Drew Barrymore (left) with Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.Photo:Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty;Gotham/GC Images
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty;Gotham/GC Images
Drew Barrymoreisn’t afraid to be on the dating scene, and it’s all thanks toTaylor Swift!
During an episode ofThe Drew Barrymore Show, the 48-year-old eponymous talk show host opened up about how the Grammy-winning artist, 33, has inspired her to stop being so in her head when it comes to dating.
Barrymore recalled taking her daughter to Swift’sEras Tour filmand watching her fans sing and dance in the theater during her “Drew’s News” segment.
Drew Barrymore on ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’.CBS
CBS
While noting the “Anti-Hero” singer’s ability to push people to “express themselves in a very joyous, positive way,” the actress brought up the fearless nature of how she was able to go public with her new relationship withTravis Kelce.
“I just want to say for me personally, I have been single for seven years. Happily seeing her on that first date, out there in the box with his family — I really had a very big Oprah ‘aha’ moment,” she said. “There was something so normal about it.”
Acknowledging that “Taylor Swift is everything but normal,” Barrymore explained that she appreciated the simplicity of how the night transpired.
Taylor Swift and Donna Kelce watch the Kansas City Chiefs.David Eulitt/Getty
David Eulitt/Getty
“It was just like, ‘I’m a female. I’m going to go out on a date with a male. I’m not going to overthink this. I’m not going to play the dark horse and be secretive and weird about it,'” she continued. “It was like she just went on a date and it made me think I could just go out on a date.”
“I don’t know, it was so calm and confident and normal,” she said. “That it just made me think I should do this too and I thank her for that.”
Taylor Swift performing at the Eras tour.John Shearer/Getty
John Shearer/Getty
Elsewhere in the episode, Barrymore shared that Swift’s new relationship had inspired her to take the person she’s been seeing on-and-off for “around the last three years” to a wedding.
“I invited him to a wedding next weekend, and he said, ‘Wow, after three-and-a-half years, you are going to invite me to a wedding?’” she toldGwyneth Paltrowwho previously opened up about her five-year anniversary with husbandBrad Falchuk. “Something about Taylor Swift dating like a normal person and not being a dark horse about it."
“I was like, I overthink everything, I should just go on a date,” she reflected, quipping. “What’s wrong with me?”
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift go out in New York City.Gotham/GC Images
Gotham/GC Images
The“Shake It Off” singerand Kansas City Chiefs football player, 34, first sparked dating rumors in September afterSwift attended a handful of Kelce’s games.
Kelce previously revealed that he invited Swift to attend one of his games while appearing onThe Pat McAfee Showpodcast, teasing that he “threw the ball in her court” after seeing her perform at Arrowhead Stadium during her Eras Tour in July.
The two seemingly confirmed their romance in October asthey stepped out holding handsataSaturday Night Liveafterparty. A source told PEOPLE the pair are still in the “super, superearly days” of getting to know one anotherbut are “having fun.”
“They’re just hanging out, and there’s no pressure,” the source added.
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Though the two have kept the details of their romance pretty private, Kelce has talked about Swift in various interviews.
source: people.com
