Travis Kelce has been the talk of the town ever since he started dating Taylor Swift. The American Football star had an interesting dating history before ‘hanging out’ with the pop icon. This dating history even includes someone he met on his own reality show. These are the women Travis Kelce Dated before Taylor Swift.
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Maya Benberry
Kelce was offered his reality TV show from NBC Universal channel E! in 2016. In the show, 50 women from each of America’s states competed for Travis’ heart. Travis would end up choosing Maya Benberry despite having doubts as he stated:
I love your confidence, but, at times, it does get overconfident, It kind of shows arrogance. I have been attracted to women like that my entire life and those relationships didn’t work because of that.
The couple dated for a few months before breaking up for unreported reasons.
Kelce later spoke about the situation on his podcast with his brother retired NFL player Jason Kelce. He explained:
It was extremely awkward because I really didn’t have much to say about what we were doing on the show, having so much fun buying whatever the hell I wanted to.
He simply saw the show as an opportunity to make six figures in two weeks.
Kayla Nicole
A year after breaking up with Benberry, Kelce began dating model Kayla Nicole in 2017. He admits to pursuing Nicole on social media through various interactions on Instagram:
I was just stalking her and then finally on New Year’s, she gave in. And, you know, New Year, new me. She just shot her shot, jumped in my DMs and the rest is history.
They broke up for the first time in 2020 after rumours circulated that Kelce was unfaithful. These reports were denied by Kelce who tweeted:
This is fake news… a lie… and not why Kayla and I broke up… take all your hatred somewhere else please
They got back together a few months later and had according to People had an on-again, off-again relationship for 5 years. Unfortunately could not make it work in the end and officially broke it off one last time in May of 2022.
Zuri Hall
Later on, rumours of a romance with Access Hollywood correspondent Zuri Hall began to spread as she was seen in his family's Suite at a Kansas City Chiefs game. According to Hollywood Life, A friend of the football player shared an Instagram video that also confirmed Kelce’s presence at the suite. However, no further details came to light.
Taylor Swift
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift, who broke up with her ex Joe Alwyn in 2023, sparked dating rumours in September of 2023, Swift could be seen at one of the Chiefs’ games on the 23rd of the same month.
Kelce had publicly stated that he was interested in the pop star on an episode of his podcast with his brother Jason. He also mentioned he had tried to give her his number during one of her concerts of the Eras Tour but he never got the chance. The singer ended up getting in contact with him and they finally met.
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Sources:
Hollywood Life: Travis Kelce’s Girlfriend: Everything to Know About His Exes and His Romance With Taylor Swift
Cosmopolitan: Travis Kelce's Complete Dating History Is Honestly Pretty Dramatic
Harper's Bazaar: Travis Kelce’s Complete Dating History
People: Who Is Travis Kelce's Ex-Girlfriend? All About Kayla Nicole
