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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce reached new heights with their first relationship in London

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce reached new heights with their first relationship in London

How was your weekend? Did you finally do your laundry? Do you think about how you really need to water your plants before it gets too hot and then forget anyway? Take a selfie with the first, second and third in line to the British throne, give a two-time member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame the middle finger in a classy way, Tom Cruise Dancing and bringing your giant boyfriend on stage in a tuxedo to make a surprise appearance at your sold-out show?

Wait, maybe the last piece was just Taylor Swift‘s weekend in London.

Swift crowned her three-day Eras tour at London’s Wembley Stadium on Sunday with a stunning premiere: She brought her boyfriend Travis Kelce on stage as part of her intro to “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart,” her catchy ode to high-functioning depression by The “Tortured Poets” section. Kelce, who also attended Swift’s Friday and Saturday concerts, accompanied by people like his brother Jason Kelcesister in law Kylie Kelceand new friends Prince William, Prince GeorgeAnd Princess Charlotteappeared to shouts as one of Swift’s tuxedo-clad handlers in a choreographed transition scene between “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived,” which ends with Swift slumped on the floor, and “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart.”

Typically, two of Swift’s dancers work together to lift Swift off the floor and place her on a red chaise lounge before a faux-cryptic 1920s-style sequence (shoutout to Clara Bow) plays out, in which pouting starlet Swift slouches and stomps as she is repeatedly told to go out and give the fans what they want. On Sunday, Travis Kelce was one of those handlers, even giving a cheeky heel click and smirkingly tipping his top hat several times before taking over the two dancers and carrying Swift up the stage to the sofa in his arms. Throughout the sequence, he fanned himself and Swift and also pretended to apply powder to get them stage-ready (and a little for himself in the process, too, because why not?), grinning the entire time. Remember: He’s a Actor Now! Robert F. Kennedy did it! Before Swift started the song, she looked at Kelce, smiled, and blew him a kiss just for him.

This is another notable event on a very busy weekend, even by Swift standards. Not only did she go Instagram official with Kelce by posting a selfie with the royals, but it’s also the first time either of her partners has been seen at one of her concerts during their relationship. It’s a real big deal. Consider this: She and her ex Joe Alwyn We were together for six and a half years and he never went out with her to do anything.

Symbolically, one can’t help but take heart a little: “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived” can be interpreted as a story about Swift’s controversial romantic relationship with the frontman of The 1975. Matty Healywith whom she was linked over a decade ago, and then again after splitting from Alwyn. The song shoots barbs towards an ex-lover, expressing disgust with questions like, “Were you sent by someone who wanted me dead?” and “I just want to know if the goal was to rust my bright summer.” In the Eras Tour choreography, as mentioned, Swift collapses motionless on the floor at the end of the song, leading into “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart” and her proof that she can put on a smile and perform no matter what state her love life is in. Now let’s consider the symbolism of Travis Kelce, an extremely tall man who seemingly makes Taylor Swift smile often, who lifts Swift up from her lowest point, carries her, and helps her carry on and get what she needs to do done.

Oh, and this all happened in London, Alwyn and Healy’s hometown? Goodbye London, indeed.

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