It Was HIS IDEA Travis Kelce Reveals How His On-Stage Appearance w Taylor Came To Be
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00:00On night three, something magical happened that I think everybody that is following your life
00:06would like to hear your viewpoint on and your commentary of. Somehow, somehow you made your way
00:15onto the era's stage. I did. Travis Kelsey wants to be put to work. The NFL star revealed on the
00:26season two finale of his and brother Jason Kelsey's New Heights podcast that it was his
00:31idea to join his superstar girlfriend Taylor Swift on stage at the era's tour during the
00:36I can do it with a broken heart transition. Whose idea was this? Well, I initially mentioned it to
00:44Tay. I was like, how funny would it be if I just like rolled out on one of the bikes during the
00:501989? Like, yeah, I know exactly that era. She started laughing. She was like, would you would
00:56you seriously be up for like doing something like that? And I was just like, are you what?
01:03Yeah, I would love to do that. I've seen the show enough might as well put me to work here.
01:10And sure enough, she she found the perfect, perfect part of the show for me to come in.
01:16There was no like bike in case I like ran into somebody else or like hit one of the dancers or
01:21anything. It was like the safest option. Yeah. Jason then revealed that I can do it with a
01:27broken heart has turned into his favorite song. Cam and Jan, a part of the torture poets
01:35era of the show, are trying to bring Tay back to life, right? Trying to bring her back to life,
01:39get her ready to to perform the rest of the show, so to speak. So knowing that she can do
01:45it with a broken heart, right? Which by the way, I think that's turned into my favorite song.
01:48Even before this happened. That's a great tune. Dude, I'm so depressed. I act like it's my
01:54birthday every day. I think everybody can assimilate with like, you're in a mood,
02:00but you you got to do it. You got to get up there and get to do I love it. True showman. And it's
02:06such a fun, like playful part of the show. And it was like the perfect area or perfect time for me
02:14to go up there, just be a ham and have some fun, not only with her cam and Jan, but the crowd and
02:22like really like try and get everybody excited for the rest of the show. It was awesome. The
02:26brothers also dished on the moves Travis pulled out on stage, as well as highlighting how one
02:31of Taylor's backup dancers is brothers with Travis's former teammate, Colin Saunders.
02:36It worked. You guys killed it. It was an absolute blast. It was so fun to watch. And I had never
02:42like, like I always wanted to pull out this move, but I never knew like when I should pull it out
02:48like an area where it made sense. And it was the dumb and dumber Jim Carrey, like him like
02:55do you clap dances? Oh, yes. That's one of my favorite moves of all time. It's a great move.
03:03And then just just made sure I played with Tay and got her makeup right. It was just it was a
03:09blast, man. I had so much fun. It was an honor being on stage, obviously with Taylor, but even
03:15Cam and Jan, knowing that me and Cam's brother, Colin Saunders, we played together. Casey won two
03:22Super Bowls together. I finally get a chance to play against my brother. Yeah, you already know,
03:26man, I get the chance to play against him this year. He's down there in New Orleans playing for
03:30the Saints. Just one of my all time favorite teammates. So to be able to rock, rock the field
03:35with him and now rock the stage with his brother, you already know, as a brother, I try and like
03:41be be, you know, supportive of all the good brothers out there. And the Saunders are the
03:46best. So good brothers for life. But yeah, it was absolute blast. Yeah. Shout out to Colin.
03:52I used to hate blocking him because I always hate blocking guys that are shorter than me and smarter.
03:58Jason went on to say that what he enjoyed watching the most was the joy everyone was having on stage
04:03with Travis revealing shortly afterward what he kept telling himself while performing.
04:08The thing I enjoyed watching the most was the just the joy that everybody was having on the stage.
04:15You, Cam, I mean, Cam's always having fun. He's always got a smile on his face. I mean,
04:22even just this picture on the left of you looking at Tay and just a smile from ear to ear at like,
04:28I don't know, man. It was just it was it was so fun to watch. I wish I could have been there
04:34for that. But it was it was so, so, so cool to watch it happen. Did you ever think in a
04:41million years you'd be a backup dancer? Dude, I've always been a fan of dancers.
04:46We're going to get to that in a second. I'm a big fan of backup dancers being around
04:50because they keep things alive. You know what I mean? Like, I'm a team guy, too. I'm a team guy.
04:57You're an energy guy, energy guy. You know what I mean? I like to I'm in here. I'm in it for the
05:03everybody to have a good time here. And it was just it's so cool. I mean, I've seen the show
05:09so many times at this point that, like, I'll find myself in the crowd just like doing like
05:14the choreography to some of the, you know, yeah. And it's fun. The marks are you already know.
