Drew Barrymore Says Taylor Swift’s Romance with Travis Kelce Led Her to an ‘Aha Moment’ About Dating

Drew Barrymore isn’t afraid to be on the dating scene, and it’s all thanks to Taylor Swift!

During the episode The Drew Barrymore ShowThe 48-year-old eponymous talk show host opened up about how the 33-year-old Grammy-winning artist inspired her to stop being so in-your-face when it comes to dating.

Barrymore recalled taking her daughter to Swift’s movie Eras Tour and watching her fans sing and dance in the theater during the “Drew’s News” segment.

Drew Barrymore in ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’.

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While noting the “Anti-Hero” singer’s ability to encourage people to “express themselves in a very joyful, positive way,” the actress mentioned the fearless nature of how she’s managed to go public with her new relationship with Travis Kelce.

“I just want to say for myself personally, I’ve been single for seven years. I happily saw her on that first date, out there in the box with his family — I really had a big Oprah ‘aha’ moment,” she said. “There was something so normal about it.”

Admitting that “Taylor Swift is anything but normal,” Barrymore explained that she appreciated the simplicity of how the night unfolded.

Taylor Swift and Donna Kelce watch the Kansas City Chiefs.

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“It was like, ‘I’m female. I’m going on a date with a man. I won’t think too much about this. I’m not going to play a dark horse and be mysterious and weird about it,'” she continued. “It was like she just went on a date and it made me think I might just go on a date.”

The Charlie’s Angels alum praised Swift for “not being affected by what other people think” or for stopping herself from living her life.

“I don’t know, it was so calm and confident and normal,” she said. “It made me think I should do this too and I thank her for that.”

Taylor Swift performs on the Eras tour.

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Elsewhere in the episode, Barrymore shared that Swift’s new relationship inspired her to bring someone she’s been seeing on and off for “about the last three years” to the wedding.

“I asked him to the wedding next weekend, and he said, ‘Wow, after three and a half years, are you going to ask me to the wedding?'” shared Gwyneth Paltrow, who previously opened up about her five-year anniversary with husband Brad Falchuk. . “Something about Taylor Swift coming out as a normal person and not a dark horse.”

“I thought, I’m overthinking everything, I should just go on a date,” she joked. “What is wrong with me?”

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift are dating in New York.

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Timeline of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s relationship

The “Shake It Off” singer and the Kansas City Chiefs football player, 34, first sparked dating rumors in September after Swift attended several of Kelce’s games.

Kelce previously revealed that he invited Swift to attend one of his games while appearing on The Pat McAfee Show podcast, teasing that he “threw the ball in her yard” after seeing her perform at Arrowhead Stadium during her Eras tour in July.

The two seemingly confirmed their romance in October when they stepped out holding hands Saturday night live after the party. A source told PEOPLE that the couple is still in the “super, super early days” of dating, but that they are “having fun.”

“They’re just hanging out and there’s no pressure,” the source added.

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Although the two have kept the details of their romance fairly private, Kelce has spoken about Swift in various interviews.

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