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New York Post
a day ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Why Erin Andrews and Charissa Thompson kept silent on Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce trip
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's love story is theirs to tell. That's the message pals Erin Andrews and Charissa Thompson drove home Monday on the latest installment of their 'Calm Down' podcast, days after the Chiefs tight end posted a handful of Instagram photos of the group's offseason getaway with the pop superstar. 'When the opportunity came about for all of us to spend time together and go on vacation, we were elated to have time with them, but also, just in general, see what she's all about,' Thompson said of Swift, who has been dating Kelce for two years. Advertisement 3 Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift spent time with Charissa Thompson and Erin Andrews this offseason. Travis Kelce/Instagram 3 The couple has been dating since 2023. Travis Kelce/Instagram 'She's everything and more. Their lives are so public, so it was very important for Erin and I not to say anything — not because we don't like to share stuff with you, but it's important for us to let them dictate the narrative on things they do in their personal life.' Advertisement Thompson, a longtime Swiftie like Andrews, added the 14-time Grammy winner is 'a dream,' and she's elated the couple 'make[s] each other happy.' Kelce, 35, who reported to training camp this month ahead of his 13th NFL season, sent the internet into a frenzy on July 24 when he posted pics of his offseason 'adventures' with Swift, 35, Andrews, Thompson and their significant others, Jarret Stoll and Steve Cundari, respectively. 3 Travis Kelce is currently preparing for his 13th season in the league. Travis Kelce/Instagram 'We're so protective of them and their privacy and what they deserve, so that's why we never said anything or never planned on saying anything,' Andrews added on Monday's episode. Advertisement '… I will say this, our group, the six of us, we had a time.' Andrews, 47, and Thompson, 43, have long championed a Kelce-Swift connection, with the Fox Sports reporters encouraging the 'Fortnight' singer to give the three-time Super Bowl winner a chance after he failed to pass along a friendship bracelet at a July 2023 Eras Tour show with his telephone number on it. Swift made her first appearance at a Chiefs game two months after Kelce's reveal.
Evening Standard
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Evening Standard
Denise Welch's savage five-word response to Taylor Swift and son Matty Healy's 'tricky' split
But Daddy I Love Him, Down Bad, Fortnight, The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived and I Can Do It With A Broken Heart are widely interpreted to be about their rumoured romance.
Korea Herald
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Madame Tussauds unveils 13 new Taylor Swift figures in historic global launch
Madame Tussauds Sydney's new Taylor Swift wax figure will celebrate The Tortured Poets Department era, as part of the global entertainment brand's biggest launch to date Download imagery and b-roll here SYDNEY, July 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In news that's sure to make every Swiftie's wildest dreams come true, global entertainment brand Madame Tussauds today unveils its biggest figure launch to date, creating not one, but 13 brand new Taylor Swift wax figures. The figures, launching in 13 cities across four continents, will make guests feel as if they've stepped on stage at Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour. This simultaneous multi-figure launch is the most ambitious in Madame Tussauds' 250-year history, reflecting Taylor Swift's standing as one of the most influential and enduring artists of the 21 st century. The trailblazing star recently wrapped her record-breaking Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour – selling-out 149 dates across five continents – and now Madame Tussauds marks this legacy by immortalising iconic moments from the historic tour for fans around the world. Laura Sheard, Global Brand Director at Madame Tussauds, said: "Taylor Swift is a generational icon and a cultural powerhouse. Madame Tussauds has a centuries-old legacy of holding a mirror up to the world of fame, immortalising the profiles that are making an imprint on the day's culture. Taylor Swift's influence spans music, fashion, film, activism and even the economy. The phenomenal success of her record-smashing tour is the perfect moment for Madame Tussauds to immortalise with 13 figures – Taylor's lucky number – across four continents to ensure we're reaching as many fans as possible. We just know they are going to love it as much as we do." A team of more than 40 highly skilled Madame Tussauds artists has been working tirelessly for 14 months on the exciting project, which features each of the 13 figures dressed in a unique fan-favourite look from Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour. Images and footage released today reveal the Madame Tussauds Sydney figure celebrates The Tortured Poets Department era in show-stopping style. Taking inspiration from leg two of Taylor Swift | The Eras tour, the new figure is dressed in an iconic look from British design house Vivenne Westwood – the white taffeta corseted gown is delicately inscribed with lyrics from Taylor's single Fortnight. The look is finished with matching white lace up Christian Louboutin ankle boots, donated by the fashion house, white crystal embellished gloves and bespoke microphone created by Rebel Stage Gear UK, the specialist customisation company behind the original microphones Taylor used during the tour. Danielle Cullen, Madame Tussauds' Senior Figure Stylist said:" This is the most ambitious project in Madame Tussauds' 250-year history which only feels right to reflect the stratospheric status of Taylor Swift. We're honoured to have worked closely with fashion houses like Roberto Cavalli, Vivienne Westwood, Versace, Christian Louboutin, Alberta Ferretti and Etro to recreate some of the Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour's most iconic looks – many of which will have special significance to the cities the 13 new figures will call home. It feels a fitting celebration to give Swifties the chance to commemorate moments from this once-in-a-generation tour in a way that only Madame Tussauds can." Today's launch marks the biggest undertaking by Madame Tussauds since unveiling seven Harry Styles figures in 2023 and eight Lady Gaga figures in 2011. Rolling out across the world-famous entertainment brand's global estate, the new figures will appear in the Amsterdam, Berlin, Blackpool, Budapest, Hollywood, Hong Kong, Las Vegas, London, Nashville, New York, Orlando and Sydney attractions, with a touring figure kicking off its residency in Shanghai. Following today's iconic unveiling, fans will be able to visit Madame Tussauds Sydney's new Taylor Swift wax figure at the attraction from Thursday 24 July. Keep an eye out on Madame Tussauds' social channels for more news on this historic launch. Instagram: @tussaudssydney Facebook: @MadameTussaudsSydney TikTok: @MadameTussaudsSydney About Madame Tussauds Madame Tussauds is the global barometer of fame. We immortalise celebrity. By recreating iconic moments of fame, we give you the chance to mingle with the mighty, to tread the red carpet and to get up close to the stars in a way the internet can't. We cast the magic through a fusion of astonishingly life-like figures, interactive sets, and cutting-edge technology which make you feel like you are there with extraordinary people in their moments of fame. After all, we deliver experiences based on a 250-year-old legacy: that all guests should experience the thrill of feeling like they have met with fame. About Merlin Entertainments Merlin Entertainments is a world leader in branded entertainment destinations, offering a diverse portfolio of resort theme parks, city-center gateway attractions and LEGOLAND ® Resorts which span across the UK, US, Western Europe, China and Asia Pacific. Dedicated to creating experiences that inspire joy and connection, Merlin welcomes more than 62 million guests annually to its diverse global estate in over 20 countries. An expert in bringing world-famous entertainment brands to life, Merlin works with partners including the LEGO ® Group, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Peppa Pig, DreamWorks and Ferrari to create destinations where guests can immerse themselves in a wide array of brand-driven worlds, rides and uplifting learning experiences.
