When Taylor Swift went public with Travis Kelce at a Kansas City Chiefs game last year, she became part of a new inner circle – the KCC WAGs.
For months, fans have seen the pop billionaire cosying up to her fellow wives and girlfriends of NFL players who are teammates of her flame – and as Swifties know, Taylor holds her friends incredibly close.
But after a difficult week for the star, in which her boyfriend Travis called in his lawyers after a fake contract circulated which suggested their relationship was a ‘showmance’ and her WAG bestie was hailed by Donald Trump on Truth Social for her support, there may be subtle signs that the sisterhood of the Kansas City Chiefs WAGs is unravelling.
As the 14-time Grammy winner arrived at Arrowhead Stadium for the opening game of the season last night, she turned heads for a number of reasons: Her dazzling outfit; and her choice of seating.
Fans noticed Taylor chose not to sit with her WAG bestie, 29-year-old Brittany Mahomes, after Trump’s gushing Truth Social post thanking the mother for ‘so strongly defending’ him.
When Taylor Swift watched the Kansas City Chiefs take on the Baltimore Ravens at Arrowhead Stadium on Thursday evening, she chose to sit without her WAG squad
Throughout the 2023/2024 season, Taylor was frequently spotted at games cheering on her American football star flame alongside Brittany, who is married to quarterback Patrick Mahomes, 28, usually in a matching outfit.
Yesterday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens told a different story, with the pair opting to watch the match apart from each other, after Brittany, who is currently pregnant with her third child, appeared to endorse Trump in the upcoming election.
Meanwhile, Taylor’s friendship with Pia Malihi, who is dating Kansas City Chiefs’ Skyy Moore, has attracted further ire from fans who are convinced that she had a dig at Taylor when she shared a post to her Instagram with a clown emoji over the singer’s face.
The billionaire popstar – who shies away from controversy – yesterday distanced herself from Brittany, after her legion of fans begged her to snub the wife of the Chiefs quarterback because she appeared to endorse Trump in the upcoming US election.
As they took their seats on the NFL’s opening night, both appeared to be in different suites. It is a marked difference from last season when they were inseparable at games.
Swift took her usual spot in Kelce’s luxury suite alongside the tight end’s family and friends. She was captured sitting next to both of Kelce’s parents – Ed and Donna – in the first half.
Meanwhile, Mahomes watched the match with her daughter, Sterling Skye, in a different suite.
It’s an outcome that Taylor no doubt settled on after fans urged her to stay away – with one taking to X, formerly Twitter to write: ‘Taylor if you hug Brittany Mahomes on national TV tomorrow I cannot defend you anymore!’
Another said: ‘F*** Brittany Mahomes and I hope Taylor drops her out of the friend circle’.
A third wrote: ‘I don’t want Taylor to be associated with someone who supports Trump, how is that a problem?’.
One joked: ‘Tree Paine, time to get to work,’ referring to Taylor’s publicist.
The singer’s decision to sit away from Brittany Mahomes is unusual given the pair’s close friendship (seen together in 2023)
Brittany opted to watch her husband Patrick Mahomes take on the Baltimore Ravens with her daughter Sterling (pictured)
Mahomes and Taylor Swift have struck up a close friendship over the last 12 months
The pair have developed a close bond since Swift began dating Kelce back in September
Taylor Swift’s romance with Travis Kelce has not only brought her a new boyfriend, but also a blossoming friendship with Brittany Mahomes
It’s a clear difference to Taylor and Brittany’s previous shows of affection, with the pair quickly forming a friendship last year, posing for snaps together, heading for dinners at A-list joints and wearing matching clothes.
A source even told Us Weekly the pair ‘have a really genuine friendship and ‘a similar sense of humour’ and ‘are always cracking jokes and laughing.’
‘Even if things didn’t work out between Taylor and Travis, Taylor feels like her friendship with Brittany would continue no matter what,’ they added.
But politics appeared to stand in the way of the pair. Taylor has previously endorsed Donald Trump‘s rivals, while accusing him of ‘stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism,’, ‘feigning moral superiority’ and ‘threatening violence’.
But Brittany appears to be team Trump – with the former US President taking to Truth Social to thank the WAG for her support on Wednesday evening.
‘I want to thank beautiful Brittany Mahomes for so strongly defending me, and the fact that MAGA is the greatest and most powerful Political Movement in the History of our now Failing Country,’ he said.
Brittany all-but-confirmed her support for Donald Trump by recently liking posts on Instagram supporting the Republican Party.
