Who did Travis Kelce date before Taylor Swift? A look back
July 2, 2026Updated July 3, 2026, 10:05 a.m. ET
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's romance famously began after the tight end unsuccessfully tried to give the pop star a friendship bracelet with his number on it during her Eras Tour concert in Kansas City on July 8, 2023. The play apparently worked: Swift made her first public appearance at a Chiefs game on Sept. 24, cheering on Kelce alongside his mother, Donna.
The pair eventually got engaged in Kelce's backyard in August 2025 and are expected to wed July 3, 2026. Here's a look at his past relationships on the way to finding The One.
Gregory Shamus, Getty ImagesThe pair eventually got engaged in Kelce's backyard in August 2025 and are expected to wed July 3, 2026. Here's a look at his past relationships on the way to finding The One.
Kelce went all in on a search for love with 50 women from 50 states on the 2016 E! reality series "Catching Kelce." In the end, he chose Kentucky native Maya Benberry.
"Travis is my dream guy," Benberry said at the time.
Things ended months after the show wrapped. In a 2023 interview with the Daily Mail, Benberry (here at a 2016 Halloween party in Tarzana, Calif.) accused Kelce of being unfaithful and warned Swift about dating the NFL star. “Taylor seems like such a fun girl with a beautiful spirit so I wish her the best of luck,” she said.
Albert L. Ortega, Getty Images"Travis is my dream guy," Benberry said at the time.
Things ended months after the show wrapped. In a 2023 interview with the Daily Mail, Benberry (here at a 2016 Halloween party in Tarzana, Calif.) accused Kelce of being unfaithful and warned Swift about dating the NFL star. “Taylor seems like such a fun girl with a beautiful spirit so I wish her the best of luck,” she said.
Sports reporter and model Kayla Nicole and Kelce (at the 2018 Kids Choice Sport Awards in Los Angeles) dated on and off from 2017 to 2022. The two connected after Kelce courted her on social media.
"I was just stalking her and then finally on New Year's, she gave in," he told E! "She jumped in my DMs and the rest is history."
The couple briefly separated in 2020, but got back together before ending their relationship for good in 2022.
DANNY MOLOSHOK, REUTERS"I was just stalking her and then finally on New Year's, she gave in," he told E! "She jumped in my DMs and the rest is history."
The couple briefly separated in 2020, but got back together before ending their relationship for good in 2022.
It was rumored that “Access Hollywood” host Zuri Hall (above at the 2025 Oscars in Los Angeles) and Kelce were an item in 2023.
Barstool Sports captured a screenshot of Hall in the Kelce family’s suite at a Chiefs game. Neither Hall nor Kelce publicly confirmed a relationship.
Mario Anzuoni, REUTERSBarstool Sports captured a screenshot of Hall in the Kelce family’s suite at a Chiefs game. Neither Hall nor Kelce publicly confirmed a relationship.
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