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Three years ago today, Travis Kelce<\/a><\/strong> aired the\u00a0New Heights<\/em>\u00a0podcast episode that ultimately led to his romance with now-wife Taylor Swift<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n In the now-famous clip, Travis told his brother and co-host, Jason Kelce<\/a><\/strong>, about attending Swift’s Eras Tour show in Kansas City, Kansas in July 2023. At the time, Swift was coming off her breakup with Joe Alwyn<\/a><\/strong> and a brief romance with The 1975 frontman Matty Healy<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n During the episode, Travis revealed that he had tried to give Swift a custom friendship<\/a> bracelet with his phone number on it, but wasn’t able to because she doesn’t meet fans before or after her shows in order to protect her voice.<\/p>\n “I was a little butt hurt I didn’t get to hand her one of the bracelets I made for her,” Travis said.<\/p>\n Jason immediately asked his younger brother to explain.<\/p>\n “If you’re up on Taylor Swift concerts, there are friendship bracelets handed out. I received a bunch of them, but I wanted to give Taylor Swift one with my number on it,” Travis said.<\/p>\n Jason then asked whether he meant No. 87\u2014his Kansas City Chiefs jersey number\u2014or his actual phone number.<\/p>\n “You know which one,” Travis replied with a grin.<\/p>\n RELATED: <\/strong>Brad Paisley Defends Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce\u2019s Madison Square Garden Wedding: \u2018Least Pretentious\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Swift reflected on the viral moment during her first appearance on\u00a0New Heights<\/em>\u00a0in August 2025.<\/p>\n “It was such a wild, romantic<\/a> gesture,” she said. “This kind of felt more like I was in an ’80s John Hughes movie, and he was just, like, standing outside of my window with a boombox, just being like, ‘I want to date you.'”<\/p>\n Just weeks after the podcast episode aired, Swift and Kelce took their relationship public when she attended her first Kansas City Chiefs game on Sept. 24, 2023, cheering him on against the Chicago Bears at Arrowhead Stadium.<\/p>\n The couple tied the knot on July 3 in front of more than 1,000 guests at Madison Square Garden in New York City.<\/p>\n Wedding guests included Swift\u2019s high school\u00a0best friend<\/a>Abigail Anderson<\/strong>,\u00a0Este<\/strong>,\u00a0Danielle<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Alana Haim<\/strong>;\u00a0Zoe Kravitz<\/strong>;\u00a0Ed Sheeran<\/a><\/strong>;\u00a0Jack Antonoff<\/a>,\u00a0Mariska Hargitay<\/a><\/strong>;\u00a0Cara Delevingne<\/strong>;\u00a0Suki Waterhouse<\/strong>;\u00a0Emma Stone<\/a><\/strong>;\u00a0Gigi Hadid<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Bradley Cooper<\/a><\/strong>; and\u00a0Selena Gomez<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Benny Blanco<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfac\u00a0<\/strong>SIGN UP for Parade\u2019s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\ud83c\udfac\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n This story was originally published by <\/em>Parade<\/a><\/em> on Jul 26, 2026, where it first appeared in the <\/em>Entertainment<\/a><\/em> section. 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