard. The acoustic sections went out,” the “Anti-Hero” and “Karma” singer wrote on Monday, reflecting on the performance, as she often does.
But it was Kelce who once again stole the show and the hearts of Swifties thanks to her silent movie-inspired number during “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart.” The three-time Super Bowl champion joined Swift during her outfit change for “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart,” surprising many people, because she had been hanging around the VIP tent up until that point.
“I'm still laughing or fainting at @killatrav's Eras Tour debut. I will never forget these shows. I can't wait to do it 5 more times in August. Next up: Dublin!!,” she wrote, sharing photos and videos from Kelce’s time on stage.
The Kansas City Chiefs tight end replaced the dancer who normally brings Swift on stage during the segment, according to People, and helped her get into tip-top shape to resume her performance, including applying some makeup to her (and him same) to give it a little more. laughter The moment was met with the same fan delight that spread when November footage of Swift running into Kelce's arms offstage in Argentina and kissing him went viral.
Kelce made his debut on Swift's Instagram network on Friday when she posted a selfie with him alongside Britain's Prince William, her son Prince George and her daughter Princess Charlotte.
“Happy birthday M8! London shows are off to a splendid start,” he captioned the post, celebrating his “partner” William’s 42nd birthday and kicking off his three-night stay at Wembley.
William's account posted the shot from another angle, thanking the singer-songwriter for “a great evening,” and footage of the heir apparent dancing to “Shake it Off” went viral on TikTok. Kensington Palace said the photo was taken before Friday's show and that William's wife Catherine, who is undergoing cancer treatment, stayed home with the couple's youngest son, Prince Louis. (Also in attendance were Oscar-nominated actress Salma Hayek, “Bridgerton” actress Nicola Coughlan, designer Stella McCartney and “Queer Eye” star Jonathan Van Ness.)
While photos and videos of Swift and Kelce have become ubiquitous since they were publicly linked in September, the 14-time Grammy winner hasn't shown much of her relationship with the athlete on social media until this weekend. However, she notably posted her first TikTok featuring her boyfriend “accidentally going to a club” with his parents in Las Vegas in February, the day after her team's Super Bowl victory over the San Francisco 49ers. . Then, following the release of “The Tortured Poets Department” album in April, Kelce made a cameo on her Instagram feed for her “Fortnight” recap challenge.
Swift is scheduled to return to Wembley for five shows in August. After that, the billion-dollar tour returns to the US in October before concluding with a three-night stint in Toronto in early December.
Times colleague Angie Orellana Hernández and intern Eva Hartman contributed to this report.
