Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's "Chemistry" At The iHeartRadio Music Awards Is Going Viral

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So, Taylor Swift took home a whole bunch of trophies at the iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 26 — but it wasn't her seven wins, including Best Pop Album, that had the internet in a frenzy.

On Thursday, Taylor was joined by her fiancé, professional football tight end Travis Kelce, and the streets are talking about the couple's chemistry, or lack thereof.

For the event, Taylor wore a seafoam-green, hand-embroidered velvet corset from Wiederhoeft with a mini skirt. Travis rocked an all-brown leather jacket, a dress shirt, and pleated trousers.

Throughout the night, Taylor had some wholesome moments — showing love to artists like Sombr, who sat beside them, and getting a dope shoutout from 2026 Winter Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu — but every time the camera panned to the lovebirds, a conversation started about their dynamic.

Particularly, people had a lot to say when the camera panned over to Taylor and Travis in a moment that looked like they were caught off guard at first.

Taylor gave us a cute "aw shucks" type beat.

Travis, in his "Wood"-colored ensemble, pulled her in closer for the pose.

And together they embraced the applause from the entire room.

In this viral post that has over 1.5 million views, someone said they have "the chemistry of cousins who see each other once a year at christmas."

Some people suggested that they have great chemistry...

But A LOT of people thought otherwise.

"do they even know each other?" one person asked.

"lmao why do these two look like they don't even know each other," another person echoed.

"Why do they look so awkward," someone else wrote.

One person even said they thought the video was AI because it was so "umcomfy" and "awkward."

People even paid close attention to Travis's mannerisms while Taylor danced during Raye's "Where is My Husband" performance.

Over on Reddit, one person said, "My God her and Travis are genuinely awkward as fuck lol. Her over the top reactions are so painful to watch too." Another person said, "I've seen sims that behave more naturally."

The reactions are coming hot, but honestly, I don't know if cousins or people who don't know each other do all of this:

They seem like your average celebrity couple at an awards show, in my honest opinion.

But I want to hear your thoughts. Share in the comments.

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