TELEVISION – A love story worthy of a romantic film, and which will become one. The couple formed by Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce inspired the American channel Lifetime for a Christmas TV movie, as reported by the American media PeopleFriday September 6.
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Christmas in the Spotlight (Christmas in the spotlight in French) will tell the romance between Bowyn, a famous singer who “Although she always sings about love and relationships, she has not yet found the perfect man” and Drew, a professional American football player. Actors Jessica Lord and Laith Wallschleger will play the lead roles.
According to the synopsis obtained by Peopleafter meeting the star “backstage with his niece at her concert”, The athlete publicly declares his attraction to Bowyn and they eventually get together. Lifetime couldn’t be more similar: Travis Kelce has a niece, and even three, the daughters of his brother Jason Kelce, American footballer.
When fiction takes over reality
In July 2023, Travis Kelce publicly stated that he tried to give Taylor Swift a bracelet with his phone number on it during her Eras Tour. A few weeks later, the two were seen leaving the Kansas City stadium, before making their relationship official in October.
The TV movie is also inspired by the real difficulties that the couple has to face: “People are wondering if the feelings they have for each other are real or if it’s just a PR stunt. The pressure from the press, the paparazzi, their fans and even their family is starting to mount.”continues the synopsis.
In real life, the relationship between the pop star and the Chiefs player is scrutinized from all sides. Rumors regularly suggest that it would be a fake marketing relationship. By the time of the 2024 Super Bowl, political conspiracy theories even claimed that their couple was a set-up to help Joe Biden’s re-election.
On September 5, photos circulated on social media showing a fake contract between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, planning their alleged upcoming breakup. The footballer’s press officers claimed that it was a photomontage and plan to take legal action against the perpetrators.
Taylor Swift et Travis Kelce, source d’inspiration
So the Lifetime writers have plenty of material to mine for their Christmas in the spotlight, which will be part of the channel’s 2024 Christmas programming. Lifetime Partly owned by The Walt Disney Company, fans can hope that the TV movie will one day be available in France on Disney+.
This isn’t the first time Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have inspired fiction. In April 2024, American author Anne-Marie Meyer dedicated her novel Lucky Charm to both celebrities. The book tells the story of the romance between an aspiring singer and a professional footballer.
Another Christmas TV movie will take place in Kansas City, in the stadium of the Chiefs, Travis Kelce’s team. Hallmark, the leading network of the genre, has announced the broadcast of Holiday Touchdown : A Chiefs Love Story on November 30th. This time, it will be a love story between a Chiefs player and a fan. It remains to be seen whether Taylor Swift will allow the use in films of the songs she wrote about the man she shares her life with.
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