1 hour ago Voices: Pessimism hasn’t served us in dating – it’s time we followed Taylor Swift’s lead

As over-the-top as romantic gestures like Travis Kelce’s are, the modern dating landscape is such a morass that perhaps we could all do with looking at life with more optimism, writes Olivia Petter

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4 h. ago ‘I’m the one to beat’: is Taylor Swift’s Showgirl era set to take h to even greater heights?

Just-announced album already looks like it will make singer and partner Travis Kelce hysterically famous at a new level – and that may be precisely their planTaylor Swift’s podcast interview with her American football player boyfriend, Travis Kelce, this week yielded plenty of tidbits for fans. Across two hours of loose chat on New Heights, the show Kelce helms with his brother Jason – also a football player – Swift revealed she was obsessed with sourdough and lurked on baking blogs. The couple spent the summer with her family, caring for her 73-year-old father, Scott, after he had a quintuple heart bypass. She gave Kelce a lesson on Hamlet and taught him how to avoid internalising speculation about their two-year relationship. You could call them the tentpoles of the 35-year-old pop star’s brand: literary passions and professional self-awareness.One surprising revelation came near the end. Until the record-breaking 149-date Eras tour that Swift mounted from 2023-24, she said she ha...

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4 h. ago ‘I’m the one to beat’: is Taylor Swift’s Showgirl era set to take her to even greater heights?

Just-announced album already looks like it will make singer and partner Travis Kelce hysterically famous at a new level – and that may be precisely their planTaylor Swift’s podcast interview with her American football player boyfriend, Travis Kelce, this week yielded plenty of tidbits for fans. Across two hours of loose chat on New Heights, the show Kelce helms with his brother Jason – also a football player – Swift revealed she was obsessed with sourdough and lurked on baking blogs. The couple spent the summer with her family, caring for her 73-year-old father, Scott, after he had a quintuple heart bypass. She gave Kelce a lesson on Hamlet and taught him how to avoid internalising speculation about their two-year relationship. You could call them the tentpoles of the 35-year-old pop star’s brand: literary passions and professional self-awareness.One surprising revelation came near the end. Until the record-breaking 149-date Eras tour that Swift mounted from 2023-24, she said she ha...

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12 h. ago Taylor Swift fans are convinced pop superstar has secretly agreed to play the Super Bowl halftime show... here's why

One of the many topics Taylor Swift discussed in her appearance on boyfriend Travis Kelce's podcast, New Heights, may have been an Easter Egg to her long-standing fans.

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16 h. ago Taylor Swift and Blake Lively 'not speaking' as fans say singer's new song Ruin the Friendship targets actress

Taylor Swift has reportedly cut off communication with Blake Lively as she gears up to release a new album fans believe contains a diss track aimed at the actress, following a rocky turn in their friendship.

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18 h. ago A complete timeline of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's relationship

It began as a failed backstage meeting attempt and has blossomed into the celeb world's most captivating Love Story.

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21 h. ago Kylie Minogue says ‘showgirl life is multidimensional’ in response to Taylor Swift comparisons

Fans have been drawing comparisons between Minogue’s 2006 Showgirl tour and Swift’s forthcoming album, titled ‘The Life of a Showgirl’

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22 h. ago Margaret Qualley awkwardly laughs off Taylor Swift question as Jack Antonoff absent from new album

Margaret Qualley awkwardly laughed off a question about Taylor Swift’s upcoming album, which producer husband Jack Antonoff is notably absent from.

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24 h. ago Hundreds of Taylor Swift fans 'running' to Home Bargains for 'beautiful' £6 item

The retailer has delighted Swifties with the 'themed' products that 'elevate your living space'

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33 h. ago 'Temu' Taylor Swift is so busy pumping out terrible music, she may have just let slip how she and Travis will end! We all need a break from this tired showgirl: KENNEDY

Is this Taylor's Temu era? She's churning out music faster than Shein pumps out cheap crop tops in a flash sale. Haven't we gorged enough on the Taylor buffet in the last few years?

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34 h. ago Everything we learned from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's New Heights podcast

Taylor Swift made her first appearance on partner Travis Kelce's New Heights podcast and whipped fans into a frenzy as she gave fans an insight into her personal life

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35 h. ago Elizabeth Taylor's son reveals how he REALLY feels about Taylor Swift name

The 35-year-old billionaire pop star previously name-dropped the late Hollywood screen siren in her 2017 hit song, ...Ready for It

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35 h. ago Taylor Swift's chat with the Kelces on 'New Heights' marks a milestone moment for podcasts

Taylor Swift's talk with her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, and his brother Jason Kelce on the “New Heights” podcast is a milestone moment for the two decade-old media format

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35 h. ago Kylie Minogue responds to Taylor Swift comparisons after fans accuse singer of copying her

Kylie Minogue has responded to Taylor Swift comparisons on Instagram on Thursday after fans accused the singer of copying her. 

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36 h. ago Taylor Swift fans cringe as Jack Antonoff's wife Margaret Qualley asked awkward question

The Life of a Showgirl was announced by Taylor Swift earlier this week but she's revealed that frequent collaborator Jack Antonoff isn't one of the producers for this album

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38 h. ago Taylor Swift slammed for treating Travis Kelce like a 'dumb pet' during lengthy New Heights podcast

The Grammy-award winning artist schooled her boyfriend, and his co-host and brother Jason Kelce, on numerology, Shakespeare and showed off her vocabulary.

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41 h. ago I am being tortured by restless leg syndrome. This is the only thing that brings me relief

Every night during our family holiday to Majorca, I have been enduring a torture so unique I sometimes wonder if I haven't accidentally found myself in an episode of SAS: Who Dares Wins.

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41 h. ago Taylor Swift shares update on dad Scott after major heart surgery

Singer Taylor Swift has shared an update on her dad Scott Swift and his recovery after the singer moved in with him after the Shake It Off star's father had major heart surgery

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41 h. ago Taylor Swift's new album has everyone seeing orange: An exploration of the color

Taylor Swift's new album announcement has everybody seeing orange

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43 h. ago Taylor Swift becomes tearful as she tells Travis Kelce about getting her masters back

‘How lucky am I? How grateful am I?’ Swift says on the podcast

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