Selena Gomez Celebrates ‘Bestie’ Taylor Swift’s Engagement
Welcome to the club, Taylor Swift—Selena Gomez is cheering for you!
Last year, Selena got the ring from record producer Benny Blanco, and this week the singer showed the same happiness for her best friend, who’s now engaged to NFL star Travis Kelce. On Instagram, Selena reshared Taylor’s engagement announcement, adding the caption, “When bestie gets engaged.” Simple, sweet, and perfect for the occasion.
Selena also posted a “16 years later” throwback. It featured the same engagement pic setup for both couples and a 2009 tweet from Taylor that said, “@selenagomez Real love still happens sometimes. It’s not just something we make up when we’re nine… I have to believe that. You do too.” If you needed proof that these friends have been lifting each other up for a long time, here it is again.
Selena loves to remind the world how long the friendship lasts. Just last week, the pair appeared on the “Hot Ones” show, and Benny joked he’s now a Swiftie too. “Now I’m like, ‘Put that song on,’” he said. “We’re driving, singing Taylor Swift songs from 10 years ago, and I feel free.”
And that’s exactly how best friends lift each other up—one happy milestone at a time.
Swift couldn’t help but cheer when she heard Gomez got the ring. “Yes,” the star joked in an Insta comment, “I’m already in for the flower crown.”
One firm, in particular, declared a “pause” for the afternoon.
Meanwhile the news of Taylor Swift’s surprise engagement to Travis Kelce hit the Kansas City airwaves like a thunderbolt, the kind that even bosses couldn’t ignore. One firm, in particular, declared a “pause” for the afternoon.
H&R Block, the hometown tax titan, knew productivity would plummet after the couple’s “royal” announcement dropped. So they sent a companywide “leave your laptop” memo, responding with an early clock-out on the day the news went live.
They Instagrammed a memo from Chief People and Culture Officer Tiffany Monroe. The caption nailed it: “When your CPO knows exactly what’s needed.” The email, a bright-primary red, went out at 3:07 p.m. on a Tuesday.
Monroe’s message nailed the mood: “KC, and honestly the whole country, is buzzing with the engagement news,” referring to Kelce, the Kansas City Chiefs’ star tight end. “Between scrolling feeds, speculating on the wedding playlist, and, of course, teaching friends what ‘married filing jointly’ even is, I’m pretty sure the inbox can wait.”
Kansas City Office Gives Early Release to Mark Swift-Kelce Engagement
Speaking to employees, Monroe advised, “If you want, clock out early. Go home, revel in romance, daydream about that dress, and debate whether the party will be in downtown KC or a castle abroad. We’ll be back tomorrow once the internet slows its scroll.”
The chief of staff later told Business Insider that letting workers take the afternoon off was a “playful, low-key” way for the team to join in “an event that completely enchanted Kansas City and packed feeds nationwide.”
“Still, it was mostly about love and community and that unbeatable KC vibe. We cheer for the moments that matter, and this one was simply too great to ignore,” Monroe remarked.
On Tuesday, Swift and Kelce shared the happy news, posting a slideshow of Kelce’s garden proposal and Swift’s sparkling ring. Ajay Anand, CEO of Rare Carat, estimated the ring might be worth around $1 million.
“Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married,” Swift joked in her caption.
In a chat with News 5, Ed Kelce shared that Travis popped the question to Taylor Swift a couple of weeks back in a garden tucked away in Lee’s Summit, a town just outside the Kansas City Metro. The pair, who have been a thing since 2023, looked happiest the day Ed spilled the news.
August 28, 11:10 a.m. — We just added quotes from Tiffany Monroe, chief people and culture officer at H&R Block.
