We’ve Reached Peak Celebrity PDA
The end of the Super Bowl Sunday night played out more like a rom-com finale. When Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce reunited on the field after the Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers in overtime, they fell into each other’s arms and kissed at least five times. This was after the singer’s dramatic arrival off a 5,700-mile flight from Tokyo to make it to the game on time.
Celebrity PDA—public display of affection—has spiked to feverish levels off the football field, too. We’re awash in starry-eyed stars kissing and nuzzling or, if the couple is Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker, full-on making out on the Emmys red carpet. At this year’s Golden Globes, Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet repeatedly locked lips at their table, while Bill Hader and Ali Wong engaged in a lingering on-camera kiss after Wong won the award for best actress in a limited series.
Kieran Culkin used his acceptance speech after winning best actor in a drama series to ask his wife for another child. “I want more," he said. “You said ‘maybe’ if I win! I love you so much." Connell Barrett, a New York dating coach, said that he believes this PDA comes from a sincere, swept-away place, and that, as born performers, celebrities can’t help wanting to show off their love stories.
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