Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce just made their awards show debut as a couple – and a lip reader claims to have revealed a mysterious conversation they were having.
The 36-year-old singer and Kansas City Chiefs star, also 36, made a surprise appearance at the star-studded 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards in Los Angeles together on Thursday (26 March).
The celebrity couple, who got engaged in August, looked loved up as they posed for photos inside the event at the Dolby Theatre, before Taylor picked up a whopping seven new trophies.
She bagged artist of the year, pop artist of the year, album of the year, pop album of the year, song of the year, pop song of the year, best lyrics, best music video, and favorite tour style.
And all while having her fiancé there as her biggest cheerleader!
During the ceremony, the couple sat with fellow American singer Sombr, who took home the Best Alternative Album award, and a lip reader has delved into what they were reportedly chatting about during an ad break.
A lip reader has analysed an awards show moment between Taylor, Travis and Sombr (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)
Speaking to The Mirror US, lip reader Nicola Hickling claims Taylor allegedly said: “I can show you, it’s unreal, everything is black and white.”
Travis reportedly agreed: “It’s unreal,” before Taylor continued: “Try it, you, I know you will really like it, of course. We can we will…”
While nobody knows what the cryptic conversation was about, there’s no doubt that fans will already be sinking their teeth into some theories about potential new music.
During her acceptance speech, Taylor gushed about her sportsman fiancé and gave him a sweet shoutout.
After being announced as the winner and giving him a smooch, she said, “This album probably also feels very happy and confident and free because that’s the way that I get to feel every single day of my life because of my fiancé, who’s here tonight.”
She added, “To be receiving Artist of the Year, which is – I love being an artist. I love writing songs more than anything in the world. And I didn’t think I was an artist when I first started doing it. It was a hobby.
“It was a hobby, and then it was my favourite hobby. And then it was what I would, like, rush home from school to do. It was like, ‘I can’t wait to get back to my guitar in my room and write a song.’”
Taylor took home a whopping seven awards at the ceremony (Christopher Polk/Getty Images)
It comes as Taylor is set to celebrate the 20th anniversary of her debut album Taylor Swift in October.
And her outfit for the iHeartRadio Music Awards has already spurred fan Easter Egg theories.
Some people have taken to social media to guess that Taylor’s pale green corset and skirt duo could be hinting that her next album drop could be Taylor Swift: Taylor’s Version
One fab penned on X: “I can feel Taylor Swift (Taylor’s version) in the air,” while a second agreed, “DEBUT GREEN”.
And a third demanded: “DEBUT TAYLORS VERSION FOR ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY.”
I guess we’ll have to wait and see!
