Taylor Swift is making it crystal clear: her coronary heart belongs to Travis Kelce.
The “Destiny of Ophelia” singer included a number of nods to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs star in her new music video for The Lifetime of a Showgirl, formally launched on October 5. Followers shortly noticed a full-on cameo of Travis, which seems to reference a viral second from years earlier than their romance even started.
Inside the first 40 seconds of the video, a photograph of Travis is pinned to the mirror in a dressing room scene, the place Taylor, wearing a purple leotard and sporting a brief blonde bob, is surrounded by her Eras Tour dancers. The picture reveals a youthful Travis with a beard and side-parted hair. One fan on X theorized it comes from the notorious 2016 AfterBuzz TV interview, the place Travis picked Taylor as his “kiss” in a recreation of “Marry, Kiss, Kill” alongside Katy Perry and Ariana Grande.
Elsewhere within the video, Taylor included one other delicate nod to her fiancé. Throughout a lodge room scene, she is tossed a soccer whereas singing, “Pledge allegiance to your fingers, your staff, your vibes,” a transparent wink to the Chiefs participant.
The monitor itself is one in all a number of on Taylor’s twelfth studio album that appear devoted to Travis. Again in July, Travis gave followers an Easter egg concerning the music whereas formally launching his romance with Taylor on Instagram. He captioned a publish, referencing the music’s refrain, “Had some adventures this offseason, stored it 100.”
Travis has additionally been a significant supporter of Taylor’s newest launch. On his birthday, October 5, he attended the theatrical launch of her album visuals along with his mother, Donna Kelce, and he’s been listening to the album on repeat for months.
“I preserve listening to this album,” he advised his brother Jason Kelce throughout an August 27 “New Heights” episode. “I do know she talked about that it’s gonna be much more pop beats, however it’s simply nonetheless so poetic in her melodies and her references and stuff.” He added, “It’s simply a lot enjoyable to hearken to, man.”
The lyrics of “The Destiny of Ophelia” appear to nod to Travis’ position in Taylor’s life. “I heard you calling / On the megaphone,” she sings. “You wanna see me on their own.” Followers notice this might reference Travis calling her out on his “New Heights” podcast for lacking a meet-up throughout her Eras Tour, which sparked their romance.
Taylor’s lyrics proceed, “I swore loyalty to me, myself and I / Proper earlier than you lit my sky up,” highlighting her independence earlier than assembly Travis. Recent off a breakup from Matty Healy in July 2023, Taylor met Travis when he attended her Kansas Metropolis live performance that very same month, and sparks flew instantly.
Now, Travis is even in on the Easter egg recreation, teasing lyrics from “The Destiny of Ophelia” on Instagram again in July: “Had some adventures this offseason,” he captioned pics with Taylor, including, “Saved it [100].” The connection to the music is obvious: “You dug me out of my grave and saved my coronary heart from the destiny of Ophelia / Hold it 100.”
