Taylor Swift is revealing more details about her relationship with Travis Kelce — and how he mixed up his favorite director with an ultra-famous actor's wife at a London Eras Tour show.
During a Wednesday night appearance on Seth Meyers' "Late Night" amid her new album press tour, Swift told the talk show host that the mix-up occurred at the VIP tent at one of her July 2024 Wembley Stadium shows. At this show, Kelce was seen in the tent alongside Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis, Tom Cruise, Greta Gerwig, Liam Hemsworth, Hugh Grant, and his wife, Anna.
"This night I remember looking out and I've never had so much FOMO in my life because of just, like, how hard they were dancing," Swift said. She noted that the group also included all of Kelce's best friends from growing up in Cleveland.
"I can see the shots that everyone is taking. I can see that everyone is getting, like, drunker and wilder and bouncier," Swift added.
Before this Wembley show, Swift said she got to tell Kelce that Gerwig, his favorite director, would be in the tent with him, noting that "he loves her movies" and "he loves her range."
Swift said Kelce told her he was excited to tell Gerwig how funny he thought her movie, "Barbie," was, and Swift said she encouraged him to do so, describing Gerwig as the "sweetest, giggliest person to tell that you like their work — you're going to love her."
When the couple reconnected after the concert, a drunk Kelce told Swift as they drove home that "this was the most fun tent. Everybody was amazing." Then Kelce specifically called out Grant and said he was so happy he got to tell the British actor he's a big fan. He also told Swift that he'd spoken to Gerwig.
"I think I told an annoying joke that she's heard too many times," Travis replied with trepidation, Swift recalled. He said he told Gerwig how much he loves "Barbie" and said, "I'm just Ken, too," while pointing to Swift on stage.
Swift responded to Kelce confusedly, saying, "That's such a solid joke," and Gerwig "would have loved that."
Kelce said Gerwig was polite and smiled, but didn't respond to his joke. Swift insisted that's "very out of character" for her friend, but conceded that maybe the director really had heard the joke too many times.
Swift said Kelce then pointed out that Gerwig had been talking to Grant all night, prompting him to guess they might be working on a movie together. Swift said he recalled the pair dancing really closely together and swapping inside jokes, even saying "they kind of seem like they're, like, soulmates."
"And I was like, 'The tea is crazy tonight, Travis,'" Swift recalled saying. "What do you mean? I have several follow-up questions."
She said he kept recapping the night as she scrolled on her phone, and she started seeing videos popping up all over the internet of Kelce and Gerwig dancing together "like they're best friends."
When she showed Kelce the videos, she said she remembered saying, "It feels like she thought the joke was funny." He quickly responded, "Oh, that's not Greta," Swift said.
"Is there any chance at all, baby, that you complimented Hugh Grant's wife, Anna, on her movie 'Barbie,' said, 'I'm just Ken, too,' and she politely nodded because she didn't have the heart to tell you she didn't direct it?" Swift said she asked her man. "And is there any chance that the people who look like soulmates are Hugh Grant and his soulmate?"
It remains unclear whether Kelce ever got to tell Gerwig that he loves her films — and his great joke — but Meyers got a good laugh out of the story.
"The bad news for you is that he has face blindness, and the good news is he can recognize true love," Meyers told Swift Wednesday night. "So at least he saw soulmates."
Representatives for Kelce and Grant did not immediately respond to NBC News' requests for comment on the story. A representative for Gerwig did not respond.
