When you’re Taylor Swift—pop phenom, chart-topper, and walking human mint with a tour grossing over $2 billion—what do you even do with birthday presents? It’s like trying to decorate the Louvre with stickers. But alas, our queen of the Swifties turned 35 on Friday (December 13), and people are scrambling to figure out what to get her. Enter Ed Kelce, father of football hunk and rumored boyfriend Travis Kelce, who has some thoughts about this high-stakes gift conundrum.
Ed spilled his gift-giving guts on the Baskin and Phelps podcast, and oh boy, he did not hold back. “Buying Taylor a present is like shopping for Jason or Travis,” he said, casually reminding us he’s also dad to another NFL star. You know, as if one professional athlete kid wasn’t enough. “There’s nothing they want that they don’t already have.” Translation: they’ve all unlocked life’s ultimate cheat codes.
Faced with this Mount Everest of gift-giving dilemmas, Ed had to get creative. Forget flashy price tags or bling—this is about heartstrings, people. “You gotta dig down and come up with something special,” he declared, sounding like he was prepping for an emotional scavenger hunt. “The amount of money is meaningless. You’re not going to crush Taylor Swift with a gift that cost, you know, $100,000.” And thank goodness, because same, Ed. Same.
So, what’s his master plan? According to Ed, he’s going to find something that costs about 10 bucks but comes with enough sentimental punch to make Taylor go full gooey. “You gotta find something that triggers the emotion,” he said. Picture Taylor Swift, her mansion’s living room stacked with Gucci bags and diamond tiaras, clutching a $10 trinket and saying, “THIS is the best gift ever.”
It’s bold, it’s sweet, and frankly, it’s the kind of underdog energy we’re rooting for. Will Ed Kelce’s bargain-bin treasure steal Taylor’s heart? Only time—and possibly her next chart-topping song—will tell.