It’s the news that Swifties and football fans alike have been waiting for: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are officially engaged!
The couple shared their happy announcement on Instagram on Aug. 26, 2025, posting romantic photos from a rose garden where Kelce proposed. They captioned the post with a nod to their professions, writing, “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married.”
Before finding lasting love with Swift, Kelce had a few notable relationship along the way. Here’s a look back at his dating history.
Maya Benberry: His Reality TV Pick
In 2016, Travis Kelce looked for love on reality television with the E! dating competition “Catching Kelce.” Fifty women, one from each U.S. state, competed for his affection, and Kelce ultimately chose Kentucky contestant Maya Benberry.
After the show wrapped, the pair dated a few months before splitting. Years later, Kelce reflected on the experience on “The Pivot Podcast,” admitting that the show was “extremely awkward.”
“It was extremely awkward because I really didn’t have much to say about what we were doing on the show,” Kelce recalled. He also admitted he saw the opportunity as a way to “make six figures in two weeks.”
Kayla Nicole: A Long-Term Relationship
Kelce’s most significant relationship before Swift was with sports broadcaster and model Kayla Nicole. The two began dating in 2017 after Kelce initiated contact on Instagram.
“I was just stalking her and then finally on New Year’s, she gave in,” Kelce told E! News in 2022. “She just shot her shot, jumped in my DMs and the rest is history.”
The pair dated on and off for five years, appearing together on red carpets and at public events. They first split in 2020 before reconciling, eventually ending things for good in May 2022. Both denied reports that their breakup was due to finances, with Nicole calling the rumors “absurd and very false.”
Brief Link to Zuri Hall
After his split from Nicole, Kelce sparked romance speculation with “Access Hollywood” correspondent Zuri Hall in late 2022. She was spotted sitting in his family’s suite at a Chiefs game, and one of Kelce’s friends posted a video showing her with the NFL player in the background.
Neither Kelce nor Hall ever confirmed the relationship, and the rumors eventually fizzled out.
Taylor Swift: His Future Wife
By July 2023, Kelce publicly admitted on his podcast “New Heights” that he had tried to give Swift his phone number during her “Eras Tour” stop in Kansas City. Though the plan didn’t work out that night, it eventually led to the two connecting.
Swift was first seen in Kelce’s suite at a Chiefs game on Sept. 24, 2023, cheering beside his mother. The moment confirmed months of speculation and set the stage for one of pop culture’s biggest romances.
Over the next two years, the couple shared major milestones, from celebrating Kelce’s Super Bowl victory in February 2024 to jetting off on tropical vacations between Swift’s sold-out tour stops.
Now, with an engagement announced in August 2025, their love story continues to captivate fans. As Swift once sang, Kelce might just be her “End Game.”
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