Every time Hilarie Burton fangirled over Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce

Hilarie Burton Morgan believes Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce’s love story is one for the ages.

The One Tree Hill alum was immediately drawn to the pair’s budding romance in September 2023 after Swift showed up to support Kelce at his Kansas City Chiefs game against the Chicago Bears. Burton Morgan has since followed as their relationship continues to grow, with Swelce often being compared to her OTH character Peyton Sawyer’s relationship with Lucas Scott (Chad Michael Murray) and her real marriage to husband Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

After Burton Morgan tweeted in November 2023 that Kelce supported Swift on her international leg Eras tour is big [Jeffrey Dean Morgan] energy” — Kelce traveled to Argentina to attend her concert — Morgan took to social media to praise his wife and share his own thoughts on the couple.

“I love how invested my wife is in this relationship!” He joked via X (formerly Twitter). “And as for Taylor and Travis? Good for them. Happy for both of them. I know that feeling they have now… I’ve had it for 15 years, and it’s a good feeling.”

Burton Morgan was thrilled with her husband’s response and asked him to rush home so they could talk about Swift and Kelce together. “My buddy. I’m sitting here grinning. Hahaha,” she replied. “Come home so I can let you watch internet cuteness while we drink coffee in the kitchen!!!!”

Keep scrolling for every time Burton Morgan fangirled over Swift and Kelce’s romance:

Swelce has her attention

Burton Morgan was engrossed in Swift and Kelce’s romance from the very beginning. After the pop star turned up for her first Chiefs game in September 2023, Burton wrote via X“I’m painfully invested in this,” alongside a video of Swift celebrating Kelce scoring a touchdown in his game against the Chicago Bears.

Always on her mind

That same day, Burton Morgan retweeted a message that said“Me when someone asks if I’m thinking about Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift again,” with the famous one Kevin James shrug meme and her own shrug emoji.

King (and queen) of her heart

“Pro tip…you deserve someone who invites you to work with him or her. It shows: 1. They think you’re so awesome and they want everyone from friends to the boss to meet you,” Burton Morgan tweeted after Swift’s first Chiefs performance, referencing Kelce’s invitation for the Grammy winner to come see him “rock the stage” at Arrowhead Stadium.

She added: “2. They work hard and they are GOOD, and they want you to see that. Flew to JDM on a set 14 years ago. #kelceswift💖.”

Swelce: The new Leyton?

Burton Morgan pointed out a few similarities between Swift and Kelce’s relationship and her own on-screen romance with Murray One Tree Hill.

“The OTH Effect. Sports + Romance = F-king Magic!” she tweeted in September 2023. (Murray’s character, Lucas Scott, was a successful basketball star, while Burton Morgan’s Peyton Sawyer was a cheerleader who loved music. The TV couple married and welcomed a baby before the actors left the show in season 6.)

Swift’s art is important

When a fan posted a photo of Swift and Kelce driving away from the Chiefs vs. Bears game in a convertible, with the text ‘Looks like the Comet’ – the name of Peyton’s car on it OTH — Burton Morgan couldn’t resist quoting one of the show’s most famous lines.

“Do you think he’s saying, ‘Your art matters… it’s what got me here’?” she jokedreferring to one of Lucas and Peyton’s first conversations.

Involve the whole family

Burton Morgan remembered being hyped about son Gus before Kelce’s game against the New York Jets in October 2023, in which Swift was scheduled to participate.

“Just now son and I went to the grocery store and went back to the meat section where they had some football displays,” she wrote via X. “My boy loudly asks if we were going to watch the Taylor Swift football game this weekend. ‘ I say, ‘I can’t wait for the T. Swift game!’”

She added that “the men were not satisfied!”

Welcome to New York (Travis)

Burton Morgan was excited about the NFL’s choice to play Swift’s song “Welcome to New York” as part of the promo for their Chiefs vs. New York Jets game at MetLife Stadium in October 2023. “Just stop it now!” she tweeted in delight.

Finding their loved one

After Kelce made a trip to Argentina in November 2023 to support Swift Eras tour concert — and Swift even changed the lyrics of her song “Karma” to reference the tight end — Burton Morgan predicted it wouldn’t be long before the pair reached the next major relationship milestone.

“They will have a Christmas party with most flannel lining, cake and red ribbon… and then these babies will be engaged in May,” she wrote via X.

When a fan commented that the romance had to be “real” because Swift has never “done this for anyone else,” Burton Morgan said replied“Because every other man made her feel like she had to downplay her own work.”

She added that this “big, beefy tree of a man” cheered her on and “held up signs” and “sung along” during her concert before “catching her running off stage” – the two kissed passionately in front of fans who followed the show – and compared their love to hers with Morgan.

“I’m just saying… strong @JDMorgan energy. Find a man who lights up when you win,” she said.

The parallels continue

Burton Morgan’s husband intervened after a fan shared an interview in which Swift revealed The living Dead star as her crush in an interview from 14 years earlier.

“This has always been an unrealistic celebrity crush, but he has been my favorite character Grey’s anatomy, the guy who plays Denny,” Swift shared in the resurfaced footage. “Jeffrey Dean Morgan has always been my number 1.”

Morgan retweeted the interview in November 2023 and joked: “Well now. Look there? #taylorswift has a good eye then and now.”