World

News in Brief

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announce engagement on social media

A snippet of Swift's song So High School played in the background of the Instagram post announcing the couple's engagement.

A man and a woman embracing in front of flowers.

The couple first went public with their relationship in 2023, and their love story has been broadcast on some of the world's biggest stages. Source: Supplied / Instagram

Pop superstar Taylor Swift and American football player Travis Kelce have announced their engagement, setting the stage for a high-profile wedding for one of the world's biggest celebrity couples.

A joint post on their Instagram pages showed pictures of Kelce down on one knee making his marriage proposal in a flower-laden garden, and then Swift displaying a large diamond ring.

"Your English teacher and gym teacher are getting married," the pair, both aged 35, joked in a caption.
The couple first went public with their relationship in 2023, and their love story has been broadcast on some of the world's biggest stages. The pair have appeared together at her hugely popular concerts and at his NFL games playing for the Kansas City Chiefs.

United States President Donald Trump was among the first to publicly congratulate the star couple, despite earlier tensions with Swift over her endorsement of his opponent, Kamala Harris, in last year's US election.

"I wish them a lot of luck," he told reporters at a cabinet meeting, when asked about the engagement.

The engagement was welcomed on social media, garnering more than 1.8 million likes on the Instagram post within 20 minutes. The NFL offered congratulations.

No wedding date was announced.


For the latest from SBS News, download our app and subscribe to our newsletter.

Share
2 min read

Published

Source: Reuters


Share this with family and friends


Get SBS News daily and direct to your Inbox

Sign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to SBS’s terms of service and privacy policy including receiving email updates from SBS.

Download our apps
SBS News
SBS Audio
SBS On Demand

Listen to our podcasts
An overview of the day's top stories from SBS News
Interviews and feature reports from SBS News
Your daily ten minute finance and business news wrap with SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves.
A daily five minute news wrap for English learners and people with disability
Get the latest with our News podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS
SBS World News

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service
Watch the latest news videos from Australia and across the world