Taylor Swift's dad undergoes sudden major heart surgery with singer by his side
Taylor Swift's father has undergone major heart surgery after a check up with the doctor. Scott Swift, 73, who played a big role in his daughter's music career, had quintuple bypass surgery last month after his GP "saw something" concerning.
Quintuple bypass surgery is a very complex and serious procedure carried out to treat people with five severely blocked major arteries that pump the heart. Blood vessels are taken from another part of the body and transplanted onto each affected heart vessel to reroute blood flow around the blockages.
The surgery aims to improve blood supply to the heart, minimising pain, shortness of breath, and possibly the risk of cardiac-related death. Taylor's dad Scott, is said to be "doing great" following the serious operation, according to TMZ.
He was reportedly supported by the Love Story singer, his wife Andrea, and son Austin, throughout the surgery and during the recovery process, the Mirror reports.
Taylor's rep told the outlet that the surgery was not the result of a heart attack but had taken place because Scott's doctor "saw something".
They also confirmed that the dad-of-two is now "feeling just great".
Scott played a big role in Taylor's younger years, raising her and her younger brother Austin on a Christmas tree farm in Pennsylvania, US, before moving to Nashville to support the singer's music career.
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Long before she became a Grammy-winning global superstar and billionaire, the Shake it Off star's parents said they were listening to her sing karaoke and driving her to local concerts near her hometown.
Scott told UDaily: "She was always singing music when she was 3, 5, 6, 7, years old. It's Taylor doing what she likes to do."
Meanwhile, mum, Andrea, said she always gave her daughter the option of Plan B, but said there was only ever path for Taylor.
She told Entertainment Weekly in 2008: "There would always be an escape hatch into normal life if she decided this wasn't something she had to pursue. And of course that's like saying to her, 'If you want to stop breathing, that's cool.' "
17 years on, Taylor is one of the biggest singers in the world.
The Belong You With Me singer is bigger than the recent Oasis craze despite Liam and Noel Gallagher selling out shows across the UK and the rest of the world for their current reunion tour.
While excitement is still very high for the band, data has found that Swift still has the bigger pulling power.
According to statistics, Taylor's 2024 Eras Tour proved to be more popular than the upcoming Oasis gigs.
Data shows that fans' total searches for Taylor Swift were one and a half times the number of views compared to Oasis.
The findings were compiled by comparing ticket sales from the week of each respective act's general on-sale date.
According to Viagogo, they found that Swift could have filled Wembley Stadium nine times more than Oasis based on global page views alone.
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