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Swifties have a legendary present for locating hidden clues in each phrase that comes out of Taylor Swift‘s mouth. And, generally their intense, code-breaking treasure hunts take them down actually surprising paths, resembling a tweet from a fan on Wednesday (Jan. 3) resurfacing a 2009 Glamour magazine interview with Swift during which she appeared to manifest some elements of her present love match.
The chat with the then 19-year-old singer included a query about whether or not she must date somebody at a “related stage of success” within the wake of the discharge of her 2008 sophomore album, Fearless, which bought greater than 2.1 million copies in two months. Lower than a yr after her break-up with the Jonas Brothers’ Joe Jonas, Swift stated that any relationship she enters into is all the time going to should be “long-distance, even when I date the boy who lives subsequent door to me in Nashville. I’ll be flying to see him and flying him locations to see me.”
In fact that teenage love hypothesis got here 14 years earlier than Swift would fly throughout the nation a number of instances in late 2023 to observe present beau Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce play, with Kelce returning the favor by jetting to Argentina to see Swift on her Eras Tour. “It looks like it might contain extra scheduling, and I already take care of a whole lot of scheduling in my life,” Swift added on the time of the logistics wanted to maneuver a pop star (and, not for nothing, an NFL top-liner) across the nation with out getting hounded by the press.
“In fact, if I met anyone who was value it, I’d most likely cease pondering that method!” the singer advised the journal.
It was the following question-and-answer that actually received Swifties activated, although. When the interviewer puzzled if Swift — who subsequently was linked to “You Belong With Me” video co-star Lucas Until, Valentine’s Day co-star Taylor Lautner, John Mayer, Jake Gyllenhaal, Harry Kinds, Calvin Harris, Tom Hiddleston and Joe Alwyn — felt like she wanted thus far somebody at a “related stage” of success, the now-34-year-old singer gave a response that followers thought sort of manifested the Kelce love match.
“I believe it’s extra a query of confidence. I wouldn’t need to be with a pushover who would let me make all of the plans and have all of the management,” Swift stated. “It’s actually pure for me to enter planning mode, however I’d fairly be with somebody who has his personal voice and keenness and ambition.” Swift — just lately named TIME journal’s 2023 Particular person of the 12 months, in addition to the most recent member of the billionaire star membership due to her Eras Tour grosses — seems to have discovered such a striver in two-time Tremendous Bowl champ Kelce, who additionally hosts a well-liked podcasts and has numerous high-profile endorsement offers.
Although Swift saved a low-profile throughout her six-year relationship with Boy Erased actor Alwyn, in her TIME interview the singer stated she’s not shy about speaking up her reference to Kelce, whereas additionally making an attempt to maintain some issues non-public. “While you say a relationship is public, meaning I’m going to see him do what he loves, we’re exhibiting up for one another, different persons are there and we don’t care,” she advised the magazine within the December cowl story. “The alternative of that’s you must go to an excessive quantity of effort to verify nobody is aware of that you simply’re seeing somebody. And we’re simply happy with one another.”
Take a look at the fan tweet that helped spark the hypothesis beneath.
