Travis Kelce turned 36 on October 5, 2025, with a family drop-in that doubled as a “Showgirl” nod. His mom, Donna Kelce, swung by his Jacksonville hotel after attending “The Official Release Party of a Showgirl”. She arrived with her brother Don and his wife Joan in showgirl-inspired merch.
The visit framed a Kelce birthday, a Taylor Swift moment on the Chiefs’ road weekend. The family posed for a photo before Monday Night Football against the Jaguars.
Travis Kelce celebrated his birthday with mom Donna Kelce
Donna wore an orange sequin shirt and a white cap with “1989”-style art. Kelce matched the album palette with a blue collared shirt and an orange cap. He held an orange feathered fan while smiling next to his mom. Don sported a Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl hat. The Kelce Brothers’ Instagram account confirmed the meetup to PEOPLE. The snapshot kept the Travis Kelce birthday Taylor Swift theme front and center.
Swift’s film ran in theaters from October 3-5. It bundled the music video for “The Fate of Ophelia” with behind-the-scenes footage. The 89-minute cut also included song-by-song descriptions and lyric videos. One segment showed Swift catching a football while mapping a shot for the video. As per the People report dated October 6, 2025, she wrote the album from “the most infectiously joyful, wild, dramatic place I was in in my life.”
The pop star announced her engagement to Kelce on August 26, 2025, after two years of public dating. She previously teamed with AMC on “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” in 2023.
“The Life of a Showgirl” album arrived at midnight on October 3 with 12 tracks. Several songs appear to reference her future husband. The release aligned neatly with a Travis Kelce birthday and, Taylor Swift weekend. The Chiefs tight end spent the day on the road ahead of kickoff. Family handled the in-person celebration while Swift’s big-screen project drove the vibe.
