Shaquille O'Neal is hoping for a Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wedding
Shaquille O'Neal, Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift
Greg Doherty/Getty Images; Inset: Gotham/GC imagesShaquille O'Neal want to see Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce's romance goes far.
“I wouldn't give him any advice. I'm not the expert on that,” the basketball icon, 51, said exclusively We weekly on Friday, February 9 at his pre-Super Bowl Shaq's Fun House party in Las Vegas. “Hopefully they last forever, get married and have beautiful children.”
O'Neal further emphasized that he would like to see Swift and Kelce, both 34, “continue their legendary relationship.”
The pop star – of whom O'Neal is 'of course' a fan – has been in a relationship with the Kansas City Chiefs since the summer of 2023. They made their romance public in September 2023 when Swift attended her first Chiefs game. She has since attended 11 more Kelce games and hopes to make it to Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday, February 11. The Chiefs will play the San Francisco 49ers in the NFL Championship.
“Taylor is doing everything he can to be at the Super Bowl tomorrow,” a source said exclusively We weekly on Saturday, February 10, shortly after she reportedly boarded a private jet in Tokyo.
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift
Gotham/GC ImagesSwift started the international leg of hers Eras tour earlier this month in Japan, with Saturday's show her final show before the big game.
“She's focused on entertaining audiences in – is it Singapore now? No, I think that's in a few weeks. She’s in Japan, maybe in Tokyo,” Kelce said during a pre-match press conference earlier this week. “So she's just trying to keep them entertained and making sure she's ready for her performances and stuff. But the Super Bowl, we'll worry about whether she can make it.”
Getty Images (3) Many professional athletes disagree that the “dads, Brads and Chads” hate Taylor Swift's presence at NFL games. Swift has been a fixture at boyfriend Travis Kelce's Kansas City Chiefs games since September 2023, with the NFL occasionally featuring her on the Jumbotron and on-air when Kelce has played. […]
Swift and Kelce have kept quiet about her Super Bowl hopes, but the internet is abuzz with speculation that they will get engaged if the Chiefs win.
“My focus is on trying to win this match. Everything would just fall into place after that,” Kelce added during another press conference, emphasizing that he was focused on bringing home a third championship ring first. “They tend to roll out the red carpet for you when you win the Super Bowl, so I don't think you need to plan this party.”
A second source says this Us in January that Kelce is not going to propose yet. “Travis and Taylor have no plans to get engaged this summer,” the insider said at the time. “Things are going great between them, but they haven't even been together a year and still have so much to learn about each other.”
With reporting by Hannah Kahn