Why Travis Kelce Posting Taylor Swift Pics Now ‘Wasn’t Random’

THE RUNDOWN

• Travis Kelce shared his first Instagram photos of Taylor Swift.
• The decision to go “Instagram official” was premeditated.
• The couple started dating in the summer of 2023.

On Thursday, Travis Kelce went “Instagram official” with girlfriend Taylor Swift, posting a carousel of pics featuring the Eras Tour singer during their time together this year. In the caption, he wrote, “Had some adventures this offseason, kept it 💯”

The high-profile couple seems to make careful decisions about appearing in public and sharing intimate looks into their relationship and they’re generally fairly discreet on social media. A source speaking with People says that Kelce’s choice to finally post images of Swift “wasn’t random.”

“It was intentional,” the insider claimed. “They’ve been private in their own way, but this was his way of showing how serious things have become.”

The source added, “They’re in a really solid place and more in sync than ever.”

The couple started dating in the summer of 2023, but Swift first appeared at one of Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs games in September of that year, announcing the relationship.

“When I met her in New York, we had already kind of been talking, so I knew we could have a nice dinner and, like, a conversation, and what goes from there will go from there,” Kelce told WSJ magazine in November 2023 of their first date. “Everybody around me telling me: ‘Don’t fuck this up!’ And me sitting here saying: ‘Yeah—got it.’”

Swift has posted Kelce on Instagram before, in June 2024, when she shared a selfie taken backstage at her London show while being visited by Prince William and his children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte.

Kelce’s collection featured pics with friends and family, including his brother, Jason, and mother, Donna. Swift appeared beside Kelce in photos from a trip to Montana, on a boat, and in a restaurant where they’re wearing matching black outfits. One photo even revealed Kelce’s lock screen, which featured a black-and-white pic of the couple. Some fans thought Swift was flashing an engagement ring in the blurry image, since she is clearly holding up her hand. But the singer is reportedly wearing her boyfriend’s Super Bowl rings in the image. She’s proud of him.