Stop the presses, alert the group chats and cue the champagne (Taylor's Version style): Taylor Swift and Travis Kelceare officially engaged. Don't even try to pretend you weren't invested. If you care about anything pop culture, you'll always remember the moment you learned that Swift, who's been singing about love stories for two decades, got her fairy tale proposal. Maybe you were mid-scroll on TikTok, stuck in a meeting, or, if you're lucky, the one who got to break it to Kevin Bacon himself. Naturally, Swifties lost all chill. From fans behind the wheel pulling over their cars to capture their reactions, to strangers celebrating together on the internet, the responses have been as unhinged, hilarious and deeply heartfelt as you'd expect when the worlds of a pop princess and future NFL Hall of Famer collide. Here are 38 of the most unfiltered reactions to Kelce and Swift's engagement — because when America's power couple trends, everyone's got something to say. 1. I interviewed Bacon on Tuesday afternoon for his new filmThe Toxic Avenger. Here's how our exchange started: TR:How are you doing today? KB:I'm good. How are you, Taryn? TR:I'm great because Taylor Swift just got engaged and I can't wipe the smile off my face right now. KB:Oh, really? I didn't hear the news. TR:I'm happy I can break it to you. It's been a big day, but still talking to you will be the best part. 2. "At the risk of sounding so parasocial, Taylor Swift being engaged is the best thing that happened to me in 2025," Mackenzie Lee, a TikTok influencer and baker said. 3. Inside a Swifties group chat of women in their late 20s, one of the friends broke the news but was too excited to text more than "GUYS. TAYLOR." She's asked to elaborate. "MARRIED. PROPOSED. INSTAGRAM. NOW. RIGHT NOW." The group proceeded to start crying IRL. 4. "Getting an ESPN notification that Taylor Swift is engaged is the funniest way to find out," a Kentucky-based Swiftie shared onThreads. 5. A 28-year-old Seattle woman texted her boyfriend: "TAYLOR AND TRAVIS GOT ENGAGED. I HAVE A NEW STEPDAD." 6. One male Swiftie in his late 20s expressed excitement, then shock: "I'm surprised she didn't do a countdown for her engagement post." 7. Jessica Maddox, an associate professor in media studies at the Grady College of Journalism at the University of Georgia,posted on X, "The number of people that texted me that Taylor Swift is engaged says something about my life that I'm OK with." 8. My exchange with my brother's girlfriend: Taryn: Are you cryingTaryn: I'm freaking out!!!Logan: i saw it 30 seconds after she posted i thought it was fake !!!!!!Taryn: She did it!!! I'm so happy for our girl! I knew they were end gameLogan: i thought her and i would go to the grave together without proposals! Now im a lone soldier [three laughing emojis]Taryn: Hahaha no you are both getting your love story endingsLogan: i can't believe how big that rock on her hand isLogan: how's she gonna hold up her mic with it weighing her down 9. A 31-year-old Swiftie in New York texted her fiancé: "OH MY GOD TAYLOR AND TRAVIS ENGAGED," accompanied by siren emojis. His response: "Wow!!! So happy for you my love!" 10. One Swiftie was busy conducting interviews when the news broke. She said she opened her office door and her direct report ran over to her screaming, "She's engaged!!!" Even though the employee did not explicitly name Swift, the Swiftie checked her phone and saw she had missed 86 texts in 30 minutes. 11. Costume designer and authorSara Hinkleyoverheard the news about the engagement from a stranger who was yelling about it over the phone, while X user Monica got a notification about it through the ESPN app. "So unserious lmao," shewrote. 12. "I saw it 48 seconds after it was posted," another 31-year-old Swiftie said. 13. Teacher Zoë Rose Bryantsaid on Xthat she's never felt more parasocially happy for someone in her entire life. 14. "Very, very happy for her," one Swiftie superfan wrote. "'Love Story' will be on a loop at the wedding, the only song that plays." 15. "Taylor Swift posts her engagement to Travis Kelce via Instagram like some girl I went to high school with and I'm just supposed to go back to work," Stephen, otherwise known as @thecardiganguy,shared on TikTok. "I can't function." 16. When asked to express how she's feeling, a Swiftie replied, "Sorry, I'm having an episode." 17. @SwiftNYC on X, which is run by Zainub Amir, a self-described "professional Taylor Swift fan," wrote, "Taylor is finally living her fairytale dreams that she would write songs about as a teenager someone SEDATE ME." Followed by, among other posts, "how is anybody at work even functioning anymore like I am processing this on loop every few minutes."https://x.com/SwiftNYC 18. Lala, a 33-year-old Ohio-based bookstagrammer, reacted so intensely to the engagement news that her boss asked if she to take the rest of the day off. "Two coworkers also slacked me to check in. Safe to say … I've officially made my mark as the company Swiftie,"she wrote on Threads. 