Taylor Swift’s immediate family are said to be ‘relieved’ that she is dating Travis Kelce – as they are confident the 6-foot-2 NFL star can ‘keep her safe’ following her father’s altercation with a photographer in Sydney.
At 250 pounds, Kansas City Chiefs star Travis could almost be mistaken for Taylor’s security staff, and her family would be happy that he doubles as a “built-in bodyguard.”
“Taylor’s family and everyone who knows her are so uplifted by her relationship with Travis – not only because she is madly in love, but also because he makes her security staff’s job so much easier,” a source exclusively told DailyMail.com.
“Travis is a big guy and no one would mess with him because when it comes to Taylor, he wouldn’t play if anyone came near her. She always has a built-in bodyguard.”
Taylor Swift’s family members are happy the singer is dating Travis Kelce, as they believe the 6’5 NFL star can protect her
Kansas City Chiefs Travis could almost be mistaken for the hitmaker’s security staff if they appear together in public
Travis stands a whopping 6 feet tall and weighs 250 pounds, making him the ideal defender for the pop star
They continued, “Travis has sworn to keep her safe and there is no doubt about that.
“No one will try to get close to her when she’s holding hands with her powerful boyfriend.”
The Super Bowl champion has previously spoken on his New Heights podcast about his desire to care for his girlfriend, both 34, who he first started dating last summer.
While discussing whether he felt like “a security guard” when they were out and about in New York City, he told his cohost and brother Jason Kelce, “I feel like whenever I’m on a date, I always feel like I am a man in the situation.
‘I’m protective, yes, definitely. You always have to have that feeling or self-awareness, I think.’
The NFL star has regularly been captured on camera subtly pushing Taylor’s security team aside so he can safely escort the singer from one location to another.
The gestures haven’t gone unnoticed by her fans who have commented on Travis’ protective nature.
“Travis is literally such a gentleman, like the number of times he touched her to make sure she was safe, and he let the bodyguard know he wanted to get his wife out of the car… Taylor Swift, you deserves this,” one wrote. fan on X.
The 34-year-old Super Bowl champion also expressed his desire to protect his partner in his comments since the relationship went public last year – pictured together in New York
A source said: ‘Travis is a big guy and no one would mess with him because when it comes to Taylor, he wouldn’t play if anyone came near her. She always has a built-in bodyguard
Another joked: “The fact that Travis acts as both Taylor’s personal bodyguard and her boyfriend means I would be way more scared if he tackled me than any random bodyguard…”
Travis is said to be upset following a recent incident involving her father Scott Swift and an Australian photographer who he was accused of for his alleged ‘threatening’ behavior.
Scott, 71, was accused of punching Ben McDonald, 51, at a ferry wharf in the suburb of Neutral Bay about 2.30am on Tuesday, after Taylor completed the Australian leg of her Eras tour.
Taylor’s team said the photographer “threatened to throw a female staff member into the water.”
Footage from the moments before the alleged altercation showed Scott walking onto the dock while giving photographers the middle finger.
“Travis wishes he had been with Taylor when her father got involved with the photographer because he wants to protect her at all costs,” a separate source told DailyMail.com.
“He can’t wait for her to get back to the States so they can be together – and if anyone tries anything, he knows that photographers, or anyone else, wouldn’t dare come near them if he comes near used to be. because he is a very massive and intimidating man.”
A spokeswoman for Taylor Swift told Ny Breaking Australia: ‘Two individuals aggressively pushed their way towards Taylor, grabbed her security staff and threatened to throw a female staff member into the water.’
The athlete has been seen keeping Taylor away from zealous fans, as the source added: ‘No one will try to get close to her when she’s holding hands with her powerful boyfriend’
Taylor’s family is said to be ‘relieved’ to see her with someone who can ‘keep her safe’
Her departure comes just hours after her father Scott (center right), 71, was accused of punching photographer Ben McDonald, 51, in Australia about 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
However, Mr McDonald – the CEO of Matrix Media Group – branded the statement “complete nonsense” and said Taylor was the only woman at the scene.
“This is the kind of bulls**t I would expect,” he said. ‘Which woman was that? The only one there was Taylor.”
Mr McDonald said the altercation was caught on camera and did not show the photographers behaving aggressively.
The North Shore Police Command has launched an investigation into the alleged incident.
Scott was a fixture at his daughter’s side during her sold-out Eras tour.
He has been praised for handing out sandwiches and telling fans to ‘help yourself’ in the middle of a show in Sydney.
He also handed out VIP passes so eager fans had access to better seats.