Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce visit Saturday night live was a last-minute surprise, but both “happily jumped in” to make cameos, sources tell PEOPLE exclusively.
The pop superstar, 33, and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 34, originally didn’t plan to stop by the 49th season premiere SNLbut came out to support host Pete Davidson and musical guest Ice Spice, an insider confirms.
“Taylor and Travis are big fans of Pete and Ice Spice, so they came at the last minute to show their support,” says the source. “It was a surprise for the audience and the staff, nobody knew they were there.”
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“Upon arrival, the series offered them cameos and they happily jumped in,” explains the source.
Another insider tells PEOPLE, “Travis is close friends with Pete and wanted to support him.”
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The two-time Super Bowl champion wowed fans with a cameo early in the broadcast. He appeared in a skit that parodied the NFL frenzy surrounding his rumored romance with the Grammy winners.
In the skit, several actors impersonated Sunday’s Fox NFL panelists discussing the relationship while referencing Swift’s songs. Kelce appeared at the end playing himself as a sideline reporter.
Meanwhile, the “Cruel Summer” artist wowed the crowd by introducing her friend and “Karma” collaborator Ice Spice ahead of her second performance of the night.
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Taylor Swift on ‘SNL’.
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Kelce and Swift had dinner at Nobu in New York before the show.
The NFL star and the hitmaker were also photographed holding hands as they left the late-night premiere before continuing to hang out at SNL afterparty at Catch Steak in New York. According to a third source, the two were at the post-show event “until 4am” and were “super cozy with each other” throughout the night.
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Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift.
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“Taylor and Travis were there all night and they were so smiling, they were so happy,” a source previously told PEOPLE. “They were so talkative. They were really fun. They talked to every single person in the room who talked to them.”
The source also shared that while the singer, songwriter, and football star often “hung out separately,” Kelce often “checked in” on Swift and often hung out with each other.
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The couple stepped out in NYC just days after the “Karma” singer attended her third Kansas City Chiefs football game. On Thursday, just one day after celebrating the release of her new concert film in Los Angeles, she cheered on Kelce as his team took on the Denver Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium.
“They’ll figure it out,” another source tells PEOPLE. “He said it himself, he knows what he signed up for with this attention, but they’ve spent time under the radar, too. They’re really trying.”
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