Travis Kelce Laughs Off Taylor Swift-Themed Question on 'Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?': 'What's So Funny'
Travis Kelce had an adorable response to a subtle question inspired by his girlfriend, Taylor Swift, while hosting his new game show Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?
In a preview of this week's episode, seen by Page Six, the tight end—and thrice-consecutive Super Bowl competitor—read off a math problem for the contestants on the Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? spin-off that definitely left Swifties thinking, "If you know, you know."
“Nicole has 98 beads to make six friendship bracelets,” Kelce began, with the audience quickly making the connection to the tradition sparked by the Eras Tour superstar's song, "You're on Your Own, Kid."
But the athlete tried to play off the crowd's reaction, pretending not to make the connection himself as he asked the laughing audience, “What’s so funny, guys?”
“They’re laughing that I have six friends,” celeb contestant and Netflix host Nicole Byer joked, causing Kelce to break his straight face before moving on with the rest of the question: “If each bracelet has an equal number of beads, what is the fewest number of leftover beads she can have?”
While the other competitors worked out their answers, Lala Kent prodded, “Travis, do you know anyone that likes friendship bracelets and things like that?”
"I know a few," he teased. "Might have converted them into a Chiefs fan. I don’t know. We’ll see.”
Swift and her father, Scott, were longtime fans of Kelce's brother Jason's Philadelphia Eagles before the two started dating, with Scott rocking Chiefs merch ever since—though he'll never get his sister-in-law, Kylie, to convert.
The next episode of Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? drops on Amazon Prime on Wednesday, Jan. 29.