The mother-of-two liked a reply from a follower which said: ‘TRUMP-VANCE 2024’.
Brittany, 28, shared a friendly laugh as she joined Taylor Swift, 33, and singer’s celebrity entourage at MetLife Stadium in October last year to support the Kansas City Chiefs and star’s new love, Travis Kelce
A source has exclusively told DailyMail.com that they ‘respect that they have different views’ and have made a ‘pact’ to avoid discussing politics
She also liked another message of support after she incited fury for initially liking a post from Trump about the November election.
‘Glad to see you aren’t backing down,’ the comment that she liked said. ‘We are all entitled to our own opinions and shouldn’t be bullied into submission.’
She later re-posted a comment from preacher and author Shane Pruitt that appeared to be a response against backlash against her.
‘Contrary to the tone of the world today…’ the post begins. ‘You can disagree with someone, and still love them. You can have differing views, and still be kind.’
Taylor however has previously accused Trump of ‘gaslighting the American public,’ and treating the US ‘like an autocracy’.
Endorsing Biden and Harris in 2020, she wrote: ‘The change we need most is to elect a president who recognizes that people of color deserve to feel safe and represented, that women deserve the right to choose what happens to their bodies, and that the LGBTQIA+ community deserves to be acknowledged and included,’.
She also spoke out against the GOP in her 2019 documentary Miss Americana, while track Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince is a protest song about Trump.
The song features lines including: ‘American glory faded before me, now I’m feeling hopeless/ My team is losing, battered and bruising. I see the high fives between the bad guys’.
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump thanked the wife of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes for signaling her support for his campaign
Donald Trump took to X to ‘thank beautiful Brittany Mahomes’ for ‘so strongly’ defending him
Later Swift sings: ‘I’m feeling helpless, the damsels are depressed. Boys will be boys then, where are the wise men? Darling, I’m scared,’.
Another song, Only the Young, which also features in the documentary, describes a figure – believed to be Trump – as ‘the big bad man and his big bad clan’.
Despite their apparent political differences, sources recently revealed to DailyMail.com that Taylor and Brittany specifically implemented measures to protect their friendship even as fans predicted a huge fallout after her support of Trump became public.
‘Taylor is not going to be written into this anti-Brittany narrative because they have made a pact to not discuss politics,’ sources said, adding that the pair would ‘respect that they have different views.’
The source claimed ‘Brittany knew better than to discuss politics’ at a recent party Taylor threw for Blake Lively at her Rhode Island mansion as she didn’t want to ‘risk confrontation over opposing views.’
‘It was an unspoken rule for everyone to avoid politics at Taylor’s home in Rhode Island,’ they said. ‘The topic was off limits.
‘It is not only Taylor who has not spoken out in strong support for either candidate, but Travis as well. They know how much influence they have.’
According to the insider, Taylor’s Eras Tour opened her eyes to the fact that she has millions of fans who don’t all share the same views, and she has learned to respect that.
‘She loves her fans and has sold out stadiums in Republican states as well as Democrat, and has performed in countries where communism is rampant,’ they continued.
‘They are brought together by their love of her music. If, and when, Taylor is ready to endorse a candidate she will. Right now is not the time for her to do so.’
Another source added: ‘Taylor deals with so many people in her career and life that are so different that she leads with love, if you are a good person, most likely you’ll get her respect.
The singer, 33, is said to have immediately broken the ice with Kelce’s teammate’s wife, 28 (Brittany and Patrick seen July 2023)
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift pictured with Patrick and Brittany Mahomes this summer
It’s thought that Taylor and Brittany have implemented measures to save their friendship amid the Kansas City Chiefs WAG’s apparent support of Donald Trump
The two couples spend time together over the weekend with Swift back in the United States after four months of touring in Europe.
In an interview in 2019 with The Guardian, Swift said she supported Hilary Clinton over Trump in the 2016 election and accused Trump of treating the presidency like ‘an autocracy’.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick has never revealed which party he supports and told TIME magazine he does not plan to get involved in politics.
‘I don’t want to pressure anyone to vote for a certain president,’ he said.
‘I want people to use their voice, whoever they believe in. I want them to do the research.’
Brittany Mahomes’ public-image rollercoaster: From ‘annoying’ wife of Patrick, to Taylor Swift’s bestie, to Donald Trump-supporting controversy
By Oliver Salt
As the wife of a football superstar well on track to becoming the greatest quarterback of all time, Brittany Mahomes should really be in national-treasure territory by now. Or at least on the cusp of it.
