Cheerleader Reveals Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce's Game Day Routine
Former Kansas City Chiefs cheerleader Stefanie Hills revealed Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s game day routine during the early days of their romance.
“The very first game she ever attended, I almost pooped myself when I was in that corner,” Stefanie said about Taylor, 35, in a TikTok video posted in September 2024. “I literally was like, ‘I don’t know how to do my job right now because I have to watch the game, lead the chants and cheers and dances.”’
Stefanie went on to explain that she got close to Taylor many times due to the proximity of the cheerleaders locker room and the athletes locker room.
“All those pictures of her game day outfits walking down red tunnels in Arrowhead [Stadium] are right next to the players’ locker rooms, which is right next door to the Chiefs Cheer locker room,” she explained, adding that she and the “Shake It Off” singer had “so many close encounters.”
Stefanie went on to reveal one of Taylor and Travis’ game day traditions, sharing, “At the end of the game, she would always meet Travis by the locker room.”
While many fans were shocked to see Taylor start coming to the Chiefs games amid her romance with Travis, 35, Stefanie admitted that the cheerleaders were just as excited. “So there was one game that we were like, ‘We have just got to wait here and I’m sure we are gonna see her walk by and if we all stand by the door,’” she recalled, adding that she and her fellow cheerleaders “huddled” together with the hope that Taylor would “take a picture” with them.
“We were waiting for like a really long time. I’m not even a Swiftie and I was like crawled down in the front waiting to take my picture with her,” Stefanie – who was a cheerleader for the team for six years – jokingly added.
Earlier in the clip, Stefanie added that she noticed Taylor watching the cheerleaders perform during the first game she attended. “We performed my choreography in the end zone. I looked up and no joke, she was on the screen and she was clapping,” she said. “And I was like, ‘She just watched our team dance and is now applauding and she liked my choreography.’”
Taylor and Travis began dating in the summer of 2023 after he admitted he failed to ask her out at the Eras tour during a July 2023 episode of his “New Heights” podcast. The pair privately got to know each other before she confirmed their relationship by attending her first Chiefs game in September 2023.
The “Enchanted” singer has since become a staple at the Chiefs game, and she most recently attended their first playoffs game of the season against the Houston Texans on January 18.
Prior to the team’s latest game, Travis opened up about how his relationship with Taylor helped him be a better football player this season.
“I think, personally, that’s the beauty of being in a very strong relationship. You get that support to be able to come in and focus on your craft, focus on being the best version of you. You know, that’s why I wanted to be at the concerts supporting her and being there for her and making sure she feels comfortable and supported in everything she’s doing in life,” he said while appearing on The Stephen A. Smith Show on January 15. “I think I’m as focused as I’ve ever been on my job and being the best player that I could possibly be week in and week out for this team. You know, it’s because I don’t have to worry about things off the field.”