The loudest cheer at Orpheum Theater on Monday during the live taping of the New Heights podcast wasn’t for Travis Kelce or his brother Jason. It wasn’t for the special guests either. 

It was for someone who wasn’t even there in person. 

Fans packed into the historic downtown Los Angeles venue for a special live taping of the famous podcast hosted by the Kelce brothers. They were expecting stories, jokes, and perhaps a surprise guest or two. What they got was a Taylor Swift cameo that proved that the world’s biggest pop star doesn’t need to be in the room in order to command it.

During a segment revisiting memorable moments from past episodes, the crowd erupted when producers rolled footage from a May discussion about Kelce’s notoriously picky eating habits. Jason Kelce and his wife, Kylie, had previously joked that Swift had helped expand Travis’ culinary horizons, prompting producer Brandon Borders — better known to listeners as “Intern Brandon” — to crack that Swift probably feeds him with airplane noises like a toddler.

The clip cut to Swift sitting next to her fiancé at what appeared to be a restaurant, playfully making airplane noises before delivering a bite of spaghetti straight into the Kansas City Chiefs star‘s mouth. Kelce responded by flashing his middle finger at the camera. The audience howled in laughter. 

THE JOKE CAME TO REAL LIFE! 😭

At his live show in LA, Travis Kelce premieres the parody poster of ‘90s film “Pretty Woman” in reverse “Pretty Man”.

In June 2025, on a podcast episode he joked that he’s living out a gender-swapped version of the Julia Roberts and Richard Gere. pic.twitter.com/RPvSoZzIzj

— The Taylor Swift Updates (@theTSupdates) June 16, 2026

Swift was not there in person as she remained in New York this week attending high-profile events. However, her likeness was displayed inside the theater as a reimagined Swift and Kelce as the stars of Pretty Woman, complete with the caption: “He walked off the field, into her life, and stole her heart.”

Page Six was the first to report that Swift and Kelce are expected to wed at Madison Square Garden in New York City on July 3. The pair was spotted together at a Cleveland Cavaliers game last month, and Swift sat courtside at Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks. 

During the live taping of the show, Will Ferrell, NFL defensive end Myles Garrett, and soccer star Alex Morgan all made surprise guest appearances with the latter taking a penalty kick on-stage against Jason who made the diving save in goal. Travis also took a penalty kick and scored against his brother. 

The episode of “New Heights Live in LA” will be available on YouTube, Prime Video, and wherever podcasts are available on Wednesday, June 17.

But it was Taylor Swift, who stole the show without even stepping on stage.