19. Taylor Swift fan Natalieposted on Xabout how far the singer has come — "went from singing champagne problems in a wedding dress alone to now being engaged" — and how that's inspired her. "Taylor getting engaged for the first time ever in her 30s (which is YOUNG still) has changed my perspective so much that the right person will come when u least expect & to never settle for less than what u deserve…. like I'm fully rethinking what I want/deserve in a relationship," shewrote. 20. A group chat of 30-year-old women starts thinking about the logistics. "I can't comprehend the number of NDAs needed to get to this moment," one writes. 21. "I can't comprehend the prenup they'll both be signing," a group chat of 30-year-old women also discussed. 22. Reporter Neia Balao's friend is camping and has no service. She'll emerge to "MOTHER IS GETTING MARRRRRIED" in a few days. 23. Even New York City's Empire State Building got swept up in the excitement,posting a TikTokof someone screaming from an observation deck to the city below, "Taylor Swift is engaged!" 24. A Massachusetts-based 20-something texted her group chat within minutes of the Instagram post going up, writing: "🚨THIS IS NOT A DRILL 🚨" A friend replied that her sister had already called her crying. 25. The same woman texted her family about the "very important to me" news and her dad replied: "Good for her to the football dude." He added, "That's a power couple, they look like they have a lot of fun together." Aw, thanks, Dad! 26. One Swiftieposted on Xabout the nuptials between the pop star and the football player being "the closest thing America has ever had to a royal wedding." View this post on Instagram A post shared by CBS News (@cbsnews) 27. CBS News reporter Olivia Rinaldi's jaw dropped when she found out about the engagement right beforegoing live on air. She broke the news at the start of her segment, calling it "a very exciting moment for me in my professional career." 28. On Slack, Yahoo Reporter Katie Mather spotted the Instagram first. "Wait 911 is Taylor Swift engaged," she pinged the newsroom. 29. Kaitlin Reilly, a Yahoo reporter and a Swiftie who went to the Eras tour twice, replied, "ALERT ALERT ALERT WHAAAATTTTTTT" 30. Yahoo Reporter Kerry Justich received a text from her mom nearly three hours after Swift's Instagram was posted, "I'm disappointed you didn't give me the Taylor news. I had to hear it from a less qualified source." 31. Natalie Marshall, better known as Corporate Natalie, posted one of her signaturecomedic videos on Instagramabout finding out the engagement news during a work call. "The rock on her finger — she deserves it. She deserves it. Just like you deserve this promotion, Brian. I am so proud of you." 32. Yahoo Photo Editor Julia Meslener, who spent her day looking through Taylor and Travis pictures, slacked: "What a day to be a fangirl who works in entertainment news!!!" 33. Influencer Aubrey Gavelloposted an Instagram videoof her fiancé, photographer Alex Wood, reacting to the news. Wood called it "so unexpected" and a "baller move" to announce the engagement on Instagram. "I should not care about this, but I do," he said. "I think it's so well-done. It's so natural…this is not one of her album covers…This is just a moment caught on camera." 34. "What the hell is happening right now?" an employeewas captured sayingin his office in reaction to the engagement news and shared to TikTok by Regan Kommor. "What's happening is our English teacher and gym teacher are getting married," his coworker emotionally responded. 35. While waiting in line to see Suki Waterhouse in concert in London, a group of friends laughed, cried and screamed "Oh my god!" over and over again. 36. New York Times journalist Morgan Greenwaldwrote on Xthat she's "running around the office telling everyone Taylor Swift is engaged like Paul Revere." 37. Internet personalityJessica Golichshared on TikTok that she had to pull over after learning the news so she could capture her reaction. 38. "I'm convinced that the next defining moment of our generation as millennials is going to be the question, 'Where were you the day when you found out Taylor was engaged?"postedTikTok user listen_lynn_duh. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rachel Bonnetta (@rachelbonnetta) 39. Comedians Sarah Tiana, Megan Gailey and Rachel Bonnetta reacted to the "BREAKING NEWS" live on their Sports Bitches podcast.
