Super Bowl superstar Travis Kelce has been heavy in the spotlight after another Super Bowl win at the Super Bowl LVIII, dubbed by some the ‘Taylor Swift Bowl’ due to his highly publicized field-side honey, America’s sweetheart (and second richest self-made woman in music, following Rihanna of Fenty Beauty, according to NY Post), Taylor Swift.
While Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs single-handedly holds the NFL records for most consecutive and most overall seasons with 1,000 receiving yards by a tight end (seven) and most receiving yards by a tight end in a single season (1,416 in 2020), Apex sports marketing estimates that it’s the football star/billionaire country songwriter crossover that’s making America swoon. The Kelce-Swift relationship is said to have had such an intense effect on ticket sales, viewership and merchandising that the Chiefs franchise increased $331.4 million in value in six months, according to KUTV.
Swift, who is worth more than a billion herself, is reportedly asserting her worth, according to The Sun. Insiders say that America’s heartbroken good girl is starting to tighten restrictions on the football tight end.
Swift didn’t get to the top without professionally manicuring her image, and now she’s asking her boyfriend to do the same, especially to cool it on the public drunkenness and strip clubs, sources say.
Reported by Life & Style, six months into their relationship, Kelce is OK with the ban on adult entertainment; however, he thinks her request that he not pose for any pictures with female fans is a bit extreme.
“He has no interest in playing a calculated media game if it’s going to make him think twice about every move he makes,” the source says. “That’s not his style.”
Kelce, who has a bit of a freer reputation in the public eye, was recently caught on camera wearing a t-shirt from Crazy Horse, a famous Las Vegas strip club, after playing against the Raiders. His lax attitude about the affair has apparently raised some questions about his behavior in the public Swift relationship, enough for her to set some ground rules.
Insiders say that America’s heartbroken good girl is starting to tighten restrictions on the football tight end.
The Sun adds that Swift is reportedly keeping a close eye on him and expects him to FaceTime her while they are apart instead of just texting and calling.
“She didn’t overtly say it, but she secretly wants to see where he is and who he’s with,” the source says. “Taylor’s a good judge of character and fears that some of his buddies are red flags.”
Dating a pop-star who made all her money writing songs about broken hearts isn’t all about assuming, however; the billionaire superstar has reportedly also given her NFL boyfriend “a $500,000 allowance to step up his fashion,” shares The Sun.
“She loves that he likes to take chances with his style choices, but some of his outfits have been suspect,” the source continues. “He’s at an all-new fame level, so stepping it up with designer duds is just part of the deal. Taylor says she’s not changing him — it’s an evolution.”
The source insists that Swift’s restrictions aren’t meant to control Kelce, “just keep him in check.”
Sources:
KUTV, “Swift, Kelce relationship worth $331 million to NFL, Kansas City Chiefs”;
New York Post, “Taylor Swift is now the 2nd richest self-made woman in music — but still far off from being No. 1”
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Cover photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Taylor Swift;
Inside photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Travis Kelce.
