Kansas City Chiefs fan for life Baron Corbin was amazed to join Taylor Swift in her boyfriend Travis KelceMatch Day Continuation.
“(Travis and I) are, like, buds now,” former WWE wrestler Corbin, 40, said on Thursday, January 23, episode from the “Insight with Chris van Vliet” podcast, noting that he and Kelce reconnected At a local charity eventBig Slick KC. “He’s like, ‘Yo, come to a game. Let me treat you to a game (and) stay in my suite. He says, “I have a suite there.” »
Corbin (real name Tom Pestock) ultimately took 35-year-old Kelce up on his offer and invited his uncle and brother to watch a game in 2024.
“So, we went (and) they took us to the suite, and then (either my uncle or my brother) was like, ‘I wonder if Taylor is going to be there,’ and like they say, she was (walking ) in the room,” Corbin recalls. “My brother is a little scary and she’s coming towards everyone, give them a hug (and) gave us a hug like it was like you were instantly family. »
Swift, 35, and tight ends Kelce have dating Since the summer of 2023 shortly before starting to attend his football matches. His attendance often sparked a frenzy both in Home Arrowhead Stadium, away venues and online.
“It was crazy because I (felt) like I was in a jar and I wanted to get out of the suite,” Corbin admitted. “It’s just crowds of people taking selfies of Taylor and just her existing. I’ve never been with anyone like that. .. it’s a different magnitude. You felt like everyone in the stadium was looking at you because you were standing behind her.
Despite Swiftie pandemoniumCorbin always found the pop star to be “super dope and super humble.”
“(I) had conversations with her,” he recalled Thursday, noting that Swift didn’t have a big crew with her. “She walked in with, like, maybe her security guard. But no entourage. These are all of Kelce’s friends from high school and home. They’re all super cool; They’re all humble and no one has egos but super dope Taylor. “
After the match, Corbin and his entourage also extended an invitation to Swift and Kelce joint holiday party.
“Travis had a little Christmas party (and) we hung out,” Corbin added. “(She was) super dope. … She’s just a regular human being (who) is probably the most influential person in the world right now and incredibly talented, writes all of her own stuff. It’s so refreshing to see someone like that.
Swift, who most Kelce’s divisional playoff game Jan. 19, has also been outspoken in supporting her boyfriend’s NFL accomplishments.
“When you say a relationship is public, that means I get to see him do what he loves, we show up for each other, the others are there and we don’t care,” She said TIME In a 2023 profile. “The opposite of that is you have to go to extreme lengths to make sure no one knows you’re seeing someone. And we’re just proud of each other.