Erin Andrews reminded fans that she helped encourage Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce to start dating after Patrick Mahomes said he’d also like “some of the credit.”
Andrews and her “Calm Down” podcast co-host Charissa Thompson appeared on Thursday’s episode of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” where Thompson insisted they “are responsible” for the match.
“He had mentioned on his podcast that he went to the show, wanted to meet her afterwards, didn’t get the chance to, so we just started talking about it on our podcast saying, ‘Taylor, do this for America! Date him!’” Andrews said.
Erin Andrews took credit again for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce after Patrick Mahomes called himself a “matchmaker.”Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images
“We just started talking about it on our podcast saying, ‘Taylor, do this for America! Date him!’” Andrews said on Thursday’s episode of the “Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images
The Fox Sports broadcaster, 46, gushed that Kelce is “not ugly” and recalled his “Saturday Night Live” skit where he “lifted up other girls so they could get the feeling of what it was like to date a big strong man.”
“So we’re like, ‘Taylor, go!’” Andrews continued.
Thompson added that they were “advocating early on” for the two to date, and he eventually acknowledged their help by writing on social media, “I owe you guys big time.”
Andrews’ “Calm Down” podcast co-host Charissa Thompson pointed out that Kelce publicly thanked them too.NBC
In August, Kelce urged the “Cruel Summer” singer to “please try [their] friend Travis.”Danny Mahoney/Wynn Las Vegas / MEGA
“Of course, everyone gives us credit. We’ll take the credit, but I just love both of them, and I’m so happy to see them happy,” Thompson said.
Shortly after the Kansas City Chiefs athlete and the Grammy winner, both 34, made their relationship public last fall, Kelce gave a shoutout to Andrews and Thompson by posting a throwback video from their podcast where they encouraged Swift to date Kelce.
“You two are something else!! I owe you big time!!” he wrote over the Instagram Story in October.
“Take us up on this. Go on a date with this guy,” Andrews said in the August 2023 episode.Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images
However, Mahomes also chimed in and said he’d like “some credit” for the relationship, too.chrispearson20/Instagram
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In the podcast clip, Andrews begged Swift to “please try [their] friend Travis” and gushed that he’s a “fantastic” person.
“[Taylor] I know we’re not the best of friends, we’re not even friends, but I consider you one. Take us up on this. Go on a date with this guy,” Andrews said in the August 2023 episode.
Andrews doubled down on connecting the A-Listers just hours after Kelce’s teammate Patrick Mahomes said that he’d like a thank you from Kelce and Swift, as well.
“I was the one who invited Travis to his first Taylor concert. He was sitting in my suite so I feel like I was the matchmaker,” Mahomes said on Thursday’s episode of the “Pat McAfee Show.”Pat McAfee Show
The Chiefs quarterback attended Swift’s Eras Tour concert in Kansas City, MO, in July 2023.Pat McAfee Show
“I like to take some of the credit. I was the one who invited Travis to his first Taylor concert. He was sitting in my suite so I feel like I was the matchmaker,” Mahomes said on Thursday’s episode of the “Pat McAfee Show.”
The quarterback was referring to Kelce attending Swift’s Eras Tour concert in July 2023 where he famously tried to give Swift a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it but failed.
“I had some input in there as well. I was like, ‘Dude, just go for it. Go for it.’ And you know Travis, man. He does it and he’s a great dude and I’m glad it’s all worked out for the best,” he continued.
Kelce previously recalled trying, but failing, to give Swift a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it at the concert.Mike Kirschbaum/Wynn Las Vegas / MEGA
The “Love Story” singer eventually heard Kelce’s plea and gave him a chance.Mega/BackGrid
Luckily for Kelce, after he publicly admitted to striking out, Swift somehow heard the remarks, and they began talking shortly after he “adorably put [her] on blast on his podcast.”
“We started hanging out right after that,” Swift told Time in December. “We actually had a significant amount of time that no one knew, which I’m grateful for, because we got to get to know each other.”
The two have since publicly supported each other’s successful careers on numerous occasions and recently took some time to themselves by enjoying a romantic getaway to Lake Como, Italy.
