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Travis Kelce's mother, Donna Kelce, kept tight-lipped when asked about her son's budding new romance with superstar singer Taylor Swift.
The 34-year-old NFL star is rumoured to have been dating Taylor for a month and they were seen together for the first time as the singer attended a Kansas City Chiefs game at Arrowhead Stadium. Now, Donna has admitted she couldn't tell if Travis and Taylor are a "budding romance" because it's "just too new".
Speaking on the Today Show, Donna also gave a short reply as she opened up about meeting Taylor, describing the experience as "okay". Body language expert Judi James believes Donna's refusal to reveal anymore about the relationship is very telling.
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Taylor Swift has been cheering on Travis Kelce (Getty Images)
They're believed to have been dating for a month (Getty Images)Speaking exclusively to The Mirror, she said: "If she'd wanted to close down the subject gracefully she might have gushed a little to be polite and then kept quiet, but this body language is giving the impression there’s more she could say rather than 'end of conversation'." Judi also told us that Donna should have expected to be asked about Taylor and Travis.
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"When you're the mum of a man who is alleged to be dating a global superstar you should assume you haven't been asked on a show like this to talk about your hobbies and baking recipes," she explained. The expert added: "So why did Donna even attend this interview if she had no intention of saying anything about Taylor? What else did she expect?"
Donna Kelce remained tight-lipped about her son's love life (GC Images)Before dating Travis, Taylor was involved in a whirlwind romance with The 1975 frontman Matty Healy. During their relationship, his mother Denise Welch poked fun at the attention she received as a result. Judi recalled: "Denise Welch even had joke videos of herself being catapulted on stage in a sparkly acrobat costume when her son Matt was dating Taylor so Donna has a long way to go yet in terms of handling press interest or intrusion."
She explained why Donna might be struggling with the press. "The problem is that her natural evasiveness, which is probably about not wanting to say the wrong thing or to say too much, has ended up sounding unflattering. Her flat and dismissive tone as she says 'It was ok' meeting Taylor and the small shrugs, head shakes and eye-rolls combined with a clamped grin could be read that it was less than a great experience or no big deal," Judi said.