Celebrity relationship experts shared their insights on the challenges Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce may face in their high-profile romance.
Dr. Phil and Millionaire Matchmaker star Patti Stanger discussed the ‘biggest risk factors’ coming into play for the superstar couple during a teaser clip for the upcoming TMZ Investigates: Taylor & Travis: Ultimate Love Story released on Sunday.
The duo claims that hectic schedules and a long-distance relationship can pose problems, as Taylor, a globe-trotting pop star, lives primarily in New York and Los Angeles, while NFL player Travis works and lives in Kansas City.
“The biggest risk factor I see is that if they both have schedules that are so full, they fight to spend quality time together,” Dr. explained. Phil out in the video.
Patti interjected and said, “long distance is hard.”
Dr. Phil and Millionaire Matchmaker star Patti Stanger discussed the “biggest risk factors” for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s romance during a teaser clip for the upcoming TMZ Investigates: Taylor & Travis: Ultimate Love Story releasing Sunday; pictured 2023
The duo claims that hectic schedules and the challenges of a long-distance relationship can pose problems, as Taylor, a globetrotting pop star, lives primarily in NYC and Los Angeles, while NFL player Travis works and lives in Kansas City. pictured in January
“They don’t go to CVS to buy groceries, but remember what he said: ‘I like that she is like this,’” she continued.
“The others may have felt competitive and inferior.”
The “others” Patti was referring to were the long list of A-listers the singer has dated in the past.
The roster includes Joe Jonas, Harry Styles, Jake Gyllenhaal, John Mayer, Taylor Lautner and Calvin Harris
Her brief involvement with English actor Tom Hiddleston followed her divorce from Harris, which eventually led to a six-year partnership with Joe Alwyn in 2017.
Privacy is another challenge for the super-famous couple, as NBA owner and Shark Tank star Mark Cuban suggested in the TMZ Investigates: Taylor & Travis: Ultimate Love Story teaser.
‘There is no more privacy for them. It doesn’t exist,” he claimed.
“Having security and having people around you is such a scene wherever you go. So the first thing you have to understand is that they have no privacy whatsoever.”
“The biggest risk factor I see is if they both have schedules that are so full that they fight to spend quality time together,” explained Dr. Phil out in the video.; pictured during the 2024 Super Bowl
Patti interjected and said, “long distance is hard”; pictured at SNL Afterparty on October 15, 2023
The clip release follows reports that the 34-year-old pop singer needs to ensure the relationship stays on a positive track following Travis’ recent ‘missteps’
“Taylor has a huge reservoir of goodwill and even adoration that can withstand her boyfriend’s behavioral and reputational mistakes,” says brand strategist and messaging consultant. Adam Hanftwhich appears to reference Travis’ meltdown during the Super Bowl and his decision to party after a mass shooting during the Kansas City parade.
“What matters is the extent to which he stays on the straight and narrow – and doesn’t embarrass himself or her – and, relatedly, the way she deals with it should become a persistent problem,” he added.
Travis’ antics not only have the potential to tarnish the Reputation singer’s $1.1 billion net worth, but could also negatively impact his own brand — and even that of the NFL.
“When Travis is plagued by impulse control issues and demonstrates psychological resistance to taking a back seat to her celebrity status — which is programmatic given that football heroes typically compete for the Nobel Prize for testosterone — and she ultimately dumps him , his personal brand will be battered,” Hanft claimed.
“Should the relationship end like this, the NFL’s brand will also be bloodied because it will reinforce the perception of football players focusing on all the wrong things,” he added.
The warning comes as Travis faces waves of criticism for almost getting into a fight with his coach Andy Reid during the Super Bowl.
A few days later Travis arrived spectacularly insensitive decision to party hard after a mass shooting with him Super Bowl parade provoked even more anger from the public.
Privacy is another challenge for the super-famous couple, as NBA owner and Shark Tank star Mark Cuban suggested in the TMZ Investigates: Taylor & Travis: Ultimate Love Story teaser; Cuban pictured in 2023
The clip release follows reports that the pop singer needs to ensure the relationship stays on a positive track following Travis’ recent ‘missteps’
Kelce’s explosion of anger came when girlfriend Taylor cheered him on in the stands
A few days later, Travis’ spectacularly insensitive decision to party hard after a mass shooting during his Super Bowl parade drew even more public ire; pictured in February
Just hours after 22 fans were shot – nine of them children, a young mother dead – Travis visited ‘Granfalloon Restaurant and Bar’ and took selfies with police while carrying an open beer bottle on the street, having previously walked to the stage of the parade had gone looking way too drunk to talk.
Outraged fans on social media used the terms “Caveman” and “douchebag” to describe the situation.
In the aftermath, Kelce matched Taylor’s $100,000 donation to the shooting victims.
Despite Travis’ public expressions of contrition, as brand expert Hanft argued, Taylor must be careful about her future with the athlete to protect her brand. Bloomberg totals $1.1 billion, thanks in part to her massive 146-date global Eras Tour and subsequent tour film.
It comes after Forbes estimated Swift had a net worth of more than $740 million in July.
When her romance with Travis first broke out last year, the footballer said he knew he had to be on his best behavior.
“That was the biggest thing for me,” he said WJ. “Make sure I don’t say anything that will push Taylor away.”