Taylor Swift's romance with Travis Kelce has not only brought her a new boyfriend and even more attention in the public eye, but also a blossoming friendship with one of her fellow WAGs from the Kansas City Chiefs.
Since her second trip to Arrowhead, Swift has developed a close bond with Brittany Mahomes — the wife of Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes — after sitting next to her during the Chiefs' Oct. 12 win over the Denver Broncos.
It didn't take long for the pair to become best friends; first with their own special handshake when Taylor returned for a win over the LA Chargers ten days later, and then heading out on the town with famous friends including Selena Gomez and Sophie Turner.
And the hysteria surrounding both Swift and her new relationship with Kelce is so great that Brittany has encountered a new level of stardom in the process.
Taylor Swift's romance with Travis Kelce has not only earned her a new boyfriend, but also a blossoming friendship with Brittany Mahomes
The pair have developed a close bond since Swift started dating Kelce in September
Brittany is the wife of legendary Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes
But the 28-year-old has also enjoyed her own success outside of her husband's NFL career
Now Mahomes is not only the wife of one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history, but also a key member of a girl gang led by perhaps the hottest female artist in the world.
But perhaps unbeknownst to the NFL fans and Swifties who follow her husband and new best friend closely, is the fact that Brittany has also had major success in her own right.
The 28-year-old's romance with Mahomes dates all the way back to their high school days, before the Chiefs QB slowly emerged from the self-proclaimed “friend zone” and took their relationship to the next level. Now the couple is married and has two children.
By the time they left high school, star football player Patrick was beginning his iconic career with college team Texas Tech. Brittany, meanwhile, moved 450 miles east to Texas-Tyler as an aspiring football player.
Despite not expecting to play collegiate soccer after leaving high school, Brittany soon did so for the Texas-Tyler Patriots, where she eventually became the first player to score three hat tricks in both a season and a career in the program . She finished the campaign with four.
Her career totals of 78 points (31 goals and 47 assists) and 111 shots on goal were each the second-most by a player in Texas-Tyler history, while her return of 40 points (18 goals and 22 assists) during her senior year in 2016 is program records.
Brittany graduated from Texas-Tyler with a bachelor's degree in kinesiology, which would later play an integral role in one of her most successful business ventures.
After retiring from college, Mahomes signed professional terms with Icelandic third division club UMF Afturelding and moved to the Nordic island in 2017. She scored two goals in five appearances during her only season with the team before being released upon the expiry of her contract. .
She talked about her decision to leave Afturelding and quit football four years later, admitting her passion lies elsewhere.
Brittany, who now has almost two million Instagram followers, is a former professional soccer player
Her romance with Mahomes dates back to their high school days, before they eventually got married last year
Since retiring from football, she has launched her own online workout service after realizing her passion lies in fitness
Brittany's huge social media following, which has increased to nearly two million on Instagram, helps her promote the training service
“I realized that you have to have a huge passion if you want to play football,” she told Essentially Sports. 'I discovered that my passion was fitness and helping others.
'Even in college and when I came back to America before I moved to Kansas City, I was that friend that all my friends, you know… “I was going to train with Brittany because she could train me” – and so I decided to create an at-home app workout program.”
It was then that Mahomes turned to personal training, studying to become a certified fitness trainer and eventually launching her own online workout service 'Brittany Lynne Fitness'.
On the company's website, she describes her fitness brand as focusing on “hard work, staying committed, not making excuses, and most importantly, no BS.”
Brittany's huge social media following, which has increased to nearly two million on Instagram, helps her promote the workout service while also landing a number of brand deals.
However, personal training and brand deals aren't the mother of two's only business interests.
In 2020, an ownership group including Brittany was awarded an expansion team in the National Women's Soccer League, the top level of women's soccer in the US.
The team, called Kansas City Current, effectively displaced existing club Utah Royals FC after assuming their contracts and draft picks, and three years later, Mahomes still serves as a founding member.
Earlier this year, Patrick himself also joined the organization by becoming co-owner of the Current.
In 2020, an ownership group including Brittany was awarded an expansion team in the National Women's Soccer League, the top level of women's soccer in the US.
Earlier this year, Patrick himself stepped on board the organization by becoming co-owner
Her various ventures have reportedly earned Brittany a net worth of $10 million Hellomeaning she is definitely not dependent on her football star husband's income.
When discussing his wife on the Netflix docuseries Quarterback, Patrick said, “She has her head on her shoulders all the right way.
“She's my rock. She is the one who can help me get through the hard times.”
Now Taylor Swift is reaping the benefits of Brittany's greatest assets as their friendship goes from strength to strength.
Earlier this week, Mahomes shared a behind-the-scenes look at her gameday experience with Swift over the weekend, as the friends watched the Chiefs from a box at Lambeau Field in Green Bay.
It wasn't the best day on the field for Kansas City, as the defending Super Bowl champions lost to the Packers. Still, Mahomes and Swift seemed to be all smiles as they watched the game together.
Even if Taylor's love story with Travis fails, she may have found a friend for life.