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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Engagement Sets Instagram Record as Family and ‘New Heights’ Weigh In

Meta confirms the post set a repost milestone as the Kelce camp shares behind-the-scenes details from Swift’s record podcast appearance, with no wedding date announced.

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Overview

  • Swift and Kelce revealed their engagement on Instagram on Aug. 26 with the caption, “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married,” and have not disclosed wedding plans.
  • Meta told Billboard the announcement surpassed 1 million Instagram reposts in six hours, the most ever on the platform, with likes shown exceeding 29 million.
  • Jason Kelce recorded a celebratory intro for the latest New Heights episode and teased a behind‑the‑scenes debrief of Swift’s Aug. 13 appearance, which set a Guinness World Record for concurrent podcast viewers on YouTube.
  • New Heights intern Brandon Borders described a brief, secretive call from Travis Kelce alerting him to Swift’s guest spot and said he kept the booking quiet even from colleagues.
  • Ed Kelce said the proposal happened about two weeks before the post, while Travis noted on the podcast that he has been listening to Swift’s Oct. 3 album The Life of a Showgirl, naming “Opalite” a favorite, as he prepares for the Chiefs’ Sept. 5 season opener.