Taylor Swift spilled the tea on how a case of mistaken identity during her Eras Tour led to her fiancé, Travis Kelce, meeting Greta Gerwig… eventually.
While stopping by Late Night with Seth Meyers on Wednesday to promote her record-breaking album The Life of a Showgirl, Swift recalled how Kelce met a slew of celebrities at the VIP tent during her trek’s stop in London last year. Swift said that after Kelce gushed about hanging out with Hugh Grant, his wife Anna Eberstein, Tom Cruise, Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis, and more, she noticed that he had yet to mention Gerwig — the Kansas City Chiefs player’s “favorite director.”
Kelce then said that he had told the Barbie director an “I’m just Ken” joke that didn’t seem to go over too well, puzzling Swift, who at first chalked up the awkward meet-and-greet to Gerwig having heard the joke one too many times. Continuing to recount the evening, Kelce mentioned how Gerwig and Grant danced closely together throughout the show, had all these “inside jokes,” and appeared to be “soulmates.” Swift understandably reacted at the time by exclaiming, “The tea is crazy tonight, Travis!”
Soon after, however, videos of Kelce dancing with Gerwig began to pop up online, prompting Swift to “do the math.” When the pop star showed Kelce the videos and he replied, “That’s not Greta,” it clicked: he had mistaken Grant’s wife for the famed director.
“The bad news, for you, is he has face blindness,” Meyers concluded after Swift told her story. “The good news is, he can recognize true love. So, at least he saw soulmates.”
The night appeared to be a memorable one for Grant as well, who penned a note on X to Swift that said, “Dear @taylorswift13 , You have an incredible show, an amazing and v hospitable team and excellent if gigantic boyfriend (#tequilashots.). Thanks so much from one ageing London boy, wife and thrilled 8 year old #halfgirlhalfbracelet.”