Taylor Swift waved at celebrating Kansas City Chiefs fans as she sat alongside Travis Kelce’s mom Donna at Arrowhead Stadium to watch her boyfriend in the NFL playoffs on Saturday night.
The popstar, wearing a Chiefs puffer jacket with ‘Kelce 87’ all over it, appeared to shut down reports there’s trouble in paradise with her enthusiastic support of Kelce during the game.
She was snapped leaning out of the window of Kelce’s suite to wave to the fans sat around her and celebrated after the Chiefs scored against the Miami Dolphins in the first round of the NFL playoffs.
Swift had clearly prepared for the bitter cold weather in Kansas City by wearing a custom-made puffer jacket emblazoned with ‘Kelce 87’ on it.
It’s since emerged that Kristin Juszczyk – the wife of San Francisco 49ers player Kyle Juszczyk – designed and made the jackets worn by both Swift and Brittany Mahomes on Saturday night.
Taylor Swift leaned out of her suite’s window to celebrate and wave at delighted Chiefs fans
Swift, sat next to Travis Kelce’s mom Donna, looked delighted as she braved the cold weather
Swift is wearing a custom-made Chiefs puffer jacket with ‘Kelce 87’ emblazoned on it
Swift could barely see through the windows of her suite, given the temperature in Kansas City
Rather than sit with friend Brittany Mahomes, Swift was watching the game with Donna Kelce
It had her boyfriend’s name and number displayed all over it and she’ll be glad of its warmth on a freezing cold night in Kansas City.
During the game, Swift was seen sitting next to Kelce’s mom Donna. Temperatures at Arrowhead Stadium felt like -30 degrees at kick off.
The Chiefs made the perfect start to the game with Rashee Rice scoring a touchdown early in the opening quarter.
Tyreek Hill silenced Arrowhead briefly by scoring on his return to Kansas City but Harrison Butker kicked four field goals to give the Chiefs a 19-7 lead.
Isiah Pacheco then extended the Chiefs’ lead to 26-7 with a bruising rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Swift’s return to Kansas City comes amid reports the couple are set for a frosty reunion after having their first major argument over Christmas.
According to a bombshell report by Life & Style, Kelce ‘snapped’ at Swift on Christmas Day as the pair clashed following the Chiefs’ loss to the Las Vegas Raiders.
The NFL star is said to have let his emotions get the better of him after the defeat at Arrowhead, which left his girlfriend feeling ‘hurt and confused’. During the loss, he was also seen throwing his helmet down in fury on the sidelines.
Amid reports of his spat with Swift, Kelce was seen with a stony look on his face earlier on Saturday in exclusive photos from Dailymail.com as he left the Chiefs’ hotel ahead.
A source is quoted as saying that the row ruined his and Taylor’s holidays given it was their first fight in five months together.
Kelce looked pumped up as he got warm on a brutally cold night at Arrowhead in Kansas City
The tight end struggled in the final few weeks of the regular season and missed last week
And over a week later, Swift’s stressful holiday season was followed by a controversial New York Times article which questioned her sexuality.
Taylor’s friends were said to be upset about the opinion piece, adding to the tumultuous fortnight she encounter after her lovers’ tiff with Kelce.
It is believed Taylor is now starting to acknowledge the challenges that come with dating a high-profile athlete, with the pop sensation even asking fellow WAG Brittany Mahomes for advice.
‘Brittany told Taylor to let Travis lick his wounds, but it wasn’t easy,’ the source is quoted as saying.
Swift was reportedly a ‘nervous wreck’ when she next attended a Chiefs game on New Year’s Eve, despite being seen sharing a kiss with her boyfriend later in the evening at a glitzy party.
The prospect of another Kansas City loss ruining their celebrations was a huge worry for the singer and songwriter, but fortunately Kelce and Co prevailed in a 25-17 win over the Cincinnati Bengals.
Travis opened up on the pain of losing to Las Vegas on Christmas Day, admitting on his New Heights podcast that it was ‘the f****ng worst’.
‘That was embarrassing. Everybody in the building knows how embarrassing that was. We got a short week so we’re going to forget about this s*** real quick,’ he said.
‘It’s a f***ing frustrating experience right now and every single day we’re trying to fix it. I promise you guys.
‘It’s not just one. It’s not just me playing dog s***… we played so trash as an offense that we put the defense in a really tough spot at the end of the game. It’s frustrating when you’ve got the guys you need and things aren’t going your way.’
Earlier on Saturday, Swift touched down in a dangerously icy Kansas City on her private jet
The 34-year-old billionaire shielded her face from the Arctic-like winds with an umbrella
A miserable Kelce was seen leaving the Kansas City Chiefs’ team hotel on Saturday morning
Constant travel is also believed to be a growing issue for Travis and Taylor as they clock up countless miles to visit one another across the globe.
Though while Kelce has jetted to Buenos Aires to watch his girlfriend’s concert and to New York to visit her in Tribeca, it’s Swift who has been travelling most to watch him in action for Kansas City.
The source described her as being ‘the one bending over backwards’ to make the relationship work, which is starting to take its toll with the honeymoon period now over.
Travis and Taylor are also reportedly clashing over work commitments, with a ‘teary-eyed’ Swift forced to take a backseat while her boyfriend’s focus was purely on football.
Things are said to get heated between them given their respective schedules, which works both ways with Swift also realizing that her career comes first.
Her introduction to the Kelce family has not been completely smooth, either.
Jason and Kylie, who have been more reserved in the spotlight than Travis and his girlfriend, are also said to have not given Swift the warmest of welcomes
Travis’s brother Jason, and his wife Kylie, have apparently not made the singer feel too welcome and comments made to the media about their relationship have upset Swift, according to the bombshell report.
In November, before Jason’s Philadelphia Eagles team played the Chiefs in Kansas City, Kylie Kelce gave an interview saying that the spotlight ‘is not particularly my cup of tea’ and that she prefers to watch games from the stands rather than the luxury suits from where Swift cheers the Chiefs.
Swift has met Kelce’s parents – mom Donna and father Ed – but so far, there have been no pictures of her meeting with Jason, who Travis is extremely close to, or Kylie.
Life and Style quoted a source as saying: ‘Taylor hasn’t had the best reception from Jason and his wife.’
Kylie’s quotes about the spotlight particularly irked Swift, with the source adding: ‘Taylor took that personally and since then it’s been very awkward.’