Ever since Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were first linked a couple of months ago, their relationship has gone from strength to strength
And amid all the buzz about Taylor and Travis’ romance, which has taken over the Internet, several of their closest friends have spoken out about the new couple.
Recently, Taylor’s close friend Cara Delevingne offered her thoughts on their relationship in a chat with E! News this week.
For those who don’t know, Taylor and Cara have been friends for ten years, after meeting at the 2013 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. The model famously appeared in the music video for Taylor’s “Bad Blood” in in 2015, and joined her on her 1989 Tour.
Although the pair have not been publicly linked for years after their relationship took off, they were recently spotted together looking as close as ever. And now, Cara has weighed in on the scene surrounding Taylor’s new romance, confirming that she is extremely “happy” for the singer.
“I’m so, so happy for her. There’s definitely something very different about them,” she told E! News, before adding, “I’m always rooting for my daughter.”
Elsewhere, a handful more of Taylor’s close friends have commented on her and Travis’ romance in recent weeks.
Taylor Lautner, who dated the singer back in 2009, recently told Extra that he was “extremely happy” for his close friend.
“They seem very happy… As long as she’s happy, I’m happy. She’s crushing it in every aspect of her life right now,” he said.
The same week, Gigi Hadid joined the conversation surrounding Taylor and Travis to dispute reports that she was unhappy with the new romance.
Gigi – who has been publicly friends with Taylor since 2014 – said under an Instagram post, “I’m a couple of days late to this tag.. but didn’t the media try last week with Selena? Be it.. we are over the moon for our daughter. Time.”
As Gigi said, several reports claimed that Selena Gomez – one of Taylor’s closest friends – was also unhappy with her relationship with Travis. However, a source later told Entertainment Tonight that this was far from true, and that Selena and Gigi were thrilled with Taylor.
“Selena thinks this relationship is the real deal for Taylor,” the insider said. “She’s a huge supporter of her and Travis. Selena and Gigi see how much respect Travis has for Taylor and that he treats her like a queen. They are happy with both of them.”
Meanwhile, another of Taylor’s close friends, Antoni Porowski, recently said that he “couldn’t be happier” for her and Travis.
“I’m very supportive. She’s an amazing, amazing woman who gets to tour the world,” he told People. “My hopes for them as a couple are that they… continue to be very happy and enjoy the present and the times to come. “
As for Travis’ circle, we know that Brittany Mahomes is very close to Taylor. And this week, her husband Patrick described his best friend’s new romance as a “big deal”.
“People see all of Taylor Swift and Travis [thing] and they’re making it really big because it’s a big deal,” he told ESPN, before going on to reveal that despite the hype, Travis’ relationship “hasn’t been pulling attention” to their football team.
“I think it becomes a lot more for the fan bases than it is for the guys who are actually in the building,” he said, adding later, “It won’t be he’s trying to be this Travis Kelce. Saturday Night Live Guy, he just wants to be the guy that comes to play football every day.”
Additionally, Travis’ mother, Donna Kelce, has made it clear that she is thrilled with her son’s new romance.
After initially saying it was “OK” to watch a football game with Taylor, the Wall Street Journal recently reported that Donna was still “distracting herself” with the she reluctantly reported. Now, Donna told the outlet that she hasn’t seen Travis this happy in “a long time”.
“I can tell you this,” she said. “He’s happier than I’ve seen him in a long time…. God bless him, he shot for the stars!”
