“SNL’s Heidi Gardner DMs Taylor Swift about Travis Kelce.”

Heidi Gardner, Taylor Swift

Heidi Gardner He had a direct message to Taylor Swift The comedian also reflects on the on-screen moments she shared with her Travis Kelsey last year.

The Kansas City Chiefs tight end was hosted Saturday Night Live On March 4, 2023, shortly after his team won Super Bowl LVII. Gardner, N SNL The cast member and longtime Chiefs fan said during an appearance on Friday, May 3 Today with Hoda and Jenna Which she had previously requested from the program maker, Lorne Michaels, if Kelce can host an episode. Gardner recalled Michaels telling her that the NFL star first needed to win the 2023 Super Bowl, and once his team did, he was invited to host.

today Co-hosts Hoda Kotb And Jenna Bush Hager She noted that Gardner was a “fan” while sharing background details of Kelsey’s time on the show, some of which she has previously documented. Gardner explained that she felt “protective” toward Kelsey and took extra steps to make him feel comfortable on set. One of the things I did to help him was provide him with some snacks for him to reach for on game days with the Chiefs.

“I asked him questions that I’m also interested in as a sports fan,” Gardner said. Once I learned it His snacks were unbreakableI brought him a handful before his ring practice.

Gardner then briefly apologized to Swift while telling a story about one of their scenes together. The sitcom in question is called “Garrett from Hinge” It begins with Gardner and Kelsey sitting in bed together when they are unexpectedly interrupted by Gardner’s date, a man named Garrett played by his colleague. SNL a star Bowen YangWhich Gardner tried to cancel plans with at the last minute.

“Right before rehearsal, we were in a scene where we were — sorry, Taylor — we were in bed together,” Gardner recalls. Then “Kelsey leaned over to me right before the lights came on in the scene, and said, ‘I’ve been eating unbreakables all day,’” she said, laughing. “And I was like, ‘Wow,’” she said, laughing.

the SNL The episode was filmed months before Kelsey and Swift started dating. The power couple went public with their relationship last fall when Swift began attending NFL games to cheer on Kelce and his Chiefs teammates.

As Bush Hager noted, Gardner as a Kansas City native and longtime Chiefs fan “loved” Kelce “before Taylor.”

Gardner seemed to enjoy the idea. “Yes I did,” she agreed with a laugh.

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