Yet as Patrick eyes an unprecedented three-peat with the Kansas City Chiefs this season, a victory which would thrust him further into the GOAT conversation right alongside Tom Brady, his childhood sweetheart finds herself batting away the critics once again.
Brittany, who married Chiefs icon Patrick two years ago after first meeting in college, sparked political controversy when fans spotted she had liked one of Donald Trump’s posts on Instagram mapping out his various policies.
Ahead of the Presidential election later this year, the like appeared to confirm which way she leans politically, leading to a fierce backlash from liberals and her best friend Taylor Swift’s die-hard followers.
Patrick Mahomes’ wife Brittany has divided opinion once again over the past week
Of course, Brittany would not be alone in voting for Trump if that indeed is the case, nor would it make her a villain.
However, the outrage over her apparent political endorsement marks the latest divisive moment for a public figure who always seems to rub people up the wrong way.
In recent times Brittany has encountered several twists and turns on her public-image rollercoaster; going from the ‘annoying’ and ‘rude’ wife of an NFL icon, then to Swift’s new BFF and now to a controversial Republican backer within the space of a few years.
Since Patrick became a starter for Kansas City in 2018 his long-time partner has been accused, somewhat understandably, of being biased towards the Chiefs and blasting a number of referees publicly for big calls made against them.
In October 2021 Brittany received a backlash after posting on Twitter (now X) that ‘refs are never in our favor’ when the Chief were on the wrong end of a controversial decision in a defeat to the Buffalo Bills.
Amid the fury that came her way, she then added: ‘I said what I said. Y’all so mad.’
Brittany’s not only irked fans by voicing her opinion on refereeing decisions, nevertheless.
Brittany sparked controversy after fans spotted she had liked a Donald Trump Instagram post
The ‘Chiefs Queen’ angered Democrat voters by appearing to endorse Trump’s policies
Brittany’s public image has been a rollercoaster ride in recent years, with her newfound friendship with Taylor Swift coming as a major boost
But she is no stranger to controversy and has often managed to rub fans up the wrong way
In another game against the Bills three months later, the Kansas City WAG was slammed after she was filmed opening a bottle of champagne in the stands at Highmark Stadium and spraying it on unsuspecting fans sitting below her in freezing temperatures to celebrate their divisional-round victory.
She reacted to the abuse that came her way by trying to flip the narrative and raise money for anti-bullying charities with ‘Team Brittany’ T-shirts, a move which failed to truly catch on and instead fueled further criticism.
With opinion on her well and truly divided, Brittany’s public image received a much-needed boost last year when she emerged as Swift’s new bestie amid the pop sensation’s romance with Patrick’s teammate Travis Kelce.
The pair have formed a close bond over the past year as Taylor’s relationship with Travis continues to go from strength to strength, watching several Chiefs games with her fellow WAG while also enjoying a host of trips away and nights out together.
Mahomes became the newest addition to Swift’s well-documented girl squad also featuring the likes of Blake Lively, Sophie Turner and Selena Gomez, with the group regularly seen out on the town at the end of last year.
As die-hard NFL fans expressed anger over Taylor’s influence on football last season, she also received huge praise from Swifties for sticking up for their beloved singer on several occasions, including when she shared a video of NBA legend Charles Barkley berating Swift’s haters and wrote on Instagram: ‘Let. Them. Know.’
NFL supporters have been critical of her in the past for alleged bias towards Patrick’s Chiefs
But she received praise from Swift’s die-hard followers for supporting the singer amid a backlash from football fans last season
Though just as she was riding the wave of her newfound friendship with the megastar, Brittany suddenly lost the backing of Swifties when a number of alleged ‘red flags’ began to rear their head.
The first came when she was accused of rudeness prior to the Chiefs’ AFC Championship win over the Baltimore Ravens in January, after a video surfaced online of her interaction with a member of staff at M&T Bank Stadium.
Brittany could be seen on camera asking the employee ‘where do we go from here?’ before spinning her finger in a circular motion.
Although there was no clear indication that she offended the Ravens staffer, the clip did not go down well with some viewers on TikTok.
‘Mahomes wife needs to get up off her high horse,’ wrote one user.
Another posted: ‘It’s the where do we go from here with the finger twirl for me.’
While one commented: ‘She is too much.. So extra’.
And to paint her friendship with Swift in a completely different light, DailyMail.com revealed in April that some insiders are questioning how genuine it is.
