Kelly Stafford Talks 'Eras' Encounters With Taylor Swift's Dad, Blake Lively

Courtesy of Kelly Stafford/Instagram

The Stafford family’s maiden voyage to see the “Eras Tour” was eventful from start to finish. 

and took their four daughters — twins and , 7, , 6 and , 4 — to see in concert in New Orleans last weekend, which came as a surprise to the girls. 

“They had no idea,” Kelly said on “The Morning After” podcast Thursday, October 31. “They did not find out until they got on the plane. We did fly private. I went early and I decorated the plane. I decked it out. We had Taylor Swift music blasting when they got on. They had their outfits.”

The family was escorted to the “friends and family section” inside the Caesars Superdome, where Kelly was welcomed by “the loudest screaming and pitch I have ever heard in my life.”

Related: Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds Spotted Dancing at Taylor Swift ShowMEGA Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds love to watch Taylor Swift be bejeweled on The Eras Tour, and the Friday, October 25, stop in New Orleans was no exception. Lively, 37, and Reynolds, 48, were spotted in the VIP tent at the Caesars Superdome on Friday, per social media footage. The couple were photographed dancing […]

“Matthew said the same thing,” Kelly said of her husband, quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams. “He said, ‘I’ve never heard a stadium this loud and I’ve played in a lot of loud stadiums.’”

Courtesy of Kelly Stafford/Instagram

Given their VIP status, the Staffords were surrounded by a bunch of very familiar faces, including Taylor’s father, . 

“Matthew talked to the Dad for a bit,” Kelly said. “He was very, very kind.”

Andrea Swift and Scott Swift Kevin Mazur/AMA2019/Getty Images

— or “Peeta from Hunger Games,” as Kelly referred to him — was also rubbing elbows with the Staffords at the concert. 

“He’s a good-looking guy and very, very nice,” Kelly gushed. “Him and Matthew kind of hit it off because [Josh] was watching the Dodgers game in the World Series, as well as watching Taylor.”

Kelly added, “They were kind of checking in with each other dude-to-dude.”

The biggest stars at the show, with all due respect to Scott and Josh, were Taylor’s good friends and frequent “Eras Tour” attendees and . 

Blake Lively Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images

“We were all in the same area together,” Kelly said. “Matthew spoke with them more. I was very, honestly, just [watching] with my girls. I was very into the concert.”

Despite having four kids, just like the Staffords, Kelly was not interested in making parenting small talk with Blake, 37, and Ryan, 48. 

Related: Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds Attend Taylor Swift’s Tour on 2nd NightBlake Lively and Ryan Reynolds have shown their support for Lively’s BFF Taylor Swift two nights in a row. Lively, 37, and husband Reynolds, 48, backed up their attendance at Swift’s Eras Tour show in New Orleans on Friday, October 25, by turning out to the tour leg’s second show at the Caesars Superdome on […]

“They had seen that concert multiple times,” Kelly said of the duo. “I had not. I’m so sorry, I’m not going to take my time chit-chatting when there’s a concert going on I haven’t seen that I like! I’m so sorry!”

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While she might not have made any lifelong friendships, Kelly ultimately left the show in awe of Taylor’s showmanship and stamina. 

“I don’t know how she does it,” Kelly marveled. “There is no intermission to this show. Even her dancers get a break. She gets no break.”

She added, “It was something I’ll never forget.”

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Kelly Stafford Talks 'Eras' Encounters With Taylor Swift's Dad, Blake Lively

Kelly Stafford Talks 'Eras' Encounters With Taylor Swift's Dad, Blake Lively

Kelly Stafford Talks 'Eras' Encounters With Taylor Swift's Dad, Blake Lively

Kelly Stafford Talks 'Eras' Encounters With Taylor Swift's Dad, Blake Lively

Kelly Stafford Talks 'Eras' Encounters With Taylor Swift's Dad, Blake Lively