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

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.”

Brittany Mahomes became a founding co-owner of the Kansas City Current in 2020.

“As a former collegiate and professional soccer player, I have a true level of appreciation for what these incredible women do on a daily basis. I am honored to be part of an amazing ownership group that is passionate about the game and eager to welcome a NWSL team back to Kansas City,” she said in a press release.

She added, “We have the greatest fans and community here in KC and I can’t wait to huddle around this team — we want more championship parades in the very near future!”

In October 2021, Mahomes and the other co-owners, Angie and Chris Long, announced their plan to build a $135 million stadium, the first of its kind specifically for women’s professional soccer.

She wrote on Instagram, “These girls deserve their own stadium, they deserve their own practice facility, & they deserve an AMAZING brand!”

The team’s name, the Kansas City Current, was announced shortly after, and a year later, they broke ground on the stadium.

Patrick Mahomes was announced as a fellow co-owner in January 2023.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) Stadium opened on March 16, 2024, with a capacity of 11,500 people.

Brittany shared on the Whoop podcast that her early involvement with the club involved helping create the crest and team name, but now, she’s available whenever she’s needed.

“They know they can call me at any point for anything that they need,” she said.

Brittany Mahomes has worked with brands including PetSafe, Alani Nutrition, OWYN, The Farmer’s Dog, and most recently Abercrombie.

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!”

Brittany has been a vocal supporter of Patrick and Kansas City since he was drafted in 2017, attracting both the support and ire of football fans.

In October 2021, she tweeted “Refs are never in our favor,” and — after some commenters hit back — followed up with, “I said what I said. Y’all so mad.”

The following season, she called out referees for not calling a foul against her husband, writing, “Im confused, we are allowed to tackle quarterbacks like that now? Got it. The inconsistency is BS”

Replies ranged from “Someone hand her a box of tissues” to “I completely agree.”

In February 2023, after she was ridiculed on “The Joe Rogan Experience” by Rogan and Shane Gillis, she appeared to respond on X (formerly known as Twitter), writing, “Something about grown men talking s— about someone’s wife is real weird…”

She later tweeted, “Actually grown ass men hating on women in general is pathetic.”

Some online commenters have also turned on her behavior at games. In January 2022, she shared a video of her celebrating the Chiefs’ overtime win over the Buffalo Bills by spraying Champagne onto the crowd from her box.

However, not everyone in her comments voiced the same excitement, with one X user saying there’s “nothing cool” about spraying Champagne on the people below, and another calling the move “immature.”

But others defended her, writing, “People clearly didn’t see your Instagram where you said that fans literally requested it [emoji] Keep being you, Britt!! Don’t listen to the haters.”

Brittany responded to the criticism with a few more posts of her own, including, “I just wish I could do what I want without getting attacked every week” and “Hate is a very strong word to just be thrown at someone you don’t even know.”

“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.”

The Associated Press reported that Jackson Mahomes, the Chiefs quarterback’s younger brother, was accused of grabbing a woman by the neck and forcibly kissing her in February 2023.

In an April 2023 Q&A on her Instagram stories, Brittany replied to a question that read, “How do you feel about the comments about your BIL,” writing, “They are ignorant. He is a human just trying to live his life and find his way and until you walk a day in his shoes (which no one ever will) you have no right to say sh– about him. So it’s best to just shut up,” People reported.

In March 2024, Mahomes was sentenced to six months probation, after he “pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor count of battery,” the AP reported, citing online court records.

The outlet also reported that prosecutors had dismissed three felony charges for aggravated sexual battery as a result of “a lack of cooperation from the woman.”

As a key figure at Arrowhead Stadium, it was only a matter of time before Mahomes became friends with Swift, who is dating Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.

The two are frequently shown sitting at games together, cheering on Patrick Mahomes and Kelce. Brittany has even been spotted with Swift and other members of her inner circle, including Selena Gomez, Blake Lively, and others, at various dinners.

In late August, Brittany appeared to “like” an Instagram post made by Donald Trump outlining “The 2024 GOP Platform.”

Fans were quick to call out her apparent endorsement, and on August 26, she shared a post by Christian blogger Shane Pruitt on her stories that read, “Contrary to the tone of the world today… You can disagree with someone, and still love them. You can have differing views, and still be kind.”

She added the phrase, “Read that again!” to her story post.

Her words caught Trump’s attention, and on September 4, he posted on his social media platform, Truth Social, “I want to thank beautiful Brittany Mahomes for so strongly defending me, and the fact that MAGA is the greatest and most powerful Political Movement in the History of our now Failing Country.”

Though multiple outlets have reported that she unliked Trump’s post, Pop Crave tweeted that she liked a separate pro-Trump-Vance comment on an Instagram post from August 28, although the comment is not currently liked by her.

However, as of September 24, Mahomes has liked a comment on one of her posts that reads, “we love a queen that loves her country” with three American flag emojis.

While Swift made her endorsement of Kamala Harris clear on September 10, fans shouldn’t expect the same from the Mahomeses.

On September 11, Patrick Mahomes told reporters at a press conference that he will not be endorsing a presidential candidate.

“I think my place is to inform people to get registered to vote, to inform people to do their own research and then make the best decision for them and their family,” he said.

Mahomes added, “I think at the end of the day it’s about me and my family and how we treat other people. And I think you see that Brittany does a lot in the community, I do it a lot in the community to help bring people up and give people other opportunities to use their voice.”

For now, it appears that Brittany is taking a page out of her husband’s playbook by not releasing an official statement about her political affiliations despite mounting speculation.