{"id":11735,"date":"2025-07-08T05:43:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T05:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/?p=11735"},"modified":"2025-07-04T16:58:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T16:58:57","slug":"taylor-swifts-boyfriend-has-surprisingly-candid-response-to-recent-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/2025\/07\/08\/taylor-swifts-boyfriend-has-surprisingly-candid-response-to-recent-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift&#8217;s boyfriend has surprisingly candid response to recent backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;custom-post-title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Black Han Sans|700||on|||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;46px&#8221; header_letter_spacing=&#8221;4px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;25px||5px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<h1>Travis Kelce responds to critics of his relationship with Taylor Swift<\/h1>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;intro-wrap&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|600|on||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#808080&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>He&#8217;s done with the discourse.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;credit-name&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Black Han Sans|||on|||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; header_4_font=&#8221;|||on|||||&#8221; header_4_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<p><strong>Words by Bonnie McLaren<\/strong><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2170857431.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce&#8221; title_text=&#8221;2024 US Open &#8211; Final Day&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>If we\u2019re thinking of the most famous couples in the world, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have got to be up there. The popstar and the NFL player sent the world into a spin towards the end of 2023 when Taylor was spotted supporting the tight end at a Kansas City Chief game, after Travis said he tried to give the superstar a friendship bracelet with his number on it at the Eras tour. Those who are into football will know Travis was already a pretty big deal \u2013 but such was the interest in their pairing, in September 2023, it was reported there was a 37 percent spike in female NFL viewers.<\/p>\n<p>Fast forward to now, and the hysteria about their relationship still exists. Every rumour or public outing makes headlines, and with an uptick in the amount of times the pair have been seen together in the last month, some have even accused the couple of trying to create a buzz.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Travis has responded to those who criticise their public dates, saying they\u2019re just \u2018having fun with it\u2019. \u2018It gets thrown out there, like we&#8217;re trying to seek attention every now and then,\u2019 he told the Bussin\u2019 With The Boys football podcast, \u2018but it&#8217;s like we\u2019re just enjoying life and having fun going to hockey games, kinda introducing her to some more of the sports world.\u2019 (In June, they were spotted together at hockey\u2019s Stanley Cup Final in Florida, with Taylor wearing her signature $6000 \u2018TNT\u2019 matching bracelet.)<\/p>\n<p>But it doesn\u2019t seem Travis loves all the mega-fame included with the relationship. And understandably, he can find the paps bewildering. \u2018[The paparazzi] is probably the craziest part,\u2019 he said, \u2018like I&#8217;m just playing golf and all of a sudden in the trees there&#8217;s a guy with a camera.\u2019<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_code][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1738322039-scaled.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Celebrity Sightings In New York City &#8211; October 15, 2023&#8243; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>Taylor, it seems, is less fazed by it. Speaking to Time magazine in 2023, she explained why she now embraces the media circus which follows her every move. \u2018Over the years, I\u2019ve learned I don\u2019t have the time or bandwidth to get pressed about things that don\u2019t matter,\u2019 she said. \u2018Yes, if I go out to dinner, there\u2019s going to be a whole chaotic situation outside the restaurant. But I still want to go to dinner with my friends.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>And it turns out she has an attitude a lot of us could learn from. \u2018Life is short,\u2019 she continued. \u2018Have adventures. Me locking myself away in my house for a lot of years &#8211; I\u2019ll never get that time back. I\u2019m more trusting now than I was six years ago.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Last month, US Weekly reported the couple had been spending more time in Florida, where Travis rents a very snazzy $20million mansion in Boca Raton. Taylor also owns a $50million townhouse in New York City, but a source told the publication \u2018she is trying to spend as much time with him as she can by going to Boca. They are doing stuff separately out of necessity because of his training, but when they find time to connect, it\u2019s intentional and meaningful.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>There was also speculation the pair were lying low for a while due to the Blake Lively\/Justin Baldoni legal drama \u2013 who both sued each other after working on It Ends With Us, including claims of harassment and defamation. (Both have denied all claims, but Justin\u2019s countersuit was thrown out last month.) \u2018[Her] emotions were heightened when [Justin\u2019s] lawsuit was filed and [Travis] was definitely her sounding board,\u2019 another source told the publication.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;custom-quote&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Libre Bodoni|||on|||||&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8216;her emotions were heightened.&#8217;<\/span><\/h2>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_code][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.20.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>They\u2019re a very famous family, and even Travis\u2019s mom Donna can find the paparazzi overwhelming, as she told Glamour last year she has to go to extreme lengths to do anything with Travis, his NFL brother Jason or Taylor. &#8216;We can\u2019t go anywhere, really,&#8217; Donna revealed. &#8216;If we want to do something, you have to rent out the restaurant or the movie theatre or whatever. I do get to sneak away every once in a while, and we go to places that nobody knows where they are.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>And, in other news, we\u2019re about to all know Donna a lot better, as Taylor\u2019s mother-in-law has signed up to the US Traitors. Yep, one of the internet\u2019s most famous moms will be playing the game \u2013 loosely based on party game Mafia, with Faithfuls and murderous Traitors \u2013 in the famous Scottish castle, which is scheduled to be shown on TV early next year.<\/p>\n<p>So, just how will Donna fare in the spooky castle? Her famous sons Travis and Jason have already started teasing her gameplan. \u2018We\u2019ve seen the evil side of Donna. You guys haven\u2019t,\u2019 Travis joked, before assuring everyone: \u2018There is no evil side. She\u2019s the sweetest.\u2019 We\u2019d take a guess she might be a Faithful, but Donna left a more ambiguous message on Instagram, telling her 680,000 followers: \u2018Sundays were just the beginning. 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