Gracie Abrams is sharing some insights on Travis Kelcesurprise of special appearance on stage during Taylor Swiftconcert at Wembley Stadium in London, England on June 23. During a visit to SiriusXM’s The morning mix On Tuesday, Gracie opened up about her experience touring with the 34-year-old musician and revealed that she was able to speak to Taylor Kansas City Chiefs right wing boyfriend before joining her on stage.
“Before we both went in, we were in the tent and he was like — he came in right before me, like, I think two songs or something. He was like, ‘I’m gonna mess it up so you look really good,'” Gracie, who also joined Taylor onstage that night to perform their song “Us,” recalled of Travis, 34,’s appearance.
Travis has spent countless hours watching Taylor perform around the world, including in Australia, Paris, Kansas City—where it all began—and most recently, three consecutive shows in London and one in Dublin, Ireland. His special appearance on stage in London took place during The Department of Tortured Poets It was when Taylor transitioned from a dress to a two-piece outfit thanks to her backup dancers. Travis — wearing a black tuxedo and top hat to match Taylor’s other dancers — carried his girlfriend of about a year on stage and stood still as her two other dancers stripped her of her dress as he stood back and smiled.
On June 24th, a person close to the couple shared with ET that Travis and the “So High School” singer had long planned to bring him on stage for a performance and that the stars finally aligned over the weekend at Wembley Stadium.
The source tells ET that while Travis’ appearance was flawless — including a sweet moment where he pretended to apply makeup to Taylor’s face before she began singing “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart” — he only had a few hours to get his act together.
The source added: “Travis only had one night of rehearsal, the night before he was due to take the stage, and he didn’t miss a beat. Taylor was beaming from ear to ear as Travis took on the elegant role. The pair are hoping he can make a cameo appearance again in the future.”
That Monday, Taylor took to Instagram to reflect on her three-show run and thank the fans and friends — some 240,000 in total over the weekend — who showed up to support her and party with her at the show.
“The first round at Wembley Stadium was so surreal. Looking out at crowds of 90,000 fans every night and hearing that VOLUME… These were some of the loudest crowds I’ve ever heard,” Taylor wrote. “The acoustic sections were turned off. I got to sing ‘Castles Crumbling’ with @yelyahwilliams for the first time – I hadn’t performed with her since 2011 and man, my heart was so full of love for her and our friendship. Then the incredibly talented and wonderful @gracieabrams came out and blew the crowd away with the first performance of our song ‘us.'”
She also acknowledged her soccer star boyfriend’s debut on the Eras Tour, singling him out individually and tagging him in a photo.
“And I’m still dying laughing/swooning at @killatrav’s debut Eras Tour 🥰 I’ll never forget these shows. Can’t wait to do this 5 more times in August. Next up: Dublin!!” she wrote.
In May, a source told ET that Travis and Taylor — who began their love story last year — have family and friends suspicious of an engagement.
“Taylor and Travis are doing great, and their loved ones see an engagement coming sooner rather than later,” the source said. “They make a great couple and there’s no doubt about it.”
As for Gracie, she is thrilled to be a part of Taylor’s Eras Tour.
“Every single person on the crew, me just, you’re like, ‘Holy shit. Hi.’ Big hug. Tears, tears, tears. ‘I miss you guys so much. See you guys again in the fall,’ which is, the fact that we can come back is so exciting and such a relief because I can’t imagine this tour not existing,” she said. O Morning Mash Up presenters Nicole Ryan, Ryan Sampson and Stanley T.
The 24-year-old singer added: “When she said the other night at one of her shows, ‘Oh, this tour is going to end in December.’ I was like, ‘Man.’ I never even considered the fact that that’s going to happen. I’m so excited for everyone to get some rest and everything, but I’m going to miss it so much.”
When reflecting on the harvest of famous celebrities taylor has entertained Throughout this tour, Gracie admitted that she was fascinated, especially when she met Sir Paul McCartney, from the Beatles.
“It’s just a really supportive community of people,” Gracie explained. “Seriously, everyone, whether it’s in the tent or in the top row of the stadium, it’s like everyone is there because there’s such a deep joy and feeling associated with all the music that she’s put out over the last 18 years and it’s like, I don’t know. It’s a really magical thing.”
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