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Taylor Swift made her first talk show appearance since the release of her new album, The Life of a Showgirl — and casually referred to Travis Kelce using a new term.
The pop superstar, 35, stopped by The Graham Norton Show on Friday, October 3, to discuss her 12th record just hours after it dropped. She once again confirmed that “Opalite” is a popular track among her loved ones, saying, “‘Opalite’ is [my dad] Scott’s favorite. It’s my fiancé’s favorite too.”
Swift also discussed how working on The Life of a Showgirl during The Eras Tour helped her “not ever hit a wall” because she had a “secret passion project” to return to at night. The tour, meanwhile, boosted her vocal skills.
“I think I could sort of do anything while running in heels,” she explained. “It’s given me the confidence to write higher choruses and jump the octave … not pause for 35 seconds.”
Swift went on to hint that fans will find Easter eggs in the different vinyl variants she’s been dropping for the past few weeks. “There’s also a poem on the inside, and there’s different poems on each variant,” she explained before stopping herself from going farther. “No, I’m not gonna tell about that — they’ll figure that out.”
When asked whether the wedding will be next year, Swift replied, “Oh, you’ll know,” before clarifying that she meant she plans to invite Norton, 62.
“I know it’s gonna be fun to plan, because I think the only stressful weddings are the ones where you have a small amount [of room] and people are on the bubble and you have to evaluate or assess your relationship with them to see if they should be there. I’m not gonna do that,” she explained before joking, “I shouldn’t have said any of that.”
This marks Swift’s return to The Graham Norton Show after most recently appearing on the BBC talk show in October 2022 to promote Midnights. She made her debut on the British series in February 2013 and later came back in October 2014 and May 2019.
Earlier on Friday, Swift released her 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl, featuring 12 new songs.
When Swift announced the record during her “New Heights” debut in August, she revealed that she made The Life of a Showgirl with producers Max Martin and Shellback while on the European leg of her Eras Tour in 2024.
“I’d do, like, three shows in a row, I’d have three days off, I’d fly to Sweden, go back to the tour,” she explained. “I was physically exhausted at this point in the tour, but I was so mentally stimulated and so excited to be creating.”
Of her inspiration, she added, “This album is about what was going on behind the scenes in my inner life during this tour, which was so exuberant and electric and vibrant.”
In addition to her Graham Norton Show appearance, Swift celebrated The Life of a Showgirl with a release party event held in movie theaters on Friday, Saturday, October 4, and Sunday, October 5. The film featured the premiere of the “Fate of Ophelia” music video, lyric videos for the other 11 songs and behind-the-scenes insight on the album from Swift.
Ahead of The Life of a Showgirl’s release, Swift confirmed her engagement to Kelce, 35, on August 26 after two years of dating.
“Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married,” she captioned Instagram photos from the proposal at the time.
Outside of her social media post, Swift had yet to publicly comment on her engagement before Friday. However, Kelce, 35, gushed about the milestone on several occasions.
“I appreciate everybody that reached out and sent something and all the posts and all the excitement that’s been going on,” he said during the September 3 episode of his and brother Jason Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast. “It’s been really fun telling everybody who I’m going to be spending the rest of my life with.”
Later that month, Travis shared his heartfelt reaction to popping the question.
“I’m an emotional guy, so there were a few tears here and there,” he told Erin Andrews in a September 14 interview. “But it’s been an exciting, exciting ride up to this day. I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with her.”
Travis also praised Swift for her positive influence on his life, noting that she’s “brought excitement and a joy for life that made me a better man, made me a better person and made me just that much more comfortable than who I am.”
