Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was already a well-known name in the NFL, but after he started dating Taylor Swift, he became a household name worldwide. That's what dating the biggest pop star on the planet will do to your popularity, and Kelce, while still loving life, wasn't expecting some of the aspects of fame to hit him as hard as they have.
During a recent appearance on the "Bussin' With The Boys" podcast with Will Compton and Taylor Lewan, Kelce spoke about how the paparazzi's sudden presence in his life has been the biggest change for him.
“The paparazzi, that’s probably the only thing I didn’t really grasp until you’re in it,” Kelce said. "Like I’m just playing golf and all of a sudden in the trees, there’s a f---ing guy with a camera,” Kelce laughed about how he can no longer relieve himself on the course because “Just don’t want my meat on Page Six, know what I mean?”
Kansas City Chiefs TE Travis Kelce fires back at critics of his relationship with Taylor Swift
Before this discussion, Kelce talked about how he and Swift aren't doing things to stay in the spotlight but rather just trying to have fun. He's trying to introduce his girlfriend to more of the sports world, hence why the two attended a Stanley Cup Finals game together.
“It gets thrown out there, like we’re trying to seek attention every now and then. We’re just enjoying life and having fun going to hockey games, kinda introducing her to some more of the sports world."
As noted before, Kelce was a big name in the league before his relationship with Swift but to go from just a big-name tight end to being that plus Taylor Swift's boyfriend, it's obviously going to add a lot of fame to his plate.
The paparazzi might have occasionally snapped photos of Kelce before, but now doing so gives them a much bigger paycheck because of who he's dating.
Kelce and Swift have made it clear that they just want to go out and have fun and live as normal a life as possible. If that annoys people, then so be it.