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Taylor Swift and Brittany Mahomes have a secret handshake. Here's a timeline of their friendship.

Talia Lakritz   

Taylor Swift and Brittany Mahomes have a secret handshake. Here's a timeline of their friendship.
Taylor Swift and Brittany Mahomes have become fast friends.David Eulitt/Getty Images
  • Taylor Swift has become friends with Brittany Mahomes since she began dating Travis Kelce.
  • Swift and Mahomes have attended Kansas City Chiefs games together and developed a secret handshake.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has declared Taylor Swift to be "part of the team" since she began dating tight end Travis Kelce this summer.

Since connecting with Kelce, Swift has also become fast friends with Patrick Mahomes' wife, Brittany Mahomes, attending games together and even coming up with their own secret handshake.

Here's a timeline of Swift's friendship with Mahomes.

September 24: Taylor Swift attended a Kansas City Chiefs game, sparking rumors of a romance with tight end Travis Kelce.

September 24: Taylor Swift attended a Kansas City Chiefs game, sparking rumors of a romance with tight end Travis Kelce.
Taylor Swift cheering from a suite as the Kansas City Chiefs play the Chicago Bears on September 24 in Kansas City, Missouri.      Jason Hanna/Getty Images

The two first connected after Kelce talked about how he'd hoped to meet Swift when he attended The Eras Tour on a July episode of his podcast, "New Heights."

In her interview for Time magazine's Person of the Year issue in December, Swift confirmed she and Kelce began dating shortly after the episode aired and were already a couple when she attended her first Chiefs game in September.

October 1: Swift attended her second Chiefs game with Brittany Mahomes by her side.

October 1: Swift attended her second Chiefs game with Brittany Mahomes by her side.
Taylor Swift, Brittany Mahomes, Blake Lively, Hugh Jackman, and Ryan Reynolds watch from the stands during an NFL football game between the New York Jets and the Kansas City Chiefs on October 1.      Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images

Swift also brought along friends Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds.

October 12: Swift and Mahomes celebrated a touchdown as the Chiefs faced off against the Denver Broncos.

October 12: Swift and Mahomes celebrated a touchdown as the Chiefs faced off against the Denver Broncos.
Brittany Mahomes and Taylor Swift embrace during the second quarter as the Kansas City Chiefs play the Denver Broncos on October 12 in Kansas City, Missouri.      Jamie Squire/Getty Images

The Chiefs ended up winning the game 8-19.

October 22: Mahomes and Swift debuted a secret handshake at a Chiefs game against the Los Angeles Chargers.

October 22: Mahomes and Swift debuted a secret handshake at a Chiefs game against the Los Angeles Chargers.
Taylor Swift and Brittany Mahomes attend a game between the Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs on October 22i n Kansas City, Missouri.      Jamie Squire/Getty Images

In a December interview with CBS Mornings, Patrick Mahomes called Swift "part of the Chiefs kingdom" and said her handshake with Brittany was "better than me and Travis'."

"It's cool that she's embraced Brittany, and they've built a friendship as well," he said. "So for me, it's Travis, man, and he's lucky enough to be with a great girl, and a great woman, and it's been cool to interact with her."

November 4: Swift went to dinner in New York City with Mahomes and old friends Selena Gomez, Gigi Hadid, Cara Delevingne, and Sophie Turner.

November 4: Swift went to dinner in New York City with Mahomes and old friends Selena Gomez, Gigi Hadid, Cara Delevingne, and Sophie Turner.
Brittany Mahomes, Taylor Swift, and Selena Gomez in New York City on November 4.      Gotham/GC Images

The group dined at BONDST, a sushi restaurant in NoHo. Princess Beatrice was also spotted at the restaurant that night, though she did not arrive as part of Swift's group, Town and Country reported.

Days later, Mahomes introduced Swift to her football friends. On November 7, she posted photos on Instagram of herself and Swift posing with Lyndsay Bell, who is married to Chiefs tight end Blake Bell, and Paige Buechele, who is married to former Chiefs quarterback Shane Buechele.

December 3: Swift and Mahomes flew to Green Bay, Wisconsin, to watch the Chiefs face off against the Packers.

December 3: Swift and Mahomes flew to Green Bay, Wisconsin, to watch the Chiefs face off against the Packers.
Taylor Swift and Brittany Mahomes react in a suite during the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on December 3 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.      Stacy Revere/Getty Images

They gripped each other tightly as they watched the game, which the Chiefs lost 19-27.

December 17: Mahomes shared a photo of a custom cookie referencing "dads, Brads and Chads" at a game against the New England Patriots.

December 17: Mahomes shared a photo of a custom cookie referencing "dads, Brads and Chads" at a game against the New England Patriots.
Brittany Mahomes, Taylor Swift, and her father Scott Swift cheer while watching the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and New England Patriots on December 17 in Foxboro, Massachusetts.      Kathryn Riley/Getty Images

Mahomes posted a photo on her Instagram stories from their stadium suite showing a cookie decorated with the words "dads, Brads and Chads," referencing a quip Swift made in her Time Person of the Year interview about how often she is shown on football broadcasts.

"There's a camera, like, a half-mile away, and you don't know where it is, and you have no idea when the camera is putting you in the broadcast, so I don't know if I'm being shown 17 times or once," she said. "I'm just there to support Travis. I have no awareness of if I'm being shown too much and pissing off a few dads, Brads, and Chads."

December 25: Swift and Mahomes wore matching Santa hats to a Chiefs game on Christmas Day.

December 25: Swift and Mahomes wore matching Santa hats to a Chiefs game on Christmas Day.
Taylor Swift and Brittany Mahomes look on during a game between the Las Vegas Raiders and the Kansas City Chiefs on December 25 in Kansas City, Missouri.      Jamie Squire/Getty Images

Swift's hat featured Kelce's number, 87, while Mahomes wore her husband's number, 15.

Mahomes posted a photo with Swift and Bell on her Instagram stories, captioned "Christmas girlies." Swift's brother, Austin, also attended the game in a full Santa costume.

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