Travis Kelce let his nickname for Taylor Swift slip.
The NFL player revealed the pet name in Wednesday’s episode of his and his brother Jason Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast, calling his girlfriend “Tay.”
The sweet moment occurred after Jason, 36, praised his sibling, 34, for becoming the fastest tight end to reach 11,000 receiving yards Sunday.
The Philadelphia Eagles player pointed out that Swift, 33, reacted to Travis’ accomplishment by “liking” the Kansas City Chiefs’ Instagram post about it.
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“Thanks, Tay,” the “Catching Kelce” alum gushed. “I appreciate you on the Chiefs page supporting.”
When asked whether the singer had previously been into following tight end stats, Travis played coy.
“I don’t know if she’s a tight end fan or not,” he said. “I’ll have to ask her.”
While Travis did not mention his Grammy-winning girlfriend elsewhere in the episode, he did reference an adorable interaction with a young Swiftie at Sunday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders.
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The football player doesn’t often speak about the songwriter, telling listeners in September that he planned to focus on sports “moving forward” since “she’s not in the media as much.”
However, Travis opened up about their connection in a WSJ. Magazine cover story published last week.
“Being around her, seeing how smart Taylor is, has been f—ing mind-blowing,” he gushed. “I’m learning every day.”
As for their high-profile romance, which became public in September, he said, “Obviously, I’ve never dated anyone with that kind of aura about them. I’ve never dealt with it. But at the same time, I’m not running away from any of it.”
Travis’ mom, Donna Kelce, similarly confessed to “Good Morning America” viewers that her youngest child is “embracing” the fame since “he likes attention.”
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Earlier this month, Travis traveled to Argentina to watch one of Swift’s Eras Tour shows, where he was filmed dancing with Taylor’s dad, Scott Swift, and kissing the performer.
Now that she’s on hiatus from her tour until February of next year, Swift is reportedly shacking up with her beau for “weeks at a time.” She flew to Kansas City, Mo., on Monday.
