After the engagement of Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco, then Georgina Rodríguez and Cristiano Ronaldo, Taylor Swift said yes to her sweetheart, American football player Travis Kelce. A look back at this ultra-mediatized event that flooded social networks for several days.
She could make a song out of it as their story is atypical. In July 2023, Travis Kelce attends the concert of Taylor Swift during her Eras Tour in Kansas City. Like many fans, he had prepared a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it, hoping to give it to the singer. If the football player was not able to meet the idol of several generations that evening, this missed meeting becomes viral, the fans being moved by the idea. Taylor then learns this gesture and the two begin to make contact. In September, she is seen in Travis’ family box for a Chiefs game, then, after several public appearances, they kiss on the field in February. The image then travels around the world.
Records on social networks
After months of relationship, the two lovers have now turned a corner. On August 26, Taylor Swift (282 million followers) and Travis Kelce (7.9 million followers) announced their engagement in a joint post. The humorous announcement, in this case “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married” goes around the world. It would therefore have sufficed for a carousel of Instagram photos to ignite the canvas. In less than six hours, the post generates more than one million shares, and over 14 million likes from the first hour. A few days later, the publication surpassed 36 million likes in a few days, becoming one of the most loved posts on the platform.
Taylor gained 1.2 million new followers on Instagram within 24 hours of the announcement, while Travis saw his follower count increase by 770,000. If the figures differ slightly according to the sources, the progression remains nevertheless fulgurant.
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Featured photo : © Instagram Taylor Swift et Travis Kelce
