Taylor Swift Nods To Fiancé Travis Kelce In ‘Fate Of Ophelia’ Music Video

By Sarah Tate

October 6, 2025

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Taylor Swift payed homage to fiancé Travis Kelce in her newest video.

On Sunday (October 5), Swift dropped the music video for "The Fate of Ophelia," the lead single to her new album The Life of a Showgirl, which came out Friday (October 3). Written and directed by the showgirl herself, the video dropped Sunday, October, 5, and it is full of hidden clues and shoutouts to her beau. The release date itself could even be seen as its own easter egg as Sunday was also Kelce's 36th birthday.

Eagle-eyed viewers noticed a black-and-white photo of Kelce on a vanity mirror in a scene of Swift, wearing a bedazzled red body suit and platinum blonde wig, gathered with more dancers in a dressing room as they prepared to hit the stage for their next performance.

Later in the video, as she sings, "Pledge allegiance to your hands, your team, your vibes," during the final chorus, she catches a football thrown her way, an overt reference to her fiancé's NFL star status as a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs. She then immediately enters into a hotel room marked 87, the same number Kelce wears on his jersey.

During a recent appearance on the Elvis Duran and the Morning Show, Swift explained why she enjoys seeing fans look for easter eggs and hidden meanings in her art and even revealed the "real" callback they only just noticed.

"It's been really funny to have people care that much 'cause, ultimately, easter eggs are always leading towards more art. They're leading towards lyrics or art that's coming in the future," she said. "I wouldn't be able to do that if the fans didn't care so much about the music itself, which I'm very honored by."

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