Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce have become arguably the most talked-about celebrity couple of the last few weeks, if not the entire year.

Swift’s appearances at Chiefs games and Kelce’s trip down to support her at a concert performance in Buenos Aires, Argentina, have helped introduce sports and music fans to new things.

However, some celebrities are not entirely onboard with the pairing, yet.

The famous couple became a talking point on The View on Tuesday, with panelists Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, and Alyssa Farah Griffin adding insight.

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift on October 15, 2023, in New York. The celebrity couple’s relationship became a talking point on “The View,” with the panel pointing out several “red flags.” MEGA/GC IMAGES/GETTY IMAGES
Goldberg kicked off the segment with: “Let’s talk about what’s really important, Taylor Swift [and] Travis Kelce,” to which some studio audience members cheered.

Kelce recently interviewed with The Wall Street Journal, which soon became a talking point.

In the feature, Kelce spoke about inspirational advice given to him by his college football coach, his podcast New Heights that he records with his brother Jason Kelce, and, of course, Swift.

Fellow panelist Hostin jumped straight to it and said: “Some of the things he said raised some red flags for me,” with her being encouraged to share her “red flags” by her co-stars and audience.

“Okay, he said, the biggest thing to me, ‘Make sure I don’t say anything that would push Taylor away.’ What is he hiding then?” she asked.

“Because for me, I want to know the good, the bad, and the ugly up front.”

She then joked that her husband “showed me all his stuff, and I was like, ‘why am I marrying this man?'”

Continuing to reference the Journal interview, Hostin added: “He’s sending in his representative so he doesn’t offend her in any way, that’s not real life. People offend you sometimes.”

Behar chimed in about the backlash with some of his fans after a comment she made last week about “his high school years” and how he was “very sexist” after old tweets surfaced, but she now gives him credit for dating the star and not appearing to be “intimidated” by her.

Entertainment Weekly reported that Behar said: “I’m a Swiftie and I love her because she’s getting young people out to vote, so I don’t want her to be stuck with this idiot,” after reading out old posts from X, formerly Twitter, where the football star spoke openly about female body image and what he liked and didn’t like. Some of the posts that were referenced are dated as far back as 2010.

Despite praising him, she compared their public romance to when Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio dated, adding, “These couples, they burn and go away.”

Griffin praised Kelce’s pursuit of the star and joked that even “if he is a palate cleanser,” she also had a red flag.

She said: “My only concern is she got out of a 7-year relationship and really jumped into this. You tend to want to give some time to get over the previous relationship. I root for them, I want to see her happy, I think she’s one of the most talented musicians of my lifetime by far, but it seems like a little bit of a rush.”

Haines signposted to a comment Kelce made in the Journal interview about him thinking about retiring, where he said that he thinks about it “more than anyone could ever imagine.”

Haines continued: “He is huge in the football world, and then you go to Taylor Swift land, and I think that if you were thinking about next chapters, this would be lovely.”

She did highlight that he is successful in his own right and has “millions” and would not need to live off of Swift, but implied that the relationship would feed nicely into a future life/career.

Referencing another TV personality, Haines said. “I think he’s looking for his second act. [Former NFL star] Michael Strahan always says he was big among football players and men stopped him on the street. He went to morning TV and everyone stopped him on the street. That is from the mouth of a famous football player!”

Dating coach James Preece has weighed in on the narrative and said that Kelce’s words mean he is growing and potentially more ready for a relationship than he has been previously.

Talking to Newsweek, he said: “Firstly, I don’t necessarily see his words as being red flags. If you look at it another way, then he’s simply trying to do his best to make the relationship work and Taylor happy.

“If he’s learning from past experiences and doing all he can to be a better person, then that’s more of a green flag than anything else.”

He also picked up on Griffin’s comments, which referred to Swift’s relationship with her ex, actor Joe Alwyn.

“However, I do agree that Taylor could well be on the rebound and that things are going too fast,” he said.

“It takes time to get to know someone; and if you throw yourself into a relationship too quickly, then there’s a good chance it will fizzle out just as fast. I’d advise them both to slow down, enjoy the moment and be yourselves. We all have good and bad sides but strong relationships last because both people accept and embrace that.”

TV body language expert Judi James commented on the speed of their relationship.

James told Newsweek: “The whole world wants to see Taylor happy but putting this relationship on romantic speed-dial might create pressure that makes Taylor avoid taking a more unbiased look at this ‘charming’ alpha male and the logistical problems of long-distance love between two huge stars that each come with their own firmament, while it might risk Kelce getting cold feet from the endless pressure to provide her perfect, storybook ending.”

She did add that the pair have potential despite any red flags. She said to Newsweek: “When Taylor went to watch Kelce’s sporting events her behaviour signaled total immersion. She dressed in his team jacket; swigged drinks from plastic cups like the fans; threw many body language moves to signal she was thrilled by his heroic prowess; schmoozed his parents and the other WAGS and even walked out slightly behind him as he strode towards his waiting car.

“Kelce clearly adores the fuss, attention and publicity that comes with dating Taylor in a way that some of her exes have found a struggle. She appears happy that she has found herself a ‘gentleman’ after dating what have looked like pretty bad boys that have presumably lacked that quality. But having car doors opened for you and chairs pulled back as you sit can be risky signals when it comes to spotting trust and balance in a relationship. They might be gestures that Taylor deserves but she should avoid seeing them as little more that window-dressing when it comes to finding ‘the one’.”

Newsweek has contacted Kelce’s publicist via email for comment.