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Travis Kelce<\/strong><\/a> didn\u2019t hold back while talking about his 2023 Christmas<\/a> during the December 29 bonus episode of his \u201cNew Heights\u201d podcast. \u201c[It was the] f\u2013king worst,\u201d he told his brother, Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce<\/strong>, recalling the Kansas City Chiefs\u2019 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders. \u201cI\u2019ve had better.\u201d<\/p>\n Though the NFL tight end, 34, later insisted his holiday was saved \u201cby good Christmas cheer and good people,\u201d a source exclusively tells Life & Style<\/em> Travis\u2019 mood put a real damper on the festivities \u2014 and led to his first fight with his girlfriend of five months, Taylor Swift<\/strong><\/a>, also 34. (Taylor attended Travis\u2019 Christmas Day game<\/a> along with her parents and brother and his girlfriend; Travis\u2019 dad, Ed<\/strong>, was also in attendance.)<\/p>\n \u201cThe game pretty much ruined Taylor and Travis\u2019 holidays,\u201d says the source. \u201cTravis wasn\u2019t himself for days after. He snapped at Taylor and they had their first fight. He apologized after but Taylor definitely felt hurt and confused. It was rough.\u201d<\/p>\n Cracks are clearly beginning to show in the couple\u2019s fairy-tale romance. The source says Taylor is starting to understand the challenges that go along with dating a high-profile athlete. \u201cThis is all very new for Taylor,\u201d says the source, noting that the \u201cKarma\u201d singer asked her new pal \u2014 and fellow WAG \u2014 Brittany Mahomes<\/strong> (who\u2019s married to Travis\u2019 QB, Patrick Mahomes<\/strong>) for advice.<\/p>\n \u201cBrittany told Taylor to let Travis lick his wounds, but it wasn\u2019t easy.\u201d The source says Taylor was a \u201cnervous wreck\u201d before Travis\u2019 New Year\u2019s Day game (the Chiefs won the January 1 match-up and Taylor and Travis were photographed sharing a kiss at a New Year\u2019s Eve party<\/a> as the clock struck midnight) \u2014 and was even contemplating cutting her holiday visit short. \u201cThe idea of Travis losing again and having it ruin their New Year\u2019s was so stressful.\u201d<\/p>\n Constant travel is also causing tension. While Travis has flown to see Taylor at her New York City home and took in her mid-November performance in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Taylor\u2019s been the one racking up the most frequent-flyer miles. \u201cIt\u2019s hard to even keep up with how many flights Taylor has taken to Kansas City to see Travis,\u201d says the source.<\/p>\n In a newly resurfaced interview from 2012, a young Taylor<\/a> says she could envision herself in a long-distance relationship where she\u2019s \u201cflying to see him and flying him places to see [me].\u201d But in reality \u201cit\u2019s starting to take a toll on her,\u201d says the source. \u201cShe\u2019s the one bending over backward and people are urging her to start focusing on herself more.\u201d<\/p>\n They\u2019re clashing over work commitments, too. \u201cOver the holiday, all Travis wanted to do was focus on football,\u201d explains the source. A teary-eyed Taylor \u201chad to take a backseat,\u201d the source says, \u201cwhich was really tough. When it comes down to it, the game is still his No. 1 priority and that became crystal clear for Taylor.\u201d It goes both ways, says the source. \u201cThings get heated between them at times over scheduling because they\u2019re both so incredibly busy and they\u2019re both so dedicated to their careers. As much as Taylor can be a fool for love, she never lets her work suffer.\u201d<\/p>\nReality Check<\/h2>\n
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