Just In: Meet Brittany Mahomes, Patrick Mahomes’ wife who’s caught the attention of Taylor Swift and Donald Trump

As the Kansas City Chiefs begin their season on the hunt for the first-ever Super Bowl three-peat, there’s one member in the stands continuing to garner attention — well, two if you count Taylor Swift.

The member is none other than Brittany Mahomes, wife of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

While Brittany Mahomes has been a staple on the sideline and in the stands since Patrick’s early days in the league (he was drafted by Kansas City in 2017), she’s also been the subject of continued online scrutiny. It has now taken a newer, politicaltwist after Brittany apparently liked — and unliked — one of former President Donald Trump’s Instagram posts about “The 2024 GOP Platform.”

This is complicated for several reasons, one of which is that Brittany Mahomes appears to be close friends with Taylor Swift, who very publicly endorsed Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz in an Instagram post after the presidential debate on September 10.

As the Chiefs continue to make headlines week after week, here’s everything you need to know about Brittany Mahomes.

The couple shared their love story in the first episode of the Netflix docuseries “Quarterback,” which was filmed during the 2022 NFL season and released in July 2023.Patrick Mahomes shared that he met Brittany (whose maiden name was Matthews) when they were around seventh or eighth grade.”She was a grade above me. I was like the best friend, in the friend zone forever,” he said. “I used to walk her to class and was trying to flirt.”Then, when he was a sophomore and Brittany was a junior at Whitehouse High School, he got her a rose for Valentine’s Day — “I had a crush on her, but I was getting the rose as a joke, but kind of a quotation ‘joke,'” he added.The series cut to Brittany’s retelling of the story as she said, “He thought it was a joke. I thought it was the cutest thing in the world. And then everyone at our lunch table started chanting like, ‘kiss him, kiss him’ and it made it really awkward cause we were ‘just friends.’ So yeah, that’s kind of what started it.”Per social media anniversary posts, the pair became official on March 31, 2012, and have been together ever since.Oh, and their first date was to Olive Garden.

In an August 2024 podcast appearance for fit-tech brand Whoop, Brittany Mahomes shared that she started playing soccer when she was 4, but was active in several other sports growing up, including T-ball, basketball, volleyball, and track.Soccer became her primary focus in high school, and she went on to play collegiately at UT Tyler.In 2016, during her senior year, Patrick Mahomes told UT Tyler Athletics, “I am extremely proud of the level of play she has gotten to because all of it is from hard work. Her competitive nature is one of the many things I love about her. She hates losing and wants to be the best. She works extremely hard to be great and it inspires me to work just as hard.”Her head coach, Stefani Webb, added at the time that she “is a natural goal-scorer” who “finds herself in the right position just about every time.”Brittany went on to break the single-season scoring record with 18 goals as well as the all-time scoring record with 46.”We feed off of each other,” she told the outlet of Mahomes. “He’s an incredible leader and player and I’ve learned a lot from him. We give each other advice and he is always being positive with me to motivate me when I need it.”She added, “I’m constantly letting him know that he’s not the only one breaking records. We’re having a great time with everything that is going on in our lives.”After graduation, Brittany signed on to play professionally for UMF Afturelding in Iceland, where she played for one season.

Her love of fitness has been a constant throughout her life in the public eye.In 2019, she launched her online training platform, Brittany Lynne Fitness.”I have experience with all levels of fitness and have carried that experience with me to create exercise programs for people at all stages of their fitness journey,” her website reads. “‘Training like Britt’ means many things — working hard, staying dedicated, not making excuses, and most of all, no BS!”She was active on social media throughout the pandemic, sharing at-home workouts. Though she doesn’t post about fitness as often as she used to, working out remains one of her passions.In a July 2023 episode of GQ’s “The Couples Quiz,” she shared that working out is her favorite form of self-care. And in August, she reiterated her love for fitness on the Whoop podcast.”I love strength training,” she said. “I love gaining weight, I love gaining muscle, I love, you know, doing all those things in the gym and I think being in the gym really helps my mental capacity and, you know, saying that’s my me time every day that I get.”

The same day he received his first Super Bowl ring, Patrick Mahomes proposed to Brittany Matthews.She shared images of the pair and the elaborate proposal set up on Instagram the following day, writing, “On a day that was meant to celebrate you, you turned it into celebrating us. It’s always us, it’s always you and me. The words you looked into my eyes and said to me at this moment, will NEVER leave my mind!”She continued, “You made this day perfect, you took my entire breath away, and I could not have imagined anything better. I love you forever and always! Cheers to spending our lifetime together and an inseparable bond.”For his part, Patrick told 610 Sports Radio that he was more nervous about the proposal than he was about playing in his first Super Bowl, despite being with Matthews for more than eight years.”You don’t think it’s going to be nerve-racking, especially when you’ve been with someone for so long, but before you get on that knee, your heart’s racing, I promise you that,” he said.

The longtime couple decided to delay their nuptials after announcing they were pregnant with their first child on September 29, 2020.For the occasion, Brittany wore a custom Versace gown with an embellished bodice with cutouts and a dramatic, billowing bustle.Just a few weeks later, on March 31, 2022, Brittany shared a carousel of images on Instagram from their wedding in honor of their 10-year anniversary.”10 Years with my Boo! Time to start over and start Celebrating our Marriage, oh & also our Rock Paper Scissors record,” she wrote. “Love you the most.”

The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter named Sterling Skye Mahomes, on February 20, 2021.Their second child, a son named Patrick “Bronze” Lavon Mahomes III, was born on November 28, 2022.Now, the Mahomes family is adding another baby girl to the bunch.”We’re excited to have another little kiddo running around our house causing chaos,” Brittany said on the Whoop podcast.Brittany frequently posts photos and videos of herself with her children on Instagram and shared more about the family’s dynamic during football season in the “Quarterback” series while she was pregnant with Bronze.”You know, we really don’t get much family time all together during seasons,” she said. “So any little free time that we get, really getting out of the house and spending it with our family is most important.”

The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter named Sterling Skye Mahomes, on February 20, 2021.Their second child, a son named Patrick “Bronze” Lavon Mahomes III, was born on November 28, 2022.Now, the Mahomes family is adding another baby girl to the bunch.”We’re excited to have another little kiddo running around our house causing chaos,” Brittany said on the Whoop podcast.Brittany frequently posts photos and videos of herself with her children on Instagram and shared more about the family’s dynamic during football season in the “Quarterback” series while she was pregnant with Bronze.”You know, we really don’t get much family time all together during seasons,” she said. “So any little free time that we get, really getting out of the house and spending it with our family is most important.”

Editor in chief MJ Day wrote on Instagram, “Brittany Mahomes is your newest 2024 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Rookie! Owner of the Kansas City Current NWSL team, former pro athlete, wife and mother, Brittany emerges as the epitome of a modern-day powerhouse.”She added, “Brittany’s journey has surpassed all expectations, inspiring others with her tenacity and unyielding determination. We are proud to welcome her to the SI Swimsuit family where she will undoubtedly continue to empower women worldwide.”Brittany later shared a post of her own, writing, “I’m so grateful for the amazing team of women who give us this incredible platform to be our truest most authentic selves!”

“I think the main thing that he always told me is like stop caring about what people think, especially the people that don’t even know you,” she said on the Whoop podcast.She added, “I think he’s helped me get to that point to where, you know, I’m strong in who I am, I’m confident in who I am, I’m confident in mine and his relationship, and I’m confident in our life, so why does, you know, what other people say have to matter at all.”