Taylor Swift Enters Her Podcasting Era, With a Hint at TS12
If you're into the Swiftaverse, this may be considered one of the many Easter eggs the singer has been dropping as of late. First came a post by Taylor Nation, the official Instagram of Swift's management team, which shared a 12-image carousel of the singer in orange ensembles to the sound of 2020's 'August.' The caption? 'Thinking about when she said 'See you next era…'' This was 14 hours ago.
Next (a mere 13 hours ago!), the New Heights Instagram teased a special episode with a 'VERY' special guest—capitalization directly pulled from the caption and possibly written by Swift's own boyfriend. The comments were filled with fans who recognized the shape of that cutout—certain it was Swift herself. And of course, it was revealed to be the singer just moments ago through a video.
One thing we certainly noticed? The orange font overlay—another Easter egg if Swiftie lore is to be believed. The star's also forgone her classic red lip for something much different… would we dare even say, orangey?
So are we getting TS12? Just 32 minutes of the two flirting while brother Jason watches on? A special appearance by cats Meredith Grey, Olivia Benson, and Benjamin Button? (PLEASE!) Only time will tell—tune in this Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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