Two-time Super Bowl champion and NFL star Travis Kelce is famous. Recent rumors about Travis, 33, and Taylor Swift, 33, could boost his celebrity position. A source told The Messenger on September 12 that the football star and the “Style” singer have been secretly spending time together. Travis recounted his unsuccessful attempt to provide Taylor his contact information on her Eras Tour earlier this summer.
Before Travis and Taylor’s news broke, Travis was injured and missed the Chiefs’ 2023-2024 opener. He helped the Chiefs beat his brother Jason’s Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII. In 2021, the Chiefs lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Super Bowl. Travis had his longtime partner, Kayla Nicole, cheering him on in the stands. Before Super Bowl LVII, the pair split. Travis told The Pivot podcast in January 2023, “I’m single, enjoying life, and focused on my career. I’m resting from football.”
In 2016, Travis appeared on a reality dating show, revealing his love life. The buzz around Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift has sparked interest in his other love partners.
Maya Benberry
Travis joined the Kansas City Chiefs in 2013, but he has appeared on reality TV. In the 2016 E! reality show “Catching Kelce,” he went on dates with several ladies to find a profound connection. Travis dated women from each state to find his partner. Maya Benberry from Kentucky was his choice.
Maya said the finale of “Catching Kelce” was taped in April 2016, yet it aired in fall 2016. Travis revealed that he and his final decision were still dating when the episode aired, but they hadn’t discussed engagement or marriage. After the finale aired, Maya told Kentucky.com things were going well. “Now we date in real life,” she said. “To both of us, it feels like a new beginning.”
Unfortunately, this fresh start ended. Travis and Maya split in 2016, after eight months together. Travis’ six-month relationship with Kayla was confirmed by TMZ the following May. In a now-deleted post, The Shade Room said that Maya accused Travis of cheating on her with Kayla. “When you and your ex broke up five months ago but you find out via social media that he’s supposedly been in another relationship for 6…” Maya said. She stated he texted her in February 2017 about being single. HollywoodLife cannot independently confirm overlap.
Maya is a life coach and beauty blogger. Her blog, “Moments With Maya,” is about “creating their ideal reality” and living “the life they rightfully deserve.”
Kayla Nicole
In 2017, Kelce began dating sportscaster and model Kayla Nicole a year after his Benberry romance. Their relationship ended in May 2022.
Travis Kelce said he became interested in her on Instagram. He followed her, liked her postings, and watched her Instagram Stories. She caved in on New Year’s after I stalked her, he revealed E! News in February 2022. New year, new me. She shot, hopped in my DMs, and history was made.”
The couple was often seen together at public events and red carpets, however they split in August 2020. Kelce strongly refuted rumors of infidelity.
TMZ screenshots show him tweeting, “This is fake news… a lie… and not why Kayla and I broke up… take all your hatred elsewhere please.”
A few months later, they tried again, but they broke up in May 2022.
Kelce and Nicole did not explain their breakup. They denied a Barstool Sports allegation that Kelce wanted Nicole to split expenditures 50-50.
Nicole tweeted in June 2022, “Not sure where y’all got this nonsense from, but it’s absurd and very false.”
On “The Pivot Podcast,” Kelce recommended against believing such reports, saying that tiny money concerns never affected their five-year relationship. He said, “Five years together. A hundred dollars here and there was unconsidered.”
Zuri Hall
After Travis revealed his single status in fall 2022, people speculated about his new romance. Fans saw Travis in a video of one of Travis’ pals and Access Hollywood journalist Zuri Hall in October. Zuri was also seen in a Kansas City Chiefs suite at the same time. Some followers said Zuri and Travis’ ex, Kayla, unfollowed each other on social media.
The rumor appears to be a fan-made one that acquired popularity online when some media sources picked it up. Zuri and Travis have not confirmed their romance. Travis revealed his single status in January 2023.
Zuri, a popular entertainment host at Access Hollywood, has worked for MTV, E!, and others. She hosts Miss USA and reports for American Ninja Warrior.
Taylor Swift
After The Messenger reported on September 12 that Travis and Taylor had been secretly spending time together, their relationship gained attention. According to a source, “she saw him when she was in NYC a few weeks ago.” In the July 26 episode of his podcast, New Heights, Travis discussed how he tried to approach the pop icon while on Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour.
I was a little bummed that I didn’t get to give her one of the bracelets I made for her, he admitted. One with my phone number was what I wanted to give Taylor Swift. Travis continued by saying that he took Taylor’s rejection “personally” when he couldn’t meet her. I took it personally because she doesn’t meet anyone, or at least she didn’t want to meet me, Travis continued. Jason, his older brother and co-host of the program, made fun of Travis by joking that Taylor is “a big Eagles fan.”
Unofficial flings
Travis Kelce’s public dating history appears relatively short, though there might have been some brief relationships that aren’t well-known.
Following his final split with Kayla Nicole in 2022, there were rumors of a potential fling with Zuri Hall, an Access Hollywood correspondent. The buzz started in October of that year when a video posted by one of Kelce’s friends showed the entertainment host in the same room as Kelce, which caused a bit of speculation. Additionally, Hall was spotted at a Kansas City Chiefs game around the same time, seated in the same box suite as Kelce’s family, as reported by Barstool Sports.
However, neither Kelce nor Hall confirmed any romantic involvement, and they no longer follow each other on Instagram.
In April 2023, there were rumors linking Kelce with Grammy-winning rapper Megan Thee Stallion after photos of them at the Country Music Awards surfaced. Some claimed that Kelce even went the extra mile by flying the Houston-based rapper to Austin, where the awards were held, on his private jet. Once again, these rumors were never substantiated, and it seems likely that the two are simply good friends, as indicated by their mutual following on IG.
A few months before the CMT news, in January 2023, Kelce openly stated his single status during an interview on The Pivot Podcast. He mentioned, “I’m in the free market right now. I’m out there just enjoying life. Focused on my profession.”
