Taylor Swift's boyfriend Travis Kelce admits he doesn't know 'how the f---' he landed pop star

Swift and Kelce took their romance public last fall

Taylor Swift cheers as she watches boyfriend Travis Kelce play football

Taylor Swift was spotted cheering for Travis Kelce at his latest football game.

Taylor Swift's boyfriend, Travis Kelce, might be a three-time Super Bowl champion, but he can't teach a lesson in "How you get the girl."

The Kansas City Chiefs tight end still isn't sure how he landed the pop star, hinting during a recent episode of his podcast "New Heights" with older brother and retired NFL center Jason Kelce that he'd had a brush with luck.

Discussing how his life had changed since becoming one half of one of the world's most revered celebrity couple, Kelce said, "I'm having a blast in life, baby. Just flying high. Enjoying it all."

TAYLOR SWIFT, TIME PERSON OF THE YEAR, SAYS TRAVIS KELCE WON HER OVER ON HIS 'NEW HEIGHTS' PODCAST

Taylor Swift looks to her left in a blue dress while on stage inset a photo of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce kissing on the football field right a picture of Travis Kelce in his white Chiefs jersey making a heart with his hands

Taylor Swifts superstar boyfriend, Travis Kelce, joked he doesn't know "how the f---" he landed her. (Getty Images)

"Bringing new lives to the football world. Opening the football world to new things," he said.

Travis Kelce wraps his arm around Taylor Swift at NFL playoffs

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have captivated the world as an A-list celebrity couple. (Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

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"I think it's the best thing ever. I love it," guest and rapper Lil Dicky offered. "Honestly, my take on it, not that you want to spend time talking about it for the 5,000th time, but like, I just think there's something that makes everyone feel like it's – like the world is kind of like high school," he said of their relationship. 

"Your most popular pop star, beloved musician, somehow met like your most popular, beloved athlete and they actually fell in love. And like, it's just real."

A three-split screen of Travis Kelce, Lil Dicky, and Jason Kelce on the "New Heights" podcast

Lil Dicky appeared on Travis and Jason Kelce's podcast "New Heights" and praised the NFL tight end and Taylor Swift saying, "There's something so American" about them as a couple. ('New Heights' YouTube)

"Anyone who, like, hates on it, is like a bitter loser. But I think a lot of people who would maybe expect to hate on it actually love it, and they acknowledge they love it cause it's just so – there's something so American about it or something," he suggested of the duo.

"I appreciate that," Kelce responded.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce took their relationship public last fall, with Swift publicly supporting Kelce at several of his Kansas City Chiefs games. (Gotham/GC Images/Getty Images)

Your most popular pop star, beloved musician, somehow met like your most popular, beloved athlete and they actually fell in love. And like, it's just real.

— Lil Dicky on Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's relationship

"There's something like just classic about it," Lil Dicky continued.

Kelce then teased that he had no idea how Swift ever fell for him. "I don't know how I did it cause she does not – she wasn't into sports. So I don't know how the f--- I did it." he said with a laugh.

"You called her out," Lil Dicky retorted.

"No, I know exactly how I did it," Kelce concurred.

Travis Kelce wears bird jacket with Taylor swift in all black on date night

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift first started hanging out after the tight end called her out on his podcast in the summer of 2023. (Gotham/Getty Images)

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In December, after being named Time's Person of the Year, Swift shared how Kelce actually won her over. "This all started when Travis very adorably put me on blast on his podcast, which I thought was metal as hell," she divulged. "We started hanging out right after that. So we actually had a significant amount of time that no one knew, which I’m grateful for, because we got to get to know each other."

This past summer, Kelce hinted on "New Heights" that he might be into Swift. A few months later, reports emerged that the duo were hanging out. Speculation only grew after Swift started showing up to Kelce's games, often seated with his mother, Donna. "By the time I went to that first game, we were a couple," she told Time of her first appearance at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sept. 24.

Taylor Swift stands next to Donna Kelce in a suite at the Kansas City Chiefs game

Taylor Swift and Donna Kelce cheered on Travis Kelce at Arrowhead Stadium on Sept. 24. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

"I think some people think that they saw our first date at that game? We would never be psychotic enough to hard launch a first date," she said of theories surrounding the inception of their relationship.

Swift also touched upon the criticism she received, and continued to endure throughout the season, for showing up on television while supporting Kelce. "I don’t know how they know what suite I’m in," the "Cruel Summer" singer-songwriter said of photographers. "There’s a camera, like, a half-mile away, and you don’t know where it is, and you have no idea when the camera is putting you in the broadcast, so I don’t know if I’m being shown 17 times or once."

Travis Kelce in his red Chiefs uniform kisses Taylor Swift on the field after winning the Super Bowl

Taylor Swift celebrated with Travis Kelce on the field at Allegiant Stadium after the Chiefs won Super Bowl LVIII. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Swift was shown over a dozen times on camera during that first appearance at Kelce's game. "I’m just there to support Travis," she added. "I have no awareness of if I’m being shown too much and p---ing off a few dads, Brads, and Chads."

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Authored by Caroline Thayer via FoxNews April 10th 2024