The Monterey Bay Aquarium has extended an invitation to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce after the famous couple chatted about rescuing sea otters during their viral “New Heights” podcast episode.
“I want a wild otter so bad,” the Kansas City Chiefs tight end and podcast host declared during the more than two hour-long segment, released Wednesday, Aug. 13. He added that he frequently watches videos of sea otter rescues.
But what began as Kelce’s aspiration, Swift noted, has now become a shared interest — and the seaside aquarium quickly took notice.
Isabel Lara, communications director for the Monterey Bay Aquarium, told the Chronicle that they have already reached out to Kelce’s team about arranging a future visit.
“He’s joked about being his girlfriend’s plus one and our person went along with the joke and said the invitation was for him but that he was welcome to bring a ‘plus one,’” Lara said.
Several employees have already volunteered to give Kelce and the pop superstar a tour of the 320,000 square foot facility, which has spent more than 40 years working to restore the sea otter population.
Lara also said the aquarium has expressed interest in partnering with Kelce and his team for Sea Otter Awareness Week on Sept. 21-27.
“We know Kelce is busy with his day job in September,” she said, referring to the start of NFL season next month. “But if they want to do a special episode … we’d be happy to send them information.”
Rosa, the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s eldest sea otter, was euthanized in June after suffering several age-related conditions. She was 24, one year older than the maximum lifespan for the species.
Now, the world famous aquarium is home to four otters, according to its website. Each was stranded as a pup and raised onsite because they can no longer live in the wild.
During the “New Heights” episode, Swift humorously revealed that Kelce specifically wants to befriend an otter “whose life he saved.”
Swift, in explaining the dream scenario, described Kelce spotting an otter with its paw caught in a shell, “and he’s, like, ‘I got you.’ And then the otter is, like, ‘Thank you forever,’ with its little paws.”
The occasion marked the “Anti-Hero” hitmaker’s podcast debut, and her return to the spotlight after wrapping up her record-breaking Eras Tour last year.
In addition to chatting about sea otters, she spoke with the show’s hosts, Kelce and his brother, retired Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, about post-tour hobbies, her first Chiefs game and her forthcoming studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl.” Swift even gave fans a sneak peek of the art and tracklist for the record, releasing Oct. 3.
The episode drew more than 1 million viewers and briefly crashed the live YouTube stream. It has since set the record for most concurrent views on the platform for a podcast, with more than 18 million views as of Monday, Aug. 18.
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