Travis Kelce was on a fever dream high during his trip to Australia.

In fact, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end shared every detail from his recent visit to see his girlfriend Taylor Swift perform at the Eras Tour in Sydney late last month—which also included a trip to the city’s zoo.

“It’s a wild ride but I will tell you this, Australia did not disappoint,” Travis told his brother Jason Kelce during the March 6 episode of their New Heights podcast.”It was amazing over there. I only went to Sydney—it was a beautiful city.”

And while Taylor’s guy on the Chiefs had a marvelous time, it wasn’t without dodging the vultures circling dark clouds.

“When I landed in Australia and—seeing all the cameras,” Travis added of the heightened paparazzi during his trip—especially while the couple visited the zoo. “There were full-on helicopters just flying around. Yeah they helicopter’ed us—well not us, Taylor. This is all because Taylor is the biggest and the best thing possible.”

But even if the duo was under scrutiny, Travis seems to handle it beautifully. He also enjoyed seeing a plethora of animals with his girlfriend—including a rhino, koala and some “pretty sweet” kangaroos—on top of attending the Feb. 23 Eras Tour show.

“It was fun and then we got to enjoy the Taylor Swift show,” Travis—who was joined by pal Ross Travis for his trip—continued. “Sydney did not disappoint. I’m pretty sure the crowds over there—they were just, like, a little bit louder than the Argentininian crowd and I was not expecting that because Argentina was f–cking loud and they were into it and so was Sydney.”

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And Travis wasn’t the only one who enjoyed his trip down under.

“Taylor is very fond of performing in Australia because of the crowds over there and how into it they get,” he shared. “So shout out to Australia.”

The couple’s visit isn’t the only time fans have had a chance to peer in at the couple’s lavender haze, but Travis is prepared to sit quiet by Taylor’s side in the shade—and not the kind that’s thrown, the kind under where a tree has grown.

As Travis put it to WSJ in November, “I’m not running away from any of it—the scrutiny she gets, how much she has a magnifying glass on her, every single day, paparazzi outside her house, outside every restaurant she goes to, after every flight she gets off, and she’s just living, enjoying life. When she acts like that I better not be the one acting all strange.”

Read on to see how you get the girl by looking back at Travis and Taylor’s romance.

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July 2023: So, Make the Friendship Bracelets

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce‘s love story began in July 2023, when the singer’s Eras Tour made a stop at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.

As a huge Swiftie, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end caught the show with hopes of giving Taylor a friendship bracelet with his number on it. However, he failed to complete the pass due to her pre-show rituals.

“I was disappointed that she doesn’t talk before or after her shows because she has to save her voice for the 44 songs that she sings,” Travis shared on the July 26 episode of his New Heights podcast. “So, I was a little butt-hurt I didn’t get to hand her one of the bracelets I made for her.”

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Summer 2023: This Is Him Trying

After publicly recounting his fumble—a move Taylor would later describe as “metal as hell”—Travis decided to shoot his shot and invite the Grammy winner to watch the Chiefs play at Arrowhead Stadium.

“I threw it out there, I threw the ball in her court,” he shared on The Pat McAfee Show. “I told her, you know, ‘I’ve seen you rock the stage in Arrowhead, you might have to come see me rock the stage in Arrowhead and see which one’s a little more lit.’ So, we’ll see what happens in the near future.”

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August 2023: Enchanted to Meet You

Travis was rocking a mustache—which he debuted in August during training camp—when he was first introduced to Taylor.

As he later noted of the era, “That ‘stache and the 87 jersey was pretty iconic there for a little bit, and I had it when I met Taylor for the first time.”

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September 2023: Sparks Fly

By early September, a source close to the situation told E! News that Travis and Taylor were “texting and talking here and there.”

“It’s been very low-key,” the insider explained, “as he’s been in season.”

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September 2023: Cheer Captain

Accepting Travis’ invite, Taylor joined the athlete’s mom Donna Kelce at Arrowhead Stadium to watch him and the Chiefs take on the Chicago Bears. After the game, Taylor and Travis were seen packing PDA at a local bar.

Though folklore had it that it was the couple’s first in-person meeting, the “Karma” singer later clarified the two had spent a “significant amount of time” getting to know each other beforehand.

As Taylor noted, “We would never be psychotic enough to hard launch a first date.”

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October 2023: Team Up

As an indication that the relationship was heating up, Taylor brought her squad—including friends Blake LivelyRyan ReynoldsSophie TurnerHugh JackmanSabrina Carpenter and Antoni Porowski—to watch the Chiefs play against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

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October 2023: It’s Nice to Have a Friend

Another sign that Travis could be The 1? Taylor started bonding with Brittany Mahomes—the wife of Travis’ BFF and teammate Patrick Mahomes—in and outside of NFL games.

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October 2023: Welcome to New York

The couple took their romance to TV, making a surprise appearance on the Oct. 14 episode of Saturday Night Live. Their Big Apple takeover also included the after-party for the NBC sketch show and a date night at the Waverly Inn.

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November 2023: Karma Is Her Boyfriend

During a bye week, Travis traveled down to Argentina to catch the South American leg of Taylor’s Eras Tour. Not only did the NFL star bond with Taylor’s dad, Scott Swift, at the Nov. 11 show in Buenos Aires, but he also got a special shoutout from the stage.

“Karma is that guy on the Chiefs,” Taylor sang, “coming straight home to me.”

After the show, the Midnights artist was seen running up to Travis backstage and greeting him with a passionate kiss.

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December 2024: Speak Now

Taylor addressed the lavender craze surrounding her appearances at Travis’ games.

“I’m going to see him do what he loves, we’re showing up for each other, other people are there and we don’t care,” she told Time. “The opposite of that is you have to go to an extreme amount of effort to make sure no one knows that you’re seeing someone.”

 

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December 2023: You, Who Charmed Her Dad

The music superstar turned Travis’ Dec. 17 game into a family affair, bringing her dad to cheer on her man.

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January 2024: All the Midnights

Taylor and Travis spent their first New Year’s Eve together, sharing a romantic kiss when the clock struck midnight on Jan. 1.

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January 2024: Chosen Family

Continuing to bond with Travis’ family, Taylor hung out with his brother Jason Kelce and sister-in-law Kylie Kelce at the Chiefs’ game against the Buffalo Bills.

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January 2024: Saved by the Perfect Kiss

Taylor joined Travis on the football field when the Chiefs won the AFC Championship, a victory that cemented the team’s spot in the 2024 Super Bowl. The couple shared a celebratory kiss before exchanging the L-word.

“Tay, I’m gonna enjoy with the guys,” he told her. “I love you—so much it’s not funny.”

 

 

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February 2024: Super Bowl Champs

The pair locked lips on the field after Travis led the Kansas City Chiefs to victory on Feb. 11, 2024 in Las Vegas.

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February 2024: TikTok Official

Taylor posted footage of Travis on social media for the first time Feb. 12, poking fun at how she took her parents clubbing with the athlete after the Super Bowl.