Why Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Snubbed the 2025 Met Gala

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce haven't had their first public appearance as a duo on the red carpet just yet, and this year's Met Gala didn’t change that. Instead of stepping into the limelight, they opted for a low-key night spent together during their break from their respective careers.

It's comprehensible why they chose not to go, since a source mentioned Us Weekly In April, Swift and Kelce opted for greater privacy. An insider commented, "Taylor and Travis realized that drawing too much attention to their relationship isn’t ideal."

The Met Gala stands out as one of the year’s biggest highlights, making it unsurprising that the couple, who have been relishing their time together over the last several months, would make an appearance. a break chose to step back from the limelight—decided to skip this instance.

Last time Swift went to the Met Gala was in 2016, almost ten years after her previous appearance. In that event, she acted as a co-host, and it was when her relationship with Tom Hiddleston started, leading to their short yet notable romance. summer romance The artist etched their encounter into her melody. “Getaway Car.”

Meanwhile, Kelce has never been to the Met Gala.

Kelce and Swift have purposely kept a lower profile this spring. On April 1, a source explained to Us Weekly that following Swift’s Eras Tour and Kelce’s NFL season, the two stars “needed time for themselves. Taylor and Travis are doing great, and they’re still very much together and in love. They’re just taking a break from the public eye.”

Kelce was photographed During a photo shoot in New York City last Thursday, she hasn't been spotted outside since then.

Swift, for her part, has laid low since the Super Bowl in February. Still, she hasn’t shied away from living her life on her own terms, even with the constant spotlight that follows her. The star told Time in December 2023, “Over the years, I’ve learned I don’t have the time or bandwidth to get pressed about things that don’t matter. Yes, if I go out to dinner, there’s going to be a whole chaotic situation outside the restaurant. But I still want to go to dinner with my friends. Life is short. Have adventures. Me locking myself away in my house for a lot of years—I’ll never get that time back. I’m more trusting now than I was six years ago.”

She added that she is happy to share her love story with Kelce: “When you say a relationship is public, that means I’m going to see him do what he loves, we’re showing up for each other, other people are there and we don’t care. The opposite of that is you have to go to an extreme amount of effort to make sure no one knows that you’re seeing someone. And we’re just proud of each other.”