Travis Kelce‘s dad, Ed Kelce, made a foolish mistake when he met his son’s girlfriend at the beginning of their romance! The proud father opened up in regards to the time that he met Taylor Swift and even admitted that he couldn’t bear in mind her identify. “At any given residence recreation, you possibly can find yourself with 20 folks, from my perspective, 20 you folks I haven’t seen,” Ed recalled throughout a dialog with Audacy’s 92.3 The Fan in Cleveland. “I in all probability have met however can not for the lifetime of me image, bear in mind who they’re.”
He then admitted that when the Grammy winner walked into the room, he utterly blanked on her identify. “And Taylor is available in, walks in with a safety guard and I take a look at her and I had my girlfriend with me and I point out to Maureen, ‘Oh my god, I do know this child however I don’t know what her identify is,’” Ed mentioned whereas on the radio present. Travis’ father even joked that he felt like “an actual fool” for not figuring out the “Anti-Hero” hitmaker’s moniker.
Not solely did he really feel like an “fool” however Ed’s girlfriend additionally known as him that for blanking out on Taylor’s id. “You don’t know her? That’s Taylor Swift you fool,” he recalled Maureen saying to him. Though the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish’s dad didn’t point out which recreation this occurred at, it’s seemingly that it occurred at the beginning of Taylor’s relationship with Travis. The 34-year-old was first noticed at her beau’s soccer video games in September 2023 when she was photographed alongside Travis’ mom, Donna Kelce.
Ed’s latest feedback on assembly the billionaire come the identical day that Travis opened up about navigating the additional media consideration amid his new relationship. “The one factor we’ve talked about is so long as we’re pleased we are able to’t hearken to something that’s exterior noise,” he mentioned throughout a press convention on January 26. The NFL star even emphasised that his happiness along with his girlfriend is “all that issues.” Taylor and her new main man have been first linked to one another in September 2023, nevertheless, she’s since confirmed that their relationship began earlier that summer season.
This isn’t the primary time that Ed has gushed over Taylor both, as he beforehand recalled spending time along with her throughout an interview with PEOPLE in October 2023. “I’ll inform you one thing very particular that I observed about Taylor the primary time I met her,” he mentioned on the time. “We’re sitting within the suite, she will get up and within the entrance room, she will get as much as go get a drink or one thing and she or he begins selecting up empty bottles, cans, plates which are scattered round.” He additionally mentioned that Travis’ new life accomplice is “very candy” and “charming.”