Travis Kelce on Joining Taylor Swift On Stage at Eras Tour

Swifties at London's Wembley Stadium (almost) spontaneously combusted when Travis Kelce joined Taylor Swift onstage at The Eras Tour on June 23. And while Swift meticulously plans all the details of her show, it was actually Kelce's idea for him to go on stage with her.

"I initially mentioned it to Tay," he told his brother Jason Kelce on the July 3 episode of their New Heights podcast. "I was like, ‘How funny would it be if I just rolled out on one of the bikes during the 1989 era.'"

Swift initially thought Travis was joking, and laughed it off. But after realizing he might be serious, she asked him, "'Would you seriously be up for doing something like that?’" His response: "‘What? I would love to do that, are you kidding me? I've seen the show enough—might as well put me to work here,'" he recalled. "And sure enough, she found the perfect part of the show for me to come in.”

The Kansas City Chiefs tight end ultimately ended up making his grand entrance during The Tortured Poets Department part of the show before Swift sang "I Can Do It With a Broken Heart." He carried Swift across the stage and helped powder her nose before showing off some dance moves and making his exit, calling the appearance an "honor."

“It was an absolute blast," Travis explained. "It was such a fun, playful part of the show and it was like the perfect time for me to go up there, just be a ham and have some fun—not only with [Swift]… but the crowd and really try and get everybody excited for the rest of the show. It was awesome."

He continued, “When everyone found out that it was me—because it took a second for everyone to figure it out—that moment was pretty jarring. I was just like, ‘Oh shit,’” he said. “And you don’t realize how big that damn stage is. It is easily as big as a football stadium, it's way bigger than I could have ever imagined. And I didn’t disappoint Taylor, so that’s all that really matters.”

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