India Today
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- India Today
A new Taylor Swift documentary series in works? Here's everything we know
A new documentary series about Taylor Swift has been announced by Channel 4. According to media reports, the programme will explore the global phenomenon that is Swift, who has dominated the music industry for the past two Grammy-winning artiste is among the most successful pop stars of her generation, and the series promises to thoughtfully examine her career, setbacks, and working under the tentative title Taylor, the two-part series is being directed by Guy King. The documentary will chart the 'Fortnight' singer's journey from her early beginnings to her rise as a billion-dollar cultural icon. Long-time fans and newcomers alike will get a glimpse into her world, offering fresh insight into her path to global an interview with Deadline, director Guy King shared his vision for the series, saying, 'Taylor Swift is an unprecedentedly powerful 21st-century voice for women and young people.''Under the microscope of social media since the days of MySpace and Tumblr, she came of age during a new wave of feminism,' he filmmakers added, 'With her fame came controversy, which she so skilfully managed. We're excited to tell her story.'The docuseries will also feature interviews with Swift's friends, fellow musicians, industry insiders, and fans. Channel 4 has also teased that rare archival footage will offer audiences a new perspective on her remarkable story. Further details are expected to be released in due course.- EndsMust Watch
Sydney Morning Herald
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
From Taylor Swift to Tom Hanks: Tapping into the charm of the typewriter
This story is part of the July 12 edition of Good Weekend. See all 13 stories. Typewriters have been infiltrating the pop-culture landscape of late, from Taylor Swift tapping away on a Royal 10 model from 1925 in last year's video for Fortnight to Jenna Ortega regularly bashing the keys of a 1930s Juwel 3 in the 2022 television series Wednesday. Then there's Tom Hanks, the world's biggest advocate for this outmoded but increasingly beloved technology. He owns about 300 vintage typewriters, wrote a book of short stories (Uncommon Type in 2017), each one featuring a typewriter, and starred in a documentary called California Typewriter (2016) with a few fellow acolytes, including musician John Mayer and the late, great playwright and actor Sam Shepard. Hanks travels with a portable, gifts typewriters to people he thinks will enjoy them, and it's said that if you type him a letter, he'll respond in kind. 'Who uses typewriters anyway?' Swift asked in the title track to her most recent album, The Tortured Poets Department, which leaned heavily on typewriter imagery for its promotion. 'The main demographic I'm seeing is younger people,' says Robert Messenger, 77, a Canberra-based typewriter collector and historian, and one of only about a half-dozen typewriter repairers and restorers in Australia. 'Most of the people I deal with are kids, some as young as seven, up to people in their early 30s. So this isn't nostalgia for their own past because they didn't grow up with typewriters.' The typosphere – the term for the community of typewriter collectors and aficionados – started growing steadily almost 30 years ago but accelerated, he says, after the 2016 documentary, and also as a result of the influence of Instagram, where people share and display their finds. And, of course, the Tay-Tay effect didn't hurt. Loading Messenger has noticed that the majority of people entering this world aren't collecting typewriters to sit on a shelf: they're actively using them. As for the appeal of a machine that needs a ribbon, doesn't allow the easy correction of a mistake and requires a new sheet of paper after each completed page, as well as greater digital dexterity – and force – of its user than a computer keyboard, he feels that it's part of a wider trend. 'People are now making a conscious move away from digital back towards analogue,' he says. 'I see parallels with the vinyl record revival. With typewriters, I think people see the same attraction. They want to write, and they don't want to be disturbed and distracted by going on Google. Can you imagine E. E. Cummings writing his poetry in a Word document, with [the software] capitalising the beginning of every line? He'd be kicking the screen in.' Many famous authors have sworn by their typewriters, even after the advent of computers. Cormac McCarthy estimated that he wrote more than five million words over the 50 years he used his Olivetti Lettera 32. Danielle Steele churned out more than 170 novels on a 1946 Olympia she nicknamed Ollie. Ernest Hemingway even wrote a poem about his beloved Corona No. 3, admiring the way that it 'chatters in mechanical staccato'.
