Taylor Swift rips in: ‘Males sports fans want more of me'
In a short teaser for her much-anticipated debut on New Heights, the podcast hosted by her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, and his brother Jason, Swift took aim at those who have criticised her appearances at Kelce's NFL games.
'Thanks for having me on my favourite podcast,' the 35-year-old singer told the Kelce brothers.
She then added with a smirk: 'As we all know, you guys have a lot of male sports fans that listen to your podcast, and I think we all know that if there's one thing that male sports fans want to see in their spaces and on their screens … it's more of me.'
Earlier in the promo, Jason delivered a lengthy and highly enthusiastic introduction for Swift, calling her 'the most-awarded artist in the history of the American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, and iHeart Radio Music Awards,' while also noting her 14 Grammy wins.
'She is the only artist in the history to win album of the year four times. Last December, she wrapped up the Eras Tour, which spanned 149 shows across 51 cities, five continents. It was the most-attended tour of all time. Of all time!
'Her last album, the Tortured Poet's Department set a record 1.76 billion streams globally within the first week alone.
'Are you ready for it? Making your podcast debut, the most expensive guest in the history of shows – Taylor Swift!'
Swift could be seen holding back laughter as he spoke, eventually saying: 'That intro, Jason, oh my God … His soul has left his body. That was so good, that was so sweet.'
Fans can watch the New Heights podcast here.
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