Taylor Swift’s recent appearance on The Graham Norton Show did not go over well on social media.
The pop star, who released her 12th studio album The Life of a Showgirl on October 3, appeared on the talk show to promote it, alongside several other notable guests.
While her physical appearance has often been criticized online, this time her speaking style and speech delivery became another target for critics.
Highlights
- Taylor Swift discussed details about her upcoming wedding to NFL star fiancé Travis Kelce during an appearance on 'The Graham Norton Show.'
- Netizens slammed the singer for her awkward pauses between words, seemingly waiting for audience reactions that never came.
- Viewers also speculated about Taylor’s physical appearance, suggesting she may have had cosmetic work, including Botox or fillers.
- “She seems so insufferable her appeal mystifies me,” commented one user.
“She’s living in a constant awards show and we’re just the audience, dramatic pause cue standing ovation,” wrote one social media user.
Taylor Swift appeared on The Graham Norton Show to promote her new album The Life of a Showgirl
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Taylor appeared during the October 4 episode alongside guests Cillian Murphy, Greta Lee, Jodie Turner-Smith, Domhnall Gleeson, and Lewis Capaldi.
Taylor was there to promote her latest musical project, which has received generally favorable reviews, earning a weighted average score of 76 out of 100 on Metacritic.
Apart from discussing the new album, Swift, who recently got engaged to her NFL star fiancé, Travis Kelce, in August, also shared details about her wedding plans with the host.
In a clip shared on the official channel of The Graham Norton Show, titled Taylor Swift Invites Graham to Her Wedding, the 14-time Grammy winner explained that her main focus at the moment was her album, and that “the wedding is the thing that happens after.”
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“I am so excited about it. I’m just like, it’s going to be fun to plan, because I think the only stressful weddings are the ones where you have a small amount and people are on the bubble,” Swift shared.
Taylor added that she was “going to invite” Graham to her nuptials when the day comes.
Social media users were not fans of The Fate of Ophelia singer’s latest interview appearance
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The interview sparked a frenzy online, with netizens pointing out the “awkward” pauses Taylor incorporated into her speech.
During each sentence, the songstress visibly paused two to three times before continuing, likely waiting for an audience reaction.
However, despite the live audience, there was no reaction when the Blank Space singer shared her wedding plans.
One user on X, @drxgonslayerr, shared a clip of the interview, criticizing how Taylor “delivers every word expecting a big reaction.”
“It’ll never stop to amaze me how she delivers every word expecting a big reaction. I bet she writes all of her speeches with * pause for applause *.”
Taylor was joined on the show by five other popular guests, including Cillian Murphy, Greta Lee, Jodie Turner-Smith, Domhnall Gleeson, and Lewis Capaldi
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In the comment section of the original X post, another user shared a one-minute clip of Taylor onstage, giving an acceptance speech at the 2019 Billboard Women in Music Awards.
The clip mirrored similar criticisms of her speech delivery as seen during her talk show appearance.
Swift also paused several times during the speech in anticipation of audience cheering or applause, but there was none, making it “embarrassing” for fans to watch.
The user who shared the award show clip wrote in their comment, “always thinking about this… the embarrassment I feel watching it is incomparable.”
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A separate fan wrote, “It’s almost like she’s trying to discern the persons reaction and realizes that’s the most she’s gonna get or even that the person she’s speaking to thinks she’s going to say something of greater importance and realizes she’s done.”
“IM CRINEEEE this video feels so awkward!”
The pop icon discussed her upcoming wedding plans with Travis Kelce, describing them as “fun to plan”
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However, aside from her speech delivery, Taylor’s physical appearance became a topic of speculation among social media users.
Viewers of the talk show wondered if the singer had undergone cosmetic procedures, noting that she looked “different” and suggesting she may have had Botox or fillers.
One user wrote, “Did she get some work done? Like cheek filler maybe. Her face looks a little different.”
“Well I can’t get over what she did to her face to make her look so puffy.”
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In the past, Swift has been open about her struggles with food and body image in her Netflix documentary Miss Americana.
She revealed that seeing a photo of herself or a magazine cover suggesting she had gained weight would sometimes trigger her to “starve a little bit” to maintain a certain number on the scale and appear physically thin.
Taylor and her Kansas City Chiefs tight end fiancé got engaged in August in a surprise proposal
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The singer announced her engagement to Kelce in an Instagram carousel, featuring pictures of a dreamy floral garden proposal and her custom-made 8-carat diamond ring.
The lovebirds got engaged after dating since October 2023.
Taylor showed off her ring, valued between $700,000 and $1,000,000, to the other guests on the talk show.
While all the guests, including host Graham Norton, looked cheerfully at the ring and listened happily as she discussed her engagement and wedding plans, Cillian Murphy, who was there to promote his film Steve, appeared “bored” and uninterested.
Although he clapped at the happy news and briefly sported a soft smile, the actor mostly seemed “like he didn’t give a s**t, but tried to look like he did.”
“Someone get poor Cillian off that couch with her. This is the highest level of facial expression we'll ever see from Cillian,” one netizen sarcastically added.
“I’ve always thought she looked evil and narcissistic, and now I think that she really is all of that,” wrote one social media user
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