After pursuing love on television (twice) and dating Robert Graham of “The Bachelorette” Season 9, Becca Tilley decided that she wanted to keep her next relationship under wraps. “I’ve been trying to keep it more low-key … it’s been tricky,” she told Peoplein 2018. One reason being sneaky was so tough was because she was dating someone who wasn’t exactly unknown, “Feelings” singer Hayley Kiyoko.
Tilley was still trying to keep her romance with Kiyoko a secret in 2018 when she attended one of her girlfriend’s performances in Boston. People suggested that it was likely when Kiyoko made a surprise appearance at Gillette Stadium to perform “Curious” with Taylor Swift. Tilley got to meet Swift backstage, and she later realized that being introduced to her idol as Kiyoko’s girlfriend marked a big moment in their relationship. “I think that was the first person who knew outside of my friends and family,” Tilley said of Swift on “Scrubbing In with Becca Tilley & Tanya Rad.” She also revealed that the singer treated her like a friend, adding, “I thought that was a really cool thing.”
Tilley and Kiyoko’s big relationship reveal came when they portrayed “Bachelorette”-like characters in Kiyoko’s “For the Girls” music video and they received an outpouring of support from members of Bachelor Nation, including Tilley’s ex. “YESS!!! I love this so much,” Graham wrote in response to an Instagram video celebrating the couple’s love.