- Taylor Swift and boyfriend Travis Kelce were notably absent from the Met Gala
- Celebrities in attendance included Lana Del Rey, ASAP Rocky, Sabrina Carpenter, and Kim Kardashian
- But why were the singer and football star absent?
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift have people talking, as the couple did not attend this year’s Met Gala. Kelce and Swift, 35, have been keeping a low profile for a while now.
Since the Eras Tour ended in December 2024, Swift has been enjoying time off, and so has Kelce after his Super Bowl loss. Considering the beginning of their relationship was so public, it does make sense that they want some downtime.
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Sources close to the couple said that they decided to be more private. In April, a source told People that the couple “have been traveling nonstop and very much enjoy it”.
In addition to traveling, they are focusing on “private time out of the spotlight”.
But is that the reason why they did not attend the Met Gala?
Why did they not go to the Met Gala?
While many fans speculated as to why Tayvis did not attend Monday night’s festivities, a source told TMZ the real reason.
Both Kelce and Swift were invited but did not attend due to their busy schedules.
However, Swift is not a longtime attendee of the Met Gala anyway, so her absence is unsurprising. Her last appearance was in 2016 when she had her bleached blonde bob. Meanwhile, Kelce has never attended the Met Gala.
Undoubtedly, the couple’s low profile is working. They have been seen together in New York and Montana, but they haven’t had one of those public outings of theirs for a long while.
Many Swifties were not surprised that their favorite singer did not show up. Swift may want to avoid the spotlight, given the rumors about her being subpoenaed for Blake Lively’s trial.
Also, Kim Kardashian and the Jenners were in attendance at the Met, with whom Swift has had beef in the past. Fans of the singer know that when she is seen in public, it is deliberate.
Her public appearances are intentional
For example, fresh from her breakup with Joe Alwyn in April 2023, Swift was spotted at Via Carota in New York City out for dinner. At the time, this seemed intentional, to show she was happy, despite all the stories in the tabloids.
Previously, she has spoken about living a private life for a year with Alwyn following her public cancellation in 2016.
In her documentary Miss Americana for Netflix in 2019, she reflected on the experience, “Nobody physically saw me for a year. And that was what I thought they wanted. I had to deconstruct an entire belief system, toss it out, and reject it,” she said.
A private life is a happy life, and that is what these two are doing!