A source said that Brittany is only ‘acting like Taylor’s BFF’ because she ‘is desperate to be known’ and wants to be seen as more than ‘a trophy wife to an NFL star.’
The tables then turned again when Brittany was accused of being rude to a Baltimore Ravens employee in January of this year
DailyMail.com also revealed in April that insiders are questioning how genuine her friendship with Swift really is
‘She has tried so hard to insert herself into Swift’s circle. She has wanted to be relevant for so long and finally found her in,’ said another source.
‘She has too many red flags and people are starting to see through her fake and b****y persona,’ that source said. ‘She is an opportunist who is clearly not a girl’s girl.’
As the new NFL season approaches, Mahomes now finds herself wrapped up in controversy and battling the naysayers once more after her like on Trump’s post was unearthed.
Some predicted her right-wing stance would bring her friendship with Swift – whether it is authentic or just for show – crashing down given the singer is a renowned liberal who has expressed her disdain for Trump in the past.
But just over a week out from Kansas City’s opener against Baltimore, Brittany and Taylor were spotted on vacation in Rhode Island together to quell fears of any potential rift between them.
It remains to be seen how their relationship stands up to the election in November, however, as Trump’s battle with Kamala Harris for the White House intensifies.
Even if she distances herself from any political chatter, Brittany is bound to make headlines for either the right or wrong reasons over the course of this NFL season.
Though at this stage of her life the 28-year-old simply isn’t fazed. She said about husband Patrick this week amid the controversy over her like on Trump’s post: ‘He is very good at blocking people out so having him beside has helped.
‘The main thing he always told me is to stop caring what people think – especially the people that don’t even know you.
‘I think social media used to get to me a lot. Now, it’s just like, honestly, I don’t give a f*** what people have to say about me anymore. And I think he has helped me get to that point.’
Despite their political differences, Brittany has cemented herself into Taylor’s girl gang and has been seen hanging out with Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, Sophie Turner and also Hugh Jackman.
A source told TMZ last year that Brittany ‘hit it off’ with the Karma singer during the post-game party after the Chiefs vs. Bears game in Kansas City.
As Taylor navigates her friendship with Brittany, fans have also speculated about her relationship with Pia Malihi, who is dating Kansas City Chiefs’ Skyy Moore and is Travis’s publicist.
Fans of Taylor and Travis were able to breathe a sigh of relief when a leaked ‘contract’ revealing the exact day of their split was denounced as a fake.
As the document, apparently printed on the headed paper of his US PR company circulated online, Mr Kelce called in the lawyers – and yet, it’s not the first time rumours have swirled around the legitimacy of the high profile relationship.
Last year it was claimed that Travis’ own publicist had been gossiping about the relationship, saying it was a PR stunt.
The publicist in question, Pia, later attracted further fury from fans who were convinced that she was having a dig at Taylor when she shared a post to her Instagram with a clown emoji over the singer’s face.
While it was very likely an innocent error, she received a huge backlash from Swifties who were quick to point out that she used to work closely with Taylor’s arch nemesis, music mogul Scooter Braun, at a previous PR agency.
Pia is photographed next to Taylor at Arrowhead Stadium watching a regular season game in September
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, Rivet Soho discusses Pia’s birthday tribute post and the drama that ensued
Travis’s PR Agency, Scope Public Relations, is headed by Jack Ketsoyan and Pia Malihi.
Last year, American Twitch streamer, YouTuber, and podcaster QTCinderlla, dropped a bombshell claim that Taylor’s relationship with the NFL star is fake, with information allegedly coming from a publicist, who some have suggested is Pia.
Talking in an interview, the internet sensation, whose real name is Blaire, said she learned the ‘crazy hot tea’ from her makeup artist, who is allegedly friends with Travis’s publicist.
In a clip of QTCinderlla speaking at an event posted to TikTok, she said: ‘Here’s some crazy hot tea. My makeup artist was doing my makeup yesterday, and I’m a Swiftie and I casually bring her up in conversation.
‘And then she’s like, “Yeah, that PR relationship is so crazy”, and I was like, “With Travis Kelce?” And she said, “Yes”.
‘She was like: “I’m friends with Travis Kelce’s publicist and she said that it’s a PR relationship.
‘I go, “Well maybe it started as a PR relationship, but surely it’s real love, right?”. And she goes, “No”.
‘She was like, “I was talking to my friend”, we’ll call her Samantha, and she was like, “I was talking to Samantha, and Samantha was like, “Travis sell all those jerseys while you can for all it’s worth.”‘
After revealing details of the alleged fake relationship, QTCinderlla added: ‘I don’t think I’ll get sued, I didn’t sign the NDA.’
