Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce on ‘Saturday Night Live’.Photo:Saturday Night Live/ NBC
Saturday Night Live/ NBC
Taylor SwiftandTravis Kelce’s visit toSaturday Night Livewas a last minute surprise, but they both “happily jumped in” to appear in cameos, sources tells PEOPLE exclusively.
“Taylor and Travis are both big Pete and Ice Spice fans, so they came last minute to show their support,” the source says. “It was a surprise to the audience and the staff, no one knew they were there.”
“Upon arrival, the show offered them cameos and they happily jumped in,” the source explains.
Another insider tells PEOPLE, “Travis is close friends with Pete and wanted to go support him.”
The two-time Super Bowl champion delighted fans with a cameo early on in the broadcast. Hemade an appearance in a skitparodying the NFL frenzy surrounding his rumored romance with the Grammy winners.
Taylor Swift on ‘SNL’.Saturday Night Live/ NBC
Kelce and Swift had had a dinner date at Nobu in New York City before the show.
The NFL star and hitmaker were alsophotographed holding handsas they left the late-night premiere, and then continued spending timetogether at theSNLafterpartyat Catch Steak in NYC. According to a third source, the two were at the post-show event “until 4 a.m.” and were “super comfortable with each other” throughout the night.
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift.Steve Granitz/FilmMagic; John Nacion/WireImage
Steve Granitz/FilmMagic; John Nacion/WireImage
“Taylor and Travis were there all night and they were so smiley, they were so happy,” the source previously told PEOPLE. “They were so talkative. They were really fun. They talked to every single person in the room that talked to them.”
The source also shared that, while the singer-songwriter and football star frequently “mingled separately,” Kelce often “checked in” on Swift and they frequently cozied up to one another.
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The pair stepped out in NYC just several days after the “Karma” singer attended herthird Kansas City Chiefs football game. On Thursday, just one day aftercelebrating the releaseof her new concert film in Los Angeles, she cheered on Kelce as his team took on the Denver Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium.
“They’ll figure it out,” the second sourcetells PEOPLE. “He’s said it himself, he knows what he signed up for with this attention, but they’ve spent time under the radar too. They’re giving things a real try.”
source: people.com
