Travis Kelce was forced to leave his Kansas City home due to the hysteria surrounding his relationship with Taylor Swift.
Kelce’s fame has soared since he and Swift went public with their romance in September, with the famous power couple dominating headlines over the past five months.
Shortly after the pop sensation attended her first Chiefs game, Travis moved into a new mansion in Kansas City, amid reports suggesting he was uncomfortable with how accessible his old home was to the public as his fame grew.
And during a performance on Shaquille O’Neal’s ‘The Big Podcast’the Chiefs star’s brother Jason has confirmed he did just that for “safety reasons” amid the craze over his relationship with Swift.
“I mean, he (Travis) had to leave his house completely,” Jason said. ‘People were just standing outside his house.
Travis Kelce was forced to leave his Kansas City home due to the hysteria surrounding his relationship with Taylor Swift
Kelce’s fame has skyrocketed since he and Swift went public with their romance in September
The Chiefs star’s brother Jason says he had to leave his home for ‘safety reasons’
Travis moved into this $6 million mansion in Kansas City shortly after he started dating Swift — where a crazed fan also found a way to get in and knock on his window
“Yes (he had to move) for safety reasons.”
After selling his old home, Travis moved into a new $6 million mansion in a gate community with six bedrooms, six bathrooms, and 17,000 square feet.
The property’s three acres of grounds feature picturesque leafy gardens that hide the house from view. The expansive grounds are complete with bridges, winding paths, a gazebo, patio and seating areas for lounging around the pool.
However, Jason added that a crazed member of the public found his way into Travis’ new mansion and knocked on his window the first day he moved in.
The Philadelphia Eagles veteran continued, “The first day he moved into his new home, a gated community, someone knocked on the back window of the house.”
Jason added that he and his brother are still adjusting to the increased attention on them.
‘We’re still learning. “I mean, so listen, we’ve always been big in the football world, especially Travis,” he said.
“Taylor World and the pop culture world, that’s a whole other level. You’re in a different one, it’s just an extra level, it’s a new demographic that wasn’t there before.”
Kelce’s celebrations with Swift went viral around the world after Chiefs won Super Bowl LVIII
Jason watched his brother claim victory in a suite next to Swift and friends in Vegas
Swift embarked on a mad rush of 5,000 miles from Tokyo to Las Vegas last weekend for Super Bowl LVIII, where Kelce and the Chiefs prevailed in a thriller against the San Francisco 49ers
After an epic party in Vegas to toast their victory, the singer and songwriter waved goodbye to Travis again and headed off on another long trip to Melbourne, Australia, for the next leg of her Eras Tour.
According to The American sunSwift was greeted by some lavish Valentine’s Day gifts from Kelce when she arrived in Australia this week.
The Kansas City legend reportedly spent nearly $14,000 on gifts for his girlfriend, who was back in work mode when she received the Valentine’s Day surprise.