The Kansas City Chiefs tight end giggles his way through a behind-the-scenes story with series writer and actor Andrew Santino.
Travis Kelce enjoyed a hilarious blast from the past on Wednesday, revisiting girlfriend Taylor Swift's iconic episode of Punk'd with series writer and star Andrew Santino on his New Heights podcast.
The topic surfaced during the "No Dumb Questions" segment of New Heights, in which Travis and his older brother and co-host, Jason Kelce, field social media questions from fans. This week, one fan wondered whether Travis and Andrew had ever spoken about the 2012 bit involving Taylor, Justin Bieber, a wedding and some fireworks.
"I have seen this because I watched Punk'd," Travis said, while Jason admitted that he had no idea about the episode.
The Ricky Stanicky actor, who served as a writer and actor on the series, played the part of a groom whose nuptials were derailed when Taylor inadvertently launched a firework into the boat where his wedding was taking place off the Malibu coast.
"My favorite part about this, by the way, when this clip resurfaced, people were like, 'That's so mean! This is crazy!' It's like, this is fake. It's a TV show. It's not us, we're not -- you know what I mean?" Andrew said on the podcast. "It's like, Jesus, relax."
He then recapped the show with a bit of added behind the scenes context.
"Taylor got a call from Justin and was like, 'Come to this new recording studio.' And she came down there at the beach in Malibu to just see his new studio and hang out," Andrew recalled. "[Justin] was like, 'I have these fireworks from Japan. Let's set them off.' And Taylor, obviously to her credit, who's always on point, was like, 'I don't know if I want to do that.'"
Andrew said that he had prepared ahead of time for Taylor to balk at the suggestion.
"I said, 'If she doesn't want to do it, we have to make it so it's like a button or a thing where it's like an accidental, easy, like, 'Did you press this' or whatever," he shared. "And they set up a rig, a fake rig, with buttons on it. And she did, like, touch one, like, slightly just goofing around and it set off a firework and we had it on a rope line to throw it in the direction of this boat."
Travis can't help giggling throughout the story, adding, "This is so good."
The drama really leveled up when Andrew, dressed as a groom, arrived on shore via a dinghy with fellow actors playing a priest and a bride.
"We blamed her for ruining our wedding," Santino relayed.
"That's great," Jason marveled, while a laughing Travis echoed, "You gotta see it."
"You could ask her the truth, but she bought it," Andrew told Travis. "I know she bought it because it was chaotic. I mean, the boat was on fire but it was all professionally done."
The bride then confessed to Taylor that the incident could have been an act of divine intervention, saying, "Maybe this is a sign I shouldn't marry him."
An alarmed Taylor replied, "No, I don't think that's right. I don't know if that's right," Andrew recalled.
The story prompted an even bigger fit of giggles from Travis.
"I gotta ask Tay about that one," he laughed. "Oh, man. I forgot all about that."
Andrew marveled that it was "a perfect bit that worked" and urged Travis to mention it again to Taylor.
"Yeah, I'll have to see if she was trying to sell it or not," Travis said. "I don't know. When I saw it, I bought into it."
See the segment below.
There was no mention of Taylor Swift's new album, The Tortured Poets Department, on the latest episode of New Heights, despite speculation that Travis -- and his family members -- may have inspired lyrics for two of her heartwarming love songs, "The Alchemy" and "So High School."
In addition to Travis, other rumored subjects of Swift's pen include exes Joe Alwyn and Matty Healy, and Kim Kardashian.
A source told ET on Monday, "Travis is so supportive of the entire album and loves that he is a part of Taylor’s story. He is a Swiftie through and through and is very proud of her."
With her Eras Tour set to resume next month in the U.K. and Europe, Travis recently told ET he'll be there with bells on.
"There won't be a bad show, I promise you that," he said. "You know I gotta go support."
Travis is also set to host his second annual Kelce Jam on May 18 in Kansas City.
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