Kylie Kelce calls Taylor Swift 'Aunt Taylor' after wedding
Kylie Kelce referred to Taylor Swift as “Aunt Taylor” on the Aug. 20 episode of her Not Gonna Lie podcast, her first use of the nickname since Swift married Travis Kelce. Speaking with Leslie Mann, she said Swift is a big influence on her daughters’ love of cats.
Key Takeaways
- On her Aug. 20 Not Gonna Lie podcast, Kylie Kelce called Taylor Swift “Aunt Taylor” while talking about her kids and pets.
- She said Swift is a “big” influence because the girls get to be around the pop star’s cats.
- Kylie and Jason Kelce’s four daughters were flower girls at Swift and Travis Kelce’s July wedding at Madison Square Garden.
- Jason remains opposed to adding a cat at home, even as Kylie says there is “cat need” in the house.
The moment lands in celebrity breaking news because it is the clearest public “Aunt Taylor” nod from Kylie since the wedding made the family tie official.
Why Did Kylie Kelce Call Taylor Swift ‘Aunt Taylor’?
According to People, Kylie dropped the title while discussing her long-running wish for a family cat despite husband Jason Kelce’s resistance.
“I grew up with cats,” she told guest Leslie Mann. “So I grew up in a cat-dog house, like, both at all times. And now our kids have influences in their life. Aunt Taylor is a big one where they get to be around cats.”
Swift is a well-known cat mom to Meredith Grey, Olivia Benson and Benjamin Button. Kylie said that after visits, the girls come home wanting cats of their own.
How Have the Kelce Kids Bonded With Aunt Taylor?
Kylie, 34, and Jason, 38, share daughters Wyatt, 6, Elliotte, 5, Bennett, 3, and Finn. Coverage of the same podcast episode notes that the children now lean toward “anything cat-related,” with Kylie urging Jason to “lock in” because “there is cat need in this house.”
Jason is not a cat person and has joked about steering the girls away from felines. Swift has previously said she set out to prove the animals were not “poisonous” by letting the kids hold Benjamin Button.
After the August 2025 engagement news, Kylie told Good Morning America the girls were “thrilled” and “so excited they’re getting another aunt,” adding that the family loves “Taylor and Trav.”
What Did Kylie Kelce Say About the Wedding?
Kylie attended Swift’s Madison Square Garden wedding to Travis last month, where her daughters served as flower girls. On an earlier podcast episode she said Jason “cried at his brother’s wedding for many reasons,” calling the day emotional for the adults watching their girls walk the aisle.
She has also described the celebration as “magical,” saying Taylor had “been family now for quite some time” and that the wedding was “only making it official.”
For fans following the Kelces, the “Aunt Taylor” line is less a rebrand than a warm confirmation: the pop star’s place with Wyatt, Elliotte, Bennett and Finn now matches the family title the kids were already excited to claim.