The real reason why Taylor Swift is ‘taking a break’ from public life

Where have Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce gone?!

We’d become kind of accustomed to photos of them at NFL games or out on a dinner date dropping on a weekly basis, but recently, the sightings have been few and far between.

Taylor and Travis’s retreat from the public eye is no coincidence, according to a few sources in the know who spoke to Us Weekly.

It makes sense that they would take this specific time to rest and reset, since Taylor finally wrapped her Eras tour after close to two years this past December — and Travis is recovering from the disappointment of his Super Bowl loss on 9 February.

According to one source, the couple wanted a taste of “normal life” for a bit. To that end: “Taylor and Travis have been between Kansas, Nashville, Rhode Island and New York. Just doing nothing at all has been a dream of theirs for a while.” Apparently, they’re just spending quality time with their families, watching telly and exercising.

A second source reinforced these comments: “Taylor and Travis are doing great, and they’re still very much together and in love,” the insider explained. “They’re just taking a break from the public eye.”

And if you’ve wondered whether Taylor might be hiding a bit more than usual because her best friend Blake Lively is currently embroiled in a high-profile legal battle with Justin Baldoni, you are correct.

“All the stuff going on with Blake is another reason Taylor and Travis want to keep to themselves,” the second source added. “The last thing Taylor wants is to be dragged into a controversy when she’s trying to destress.”

Yet another source told the publication: “Obviously the [Eras Tour] threw them into the spotlight. [Now] they’re enjoying some R&R after working their butts off, making the most of their time off. They’re fully living their best lives.”

While Taylor and Travis have managed to be very discreet in the past few weeks, we do know that they’ve enjoyed a couple of trips to the mountains recently — one to Park City, Utah, and one to Big Sky, Montana.

Sounds like they’re having a great time!

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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Engagement Plans Have Not Changed as They ‘Make the Most’ of Their Time Off

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have maintained a low profile since the Super Bowl on purpose. Sources spoke to Us Weekly about what the couple has been up to and why they are in no rush to be in the spotlight again.

Their plans for getting engaged have not changed. A source told Us Weekly in February that they are both “on the same page about taking the next step.” But they are currently enjoying their relationship in private, a source told the outlet yesterday: “Without the outside noise, they can focus on each other.”

That source added that Swift and Kelce wanted a “normal life” after Swift’s Eras Tour and Kelce’s NFL season ended. “Just doing nothing at all has been a dream of theirs for a while,” the insider shared.

They’ve been traveling, seeing each other’s families, watching movies together, and working out, the source said. Geographically, the insider added, “Taylor and Travis have been between Kansas [City], Nashville, Rhode Island, and New York.”

A second source revealed that their relationship is thriving. “[They] needed time for themselves,” the insider said. “Taylor and Travis are doing great, and they’re still very much together and in love. They’re just taking a break from the public eye.”

Kelce in particular wants to navigate things differently after the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl loss. “He was working too much last year, and he didn’t play as well as he wanted,” a third source said. As he looks ahead to the 2025/2026 season, “he wants to have a good season and not have the focus be on his relationship with Taylor.” That insider added, “Taylor and Travis have learned that so much attention on their relationship is not the best thing.”

A fourth source added that the couple really is “making the most of their time off” before Kelce begins training camp this summer. “They’re fully living their best lives,” the insider said.

Kelce and Swift were last seen together in Montana in late March. Days before, they were photographed in matching outfits on a date in New York City.

Prior to Us Weekly’s reports this week and in February about the couple’s engagement plans, a source told the outlet in December that Swift is carefully navigating her future with the Kansas City Chiefs tight end. “Taylor does feel like Travis is The One, but jumping in is not her style,” the source explained. “That’s just not how she does [things]. Marriage is a big deal, and she wants [it to be] forever.”

A second source said that the couple would “love to be engaged,” but “aren’t rushing it.”