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Time of India
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Travis Kelce turns full bodyguard for Taylor Swift during NYC date night as fans spot his protective side in viral sighting
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift recently stepped out for a quiet dinner in New York City, giving fans another glimpse into their close relationship. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end was seen holding hands with Swift and occasionally looking back to make sure she was comfortable and walking closely beside him. The couple visited the well-known NYC restaurant Torrisi, maintaining a low-key presence while still attracting public attention for their coordinated and affectionate outing. Subtle style for a private night out For the dinner date, both stars chose understated but stylish outfits. Kelce wore a crisp white shirt paired with black pants and boots. He completed his look with black sunglasses and a slicked-back hairstyle. Swift kept her style minimal and elegant, wearing a pastel pink dress with gold button accents. She paired it with a beige handbag, sandals, and gold jewelry, keeping her hair in a ponytail and makeup simple with a bold red lip. According to sources close to the couple, Taylor's brother joined them for the evening. The three reportedly sat quietly at an ultra-exclusive club where they were left undisturbed, enjoying a peaceful moment away from cameras and crowds. Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift | Credit: X Red carpet and on-stage moments in Nashville Before their New York outing, Kelce and Swift appeared together at the Tight Ends University event in Nashville, marking their red carpet debut as a couple. Swift also performed unexpectedly during the event, singing her hit song 'Shake It Off.' Later in the evening, the Fortnight singer was seen enjoying herself with Kelce's friends, including several tight ends from the San Francisco 49ers. Together, they all danced to her 2008 song 'Love Story,' creating a lighthearted and memorable moment. Kelce and Swift have been in a relationship since July 2023 and have increasingly made public appearances together during their breaks from touring and football. Kelce and Swift's recent outings reflect a growing bond, blending quiet personal time with public support and shared celebrations.
Yahoo
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Taylor Swift Confirms Living In Florida For ‘Boyfriend' Travis Kelce's Training
Just days after cozying up with boyfriend Travis Kelce at the Stanley Cup Final, Taylor Swift has finally confirmed living in Florida for her beau's training. The pop icon confirmed her current living status while visiting kids and staff at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital in Hollywood, Florida, this past Friday. The Swifties were smiling ear to ear, seeing their favorite singer signing autographs and posing for pictures. Fans were even more thrilled when they came to know Swift is currently living in Florida with her boyfriend. It was in September 2023 when news of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's relationship made headlines everywhere. But it was at the end of the year when the singer publicly admitted her relationship with the football player for the first time. Since then, their relationship has constantly been under the public lens. Over time, their fans started admiring the couple for being there for each other at tours and games. In February, when Kelce, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, decided to return to professional football for the upcoming NFL season, many wondered about the next step in their relationship. Even when Kelce moved to Florida to train for the upcoming season, which is reportedly set to be his last under contract with the team, many questioned whether Swift would move there to support her beau or not. Well, it turns out she did. After attending Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final, Swift paid a surprise visit to Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital in Hollywood, Florida. The 35-year-old opened up about her reason for staying in Florida. While meeting kids there, when a young fan asked why she was in Florida, the singer simply answered, 'My boyfriend is training here, so I just thought I'd come and see how you're doing,' confirming her shift to the state. Even a source had earlier mentioned to People that the 'Fortnight' singer is in Miami 'to support and spend time' with Kelce. But with her recent visit, she has now confirmed her move, putting all speculations to rest. The post Taylor Swift Confirms Living In Florida For 'Boyfriend' Travis Kelce's Training appeared first on Reality Tea.
