BREAKING: "Gigi Hadid Breaks Silence on Why Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Are Skipping the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show"

Gigi Hadid; Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce

 might not be attending the , according to her friend , but the superstar will still be supporting the model from afar.

While getting ready backstage on Tuesday, Oct. 15, Gigi, 29, told Entertainment Tonight that Swift, 34, probably skipped the New York City event in order to spend quality time with boyfriend .

“I think if they have one more night before he goes back they’ll probably be cozy on the couch,” the model said in a video shared to ET’s Instagram. “That’s just my guess. But she will also be supporting, I can feel it.”

Hadid also shared that a surprise element of her runway performance .

Swift and Kelce, 35, have been enjoying a short trip in N.Y.C. before their work commitments start up again. The NFL star’s bye week is coming to a close as Swift kicks off the final leg of her Eras Tour in Miami.

The weekend kicked off with  with  and  on Friday, Oct. 11. On Monday, Oct. 14, Swift and Kelce attended the New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Guardians  game at Yankee Stadium. The couple  for the date night, both sporting baseball caps and black jackets.

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Hadid, who has been friends with Swift for over a decade, made her Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show debut in 2015 and appeared in the 2016 show in Paris. She missed the 2017 show but  alongside her sister, .

The model teamed up with VS veteran  to announce . In a clip shared to Instagram in August, Hadid walked into a hotel lobby, where Banks greeted her with a show invite in hand.

Prior to the show, Victoria’s Secret shared that models Imaan Hammam, Candice Swanepoel, Grace Elizabeth, Devyn Garcia, Paloma Elsesser, Taylor Hill and Mayowa Nicholas would be walking the runway. In social media posts,  and  also revealed they would be appearing.

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The lingerie brand announced the  in May.

“We’ve read the comments and heard you,” an  caption read. “The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show is ✨ BACK ✨ and will reflect who we are today, plus everything you know and love—the glamour, runway, wings, musical entertainment, and more! Stay tuned…it only gets more iconic from here. 🪽”

After coming under fire for a lack of diversity, the show was canceled in 2019. In 2023, it returned as , a streamed nontraditional show that was filmed in Barcelona, London, Tokyo, Lagos, Nigeria and Bogotá, Colombia. Hadid narrated the e, which aired on Prime Video.