Travis Kelce and Blake Lively might not be on the same page about their friendship, considering her estrangement from Taylor Swift. The NFL star recently heaped praises on Lively in a reuploaded episode of the “New Heights” podcast, while discussing her movie “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,” and even calling her their “friend.” However, a source claimed she felt his comment was “manipulative” and saw right through his “nice-guy act.”
Travis Kelce’s comment about Blake Lively on New Heights podcast is upsetting her, says source
Rob Shuter exclusively learned about the reaction Blake Lively had to Travis Kelce’s comment in a reuploaded “New Heights” podcast episode. A source claimed that she did not seem happy about the athlete making remarks about their friendship in light of her reported estrangement from Taylor Swift. Travis’s praise reportedly “blindsided” the actor, especially when he and his brother, Jason, called her a “friend.”
Lively’s unhappy reaction aside, others also felt that the Kansas City Chiefs tight end’s move was more about the public perception. An insider, a friend of the former, revealed that “she was like, ‘why now?'” They added how he had been “silent for months,” only to “suddenly” name-drop her like nothing was ever wrong. Moreover, the “Gossip Girl” alum felt it was “manipulative.”
A report previously mentioned that Travis Kelce has maintained his distance from Blake Lively amid her legal drama. The move didn’t come as a surprise, given Swift’s alleged tensions with her. Shuter’s source further asserted that the pop star “pulled back completely” from their decade-long friendship, but it appears Travis is now “trying to smooth it over publicly” and is only “stirring things up again.”
However, “hurt” Lively isn’t playing the game because neither does she “want to look petty,” nor go along with the act like “everything’s fine.” Another insider opined that “Travis might charm NFL fans,” but the actor saw “right through it.”
