Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are getting married! After two years of dating, the superstar couple announced their engagement on Tuesday August 26. Since Taylor and Travis are one of the most famous couples in the world, news of their engagement absolutely broke the internet. From fans of Taylor to the NFL to major celebrities, everyone’s reacting to the happy couple’s major life moment. We’re covering the biggest celebrity reactions to Taylor and Travis’ engagement so far.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged
Taylor and Travis announced their engagement on Instagram. They shared photos of the proposal, which took place in a lush garden. The photos showed Travis getting down on one knee, the happy couple embracing, and a close up of the engagement ring.
Accompanying the photos, Taylor wrote, “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married” along with a dynamite emoji. This is a reference to fans’ nicknames for them. The Instagram post included Taylor’s song So High School, which she wrote about Travis. When she recently appeared on his New Heights podcast, Taylor once again emphasized that their relationship felt like the high school movie romance of her dreams. Taylor also shared the engagement post to her IG stories, along with a heart exclamation point emoji.
Celebrities are reacting to Taylor and Travis’ engagement
Though Taylor turned off comments on her Instagram post, people still found a way to congratulate the singer and her football star fiancé. The reactions to Taylor and Travis’ engagement news were, for lack of a better word, swift. Reactions to the engagement completely took over social media. Of course, Taylor’s massive fan base was overjoyed by the announcement. Additionally, Taylor and Travis’ fellow celebrities have been reacting and wishing the happy couple congratulations. Including some of their very famous friends. As well as some major organizations.
Here’s every celebrity who reacted to Taylor and Travis’ engagement news so far.
Brittany and Patrick Mahomes
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and his wife Brittany Mahomes are amongst Taylor and Travis’ closest friends. And the Mahomes were amongst the first people to react to the engagement news. Brittany shared Taylor and Travis’ joint post to her Instagram stories. She gushed, “Two of the most genuine people meet & fall in love. Just so happy for these two,” along with a happy crying emoji and a white heart emoji. Patrick also shared the post to his stories, adding three red heart emojis.
New Heights
New Heights, the podcast Travis hosts with his brother Jason Kelce, played a crucial role in Taylor and Travis’ romance. Recently, Taylor herself appeared on the podcast, where she discussed their relationship at length. She also exclusively revealed the title and cover of her upcoming 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl, on the pod.
The New Heights official social media account was amongst the first to react to the news with a “how it started” versus “how it’s going” post on X. The post featured Jason asking Travis about his initial failed attempt to give Taylor his number at her concert. How far they’ve come since!
Caitlin Clark
Travis’ fellow pro athlete Caitlin Clark reacted to the news by sharing the couple’s post to her Instagram stories. The Indiana Fever pro basketball star included the song So High School in her post.
Alyssa Milano
Charmed star Alyssa Milano commented on People’s Instagram post about the engagement. The actress and activist wrote, “Gave me goosebumps” along with a red heart emoji.
Leah Kateb
Love Island USA breakout Leah Kateb is a huge Swiftie. She often credits the singer’s music, as well as her besties, for helping her get through the hard times in the villa. Leah also references the song So High School for her own romance with LI USA co-star Miguel Harichi. Naturally, the reality TV reacted on social media. She reposted Taylor and Travis’ engagement announcement and wrote in all caps, “STFU OMG.”
The NFL
Celebrities weren’t the only ones to congratulate Taylor and Travis. The official NFL X account posted their engagement photo with the caption “Congratulations to Travis and Taylor.”
Iga Swiatek
Polish tennis pro Iga Swiatek is famously a big Taylor Swift fan. And she was asked to react to the engagement at the 2025 US Open. Iga responded, “Oh my God, I’m so happy for her.”
In addition to Iga, the US Open official X account also posted about the news. Sharing a video of Taylor and Travis at the event last year, the post reference another Taylor song. It read, “I wanna be your endgame” with an engagement ring emoji, “Congratulations to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce on their engagement!”
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