Taylor Swift always wanted a boyfriend whose ‘comfort level with fame’ matched hers
Taylor Swift manifested her end game years before she scored a touchdown with NFL star Travis Kelce.
In a recently resurfaced 2011 interview with “60 Minutes” shared in the program’s “A Second Look” podcast on Tuesday, a 21-year-old Swift said she preferred to date someone who would be comfortable with her level of fame.
“It’s so heartbreaking when things click, but your comfort level with fame is so different than [the person you’re dating],” she explained at the time.
“‘Cause I don’t care … It doesn’t matter to me who’s looking, but it does to some people.”
Taylor Swift said she preferred to date someone who did not mind her level of fame in a resurfaced interview from 2011. Getty Images
The interview was originally with “60 Minutes” and was shared on the program’s “A Second Look” podcast on Tuesday. Getty Images for The Recording Academy
The “Love Story” singer, now 34, added, “You couldn’t really have a good relationship with someone who cares that much. It seems a little unnecessary to care that much about keeping people out.”
She and Kelce, also 34, have made it clear that they’re both comfortable with having all eyes on them.
Over the weekend, for instance, Swift cheered the famous tight end on at his Kansas City Chiefs game against the Cincinnati Bengals and then had no problem getting their photo taken at Patrick Mahomes’ 29th birthday bash later that night.
“It’s so heartbreaking when things click, but your comfort level with fame is so different than [the person you’re dating],” she explained. Jacquelyn Kozak
She added, “You couldn’t really have a good relationship with someone who cares that much.” FilmMagic
The weekend prior, the 14-time Grammy winner exemplified how serious she is about Kelce by shouting him out during her final speech at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards.
Plus, they were all smiles as Swift danced up on him while watching the US Open earlier in the month.
Even without the recent examples of their shameless public displays of affection, Swift made it known she and Kelce would enjoy a public relationship during her 2023 Time Person of the Year profile.
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Swift has been dating Travis Kelce since July 2023 and they’ve enjoyed a public romance since September 2023. INSTARimages
The “Karma” singer routinely attends Kelce’s NFL games, while he has flown around the globe to watch her perform. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con
“When you say a relationship is public, that means I’m going to see him do what he loves, we’re showing up for each other, other people are there and we don’t care,” she noted.
“The opposite of that is you have to go to an extreme amount of effort to make sure no one knows that you’re seeing someone. And we’re just proud of each other.”
Kelce openly discussed his reaction to Swift’s immense amount of fame and how it affects him during an interview for WSJ. Magazine’s December/January issue.
The pair were spotted dancing and singing together at the US Open earlier this month. Starface Photo/INSTARimages
Swift even shouted her man out at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards last week. Billboard via Getty Images
“Obviously, I’ve never dated anyone with that kind of aura about them. I’ve never dealt with it. But at the same time, I’m not running away from any of it,” he stated.
“The scrutiny she gets, how much she has a magnifying glass on her, every single day, paparazzi outside her house, outside every restaurant she goes to, after every flight she gets off, and she’s just living, enjoying life. When she acts like that I better not be the one acting all strange,” he added.
Plus, earlier this month, he joked that he has no problem with being Swift’s “arm candy.”
“It’s the life I chose, I guess. I have fun with it,” he said during an interview on “CBS Mornings.”
The Kansas City Chiefs tight end has said multiple times that he has no problem with the spotlight that follows the singer. newheights/Instagram
“I’m not running away from any of it,” he said last winter. killatrav/Instagram
Kelce also played along with the joke that Swift “put him on the map” last year.
The pair began dating in July 2023 and went public in September 2023.
Page Six recently learned they are getting engaged “soon.”
