Ryan Seacrest has thrown his hat into the ring to officiate the wedding of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. The 50-year-old host of ‘American Idol’ made the playful offer during a conversation with Swift on his ‘On Air’ show this past Tuesday.
In the midst of their chat, Seacrest revealed to the 35-year-old pop icon that he recently became ordained and had officiated the wedding of his co-host, Tanya Reid.
Swift, who announced her engagement to the 36-year-old NFL star in August, seemed genuinely impressed. “That’s amazing,” she responded, before turning to Reid to inquire about Seacrest’s performance as an officiant.
Reid didn’t hold back her praise, rating Seacrest’s skills with an enthusiastic “20 stars out of 10.” Seacrest, buoyed by the positive feedback, mentioned, “I took an online course and I’m allowed to do other weddings. So, I’m just throwing my name out there as officiant.”
While Swift appeared flattered by Seacrest’s offer, she gracefully concluded the conversation with a warm, “That is fantastic, you guys are amazing.”
Swift replied that she was ‘honored’ but ended the subject with a polite, ‘That is fantastic, you guys are amazing.’
Ryan Seacrest, 50, put Taylor Swift, 35, on the spot after he volunteered to marry her and fiancé Travis Kelce, 36, at their upcoming wedding; He is pictured in September
To the delight of fans, Taylor and Travis got engaged in August; Pictured in one of their engagement photos
Seacrest also inquired about Swift’s wedding date, but the singer avoided answering.
‘I definitely feel like when I talk about the wedding I get so excited that it makes me just want to like talk about it for like an hour. But it’s just sort of like I won’t stop talking if I start, you know what I mean?’
‘But I’m so happy that you’re… thank you for being excited for us, because I’m excited for us too,’ she added.
Seacrest then asked Swift — who sang about her significant other’s ‘manhood’ on a raunchy new track from her latest album, The Life Of A Showgirl — if Kelce was ‘nervous’ during the proposal.
Though the singer recently talked extensively about Kelce’s proposal and how ‘nervous’ he was during her glamorous appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, this time she chose to be less forthcoming.
‘I mean, the thing is, like I share so much of our relationship with the world, that like the moment that that happened, it’s like I’ll have it forever. And that will always be mine.’
‘There’s so much that is shared with the world, when it comes to the fact that we’re both very public facing people, and both of our career paths involve entertaining people. So we’re very kind of relaxed about things in a way.
‘But we also have… I got to figure out like ways to make sure that I do have things that are just between us. And thankfully we do have a lot of those things, and that moment in particular is one that’s always going to be ours.’
The American Idol host offered his services to the pop megastar as he chatted with Swift during Tuesday’s ‘On Air’ show. ‘I took an online course and I’m allowed to do other weddings. So, I’m just throwing my name out there as officiant,’ he said
Swift replied that she was ‘honored’ but ended the subject with a polite, ‘That is fantastic, you guys are amazing’ to him and his co-host; Swift and Kelce pictured in 2024
Elsewhere in their chat, Swift hinted that she and Kelce need privacy, despite recently hinting at their sex life in her song Wood from her new album The Life Of A Showgirl; Seen 2024
‘I gotta figure out like ways to make sure that I do have things that are just between us,’ she said; The duo seen in 2024
Seacrest pressed on, asking Swift if she remembers everything that Kelce said during his proposal.
‘Oh I remember everything,’ she replied.
Seacrest’s co-host then asked Swift if she saw it coming, and whether her nails were done.
‘I mean we had done a podcast earlier that day, so everything was fine. Do you know what I mean? My hair was fine, my makeup was fine, my nails were fine.’
She added that Kelce, ‘used the podcast as a distraction and like a ruse for him to have that entire setup made in the backyard’ adding that he’s a ‘clever guy.’
This comes after the songbird hinted at her sex life with the football player in her song Wood from the album The Life Of A Showgirl. In one lyric, she credited his ‘New Heights of manhood’ for helping open her eyes.
Taylor’s latest album The Life of a Showgirl, which was released last week, has polarized critics but the mega star has welcomed the ‘chaos’ of the varied reactions to the record.
She told The Zane Lowe Show on Apple Music: ‘I welcome the chaos, seeing that it’s a rule of show business. If it’s the first week of my album release and you are saying either my name or my album title, you’re helping.
‘And art, I have a lot of respect for people’s subjective opinions on art. I’m not the art police. It’s like everybody is allowed to feel exactly how they want. And what our goal is as entertainers is to be a mirror.’
Taylor’s latest album The Life of a Showgirl, which was released last week, has polarized critics but the mega star has welcomed the ‘chaos’ of the varied reactions to the record
Elsewhere in the interview, Swift discussed how her music is often reflective of her state of mind.
The Actually Romantic singer said: ‘Oftentimes, an album is a really, really wild way to look at yourself. What you’re going through in your life is going to affect whether you relate to the music that I’m putting out at any given moment.’
Taylor also reassured her fans that she is in the music business for the long-term.
She said: ‘We’re doing this thing for keeps. I have such an eye on legacy when I’m making my music. I know what I made. I know I adore it, and I know that on the theme of what the Showgirl is, all of this is part of it.’
