Why Fans Think Travis Kelce Made a Nod to Taylor Swift on Grotesquerie

Followers assume Travis Kelce at all times has his thoughts on girlfriend Taylor Swift — even whereas filming his new collection, Grotesquerie.

On the Wednesday, October 3, episode of the FX collection, Kelce, 34, made his on display debut as Ed Lachlan, a hospital orderly who flirts with Niecy Nash-Betts’ Detective Lois Tryon. Within the episode’s ultimate moments, Kelce grabs costar Nash-Betts’ hand as they run by a hospital and to a car parking zone the place a pink convertible is parked in a spot awaiting them.

Kelce then opens the door for Nash-Betts, 54, and rapidly jogs over to the opposite aspect to take the wheel. The automobile engine whirls to life and the twosome turn into giddy about their escape.

“You’re such a gentleman,” Lois says, to which Ed replies, “Oh you haven’t any concept.”

Followers have been fast to weigh in that the scene, claiming that it might have been a nod to Swift, 34, and her tune “Getaway Automotive,” which is featured on her 2017 album, Fame

“Omg it’s the getaway automobile!” one person wrote by way of X. Others seen that the convertible resembled one they’d seen Kelce and Swift in earlier than: “I believe Niecy Nash watch[ed] the video after Taylor’s first recreation,” one other particular person replied.

After Swift made her first look at Kelce’s Kansas Metropolis Chiefs recreation in September 2023 — and cemented their standing as a pair — the twosome rode off in Kelce’s plum-colored convertible. Kelce later referred to the automobile as “the getaway automobile” throughout an episode of his “New Heights” podcast, referencing the monitor from Fame.

A couple of yr later, Kelce is starring in his first TV function on Ryan Murphy’s newest collection. Forward of Grotesquerie’s premiere, followers got minimal perception into Kelce’s function, however Murphy beforehand teased it might be important.

“He labored with an performing coach for a number of months,” Murphy mentioned throughout a September press convention for Grotesquerie, per Sports activities Illustrated. “He confirmed up off-book. He knew all people’s traces. He was so skilled. He was so dedicated. He saved saying to me, ‘I’m actual coachable. Coach me. Coach me.’ So I did.”

Murphy continued: “And he ended up being a delight, and I might like to proceed working with him on this and different issues. I can not say sufficient about him as a pacesetter. He’s simply the kindest, sweetest, all the pieces you concentrate on him is true.”

The sentiment held true for Kelce’s costars, too. “I had heard that he was probably becoming a member of us after which the subsequent factor I heard he was there. It was like, ‘He’s right here.’ However he was tremendous ready and we had enjoyable and nice scenes with him,” Courtney B. Vance, who performs Marshall in Grotesquerie, solely informed Us Weekly in September. “I had nice scenes with him so I used to be simply in awe of him.”

Kelce, for his half, wasn’t certain what number of episodes he’d be featured in. Nonetheless, he teased that he had a “huge function” within the present.

“Proper now, I’m simply taking it scene by scene and attempting to ensure that I bear in mind my traces,” Kelce mentioned throughout a “New Heights” episode in Could. “Like I mentioned, I’m very amaetur at this.”

Travis gushed that he was “blown away” to obtain the chance for the gig from Murphy.

“Hopefully I don’t bomb this for him,” Travis mentioned. “It seems like all the pieces goes as deliberate, and I can’t thank him sufficient for simply this chance as a result of I’m certain there’s actors on the market who’ve been within the performing world that will die for a chance to work with Ryan, and I’m getting it in, actually, my first gig ever. So it’s fairly distinctive and fairly cool.”