Taylor Swift day as the singer appears on radio stations across the UK
To coincide with the release of her new album, The Life of a Showgirl, Taylor Swift was a guest this morning on a number of radio stations.
Appearing on four breakfast shows, as well as discussing her new album, she also talked about her upcoming wedding to NFL star Travis Kelce and her creative process.
The appearances on Hits Radio, Magic Radio, Capital Breakfast and Heart Breakfast marked her first radio interviews for some time and gave fans a rare glimpse into her personal life and behind-the-scenes creative work.
This followed an interview with the star which was uploaded to BBC Radio 1’s YouTube channel and will be broadcast on the station on Monday morning.
Speaking to Fleur East, Will Best and James Barr on Hits Radio Breakfast, Taylor opened up about Kelce for the first time on UK radio. “He’s a blast. He’s just the most fun person, life of any party, even when it’s just us,” she said. “That’s the goal, isn’t it? Find a best friend who you think is hot.”
She also hinted that close friend Ed Sheeran is likely to perform at her wedding, joking that “it would be hard to keep him from it” because of their shared love of performing.
Across her appearances, Taylor delved into The Life of a Showgirl, describing it as “a complete and total snapshot of what my life looks like right now” rather than a record delayed by a long creative process.
She revealed she wrote the album on the road during the Eras Tour, flying between back-to-back shows and recording sessions in Sweden.
“I needed something to wake my brain back up,” she explained, adding that making music while performing three-and-a-half-hour shows left her physically exhausted but creatively inspired.
On Magic Radio Breakfast with Gok Wan and Harriet Scott, Taylor explained why she chose to premiere The Life of a Showgirl in cinemas.
Inspired by her secret sessions, where she invited fans into her home to hear songs before release, the cinema experience combines live commentary, behind-the-scenes footage and a brand-new music video only available in theatres.
“It’s an opportunity for fans to get together, listen through the new music, have me explain what I wrote it about and also see a brand-new music video,” she said.
Taylor spoke about striving for “perfection” with the album. “Each song has a place, it can’t be swapped out with anything else, it fits perfectly together,” she said, naming Wi$h Li$t as the track that signalled the project was complete.
She also revealed the story behind Kelce’s favourite song, Opalite, explaining how the man-made gemstone became a metaphor for “happiness being man-made too”.
Her love for the UK shone throughout the interviews. Speaking on Capital Breakfast, she called Brits “the coolest” for their sense of humour and credited British friends and writers as a major influence.
She also addressed her approach to social media, saying she prefers baking and hobbies over “doom scrolling” to keep her mind clear from outside noise during tour life.
On Heart Breakfast with Emma Bunton and Jamie Theakston, Taylor lifted the lid on her engagement ring and how Kelce had worked with a jeweller she had shown him a year and a half earlier.
“It was like, you really know me,” she said. “I didn’t know what I’d want, but he did somehow and that’s kind of a flex.”
Taylor admitted she has never planned her wedding or hen do but said she has “never been so herself” thanks to her relationship with Kelce, telling listeners, “people who fuel you, fuel every part of you… they make you present in a more vibrant way”.
The interviews also gave Taylor a chance to reflect on her heroes, telling Bunton she was the first artist she ever “freaked out over” and recalling owning a Baby Spice doll as a child. She said it “blew her away” when Bunton attended the Eras Tour and that seeing her name on the guest list “was a total pinch-me moment”.
Taken together, the four interviews show a confident and joyful Taylor Swift entering a new chapter, balancing a record-breaking tour with a deeply personal new album and a milestone in her personal life.
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