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• Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift made their first awards show appearance together at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards

• Kelce did not join Swift on the red carpet, but sat beside her in the audience

  Travis Kelce, 36, made a surprise appearance at the 2026 iHeartRadio Awards on Thursday, March 26 to support fiancée Taylor Swift, marking the pair’s first appearance together at an awards show.

  The Kansas City Chiefs tight end stood beside Swift, 36, and placed an arm on her back as host Ludacris praised the singer as the most-award artist in iHeartRadio Awards history. They were also seen snapping a photo with Sombr.

  The athlete did not accompany Swift on the red carpet, where she posed in a seafoam green two-piece corset in her first major event of 2026. The Life of a Showgirl singer last attended the iHeartRadio Music Awards in person in 2023.

  Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards

  The outing marks an unusually public event for the couple, who were engaged in August after two years of dating.

  Still, the couple has attended some events together, including when Swift made a surprise appearance at Kelce’s Tight Ends & Friends concert in Nashville to sing “Shake It Off.” The singer has also attended nearly all of Kelce’s home football games in Kansas City, and is often seen cheering him on from her suite.

  Swift is up for a number of trophies at the awards show, including Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Pop Song of the Year, Favorite TikTok Dance, Best Lyrics and Best Music Video for “The Fate of Ophelia,” Pop Artist of the Year, Favorite on Screen and Favorite Tour Style.

  Kelce, meanwhile, officially announced earlier this week that he’ll be returning to the Chiefs for a 14th season.

  The 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards will air live on FOX from Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Thursday, March 26, 2026.