Newsweek
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Taylor Swift's Stanley Cup Outfit Detail Is Nod to Travis Kelce
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Taylor Swift's jewelry she wore to Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday was a nod to her relationship with Travis Kelce. Newsweek reached out to Kelce's representative via email for comment on Friday. The Context The couple have been linked since July 2023 when the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 35, was spotted at the "Fortnight" singer's Eras Tour stop in Kansas City, Missouri. Fuel was added to the romance rumors later that year when Swift, 35, was seen in the crowd at his NFL games. The pair confirmed their relationship at a Saturday Night Live after-party in October 2023. What To Know Swift and Kelce arrived at the game hand in hand, wearing coordinating sweatsuits. While the football star wore a matching red sweatshirt and shorts with white sneakers, the pop star donned Prada boots and an Area set, which included a beige jacket and shorts. The jacket retails for £730, or roughly $990, and the shorts are £436, or approximately $592. It was Swift's accessories, however, that was a subtle gesture to her boyfriend. The Pennsylvania native had on a "TNT" bracelet by Wove x Michelle Wie West, as well as a Tiffany T diamond wire ring, per Marie Claire. Travis Kelce (L) and Taylor Swift (R) react as the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers play during the first period in Game 4 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final at the Amerant Bank Arena... Travis Kelce (L) and Taylor Swift (R) react as the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers play during the first period in Game 4 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final at the Amerant Bank Arena on June 12, 2025 in Sunrise, Florida. More"TNT" appears to refer to "Travis and Taylor." During the TNT network's broadcast of the Stanley Cup, an announcer said: "Travis and Taylor—TNT on TNT" when the camera panned to the duo. What People Are Saying Fans of the couple took to X, formerly Twitter, to share their excitement following Swift and Kelce's surprise appearance. X user @nessianxx wrote in a post with 86,200 views and 6,700 comments: "TT ring and TnT bracelet." Swift news account @SwiftNYC said in a note with 395,100 views and 27,000 likes: "TAYLOR AND TRAVIS BEING SO CUTE #StanleyCup." @tscrazier added in a comment with 27,400 views 1,700 likes: "no man has ever loved taylor the way travis loves taylor." @laurennf77 shared in a message with over 1,200 views and 63 likes: "I just really love Taylor Swift. And I love what Travis has brought her. She's having the TIME of her life with that man." What Happens Next Swift has been enjoying a break following her record-breaking Eras Tour, which ran from March 2023 until December 2024. The 14-time Grammy Award winner announced on May 30 that she bought back the rights to her first six albums, meaning she now owns all of her own music, including her music videos, concert films, album art and photography and unreleased songs, she said on her website. Kelce is gearing up for the Chiefs' preseason, which begins on August 9. The Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity? host is also set to make a cameo in Happy Gilmore 2, which will arrive on Netflix on July 25.
Pink Villa
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Does Travis Kelce Carry Girlfriend Taylor Swift's ‘Special Items' in His Gym Bag? Fans Think So
Travis Kelce's gym bag has become the talk of the town after the Kansas City Chiefs star got a pink cover peeking out. The fans of Taylor Swift and her beau wondered if the NFL star was carrying the musician's ERAS tour book with him to his workout session. Some of the eagle-eyed fans took to their social media accounts to share their reactions. As Kelce stepped out in a baseball cap, a grey shirt and shorts, with his printed gym bag, the eyes of the audience went straight to the pink and silver hardcover. A fan went on to ask, 'HELLO IS THAT THE ERAS TOUR BOOK???' on his X account. What is Taylor Swift's ERAS tour book about? Swift released a book version of her hit tour in 2024, which included more than 500 looks of the musician that she carried out on the stage in concerts across the globe. At the time of the book release, the Fortnight singer wrote on X, 'This tour has been the most wondrous experience and I knew I wanted to commemorate the memories we made together in a special way.' Meanwhile, Kelce's alleged gesture comes after he accompanied his girlfriend to a wedding as a date. The duo was seen enjoying their time dancing while seated at their table. Previously, the couple also enjoyed a date night in Florida. Kelce and Swift complemented each other's outfits, as the Grammy-winning musician donned a black mini dress with straps and a sweetheart neckline. She tied her hair in a bun and opted for a matching pair of shoes. As for Kelce, he chose to go with a black shirt, but his patterned pants caught the attention, making the fans react on social media. Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift have been dating each other since July 2023, and are often spotted on dates and enjoying each other's company.
