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Adam Sandler has nothing but praise for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.
In a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight, Sandler, 58, and his Happy Gilmore 2 costar Julie Bowen weighed in on Kelce’s buzzworthy cameo in the new sequel.
“Travis is such a gentle, nice guy, and funny as hell,” Sandler said. “He’s like the guys I grew up with. When I was with Travis, it reminded me of my buddies in high school and just being able to laugh and say the things you want to say.”
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Reiterating that Kelce, 35, is “a stud,” Sandler added that the Kansas City Chiefs tight end is “a great actor and a great human.”
Asked about the many celebrity cameos in Happy Gilmore 2 — including Kelce, Bad Bunny, Scott Mescudi and several professional golfers — Bowen, 55, quipped that “everybody wanted to be in it.” Booking such famous faces in the sequel wasn’t “too difficult,” added Sandler.
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As for Kelce’s girlfriend Swift, 35, the Uncut Gems star confirmed that his daughters Sadie and Sunny (who also appear in the new film) have met the singer-songwriter. During her Eras Tour Film’s Los Angeles premiere in 2023, Swift greeted Sandler and both his kids with a hug.
“Taylor is incredible,” the Billy Madison star told ET. “Taylor is so damn nice to my family and has always been. My kids have met Taylor a bunch of times over the years, and she’s ridiculously nice to them and warm.”
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Back in February 2024, Sander admitted on an episode of SiriusXM’s Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend podcast that he can “get a little jumpy” around Swift. “Just cause I don’t wanna blow it for my kids… I don’t stay as cool as I can.”
Happy Gilmore 2, costarring Christopher McDonald, Ben Stiller, Dennis Dugan and more, is on Netflix July 25.
