Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce neighbors’ meeting reportedly turns sour as an attendee predicts impending divorce

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are settling down to married life in a $5.35 million lakefront property in Bratenahl, Ohio. This has come with some drama, as neighbors have expressed reservations about such a high-profile celebrity couple arriving in the neighborhood, not to mention the landscaping and security renovations they plan to make to their property.

On Tuesday of this week, the Bratenahl Community Center hosted its local Architectural Review Board. This meeting ordinarily wouldn’t be a matter of national news, but when Swift and Kelce are involved the placement of shrubs and fences suddenly becomes juicy gossip.

The meeting was to discuss several large plants that will be outside the residence for security reasons. Per Page Six, resident Chuck Bauernschmidt (who now lives two doors down from the couple) described their plans as a new “forest,” while local resident Lucy Weller said she was concerned about wildlife, advising the planners to “go back and learn a bit about native species and designs that show what animals need in this area.”

The crowd begins booing…

But one attendee, who has gone unnamed, was said to be frustrated and argued that debates about shrub placement, fences and accommodating wildlife are “stupid”. He then went on to say it’s pointless to get so worked up about these decisions, as the home will be “sold in seven to 10 years when the divorce happens.” Oof.

Per Page Six, the crowd erupted into boos. Apparently, the Bratenahl community is proud that Swift and Kelce are making their home there and want them to become a part of the community. Resident Vasiliki Diamantis was cheered and applauded when she said: “We should feel privileged that these people chose this location for their residence and instead we are arguing over landscape and privacy as opposed to coming together as a community and looking at it as, ‘Wow, they chose Bratenahl, because Bratenahl is a special place. ‘We should accept them regardless of how many days they live here.”

It’s a nice sentiment, but data shows that celebrity marriages mean Swift and Kelce must beat the odds. Celebrity divorce lawyer Vanessa Lloyd-Platt (via divorcesolicitors.com) says figures show celebrity marriages are 75% shorter than the average marriage and twice as likely to end in divorce, with the average celebrity marriage lasting just 7.4 years.

As Lloyd-Platt blames “Competing Ego Syndrome”, which she described as a “clash between the ego of very high profile celebrities”. She added: “If one celebrity is forced to walk a few paces behind the other when the media frenzy begins, this can lead to frustration, jealousy and petty squabbles that can then explode into divorce.”

Striking an ominous note for a couple whose work will often mean they’re apart, she said, “If they are forced to travel abroad in order to make a film or carry out their work such as footballers, sports personalities etc. That distance makes relationships very hard and coupled with the opportunities to meet other people makes such celebrity situations very inflammable.”