Metro
11-06-2025
- Metro
On holiday in Albania, I discovered the price of paradise
In the ninth installment of Metro Travel Hot Takes, Travel Editor Alice Murphy recalls her visit to Albania's TikTok-famous Riviera, where a construction boom threatens to ruin the natural landscape. Hurtling down the freeway from Tirana along the snaking Albanian coastline, it feels hard to believe that this country was closed off from the world around it just three decades ago. Benny, the name our driver Arban prefers to go by, is fiddling with Google Maps on the smart screen as Taylor Swift screams Fortnight through the speakers of our hybrid Volkswagen. We whizz past forested hills almost eclipsed by shiny shopping malls, speedboat wholesalers and half-finished apartment blocks on the five-hour drive to Sarandë, a resort town on the Albanian Riveria which TikTok videos have christened the 'Maldives of Europe'. But as we draw closer to this Instagram-famous slice of paradise, the buildings come thicker and faster – mushrooming into a sprawling mass of multi-storey hotels that covers the coast of Sarandë's horseshoe-shaped bay. Fuel your wanderlust with our curated newsletter of travel deals, guides and inspiration. Sign up here. Having recently visited the Maldives, I can confirm that Albania's southern seaside does boast a similar vista of sparkling blue ocean. But an unprecedented tourism spike that has spawned a flurry of construction threatens to overshadow the spectacular scenery this small Balkan country has to offer. It's hard to enjoy a view that's dwarfed by a concrete jungle. So what does a sudden surge in popularity mean for Albania and its visitors? How can its natural beauty be protected from the scourge of over-tourism? Travel expert Nausheen Farishta tells me Albania's tourism boom is a double-edged sword. 'On one hand, it's bringing much-needed opportunities to local communities,' the founder of Globe Gazers says. 'But we can't turn a blind eye to the challenges that come with this rapid growth.' Albania welcomed 7.5 million international arrivals in 2022, and 10.1 million in 2023, according to UN Tourism data. And that trend is only on the up. Last July, local news website Kosova Press ran a story with the headline 'Albania is invaded by foreign tourists'. It reported that Prime Minister Edi Rama had announced 4.5 million foreign visitors had visited the country in the first six months of 2024 – a 34% increase on the same period last year. There's even a Reddit thread devoted to the issue, ominously titled 'The consequences of mass tourism in Albania'. @thetravelmum When people see pictures of this place they instantly think of the Maldives! But lucky for us, it's a lot closer to home (if you live in Europe that is 😅) Ksamil is a small village on the Albanian Riviera. It has been growing in popularity over the last few years and for very good reason. The beaches are absolutely amazing, the food is delicious and you can travel here on a really tight budget. We were drinking pints of beer for £1.50 🍻 Eating delicious seafood for less than £10 🦐 and our two bedroom apartment with sea view was less than £35 per night! I'll be posting more about our trip in the coming days. #ksamilalbania #ksamil #albania #bestbeaches #cheaptravel #budgettravel #maldives #thetravelmum ♬ original sound – The Travel Mum | Cheap Travel It is an extraordinary turnaround for what was once one of Europe's most isolated nations; a country that only opened its doors to foreign visitors when Communism fell after four decades of dictatorship in 1991. But overcrowding, overbuilding and the damage wrought as a result were plain to see when I visited Albania in June with my two oldest friends. We were on a girls' trip, lured by fascinating history and viral videos of turquoise waves and pristine white sand. A scour of travel websites gave us ample reason to book a holiday to the southern European country that borders Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Greece: 400km of coastline peppered with pretty beaches, UNESCO World Heritage sites, and warm hospitality. Like millions of others, we were also drawn by the price. Beachfront apartments in popular resort towns can be rented for less than £20 a night, and it's not uncommon to find a full meal with drinks (we had octopus and mojitos) for around £15. Flights are also remarkably affordable; Wizz Air has one-way fares from London to Tirana from £58. Albania has attractions in spades. But while it was thrilling to explore the museums and trendy bars of Tirana, and undeniably pleasant to lounge about on cabana beds along the Riviera, it would be remiss not to point out how chronically overbuilt this beautiful place is fast becoming. Jenoa Matthes, a roaming travel expert who writes