Did Taylor Swift fans just match the silhouette for New Heights' guest?
You best believe that Swifties were on the case.
From the moment New Heights' graphic was posted at 9 a.m. Eastern Time, Taylor Swift fans were convinced that the long-awaited appearance on the podcast was finally happening. That speculation only grew when Taylor Nation tweeted 12 minutes later and used an orange color that matched New Heights' post. Jason was also wearing a Taylor Swift shirt from the Eras Tour.
But really, the focus remained on that mystery silhouette. Swifties didn't need much time to possibly figure it out either.
The silhouette closely matched the photo from Swift's Variety interview in the "Directors on Directors" series. Like, that's almost an exact match.
Swifties have been known to analyze and deconstruct every Easter egg — and often they're wrong. But they may be on to something this time.
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