Taylor Swift is ‘grateful’ to have her boyfriend Travis Kelce as she continues to mourn the loss of a fan who died at her concert in Brazil over the weekend.
A source told Us Weekly that the NFL star, 34 — whose mom recently commented his relationship with Swift — has been there for the hitmaker, 33, since the tragedy.
‘[Taylor] is so grateful she’s had Travis,’ they told the outlet. ‘He’s been a huge support system for her right now.’
The insider continued: ‘Her family has been there, but it’s different to have a boyfriend to lean on.’
Swift is said to have been ‘completely beside herself’ in the days following the ‘traumatic experience’ and that it ‘has been so hard for her to talk about.’
Support: Taylor Swift is ‘grateful’ to have her boyfriend Travis Kelce as she continues to mourn the loss of a fan who died at her concert in Brazil over the weekend; seen in October
RIP: A 23-year-old fan named Ana Clara Benevides Machado died ‘from cardiac arrest due to dehydration’ inside the Estádio Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro before Swift took the stage on Friday, November 17
A 23-year-old fan named Ana Clara Benevides Machado died ‘from cardiac arrest due to dehydration’ inside the Estádio Nilton Santos in Rio de Janeiro before Swift took the stage on Friday, November 17.
It was reported that she fainted while in the front row for Swift’s show and was ‘resuscitated at the stadium for about 40 minutes’ before suffering a second cardiac arrest while on the way to a hospital, the paper reported.
Ana died shortly after arriving at a local hospital, with the Brazilian newspaper Folha de S.Paulo reporting the heat index at the stadium ‘reached 60C’ – 140F – and firefighters reportedly ‘counted a thousand faintings during the event.’
Swift learned of Ana’s death after her performance and soon published a statement to social media expressing her heartbreak.
Swift went on to cancel Saturday’s concert in Rio due to the heat but resumed her Eras Tour in the city on Sunday, where fans were brought to tears as she paid tribute to Ana by performing her balled Bigger Than the Whole Sky.
Us Weekly reported Tuesday that Swift has ‘reached out’ to Ana’s family.
The unimaginable tragedy has put Swift’s Thanksgiving plans in limbo.
‘The Brazil concerts… She is devastated about a fan dying. The weather is extreme. It’s a mess she didn’t expect. It’s been a traumatic experience.
‘It’s been a lot. She is going to decide today,’ Page Six divulged Tuesday, adding that ‘traveling could end up being too much or she could want to come home.’
It was originally reported that the Anti-Hero hitmaker planned to spend the holiday in the United States with family — and possibly the Kelces.
Swift and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end kicked off their romance in late September months after his failed attempt at giving her his phone number at her Eras Tour concert in Missouri.
She’s since attended a handful of his football games, often cheering him on alongside his mother Donna.
Kelce flew to Argentina earlier this month to watch Swift perform in Argentina with her father Scott Swift, who he met for the first time on that trip.
DailyMail.com obtained exclusive pictures of the pair as they left the upscale restaurant Elena – where they had dined privately — on Friday, November 10 in Buenos Aires.
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‘[Taylor] is so grateful she’s had Travis,’ they told the outlet. ‘He’s been a huge support system for her right now’
Swift is said to have been ‘completely beside herself’ in the days following the ‘traumatic experience’ and that it ‘has been so hard for her to talk about’; seen on November 17 in Rio
Tragic: Ana died shortly after arriving at a local hospital, with the Brazilian newspaper Folha de S.Paulo reporting the heat index at the stadium ‘reached 60C’ – 140F – and firefighters reportedly ‘counted a thousand faintings during the event’
Swift learned of Ana’s death after her performance and soon published a statement to social media expressing her heartbreak
Sources told DailyMail.com that the couple enjoyed a steak – which cost upwards of $75 dollars at the Four Season’s luxury restaurant – and were relaxed and happy to chat to staff who served them for several hours.
At least six members of kitchen staff formed a guard of honor around the couple as they left, with several diners cheering as the trio made a swift exit through an emergency door.
The following day Swift sent her fans into a frenzy as she paid tribute to Kelce at her show by changing the lyrics to her song Karma and sharing a passionate kiss with him moments after she got off stage.
In a new interview with the Wall Street Journal, Kelce admitted that he is constantly blown away by Swift’s ‘genius’ and that her world view is ‘right up my alley’.
‘Everybody knows I’m a family guy,’ he told the outlet. ‘Her team is her family. Her family does a lot of stuff in terms of the tour, the marketing, being around, so I think she has a lot of those values as well, which is right up my alley.’
Though Kelce has ‘never dated anyone with that kind of aura about them’ — referring to Swift’s superstar status — he is ‘not running away from any of it.’
He knows that the Mean singer has a ‘magnifying glass on her’ and that paparazzi follow her wherever she goes. But that doesn’t stop her from ‘just living, enjoying life.’
Kelce said that he originally kept coy about their romance because he ‘didn’t want to say anything that would push Taylor away.’
Last month, DailyMail.com learned that Swift has been blown away by the way Kelce has ‘courted her’ like a ‘gentleman’.
‘Taylor is blown away right now and her family is all about Travis. She is trying to keep it together, but is obviously falling in love with him and he feels the same way,’ they dished.
Romance: Swift and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end kicked off their romance in late September months after his failed attempt at giving the singer his phone number at her Eras Tour concert in Missouri; seen in October
Amazed: In a new interview with the Wall Street Journal , Kelce admitted that he is constantly blown away by Swift’s ‘genius’ and that her world view is ‘right up my alley’; seen in August
‘Everybody knows I’m a family guy,’ he told the outlet. ‘Her team is her family. Her family does a lot of stuff in terms of the tour, the marketing, being around, so I think she has a lot of those values as well, which is right up my alley’; seen on November 20
‘He courted her and it was not her typical, “Hey, you’re hot, let’s go out,” sorta thing. He actually courted her and she feels like she is the luckiest gal in the world right now.
‘It is no coincidence that all she had to do was look outside of Hollywood.’
The insider explained that the singer’s parents were ‘super harsh critics’ when it came to her love life, but even they are believed to be ‘fully supportive’ of the new pairing.
‘All that they ever want is for Taylor to be with someone who keeps her safe and who loves her for her,’ they explained.
‘Travis is a gentleman and, although it is maybe too soon to say, everyone really feels like she has finally met her match.’
According to the source, his family also ‘adore her’ and all of her friends are ‘legit so happy for her.’