05:20It's fun to fun to play along. So for for them to be up for it. And not only that helped me and
05:25make me, you know, look like look like a pro, I guess it was awesome. You killed it. You I mean,
05:34obviously, I will say this. You got a lot of help. Are you kidding me? There was three professionals,
05:38OK? And you can do no wrong when Taylor's on stage because she's actually can do. First of all,
05:44yes, you can do some wrong. You can mess up a show. Oh, listen, the one the one thing I told
05:48myself is do not drop the baby. Do not drop this. Do not drop Taylor on your way over this damn
05:57couch. The golden rule was do not drop Taylor. Get her to the couch. No, no, no. Yeah, because
06:07the enemy always just say that ball has our dreams, goals and aspirations. You do not drop that ball.
06:12Yeah. The brothers then discussed the star studded crowds at the London shows,
06:17which included Hugh Grant, Liam Hemsworth, Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis.
06:23It happened from the night before. This is the last night I was in town. Night two. Hugh Grant
06:27tweeted Dear Taylor Swift, you have an incredible show, an amazing and very hospitable team and
06:33excellent if gigantic boyfriend. Hashtag in parentheses tequila shots. Thanks so much for
06:40one aging from one aging London boy, wife and thrilled eight year old. Yeah, it was pretty
06:45crazy. Seeing Hugh Grant just walking around this. Yeah, that was the that was the second night. And
06:50you were there that night. I mean, it wasn't just you. It was Tom Cruise. It was actually Kutcher
06:55and Mila. Oh, I don't. Yep. And then Liam Hemsworth. Yeah, it was. Dude, it's so cool.
07:04The Aussies are so much fun to be around, aren't they? They are. They know how to party. That's
07:08for damn sure. I've been fortunate to meet him and his brother this offseason. And both of them
07:13just don't disappoint. They just seem like the coolest guys. Yeah, they were. And everybody
07:17was having fun in that set. Let me tell you, everybody. Part of it, too, is like, like Hugh
07:24had his eight year old there, like the kids that are in there, mixed with like the grown adults
07:29that are acting like kids. It just leads to this energy that's so infectious, like you can't help.
07:36It really comes down to just the magic of the show in general and the energy.
07:40It was unbelievable. And the kids that were in there were like they knew every single word to
07:47every single song. Yeah. And so do you. Plus, the duo also dished on the famous faces at the
07:54Ireland show, Stevie Nicks and Julia Roberts. I mean, did you just took a photo of Julia Roberts?
08:00I wish I would have got what you're wearing. You're wearing the the what? The Irish national
08:06Yeah, I believe this is right now, right? It might be rugby. I'm not sure if it's
08:10soccer if it's football. Have you seen Gaelic football played? No, I haven't. Not to
08:16go on a tangent. But in Havertown, there's like a bunch of Irish inhabitants. And they have like
08:22a Gaelic football like club that competes over in Ireland. And I've watched it. It's an electric
08:27sport to watch. It's kind of like soccer and football mixed together. It's weird. I gotta
08:31check it out. Yeah, I met Julia Roberts in Ireland in Dublin, Ireland. Are you that was
08:37pretty cool. She was still surprised her and Stevie Nicks. We're having some fun. Dude,
08:43I'll tell you what, hush. Stevie Nicks might be the only one in the family hasn't met her yet. Mom
08:48got to meet her down in Florida. I know mom met her backstage. And she is. I mean, every bit is
08:54what everyone makes her out to be. She's just so so awesome. Just so awesome. And just love to see
09:01her support and just meet her. You know, just some of these people you just you meet and you're just
09:06like, I don't I don't know what I'm doing here. You are how did I get into this? You are unbelievable.
09:14Your talent is unbelievable. How you present yourself is unbelievable. And I am just a
09:20supporting his girlfriend. And it's just so much fun. It looks incredible. I'm glad you're enjoying
09:27it. Travis went on to highlight more of his time in Ireland before teasing how it may not be his
09:32last time making a cameo on stage. Shout out to today for letting me jump on stage with her.
09:39Who knows might not be the last time. You guys will have to keep showing up to these.
09:44There's tour to see to see if I pop out of the stage or whatnot. What is he gonna do next?
09:51What could I do next? What is Taylor willing to trust?
09:58Yeah, she's told her I was like, Yeah, no, this is how this is how it works. Once I get comfortable,
10:03I just stopped listening to what everyone says. I started doing my own thing. So she's got a really
10:07autopilot. And he's known this for a long time. He's got to let the big guy go. He's got great