How Travis Kelce Subtly Supported Taylor Swift From Afar During the 2026 MTV VMAs
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- Travis Kelce subtly supported Taylor Swift from afar during the MTV VMAs through his Instagram activity.
- The Kansas City Chiefs player was unable to attend the ceremony due to his football schedule.
- Swift has been open about how encouraging Kelce is of her career.
Travis Kelce couldn’t be with Taylor Swift at the MTV VMAs yesterday due to his football schedule. The Kansas City Chiefs player had an away game against the Miami Dolphins that started at 1 P.M. ET and ended around 4 P.M. ET, less than an hour before the red carpet opened at the Los Angeles awards ceremony. Still, Kelce found a subtle way to give Swift some public support during her history-making night at the show.
Fans noticed that Kelce liked three Instagram posts of Swift arriving on the red carpet in her Tamara Ralph couture look: two from Billboard and one from Good Morning America.
Travis Kelce’s like on Billboard’s post about Taylor Swift’s MTV VMAs red carpet look.
Kelce’s like on Billboard’s video of Swift’s MTV VMAs arrival.
Kelce’s like on Good Morning America’s video of Swift’s VMAs arrival.
Last October, Swift spoke about how much she and Kelce back each other’s careers during a BBC Radio 2 interview. “I love the person that I am with because he loves what I do, and he loves how much I am fulfilled by making art and making music,” she said. “That’s the coolest thing about Trav: He is so passionate about what he does that me being passionate about what I do, it connects us. There’s no point in time where he’s going to be like, ‘I’m really upset that you’re still making music, the music thing that I signed up for, that I knew you loved, I thought you were going to stop doing that [after we got married].’”
In August, a source spoke to People about the newlyweds’ life following their July 3 wedding. The insider said that this is an exciting time for both of them personally and professionally. “They’re both always working, creating, or thinking about what comes next. And they love living like this,” the insider said. “They both feel really grateful for everything they have. They’re very happy.”