Travis Kelce cancelled first proposal to Taylor Swift after stern 'warning'

Taylor Swift's future husbandTravis Kelce called off his proposal to the pop singer before eventually popping the all-important question last month.

In August, the smitten couple, both 35, announced that they had secretly become engaged, two weeks prior to sharing the news withfans in a huge social media post.

Shortly after they recorded their joint appearance on the New Heights podcast, Travis is said to have taken Taylor out for dinner, before getting down on one knee in the back garden of his home in Lee Summit, Missouri, where he created a stunning floral garden around a gazebo for the happy occasion.

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However, Travis has since revealed that he originally planned to propose to Taylor on the water but someone close to him "warned" him against the idea. The NFL star opened up about his engagement for the first time on Wednesday’s episode of his New Heights podcast just over a week after the couple announced their happy news.

His admission came after one of Travis' producers revealed that the sports star had recently proposed in the ocean, however it didn't go according to plan, leaving Travis questioning his decision.

Detailing the awkward situation, the producer explained: "My head was bobbing up in the water, holding the ring while kicking your little feet to fight the current. Don't recommend it. Travis did it on land. Much safer." To which Travis replied: "I got warned, I got warned. I once thought I would do it on water but you did it. You showed heart."

Travis' brother Jason then make a dig at the newly-engaged star as he chimed in: "You thought you would do it on water. He did it in water."

The sports star went on to gush that whenever he calls Taylor his future wife it makes him feel "giddy".

Travis gushed: "Thank you guys for the congratulations. I appreciate everybody that has reached out and sent something, all the posts and excitement and it has been really fun telling everybody who I'm going to be spending the rest of my life with. It has been really fun. It has been awesome."

Meanwhile Travis' dad, Ed, has been very vocal about the engagement. During an interview on the Jimmy & Nath Show with Emma, he revealed that Travis hired a huge team to help the engagement run smoothly, with some even hiding in the bushes during the romantic moment.

Ed explained on the show that Travis had encouraged Taylor to go into the garden with him for a glass of wine before leaving the property for a meal out. He said that she may have realised it was a proposal once she was outside.

He said: "I think she knew something was up because as they approached, as they walked out there, she could see suddenly there's a lot more flowers out there."

During the interview, Ed said his son's garden had been decorated by people that "help Travis out with a lot of things". He added: "They got it all ready. They actually saw them coming and hid in the bushes so they weren't part of it."

Asked how long his son had the ring before popping the question, Ed said: "Oh, I don't know. I think I saw it earlier in the summer, like maybe July." He said that Travis had been "ready" but "had a lot going on" over the last few months.

Ed said in the interview that Travis and Taylor kept the news of the engagement "quiet for a while". He suggested that the decision was to distance it from her announcing her new album, the Life of a Showgirl, earlier this month. He said: "You don't want to take away the energy from that."

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