Travis Kelce’s acting debut in Ryan Murphy’s new FX horror series, Grotesquerie, paid homage to his girlfriend, Taylor Swift.
Following weeks of speculation that the show’s third episode paid homage to the 34-year-old popstar’s 2017 hit track, Getaway Car, Murphy, 58, confirmed the popular Swiftie theory.
While referring to the scene that the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 35, and Niecy Nash-Betts attempt to flee the hospital together in a dream-like sequence, the prolific producer told THR that the pair’s ‘red getaway car’ is ‘a little Taylor Swift nod.’
As for whether Swift may make an appearance in season two of Grotesquerie or another one of Murphy’s projects, the Glee creator revealed he has ‘talked to Taylor’s people about various things through the years.’
‘I will say is that I think she’s great and if she ever has time to do it, I would do it in a heartbeat,’ he raved. ‘I think she’s one of the greats. I was so shy talking to Travis about her. But he’s very sweet about it and respectful.’
Travis Kelce’s acting debut in Ryan Murphy’s new FX horror series, Grotesquerie, paid homage to his girlfriend, Taylor Swift
Murphy went on to say: ‘They are a pop-culture phenomenon. It’s a very interesting dynamic, the way they’ve captured the imagination of the world.’
In Grotesquerie, Kelce plays Ed Lachlan, a recovering drug addict working as a nurse and is a potential love interest for Nash-Betts’ character, Detective Lois Tryon.
Ed first meets Lois at the hospital where her husband was in a coma. After finding her sitting on a bench and smoking a cigarette, Ed began sweet-talking the detective before she pulled out a flask and started drinking. He warned her not to get in her car but she proceeded to drive after drinking.
In the next scene, Lois crashes her car into a pole and wakes up in the hospital with Ed as her nurse. She convinces him to sneak out of the hospital against her doctor’s orders, and he obliges.
In a romantic and flirty sequence, Ed and Lois flee from the scene hand-in-hand before escaping in his red convertible.
The scene sparked a theory on social media that Lois and Ed’s getaway car was a subtle nod to one of Kelce’s superstar girlfriend’s hits.
The songstress’s 2017 album, ‘Reputation,’ featured a fan-favorite song, ‘Getaway Car,’ leading many fans to draw comparisons between the tune and Kelce’s character’s own getaway car.
Following weeks of speculation that the show’s third episode paid homage to the 34-year-old popstar’s 2017 hit track, Getaway Car, Murphy, 58, confirmed the popular Swiftie theory
While referring to the scene that the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 35, and Niecy Nash-Betts attempt to flee the hospital together in a dream-like sequence, the prolific producer told THR that the pair’s ‘red getaway car’ is ‘a little Taylor Swift nod’ (seen last month)
Replying to a clip of the scene posted to X, formerly known as social media, one fan wrote: ‘Omg it’s the getaway car!’
‘Lol . Taylor must be laughing now,’ another Swiftie added, referring to the pop icon’s love of Easter eggs, while another chimed in, posting, ‘Not the Taylor swift reference.’
Others reacted to the link by sharing famous lyrics from the song with one writing the opening line, ‘Nothing good starts in a getaway car,’ while another added a snippet of the bridge saying, ‘They were jet set, Bonnie and Clyde.’
Another fan shared TikTok to highlight the connection, writing over a clip from the episode, ‘Does this look familiar Swifties?!.’
Many fans took to social media to claim Kelce’s scene was a nod to Swift’s 2017 song
‘This can’t be a coincidence!’ the fan wrote in the post’s caption.
Meanwhile, other eagle-eyed fans recognized that the car looked very similar to the convertible that Kelce and Swift drove away from Arrowhead in after she attended her first Chiefs game.
‘Oh my looks familiar except the passenger was a blonde with hands in the air lol,’ one social media user posted.
Fans were left pleasantly surprised by Kelce’s acting debut, while his co-star Courtney B Vance, who plays Lois’ husband, also had praise.
The Tony and Emmy winner said Kelce was a ‘nice choice’ for the supporting role, per Bang Showbiz .
‘It just lets you know the power of (director) Ryan Murphy ,’ Vance continued. ‘(He) just made a phone call and said, “Come on down.”‘
‘He was very wonderful. (It was) not a surprise, he was just prepared. He was just good. And if he needed some help, he was open.’
