Is Sports Reporter Erin Andrews Responsible for Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift's Relationship?

Publish date: 2024-05-07

It's practically impossible to avoid Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift news — especially after their weekend rendezvous in New York City, which was filled with Saturday Night Live cameos, lavish dinner dates, swoon-worthy security takeovers, and smeared red lipstick (*insert heart eyes emoji here*). Regardless of their recent sightings, their budding romance has also been plastered all over the news. Most recently, sports reporter Erin Andrews joined TODAY where she spoke about Traylor. And if you're wondering how she has any relation to the newest It couple, she's actually responsible for setting them up — well, sort of.

A clip from Andrews's and Charissa Thompson's podcast Calm Down has resurfaced that shows the hosts encouraging Swift to give their "friend" a shot. When speaking with Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie, Andrews joked, “I'm the new Bumble."

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“Travis had gone to the ‘Eras Tour.’ I guess he wanted to meet her — he made a bracelet with his phone number on it. Cute!” she said. “They didn’t meet up. He made a plea on his podcast that he’d like to meet her. So I saw it, I’m a huge fan of his, [I] work with him."

Andrews added that Kelce had even sent her baby Mack a sweet gift "out of the blue." “I was just like, ‘Check, check, and check,’” she said. She adds that Travis did not put her up to making the comments on the podcast, however, adding, “He did not ask me at all."

During the podcast, Andrews addressed Swift directly, saying, “If you are looking for a guy, please try our friend Travis, he is fantastic. This is one, Taylor, I know we're not the best of friends, we're not even friends, but I consider you one. Take us up on this, go on a date with this guy.”

It's not clear whether Andrews's and Thompson's blessings were really what sealed the deal for Swift, but once dating rumors started swirling, Kelce commented on a repost of the clip saying, "I owe you big time."

Now that the couple has made their first official public appearance together, the reporter is giving the new duo some space to let their relationship flourish. “I have left him alone, although I am going to bug him this week because I just want to check in,” she said. “I know him obviously better than her. He looks adorable.”

“He’s got a glow to him,” she added. “That’s a glow up, girls. He looks fantastic.”

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