Travis Kelce shares shocked first response to girlfriend Taylor Swift changing Karma lyrics from Joe Alwyn

Taylor Swift shocked fans in November 2023 when she changed the lyrics to her 2022 song “Karma,” to reference her romance with Travis Kelce, and now the NFL star has admitted how he felt when she first made the lyric change.

The surprising moment came at the end of the second Eras Tour performance in Buenos Aires, Argentina where Travis was in the VIP tent with Taylor’s dad Scott; Scott was caught clapping and shaking Travis’ shoulder as the football player beamed in response.

“I was like, ‘Oh [expletive]!” Travis told the Bussin’ with the Boys podcast co-host and former NFL linebacker Will Compton and NFL free agent Taylor Lewan, nodding his head and looking shocked as he recalled the moment.

Will asked if the original lyrics, “the guy on the screen,” were about Jake Gyllenhaal to which Travis shrugged it off by instead pretending he had misheard.

The original lyric was a reference to Joe Alwyn, from whom she split in late March 2023 after over six years, and she still sings the lyrics at shows where Travis is not in attendance.

Elsewhere in the podcast, he spoke of being proud of Taylor, and why they refused to keep their romance secret, sharing: “You want to keep things private, but at the same time I’m not here to hide anything. That’s my girl. You know what I mean?

“That’s my lady. I’m proud of that.”