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Travis Kelce isn’t the only one whose jersey sales have soared amid his romance with Taylor Swift — his brother Jason, who plays center for the Philadelphia Eagles, has recently seen a bump too … in the United Kingdom, where soccer is largely popular.
Jason shed light on both his and Travis’ jerseys being the top two selling jerseys in the U.K. on the Wednesday (Dec. 13) installment of their joint New Heights podcast.
“We are the No. 1 and No. 2 top jersey in the United Kingdom,” Jason told his younger brother. “Trav, you got the No. 1 jersey — good to know we’re still No. 1 at something these days — followed by me at No. 2. This is crazy — it’s Travis, then me, then Pat Mahomes and Jalen Hurts.”
Travis agreed, saying that their latest jersey boost “doesn’t make any sense. Either way, I’ll take it.” When Jason inquired if there were a lot of Swifties residing in the U.K., the Kansas City Chiefs tight end replied, “Gotta be, only reasonable solution because of all of this.”
While Travis’ jersey boost comes amid his romance with Swift, Jason joked that his heightened jersey sales likely comes from people mixing him and his brother up. “They’re all Kylie Kelce fans, so they’re supporting [Jason’s wife] Kylie [Kelce],” he joked, before giving her and Swift credit. “Shoutout to Kylie, shoutout to Taylor. Thank you, guys.”
This isn’t the first time Travis has experienced a large boost in his jersey sales. When Swift attended Kansas City Chiefs’ Sept. 24 game, it was reported that his jersey saw a 400% increase in sales.
“Yesterday, Travis Kelce was one of the top five selling NFL players and saw a nearly 400% spike in sales throughout the Fanatics network of sites, including NFLShop.com,” a spokesperson for the NFL’s official e-commerce partner, Fanatics, said in a statement obtained by CNN.
Watch the Kelce brothers’ latest episode of New Heights in the video above.
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are getting in the holiday spirit.
The “Anti-Hero” singer and her football star boyfriend were recently spotted at Miracle Pop Up, a holiday-themed bar in Kansas City. According to People, the pair were there as guests at a festive party hosted by the Chiefs Friday evening (Dec. 1).
In a fan picture from the night, which was also shared on Miracle’s Instagram Story, the 12-time Grammy winner appeared to twin with Kelce in matching Christmas sweaters, with Swift pairing hers with a plaid skirt and her classic red lip. Standing next to her in the photo is Brittany Mahomes — who is married to Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes — wearing a reindeer onesie.
And based on a snap shared by Brittany on Instagram, Tayvis wasn’t the only couple in matching outfits. “Falalalalalalalalala,” Ms. Mahomes captioned a photo showing off Patrick’s identical reindeer ensemble.
Brittany and the “Karma” musician seem to have become fast friends ever since Swift started dating Kelce earlier this year. The pair are often seen watching Chiefs games side-by-side; in fact, two days after the holiday party, the women were spotted entering Lambeau Field in Wisconsin together to watch Kansas City face off with the Green Bay Packers (sadly for Chiefs Kingdom, they lost 19-27).
The game capped a characteristically busy week for Swift, who was in London just a few days ago for Beyoncé’s star-studded Renaissance concert film premiere. While there, she posed for pictures with both the woman of the hour and close pal Blake Lively — the latter of which resulted in a hilarious post from Ryan Reynolds, who shared a photoshopped image of his and Kelce’s faces respectively pasted onto Lively and Swift’s.
“I feel like I should remember this,” joked the actor, who is married to and shares three kids with Lively, on his Instagram Story.
And while Swift is the bonafide musician in the relationship, Kelce is actually the one who’s most recently released a new song — and a Christmas song, at that. His “Fairytale of Philadelphia” holiday duet with brother Jason Kelce, who plays center on the Philadelphia Eagles, topped both the Rock Digital Song Sales and Holiday Digital Song Sales charts last week.
Taylor Swift has become a full-blown Chiefs fan amid her romance with Travis Kelce, and now, former Kansas City star Tony Gonzalez is returning the love. On the Thursday (Nov. 30) episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, the retired tight end praised the pop star for generating more buzz for the NFL. “I think it’s […]
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have got this whole supportive couple thing on lock. Soon after the 33-year-old pop star showed some love to the 34-year-old football player’s exciting new NFL record on social media, Kelce gave his superstar girlfriend a special shoutout on his New Heights podcast Wednesday (Nov. 29). The sweet moment came […]
Look out, Chiefs Kingdom — there are some powerful forces at play trying to poach Travis Kelce. In a hilarious moment on the Wednesday (Nov. 29) episode of the New Heights podcast, Machine Gun Kelly genuinely tried to bribe the tight end to leave Kansas City for the Browns in Cleveland, which both MGK and Kelce have called home.