While the YouTuber may have avoided any legal issues regarding her claims, reaction from Taylor Swift fans led her to issue an apology via X, formerly Twitter.
She wrote: ‘Would like to make it very clear. I think Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are in love and cute together.
‘I was just spewing hot gos[sip] because what I heard was so unhinged I thought it was insane so wanted to share the insanity.
Pictured from L to R: Aaron Eanes, Travis Kelce, publicist Pia Malihi, and a friend of the group named Harry
The publicist is said to be dating 23-year-old Kansas City Chiefs player Skyy Moore (pictured)
‘Not because I believed it cause I was like, “that’s crazy”, overall I don’t care about a celebrity relationship and was just shooting the s*** on a podcast for entertainment. It’s not that deep. This is the wackest s*** I’ve ever tweeted in my life.’
That same month, Pia also found herself in hot water with Taylor Swift fans after a birthday tribute post appeared to shade the Love Story singer.
On 29 October, Pia’s friend called Amanda shared a birthday post with a collage of images of the publicist, alongside the words ‘happy birthday to our Roman Empire’.
At the centre of the post, which Pia reshared on her account, was an image of the PR guru next to Taylor at a Chicago Bears v Kansas City Chiefs game in September at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas.
It was captioned: ‘Happy birthday to our Roman Empire’, internet speak for something you think about constantly.
In the centre of the collage was a snap of Pia alongside Taylor at her first ever Chiefs game at Arrowhead Stadium.
However, Pia’s friend had placed a clown face emoji over Taylor’s face, causing outrage among Swifties.
American YouTuber QTCinderalla (pictured), whose real name is Blaire, revealed claims that Travis’s publicist said his relationship was fake
TikTok user @thekylemarisa_ (pictured) outlined the controversy surrounding Taylor and Travis’s relationship on her account
Amanda later claimed that she did not intend to offend Taylor by placing a clown emoji over her face, according to Elite Daily.
Taking to Instagram to offer an explanation, she said: ‘It’s me, hi. Was completely innocent to keep attention on Pia’s birthday.
‘Wrong choice of birthday clown emoji; (by me, not Pia!). Nothing but love for Taylor!
At the same time, celebrity gossip account Deux Moi also commented on the situation to defend Pia.
Pia did not address the situation, and following a slew of nasty comments across her Instagram profile, she changed her setting to private.
For instance, Dave Portnoy, the president of Barstool Sports, said Pia is the ‘worst publicist to ever live,’ following the drama.
Taking to X, the founder said: Introducing the worst publicist to ever live. Travis Kelce’s publicist reposting a picture that has a clown emoji over Taylor’s face.
‘Even if it was an accident it’s an accident a publicist can’t make. See ya Pia….’
Swifties were quick to jump on the drama, and soon spotted that Pia had previously been responsible for Scooter Braun’s account while working for Jonesworks publicity.
Braun infamously was embroiled in controversy with Swift after the music mogul purchased her master recordings from Big Machine Records CEO Scott Borchetta back in 2019.
Swift expressed her disappointment over the high-profile transaction, saying: ‘Essentially, my musical legacy is about to lie in the hands of someone who tried to dismantle it,’ Swift said.
Scooter Braun and Taylor Swift have a long-standing feud after he bought her master recordings and sold them for $300 million
Bad Blood t hat casts doubt on the singer’s version of the events that led up to Braun splashing out $300m on the rights to her back catalog
‘For years I asked, pleaded for a chance to own my work. Instead, I was given an opportunity to sign back up to Big Machine Records and “earn” one album back at a time, one for every new one I turned in.’
Nearly a year and a half later, Braun went on to sell the master recordings for more than $300 million to equity firm Shamrock Holdings
Swift has said she intends to re-record her first six records, having released the albums Fearless (Taylor’s Version), Red (Taylor’s Version) and Speak Now (Taylor’s Version), and 1989 (Taylor’s Version), to make the master recordings worthless.
In June this year, the documentary Taylor Swift vs Scooter Braun: Bad Blood cast doubt on the singer’s version of events, suggesting she was offered the chance to buy her master tapes in 2019 by BMGL boss Scott Borchetta – and again by Braun when he sold them.
Whatever the reality of her supposed bad blood with Taylor may be, Pia appears to remain linked to Travis after Life & Style claimed she is dating Kansas City Chiefs star and Travis’s teammate, Skyy Moore, 23.
