Taylor Swift Called This Popular Fan Theory About Her New Album ‘Shockingly Offensive’

Taylor Swift’s latest album, The Life of a Showgirl, was released last Friday along with a “film event” in theaters. With lyrics like “got me drеaming about a driveway with a basketball hoop” and “have a couple kids, got the whole block looking like you”, some fans believe Swift is shifting into “trad wife” mode ahead of her wedding to fiancé Travis Kelce. A few have even concluded that The Life of a Showgirl is a farewell album — Swift’s last before she retreats from public life in order to focus on her future husband and kids.

Scott Mills of BBC Radio 2 brought up the rumors in an interview with Swift earlier this week, to which the artist responded: “What? No. That’s a shockingly offensive thing to say.” She went on to say that she immediately shared her new songs with Travis and that passion for their respective careers is something that connects them. “I love the person I am with because he loves what I do and he loves how much I am fulfilled by making art and making music.”

In a separate interview Swift did with BBC Radio before the release of TLOAS last week, she spoke on the subject of being a lyricist famous for drawing on pain from romantic relationships now that she is happily engaged: “I used to have this dark fear that if I ever were truly happy and free being myself and nurtured by a relationship — what happens if the writing just dries up? What if writing is directly tied to my torment and pain? And it turns out that’s not the case at all.”

I think Taylor will enjoy the domestic side of marrying Travis and potentially having children with him in the same way that she has always enjoyed domestic things. A decade ago, she was telling interviewers she liked staying home and hanging out with her mom. She literally bakes cookies for her fans. The Life of a Showgirl isn’t saying anything Taylor hasn’t been saying about herself since the very beginning of her time in the pubic eye.

Swift also has a number of other projects to look forward to. In 2022 she announced a partnership with Searchlight Pictures to direct her feature debut (she has previously directed many of her music videos), which she has hinted will be a drama with comedy elements. Perhaps a modern Shakespeare interpretation like Romeo + Juliet (1996), 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) or O (2001)?

For now, fans can enjoy The Life of a Showgirl, which is on track to have the best first week album sales in US history.