local guides on European destinations, tells me it was startling to witness just how crammed the beaches had become in the coastal city of Durres. We didn't have time to make it to Durres, the most popular beach destination in Albania about an hour west of Tirana. But most of the beaches we visited in Sarandë and Ksamil were busier than any I've ever seen. Sun loungers squeezed cheek by jowl, covering every grain of available sand… it doesn't exactly exude the rest and relaxation you might associate with a 'Maldives' style destination. It felt claustrophobic to lay your towel literally an inch from a stranger's, in the shadow of breeze block apartments packed so tightly, each looked to be growing out of its neighbour. Poda Beach in Ksamil, the setting of dozens of viral TikTok clips that proclaim it 'paradise', was so crowded with people and chairs, we left after less than five minutes. 'They really should have filmed the 360 view,' one of my friends remarked. And I couldn't help but think about this for the duration of our trip. Everywhere we went – idyllic beachfronts, hilltop wine bars, restaurants that served up world-class seafood – I was consumed by the thought of sitting down with Albania's tourism minister and begging her to stem the tide of rapid commercialisation. It's something she says she's aware of. In an interview with The Independent last year, Mirela Kumbaro declared: 'You will not have mass-market holidays on the beach at Albanian resorts.' She continued: 'We think that we are complementary in this map of tourism between Croatia, Italy and Greece. So we are not going to see lots of hotels being built.' But that's exactly what I saw. And it threatens to ruin the natural attractions that make Albania special. The fallout from years of over-tourism rocked Europe this summer, as anti-tourist protests filled the streets of major Spanish cities, and demonstrations forced cruise ships to change course. In Barcelona, locals took to squirting tourists with water pistols. In 2024, demonstrators in the Canary Islands even staged a hunger strike in protest of a surge in holidaymakers. Cities including Vienna, Berlin and Barcelona have placed restrictions on rentals, meaning landlords can only rent to tourists for a limited period each year. But while many destinations are pulling back from tourism, Albania is ploughing towards it, full throttle. Visitors like me could be forgiven for seeing the country as one massive construction site, grey foundations casting shadows across the landscape from the mountainous north to the beach resorts of the south. More Trending It's clear that its recent tourism boom has left Albania with both tremendous opportunities and troubling challenges. But how officials navigate the trend from here on out will have profound implications for the future of what was once Europe's poorest and most isolated country. I know that Albania offers something truly unique. It would be a great shame to spoil it for the sake of catering to a tourist trade that could take its custom elsewhere as quickly as it arrived. The Albanian Ministry for Tourism and Environment has been contacted for comment. Like most southern European destinations, travel experts say the best time to visit Albania is in shoulder season: late spring (April and May) and early autumn (September and October). The weather is warm and pleasant, but without the crowds that descend in peak season. And while you're there, it's worth a trip to these lesser-known sights I wish I had visited: Cape of Rodon: a rocky peninsula just over an hour's drive from Tirana, where you can gaze out to sea and take in Albania's unspoiled nature. Lin: said to be Europe's oldest inhabited village. You'll find this historic settlement on the Albanian side of Lake Ohrid, which stretches into North Macedonia (another wildly underrated destination). Rana e Hedhun beach: a stunning stretch of sand in the north of Albania that I only discovered after I returned. Travellers who made it to this quiet beach say it has immaculate virgin sand and spectacular dunes. Gjirokastër: an old stone town from the Ottoman Empire that's now been designated a UNESCO world heritage site. Think steep, winding alleyways and a fairytale castle. Lake Bovilla: this hidden gem supplies most of Tirana's drinking water, as well as spectacular views of turquoise blue. This article was originally published on August 8, 2024. Do you have a story to share? Get in touch by emailing MetroLifestyleTeam@ MORE: Britain's best island has been crowned and it's 'the most underrated place in the world' MORE: This little-known luggage rule could land you £126 fine on Europe's busiest tube network MORE: 'Enchanting' European city is a hidden gem with £1 pints and new £18 Wizz Air flights
