Taylor Swift’s ex-boyfriend Taylor Lautner is subtly celebrating her engagement to Travis Kelce.
Lautner, 33, reshared a Tuesday, August 26, post from the NFL’s official Instagram account that featured Swift and Kelce’s engagement photo and a photo of them after the Chiefs won the 2024 Super Bowl.
“I cannot believe this is really happening,” the post read, which is a quote from Swift, 35, on the field with Kelce, also 35, following the big game. The NFL added, “Same.”
Swift announced on Tuesday that she and Kelce are engaged after two years of dating.
“Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married,” the caption read.
Swift and Lautner dated briefly back in 2009 after connecting on the set of the film Valentine’s Day. She later wrote the song “Back to December,” which was on her Speak Now album, about their romance. Despite their breakup, Swift and Lautner have remained friendly over the years.
In July 2023, Lautner made a cameo in Swift’s music video for “I Can See You,” a bonus track from the re-release of Speak Now, alongside Joey King and Presley Cash. During Swift’s concert in Kansas City, Swift brought Lautner, King and Cash on stage to celebrate the video’s premiere. Swift gushed about how Lautner impacted her life.
“He was a very positive force in my life when I was making the Speak Now album, and I want to say he did every single stunt that you saw in that music video,” she told the crowd at the time. “He and his wife [Taylor Dome] have become some of my closest friends, and it’s very convenient because we all share the same first name.”
Lautner added, “I respect you so much. Not just for the singer you are, the songwriter, the performer — but truly for the human you are. You are gracious, humble, kind and I’m honored to know you.”
Swift and Kelce started dating that same summer. The couple’s love story began after the football player revealed on his “New Heights” podcast that he made a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it but didn’t get a chance to give it to her at the Kansas City concert. After hearing about his grand gesture, Swift connected with Kelce. The pair confirmed their relationship after Swift attended her first Kansas City Chiefs game that September.
When Swift and Kelce’s love story began to take the world by storm, Lautner expressed his support for the couple.
“I’m excited for her. They seem like they’re incredibly happy,” the actor told Extra in a November 2023 interview. “As long as she’s happy, I’m happy. She’s crushing it in every aspect of her life right now.”
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