Taylor Swift engaged to Travis Kelce as fans in meltdown at statement

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have announced their engagement in a heartfelt post that's sent fans into meltdown. On Tuesday (August 26), the Love Story hitmaker took to Instagram to share the exciting news with her fiercely loyal fanbase online. The musician simply captioned the post: "Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married".

The couple, who first started dating in summer 2023, could be seen in what could be mistaken as a quaint English garden surrounded by pink flowers as the American football player got down on one knee. In one shot, Taylor could be seen crying as she hugged her now fiancée, before sharing a close-up snap of her jaw-dropping vintage ring. It featured one large diamond, with the gold band resting on her finger as it glistened under the sun.

Shortly after saying 'Yes', the couple stretched back and relaxed on a bench underneath the enormous floral gazebo, with Taylor resting her head on the sportsman's shoulders. In less than 20 minutes, their celebratory post has received more than 1.5million likes.

Travis and Taylor's love story began in July 2023 when Travis made the trip down to Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City-not for a Chiefs match but rather to attend Taylor's iconic Eras Tour. On his podcast New Heights, which he hosts with his brother Jason Kelce, he later shared his real motives for attending the sold-out tour.

The American footballer had planned to pass Taylor his phone number through a friendship bracelet, only to find out she avoids talking pre and post-concerts to preserve her vocal chords. Fortunately enough for the sports star, he got a second chance at winning her over when she heard about his romantic gesture.

The following September, Travis was quizzed about his relationship with the Shake It Off hitmaker. dodging the personal question during an NFL+ interview, he simply stated: "I'm not gonna talk about my personal life" as host Andrew Siciliano probed him for details.

But the buzz around their relationship only intensified when Taylor showed up to support him at his September 24 game, accompanied by his mum Donna Kelce.

By November, the pair's bond was unshakable, particularly when Travis jetted off to Buenos Aires for Taylor's November 11 Eras Tour performance. The singer's fans couldn't help but swoon when she posted the lyrics Karma on social media as a subtle nod to her blossoming career, writing: "Karma is the guy on the Chiefs coming straight home to me."

In a candid interview later that year, she set the record straight about the timeline of their romance, clarifying that by September, when she attended his football game, they were already an item.

"This all started when Travis very adorably put me on blast on his podcast, which I thought was metal as hell," Taylor revealed. "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."

The celebrated singer also said: "By the time I went to that first game, we were a couple. 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."

Since then, the happy couple have only grown closer, with the musician making her podcast debut on Travis' show back in August where she announced the details of her twelfth studio album.

Ahead of the full podcast airing, Taylor appeared in a clip with her NFL star boyfriend and his brother Jason Kelce, a former NFL player, on their New Heights podcast, where she opened a briefcase with "TS" printed on it, which contained the album but with its cover blurred out.

In the clip, she told the brothers: "So I wanted to show you something, this is my brand new album, The Life Of A Showgirl." The brothers screamed and Travis shouted: "TS 12".