Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's engagement is officially the news heard around the world, and even stars like Gracie Abrams are making sure the moment doesn't go unnoticed.

During her The Secret of Us tour stop at the Pepsi Center WTC in Mexico City on Tuesday, August 26, Abrams paused her set to give a heartfelt shout-out to her longtime friend and collaborator.

Just hours earlier, Swift and Kelce announced their engagement on Instagram with a carousel of photos capturing Kelce's proposal and Swift's stunning vintage-inspired ring designed by Kindred Lubeck of Artifex Fine Jewelry. 

The couple cheekily captioned the post, "Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married."

@jessicagolich Omg how sweet!!! Gracie Abrams stops her show to say congrats to Tayvis 😭🥰 #gracieabramstayvis #gracieabramsmexico #taylorswifttraviskelceengaged #swifties ♬ original sound - JessicaGolich

"I feel like we should be saying a big congratulations to Taylor, who's not here, but everybody, just congratulations to her," said Abrams within a fan-captured video. "I feel like she's here with us tonight because of this song," she added before transitioning into their duet "Us." 

It was a fitting tribute, considering "Us" is the very song Swift and Abrams recorded together for Abrams' sophomore album. The track later earned the pair a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, something Swift gushed about during her Eras Tour stop in Toronto in 2024. 

"You can't even imagine, like, the phone call between the two of us when the nominations came out and we saw that song was nominated," Swift told the audience at the time. "It was just screeching. It was just screeching. It wasn't even words, it was just feral screeching for the entire call."

Abrams has always been open about her admiration for Swift. Before becoming one of the Eras Tour's beloved openers, Abrams was already a certified Swiftie, often performing Swift's songs during her own sets. Earlier this month, she covered the 10-minute version of "All Too Well" during a concert in Inglewood, California.

@1027kiisfm #GracieAbrams covering #TaylorSwift OMG 🥹❤️  📸: @ronniehiii #iheartradio #swifttok #swiftie #swifties #gracieabramstour #alltoowell ♬ original sound - 102.7 KIIS FM

"It is not lost on me that the reason a lot of us know each other is because I got to meet many of you through doing the Eras Tour with Taylor, and I feel like I'm forever missing what that experience was."

So, when Swift and Kelce's engagement news broke, Abrams' decision to stop her show to honor the couple felt like a reflection of what many fans were feeling – an urge to pause and celebrate a love story that had captivated the public for two years.

The engagement itself has become a full-blown cultural moment. Swift and Kelce's Instagram announcement amassed millions of likes within hours, with fans flooding the comments section to share their excitement. Celebrities, including Charlie Puth, Benson Boone, and Reese Witherspoon, also jumped in to send their congratulations. 

@reesewitherspoon Did anyone else's work day go completely out the window because @Taylor Swift ♬ original sound - Reese Witherspoon

For fans, this feels like the culmination of a romance they've been rooting for since Kelce famously tried and failed to give Swift a friendship bracelet with his phone number during her Kansas City Eras Tour stop in July 2023. From that viral moment to their public outings and now an engagement, Swifties have been along for the ride every step of the way.

And Abrams' sweet gesture in Mexico City underscored exactly what this engagement means: it's not just a celebrity love story, it's our love story. Fans everywhere stopped what they were doing to celebrate, and Abrams proved that she's just like us – a die-hard Swiftie who treats Taylor like the best friend we all wish we had.

Photo Credit: @gracieabramshq on Instagram.