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Taylor Swift shared the sweetest compliment about Travis Kelce’s mom, Donna

Recording artist Taylor Swift (center) Brittany Mahomes (left) and Donna Kelce (right) react after the AFC Championship game against the Buffalo Bills at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
Recording artist Taylor Swift (center) Brittany Mahomes (left) and Donna Kelce (right) react after the AFC Championship game against the Buffalo Bills at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Imagn Images

Multiple videos have popped up recently of the opening-night party at Tight End University in Nashville, including a private conversation between Chiefs star Travis Kelce and girlfriend, Taylor Swift.

The celebrity couple was talking Monday about Kelce’s mother, Donna, and Travis Kelce can be heard talking about the television show, “The Traitors.” Donna Kelce will be on Season 4 of the Peacock reality show.

During that discussion, Taylor Swift seemed to pay a sweet compliment to Donna Kelce.

“I have less charm though,” the superstar singer says.

Swift and Donna Kelce appear to have a great relationship.

When Swift attends Chiefs games, she’s frequently been spotted in a suite with Donna Kelce. That was the case the first time Swift was at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in 2023 to cheer on Travis Kelce.

Two of Travis Kelce’s biggest fans — his mom, Donna Kelce, and Taylor Swift. The two women made headlines when they shared a suite for the first time at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium during the Chicago Bears game on Sept. 24.
Two of Travis Kelce’s biggest fans — his mom, Donna Kelce, and Taylor Swift. The two women made headlines when they shared a suite for the first time at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium during the Chicago Bears game on Sept. 24. Nick Wagner nwagner@kcstar.com

Swift and Donna Kelce also were seen hugging after the Chiefs defeated the Ravens in the AFC Championship Game in 2024. And they also celebrated when the Chiefs defeated Buffalo in the AFC title game in January.

Pete Grathoff
The Kansas City Star
From covering the World Series to the World Cup, Pete Grathoff has done a little bit of everything since joining The Kansas City Star in 1997.
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