Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Are Not House-Hunting Together—But They Did Have a ‘Super Romantic’ Dinner Date

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s relationship has really escalated in the past couple of weeks, but it is not at the point where the new couple is looking to buy property together. An insider told Entertainment Tonight that Swift and Kelce are not house-hunting in Kansas City, Missouri, after Jenna Bush Hager started the rumor on TODAY with Hoda & Jenna.

Bush Hager had claimed that “a friend from Kansas City texted me there might be news they’re buying a house.” She stressed after that it was just a rumor and “not confirmed by NBC News.” The friend who told her wasn’t a realtor but “knows realtors.”

While that was untrue, more details came out yesterday about Swift and Kelce’s dynamic on Sunday. An eyewitness, Annie Williamson, talked to The Messenger about what Swift and Kelce were like on their dinner date at Waverly Inn that evening.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce at the Waverly Inn in New York City on Oct. 15, 2023.

“They were in a rounded booth sitting super close to each other in deep convo the whole time,” Williamson said. “It looked super romantic and was super intimate.” They were “definitely holding hands” and laughing throughout the dinner.

“They were just really enjoying each other’s company,” she continued. “I cannot emphasize enough how close they were sitting, like so close and snuggled up.”

Swift hasn’t commented on her relationship with Kelce yet. Kelce, meanwhile, spoke on his podcast New Heights about how he intends to keep things more private between them as their romance develops.

“I want to respect both of our lives,” he said. “She’s not in the media as much as I am doing this show every single week and you know, having fun during the NFL season and on other guys’ shows like the McAfee Show, and any other show that I go on from here on out.”

“I’m enjoying life, and I sure as hell enjoyed this weekend so everything moving forward, I think me talking about sports…will kind of have to be where I keep it,” he added.

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