Taylor Swift sparked excitement among fans when she made a surprise appearance at the New York premiere of her friend Emma Stone’s new film Poor Things after revealing the truth about the timing of her romance with Travis Kelce.
The 33-year-old singer was flanked by security guards as she drove to the venue in a chauffeur-driven black SUV.
For Wednesday’s occasion, Swift wowed in a glamorous black fur coat and sported her signature red lip.
Her dirty blonde hair fell in loose curls down the front of her silky black midi dress.
The Anti-Hero singer, who was named TIME’s Person of the Year, strutted in high, open-toed heels that showed off her scarlet pedicure.
Taylor Swift sparked excitement among fans when she made a surprise appearance at the New York premiere of her friend Emma Stone’s new film Poor Things
For Wednesday’s occasion, Swift wowed in a glamorous black fur coat
She carried a glittery hard-shell handbag with a shiny gold handle.
Swift paired her ruby pout with curled eyeliner and a touch of warm brown eyeshadow on her lids.
Fans who were lucky enough to see Swift’s arrival frantically snapped photos from the sidelines.
In the pages of her Time cover story, Swift spoke publicly about her relationship with Travis Kelce for the first time, first sharing it with a comment on the podcast the soccer star shares with his brother.
“It all started with Travis adorably blasting me on his podcast, which I thought was hella metal. “We started hanging out right after,” the singer said, adding that her infamous first public appearance at a game wasn’t her first date.
She explained: “I think some people think that they saw our first date at that game?” “We would never be psychotic enough to start a first date with all our might.”
The 12-time Grammy winner also acknowledged the attention she received whenever she attended his games with the Kansas City Chiefs.
“I’m just there to support Travis. “I’m not aware if I’m being shown too much and I’m screwing a few dads, Brads and Chads,” she told TIME.
The 33-year-old singer was flanked by security guards as she drove to the venue in a chauffeur-driven black SUV
The Anti-Hero singer, who was named TIME’s Person of the Year, strutted in high, open-toed heels that showed off her scarlet pedicure
She wore her signature red lip
Her dirty blonde hair fell in loose strands
In the pages of her Time cover story, Swift spoke publicly for the first time about her relationship with Travis Kelce, beginning with a comment on the podcast the soccer star shares with his brother; seen in October
“When you say a relationship is public, it means I will let him do what he loves, we are there for each other, there are other people and we don’t care.”
Meanwhile, Emma – who looked phenomenal in a plunging dress – was asked about Swift on the red carpet.
The couple’s friendship dates back to 2008.
Swift recently released her hit “When Emma Falls in Love,” which fans speculate is about Emma’s whirlwind romance with now-husband Dave McCary.
“You would have to ask her,” she replied shyly.
She also wouldn’t confirm whether the Wildest Dreams hitmaker would support her at the big premiere.
“We’ll see,” Stone told ET correspondent Rachel Smith.
She stars in the black comedy based on the novel of the same name by Alasdair Gray alongside actors Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe and Ramy Youssef.
Emma, who looked phenomenal in a plunging dress, was asked about her close friend Swift on the red carpet
Their friendship dates back to 2008; seen at the Teen Choice Awards 2011
She also wouldn’t confirm whether the Wildest Dreams hitmaker would support her at the big premiere
The film follows Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman who, according to IMDb, is influenced by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Dafoe) is brought back to life.
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos for Searchlight Pictures.
A true queen of Easter eggs, Swift’s fans speculated that her appearance could be confirmation that her film debut as a director is not far away.
Last year, Variety reported that Swift would be directing a film for Searchlight based on a screenplay she had written.
Searchlight presidents David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield told the outlet at the time: “Taylor is a once-in-a-generation artist and storyteller.” “It’s a real joy and privilege to work with her as she develops embarks on this exciting and new creative journey.”
The multiple Grammy winner made her short film directing debut in 2021 with All Too Well, which starred Teen Wolf’s Dylan O’Brien and Stranger Things star Sadie Sink.
