- The whole world wants to know whether Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are really dating.
- A couple took the rumors to new heights by setting up a Halloween display showing them as skeletons.
An elaborate Halloween display is raising laughs after the supposed romance between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce inspired a couple to recreate it in their front yard.
Denise Scaglione and her husband Bill, residents of Sleepy Hollow, dressed up skeletons to look like the glamorous singer/songwriter and NFL star whose possible pairing has created a frenzy of speculation
Kelce's likeness is shown kneeling, wearing a shirt that looks like a Kansas City Chiefs jersey. The prop is a few feet away from a makeshift stage with Swift's skeleton on top.
She's wearing a long blond wig, a skimpy dress, and holding a toy microphone.
The lovestruck duo is surrounded by fake gravestones bearing the names of Swift's well-known former lovers. A nearby sign reads "Taylor Swift Boyfriend Graveyard."
The idea, Denise Scaglione said, was to poke a "little bit of fun" at the "cute couple."
Scaglione came up with the fun concept when she was having dinner with her husband
It's widely believed that Swift, whose famous exes include Taylor Lautner and John Mayer, has used her past relationships as inspiration for the lyrics to some of her songs.
Scaglione told Insider she came up with the idea during a night out. "We've always decorated the house, and I said to Bill, 'Oh my gosh. What are we going to do this year?'" she said.
The 54-year-old added, "It just hit me that we should do Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce because they'd just started dating."
Neither star has confirmed or denied a romance. But Swift was recently photographed at a Chiefs game, where she seemed to enjoy sitting beside Kelce's mom.
But, as far as Scaglione is concerned, it's a done deal — at least in terms of her artistic interpretation.
"I like both of them a lot," she said. "I wouldn't label myself a Swiftie because I missed out on the concerts, but I definitely enjoy her music," she added.
"We're big football fans at this house. The NFL is always on, so Travis Kelce is a huge deal," Scaglione told Insider.
Aptly, she's the deputy mayor of Sleepy Hollow, New York. Every Halloween, the town is flooded with tourists who want to soak up the spooky atmosphere.
The mock gravestones display epitaphs of Swift's famous exes
Scaglione told Insider she and her husband spent a "few hours" working on the display. She said the "trickiest part" was getting the lighting "just right." She said the couple already owned a plastic skeleton that was employed as Kelce, and they ordered the second set of bones from Amazon and dressed it up as Swift.
"The only thing I made was Travis's jersey," she added. "I took a red jersey and put his name and number on the back using duct tape."
She said she used chalk to write on the mock gravestones of Swift's ex-boyfriends. The epitaphs include "Jake Gyllenhaal lies here" and "RIP Harry Styles."
"We thought, 'How can we incorporate the Kelce-Swift romance with a graveyard and skeletons?' " Scaglione, an office manager, said. "It was perfect — all her boyfriends could be in the graveyard."
She added, with a laugh, "If Travis and Taylor break up before Halloween, he's going to get a gravestone too."
Scaglione said she didn't think Swift or Kelce would take offense at the light-hearted display
Scaglione said passers-by — especially visitors to Sleepy Hollow — couldn't get enough of the display. "People are taking a lot of pictures," she said. "One man told me that he was from Orlando, Florida, and that he was going to do a replica back home."
As for Swift and Kelce, she reckoned they would be "amused" if they came across the send-up. "I think they have a good sense of humor," she said.