Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce shut down bizarre fan-fueled rumor about their relationship

Taylor Swift is setting the record straight on one of the strangest rumors to surface about her relationship with Travis Kelce.

While joining her boyfriend and his brother Jason Kelce on their New Heights podcast earlier this week, the pop star, 35, addressed speculation that she secretly suited up as a bear in Adam Sandler‘s Happy Gilmore 2.

‘This is one of those ones where [Travis and I] will send it to each other and I’m like, “Hey, did you hear I was the bear?” And he’s like, “Yeah, did you hear we bought a house in Lake Como?”‘ Swift joked during the episode. ‘Whoever did the bear acting was exquisite.’

In the film, Kelce makes a cameo as a waiter who ends up covered in honey before being mauled by a bear, which quickly sparked online theories that the 14-time Grammy winner was the one behind the costume.

Swift laughed off the rumors, but admitted she was flattered.

‘I can deny [the rumor],’ she said. ‘At this point, we’re like, of course they think I’m inside of the bear costume. I’m honored to be thought of in that context because I loved that movie so much, I watched it multiple times. Loved it so much.’

The singer also took a moment to praise Kelce’s scene partner Bad Bunny, who plays the character responsible for dousing the Kansas City Chiefs star in honey.

‘He absolutely delighted me in that movie,’ she raved. ‘He’s amazing. His comedic timing is so good.’ 

The theory that Swift made a quiet cameo in the film came after she shared a glowing review of Happy Gilmore 2 on social media. 

‘Happy Gilmore 2 had me cackling and cheering the whole movie!’ she wrote on her Instagram Story last month. ‘An absolute must watch, 13/10, go watch it on @netflix as soon as humanly possible.’

She even added a honey emoji, making a sly reference to a scene.

Kelce’s cameo is just one of many celebrity appearances in Sandler’s golf sequel, which also features Kid Cudi, Nick Swardson, Eminem, Post Malone and Margaret Qualley, alongside returning cast members Julie Bowen, Christopher McDonald and Ben Stiller. Happy Gilmore 2 is now streaming on Netflix.

The couple also gave a rare glimpse of how their relationship unfolded in the public eye after he attended one of her Eras Tour concerts in July 2023.

Travis planned to give her a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it, but he was unable to meet her after the show. Later, he talked about it on the podcast, which Taylor heard, leading to them finally meeting. 

While joining her boyfriend and his brother Jason Kelce on their New Heights podcast earlier this week, the pop star, 35, addressed rumors that she secretly suited up as a bear in Adam Sandler’s Happy Gilmore 2

‘This is one of those ones where [Travis and I] will send it to each other and I’m like, “Hey, did you hear I was the bear?” And he’s like, “Yeah, did you hear we bought a house in Lake Como?”‘ Swift joked during the episode (Kelce seen in the movie) 

The couple also gave a rare glimpse of how their relationship unfolded in the public eye after he attended one of her Eras Tour concerts in July 2023; seen earlier this year

‘This dude didn’t get a meet and greet, and he’s making it everyone’s problem,’ Swift quipped.

The Karma hitmaker compared their love story to being in ‘an 80’s John Hughes movie’ adding, ‘and he was just like standing outside my window with a boom box just being like “I wanna date you!”‘

‘I was like, if this guy isn’t crazy — which is a big if — this is sort of what I’ve been writing songs about wanting to happen to me since I was a teenager.’

Swift also gushed that she was grateful to the New Heights podcast, for helping her land her boyfriend after ‘Travis decided to use [the podcast] as his personal dating app.’ 

The performer went on to praise Travis for ‘the way he could make’ her laugh.

‘He’s just a vibe booster in everyone’s life that he’s in. He’s a human exclamation point,’ she explained.

Swift also likes how her man is ‘so non-judgmental about people’ and didn’t mind that she lacked knowledge about football when they met.