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Actualizado 26/11/2024 - 13:07 CST
Taylor Swift is an inspiration to millions of people around the globe. Arguably the world's most popular singer-songwriter, Swift's music has been catapulted to new heights thanks to her lengthy, record-breaking Eras Tour and her romance with NFL superstar Travis Kelce -- which has introduced her to fans of the most popular pro sports league in the United States.
Kelce and Swift have become pop culture icons ever since their worlds collided last year. Their story smacks of a romance made for television...and as fate would have it, the pop sensation and the Kansas City Chiefs legend have just received the small-screen treatment.
An eerily-similar resemblance spooks Kelce and Swift
The premiere of the Lifetime movie "Christmas in the Spotlight" has thrown some fans for a loop. The film's main characters are a couple, Bowyn and Drew -- the former a globally-popular singer, the latter a pro football player. A few seconds of dot-connecting and it is clear that the movie is based on Kelce and Swift's romance, which took pop culture by storm in 2023.
The made-for-TV movie is packed with Easter eggs referencing a number of Swift's songs -- so many, in fact, that Swifties on social media have taken to calling the film "the Tayvis movie". However, that's not necessarily a compliment.
"It's so cringe it hurts," one fan wrote on social media, as another agreed by saying "this is so cringe, I'm crying."
Even Lifetime's synopsis of the film harkens back to Swift's well-publicized romantic failures, which might prompt the "Lavender Haze" singer to apply more caution to her public image in spite of her worldwide fame. Bowyn is described as a celebrity who simply has not met "Mr. Right" -- that is, until she encounters Drew backstage after one of her concerts.
If anything, "Christmas in the Spotlight" proves how influential Swift and Kelce have become as a globally-known power couple, with their story becoming fodder for the holiday film industry.