Travis Kelce was the mastermind behind his surprise on-stage appearance during girlfriend Taylor Swift’s leg of London Eras Tour shows last month.
The 34-year-old Kansas City Chiefs tight end shared on Wednesday’s episode of the “New Heights” podcast how the cameo came to be — though Travis’ version would have been for a different era than “The Tortured Poets Department.”
“I initially mentioned it to Tay,” said the Super Bowl champ. “I was like, ‘How funny would it be if I just rolled out on one of the bikes during the ‘1989’ era?’”
The Grammy winner, 34, laughed and asked if he’d “seriously be up for doing something like that,” to which Kelce said: “What? I would love to do that, are you kidding me? I’ve seen the show enough — might as well put me to work here.”
In the end, Kelce says his girlfriend found the “perfect part of the show for me to come in,” noting that the bike portion of the idea was scrapped “in case I ran into somebody else or hit one of the dancers or anything.”
The “safest option” involved a tuxedo-clad Kelce carrying Swift and putting fake blush on her cheeks before doing a little dance — which he drew from Jim Carrey in “Dumb and Dumber.”
The experience, which occurred just before the song “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart,” ended up being “an absolute blast,” said Kelce.
“It was like … the perfect time for me to go up there, just be a ham and have some fun,” he said. “When everyone found out that it was me — because it took a second for everyone to figure it out — that moment was pretty jarring. … But no, it was awesome. And I didn’t disappoint Taylor, so that’s all that really matters.”
In fact, Swift gave Kelce a special shoutout in her Instagram post commemorating the London shows, sharing a carousel that began with a snap from their joint performance.
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“I’m still cracking up/swooning over @killatrav’s Eras Tour debut,” said Swift. “Never going to forget these shows.”
Kelce’s appearance was at her third and final consecutive Wembley Stadium show last month — before she goes back later this summer. The couple, who began dating last July, went Instagram official after the first show, as Swift shared a backstage selfie of the stars with Prince William and his eldest kids, Prince George and Princess Charlotte.
