Travis Kelceof the Kansas City Chiefs walks through the tunnel as he leaves the stadium after defeating the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime during Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium on Feb. 11, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Travis Kelce has arrived in … Florida!!! While attending the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Miami Sunday (May 5), the 34-year-old tight end met and chatted with fans, one of whom gifted him with a Taylor Swift-inspired friendship bracelet at the International Autodrome.
In a clip posted to ESPN’s NFL Instagram page, the Kansas City Chiefs star graciously takes the beaded accessory and says, “You’re too kind, thank you so much.”
He added, “I wish I had one to give you back!”
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Friendship bangles have a special place in the timeline of Kelce and Swift’s romance, with the New Heights host first catching the pop star’s eye by revealing on his podcast that he’d tried unsuccessfully to slip her his phone number on a bracelet at one of her Kansas City Eras Tour shows last summer. The couple started dating shortly after, and the rest was history.
Kelce was also personally welcomed to the Sunshine State by the BWT Alpine F1 racing team, which tweeted a video of the athlete hanging out and enjoying snacks behind the scenes at the track. Fittingly, the post was soundtracked by his superstar girlfriend’s The Tortured Poets Department duet with Florence + The Machine, “Florida!!!”
“Welcome to Florida, Travis,” reads the caption.
The outing comes just a few days after Kelce re-signed with the Chiefs, inking a two-year extension deal that will make him the highest paid tight end in the NFL. He was also recently confirmed to be the host of Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?, an upcoming spinoff of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
“I grew up loving game shows, and I’m excited to be following in the footsteps of so many TV icons by hosting my very first one,” he wrote in a statement at the time. “The original show is a great success, so to be bringing a new format with everyone’s favorite celebrities to the screen will definitely be entertaining.”
See clips from Travis’ recent trip to Florida below.