“I’m sure you get asked this question behind closed doors a lot, but I would be remiss if due to the nature of our friendship and just as a Clevelander if I did not insert this question personally,” began the rapper-turned-rocker, calling in to New Heights with a surprise request.
“I will give you $500,000 cash upon arrival just for shopping or whatever you want,” he continued. “As well as matching that same amount as a donation to both of our high schools — both Shaker Heights and Cleveland Heights — as well as every day breakfast and coffee delivery from my restaurant, if you would just come home and put on these colors right here.”
“Come on home, Trav!” added the “My Ex’s Best Friend” musician. “Come home, put these colors on and rock the city.”
Both Travis and his older brother/podcast co-host Jason Kelce — who plays center on the Philadelphia Eagles and was later extended the same offer by MGK — laughed out loud with bewildered shock. “You know that was the original dream, dawg,” Travis replied. “You know that was the dream!”
And although the 34-year-old football star admitted it was “an intriguing offer,” Chiefs fans need not worry. He won’t be sporting an orange and brown uniform any time soon (and consequently, his superstar girlfriend Taylor Swift will probably stick to watching his games from her usual suite in Arrowhead Stadium). “You know how much we love the East side of Cleveland, the Heights,” Travis told his friend. “I’m not gonna lie, the situation’s pretty good in Kansas City.”
“My fingers [are] crossed, there is no decision that needs to be made right now, but just know my offer is real and it’s on the table,” conceded MGK, noting he’d be sending new music soon to Travis, who he called his “secret muse.”
Watch the new episode of New Heights above.
Don’t mess with Dolly. Both Whoopi Goldberg and Dolly Parton‘s sister are coming to her defense after the 77-year-old country star’s sizzling Dallas Cowboys cheerleader costume at last week’s Thanksgiving NFL halftime show took some heat from critics who thought that the revealing outfit wasn’t age-appropriate.
Goldberg especially had some strong words — two of which may or may not have been “bite” and “me” — for the “9 to 5” singer’s haters. On the Monday (Nov. 27) episode of The View, the EGOT winner passionately brought up Parton’s outfit, joking that her own social media stir regarding her gloveless Thanksgiving turkey preparations wasn’t “the only subject online that people were hating.”
She continued, “77-year-old superstar Dolly Parton stole the show on Thanksgiving at the Cowboys-Commanders game dressed as a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, but some critics told her to act her age.” Then, looking into the camera, the Goldberg firmly said, “Bite me!”
“Everybody that participated in this,” added the Sister Act star, “You should be ashamed of yourself.”
Her comments seemed to earn a rare unanimous agreement from her View cohosts, with Sunny Hostin chiming in, “If I looked like that in one of them Cowboys things, I might have everything out. I don’t know if that’s a belly ring or what, but I want what she has.”
Also sticking up for the 10-time Grammy winner is Stella Parton, who tweeted Sunday (Nov. 26) to say, “I personally thought my big sister Dolly was cute as hell in her Dallas Cowboys cheerleading costume.” She added, “To those of you being so critical of a 77 year old kicking up her heels, I say f–k yourself. Shame on you not her.”
Parton rocked her polarizing look on Thursday (Nov. 23), singing some of her own hits along with a mashup of Queen‘s “We Are the Champions” and “We Will Rock You” for the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Kickoff Halftime Show. The performance came shortly after the iconic songwriter released her first ever rock album, Rockstar, which features collaborations with Paul McCartney, Sting, Steven Tyler, Debbie Harry, Rob Halford, Elton John, goddaughter Miley Cyrus and many more.
See Whoopi Goldberg and Stella Parton defend the superstar’s outfit below:
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I personally thought my big sister Dolly was cute as hell in her Dallas Cowboys cheerleading costume at the half time show on Thanksgiving. To those of you being so critical of a 77 year old kicking up her heels, I say fuck yourself. Shame on you not her.— Stella Parton (@StellaParton) November 26, 2023
Taylor Swift may not be cheer captain, but she’s still rooting on Travis Kelce both on and off the bleachers. Though the “Anti-Hero” singer was unable to attend Kelce’s away game against the Las Vegas Raiders Sunday (Nov. 26), she did show her support for the Kansas City Chiefs player’s fresh new record – fourth […]
Dolly Parton may have a career in professional cheerleading if this music thing doesn’t work out. The 77-year-old country superstar stunned during the NFL halftime show at the Dallas Cowboys-Washing Commanders game on Thanksgiving (Nov. 23) after stepping onto the stage in a sparkling Cowboys-inspired cheerleader uniform for her show-stealing set. “Hello, Texas! Dolly does […]
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