It was rumored to be about her relationship with ex Jake Gyllenhaal, who dated Swift when she was 20 and he was 29.
She self-directed her music video “Anti-Hero,” which premiered last year, as well as the music videos for “Willow” (2020), “Cardigan” (2020), and “Bejeweled” (2022).
She has also co-directed several music videos, including Mine (2010) and Lover (2019).
Swift previously said she was “absolutely.” [adores] “telling stories” and that she would “absolutely love” the opportunity to do so with a feature film.
Her outing in New York on Wednesday came hours after TIME named her Person of the Year.
Swift, whose massive 66-date tour earned her billionaire status this year, beat out Vladimir Putin, Barbie, King Charles and Sam Altman, among others, to be shortlisted for the honor.
Taylor took to X/Twitter and shared the magazine cover, which features her posing with her beloved pet cat, Benjamin Button.
Alongside the photo, she wrote a lighthearted version of how her conversation went with the publication when she first approached them about the honor.
She wrote: “Time Magazine: We’d like to name you Person of the Year-“
“Me: Can I bring my cat?”
The post received over 224,000 likes in the first hour after it was published.
“This is the proudest and happiest feeling I’ve ever had, and the most creative and fulfilled and free feeling I’ve ever experienced…It feels like the breakthrough of my career, happening at 33 years old,” Swift said in one Interview for the cover of the magazine, in which she is described as a “master storyteller of the modern era.”
Swift’s year included the hugely popular Eras tour and concert film, the release of her reimagined album “1989” and her closely watched relationship with Travis Kelce. It is even the subject of college courses.
The pop megastar beat Vladimir Putin, Barbie and Sam Altman to be named TIME’s Person of the Year
Swift broke her silence about the honor on X/Twitter
Swift told the magazine about the intense training she underwent to prepare for her Eras tour, which will be the biggest ever
Swift told the magazine about the intense training she underwent to prepare for her Eras tour, which will be the biggest ever.
The star said she started training six months before the shows, running on the treadmill every day and singing the entire setlist loudly. Three months of dance lessons followed.
Noting the enormous impact that the Eras tour has had on the country’s economy, culture and even politics this year, Time magazine says of Swift: “Carrying an economy on your back is a lot for a person.”
Swift “has achieved a kind of nuclear fusion: art and commerce colliding to unleash an energy of historic power,” TIME told TIME about why she was named Person of the Year – a choice predicted by .
But the star told the magazine that she believes her rise to the top came after she was almost “canceled” after Kim Kardashian shared a video that appeared to show her endorsing Kanye West’s song in which he claims, “I made that bastard famous.”‘ — despite Swift’s insistence that she didn’t.
“Make no mistake – my career was taken away from me,” Swift said of the ensuing backlash, which led to many calling her a “snake” – an image she then used for her comeback album Reputation.
Swift continued, “You have a completely fabricated lie in the form of an illegally recorded phone conversation that Kim Kardashian edited and then released to tell everyone I was a liar.”
“It took me to a place mentally that I had never been before.” I moved to a foreign country. I didn’t leave a rented house for a year. I was afraid to answer the phone. I pushed away most of the people in my life because I no longer trusted anyone. I went down really, really hard.’
However, Swift told the magazine that she has since taken a different approach to her public life.
She added: “Yes, if I go out to dinner there will be a completely chaotic situation outside the restaurant.” But I still want to go out to dinner with my friends.
‘Life is short. Experience adventure. I locked myself in my house for many years – I will never get that time back. “I’m more confident now than I was six years ago.”
Explaining the magazine’s choice, TIME editor-in-chief Sam Jacobs wrote: “The person chosen was typically a ruler of traditional spheres of power… very often a politician or an industrial giant.”
“And yet the person whose unique influence has emerged throughout 2023 holds none of these roles – or anything remotely close to them…Taylor Swift has found a way to push boundaries and be a source of light…Swift is the rare person who is both author and heroine of her own story.’