Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift have enjoyed the first shared crowning moment of their love story.
The NFL’s golden couple, who have taken the field and stage by storm with their romance over the past two years, have won their first award together thanks to the songstress’s Eras Tour.
Swift’s sold-out international tour was a massive success, raking in a reported $2billion, but there was one moment in particular that whipped fans in to a frenzy.
And it was that viral moment that saw the couple scoop up the ‘Favorite Surprise Guest’ prize at the iHeartRadio Awards.
Kelce stunned 90,000 fans last June by walking out on stage at Wembley stadium, London as a backing dancer for Swift as she performed ‘I Can Do It With a Broken Heart’.
The tight end, dressed in tails and top hat, joined backup dancers Kameron Saunders and Jan Ravnik on stage to ‘bring Taylor back to life’ during the interlude between her performance of ‘The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived’ and ‘I Can Do It With A Broken Heart’.
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift won their first ever joint award as a couple on Monday night
The Chiefs star made a shock appearance at Swift’s Eras show in London in June
The three-time Super Bowl winner’s performance, which went viral across the globe, earned the power couple the nod at Monday’s awards.
Kelce previously gave fans the behind-the-scenes scoop on the moment during an episode of his New Heights podcast with brother Jason last summer.
‘It’s very unlike me, I don’t love going on stages,’ Travis said sarcastically as his brother Jason grilled him on the moment.
‘I initially mentioned it to Tay but was like “How funny would it be if I rolled out on one of the bikes for the 1989 era,” and she started laughing and was like “Would you seriously be up for doing something like that?”
‘I was just like, “what? I would love to do that, are you kidding me?” I’ve seen the show enough, might as well put me to work here.
‘Sure enough she found the perfect part of the show for me to come in. No bike in case I ran into somebody else or hit one of the dancers. It was the safest option.’
‘It’s such a fun, playful part of the show,’ Kelce added of the pantomime skit in between the two tracks off her latest album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department.’
‘It was the perfect time for me to up there and have some fun, with her and the crowd. It was awesome. It was a blast, I had so much fun. It was an honor being on stage, obviously with Taylor but also Kam and Jan.
The tight end’s performance with the singer earned them the ‘Favorite Surprise Guest’ nod
The former Super Bowl winner joined Jan Ravnik (L) and Kam Saunders (R) on stage of the skit
NFL defensive tackle Khalen Saunders is the brother of backup dancer Kameron Saunders
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Kam’s brother, NFL defensive tackle Khalen Saunders, played four seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs and Travis, winning two Super Bowls before signing as a free agent last year with the New Orleans Saints.
‘Just one of my all-time favorite teammates,’ Kelce said of Khalen. ‘So, to be able to rock the field with him and now rock the stage with his brother.’
‘I’ve always been a fan of dancers,’ he went on. ‘I’m a big fan of backup dancers being around, they keep things alive. I’m a team guy. I’m in it for everyone to have fun.
‘I’ve seen the show so many times at this point, I find myself doing the choreography in the crowd. It’s fun to play along. For them to be up for it and to help me along and look like a pro, it was awesome.’
As part of his performance, Kelce had to carry Swift towards the back of the stage – and he said it was that part where he felt the most nervous.
‘The one thing I told myself is “do not drop the baby”. Do not drop Taylor on your way over this couch. The golden rule,’ he said, as Jason laughed, before comparing carrying her to holding the football in a game.
‘Coach (Eric) Bieniemy used to say “that ball has our dreams, goals and aspirations – you do not drop that ball.” Shout out to EB.’