Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Head to Florida for Stanley Cup Final
Swifties the world over have been rushing to scream 'Take me to Florida' as Taylor Swift and partner Travis Kelce were seen in the southeast for the Stanley Cup Finals.
Turning up for Game 4 on Thursday (June 12), the pair were in attendance at Sunrise's Amerant Bank Arena to watch the Edmonton Oilers reign supreme over the Florida Panthers, with the 5-4 result coming via an overtime goal from Leon Draisaitl.
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However, with Swift and Kelce in the crowd, ice hockey was of least concern for fans of the musician, with announcers focusing on the pair to describe them as 'musical and sporting royalty.' Likewise, even a photo of the pair taken during the game's second period with Canadian hockey icon Wayne Gretzky failed to overtake the excitement generated by Swift's presence.
Per a recent report from People, Swift is currently staying with Kelce at his Florida residence while he's in training for the upcoming NFL season. In February, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end made the decision that he would return to professional football for another season, with the upcoming season set to be his last under contract with the team.
Earlier this month, Travis and brother Jason spoke to former professional basketball player Shaquille O'Neal on their New Heights podcast, where the NBA icon suggested that Travis could follow in his footsteps of his DJ moniker Diesel and become an opening act for Swift.
'You know what [would be] crazy? You opening up with your girlfriend,' O'Neal suggested. 'Bro, you'd be a f–king star. Ten minutes hyping up the crowd, oh my God.'
'Come on, you know I'm a hype man,' Kelce said while laughing. 'You know I'm a hype man. Get it rocking in there. Have the Swifties bouncing off the walls before T gets out there.'
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