Anne Hathaway Reveals Sweet Note She Got From “Magical” Taylor Swift

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Anne Hathaway received something even more special than a message in a bottle fromTaylor Swift.

The actress recently shared that she had a lovely conversation with the singer at a 2024 Eras Tour concert in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

Anne, who was filming Mother Mary nearby, told Stephen Colbert on The Late Show on April 15th that when Taylor Swift came on stage, the crowd went wild. Anne also said that Swift makes her audience – and herself – feel incredibly loved.

She continued, saying, “I thought, ‘Oh my gosh, Annie, you’re adorable!’ and playfully added, ‘You actually think Taylor Swift is waving at you?’”

And as it turns out, Anne’s Swiftie instincts were actually correct.

Someone gently touched my shoulder and told me Taylor had something for me,” she remembered. “I was completely confused! When I opened it, it was a note from Taylor saying she was glad I was there and would be waving at me excitedly.”

Anne exclaimed, filled with excitement, “She’s incredible! She actually did it! I knew it, and it proves I really am special!”

The Oscar-winning actress based her character, pop star Mother Mary, on several famous artists, including Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, and Beyoncé. She specifically mentioned being heavily influenced by Taylor Swift’s 2020 documentary, Miss Americana.

As a lifestyle expert, I’ve always been fascinated by how celebrities navigate personal growth, and Taylor Swift really showed her vulnerability recently. We’re so accustomed to seeing pop stars as polished and powerful figures, but it’s incredibly relatable—and brave—when they allow us to see those in-between moments, those times of real change. Those periods of transformation can be genuinely painful, and it’s powerful to witness someone being so open about it.

Taylor Swift has openly discussed the challenges of living in the public eye and how she’s learned to ignore the negativity that comes with it.

Taylor explained on the August 2025 episode of New Heights that your brain absorbs everything it’s exposed to, but the internet will destroy anything you put into it. Having worked in the music industry for two decades, she added that it’s become difficult to offend her.

She explained to Travis and Jason Kelce that even when a story is about her, or mentions her name, she doesn’t necessarily have any control over it or need to be involved.

I’m so excited to share some truly captivating details about the incredible artist behind ‘Fortnight’! We’ll be diving into both her personal story and the amazing moments that have defined her career in music – it’s a journey you won’t want to miss!

Taylor Swift is known for writing her own songs, but she wrote every single song on her Speak Now album completely on her own, without any collaborators. Released in October 2010, the album came out when Taylor was only 20 years old.

She spent her childhood on a Christmas tree farm in Pennsylvania with her family, and that experience inspired her holiday song, which shares the same name.

3. She’s named after James Taylor. That’s right, from one music legend to another.

She used to model for Abercrombie & Fitch. Like Channing Tatum, Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Roberts, and Ashton Kutcher, Taylor Swift also worked with the company, back in 2003.

Taylor Swift gave Eric Church his first gold record as a thank you for supporting her early in her career. Back in 2006, she joined Rascal Flatts on tour after Church had been let go. Church recalled that Swift reached out to him after reading about his dismissal. She told him she admired his work. He playfully predicted she would owe him her first gold record, and surprisingly, she followed through. When she achieved gold status, she sent him one with a handwritten note thanking him for his energetic performances on the Rascal Flatts tour and expressing her sincere appreciation.

As a lifestyle expert, I always find it fascinating when people share unique little quirks about themselves! Taylor Swift revealed a fun fact in a 2016 Vogue interview – she’s double-jointed! She admitted it’s not exactly a ‘talent,’ but it is something she can do, and it’s pretty cool to be able to bend your elbows like that.

7. Her drink of choice? Vodka and Diet Coke, as revealed in that same Vogue video.

Taylor Swift disabled comments on her social media posts to avoid negativity and comparison. In an essay for Elle, she explained that while social media can be positive, it often exposes people to unrealistic expectations and feelings of inadequacy. To protect her mental health, she stopped allowing comments, choosing to share updates with her fans without seeking external validation. She wants to focus on her own well-being instead of needing others to tell her she looks good.

Taylor Swift initially considered calling her seventh album Daylight, but ultimately chose Lover. She felt Daylight was too obvious of a choice following her previous album, reputation. After writing the song “Lover,” she decided it was the perfect title for the new album instead.

Taylor Swift made history as the youngest solo artist to ever win Album of the Year. She was only 20 years old when she received the award in 2010 for her popular album, Fearless.

Taylor Swift made Grammy history in 2024 by becoming the first woman to win Album of the Year four times. She received the award for her albums Fearless, 1989, Folklore, and Midnights.

Taylor Swift’s album, Lover, quickly became a success, selling over one million copies in the U.S. within its first few months. According to Chart Data, it was the first album of 2019 to achieve this level of sales.

As a lifestyle expert, I’m always excited to witness moments that make history! At the 2019 American Music Awards, Taylor Swift did just that – she broke Michael Jackson’s long-standing record and became the most awarded artist ever at the AMAs. It was a truly iconic moment!

When Taylor was growing up, she dreamed of becoming a stockbroker, following in her father’s footsteps. However, she discovered her passion for music and eventually moved with her family from Pennsylvania to Tennessee to pursue a career in it.

Okay, so get this – she actually taught herself guitar when she was, like, twelve! It’s the cutest thing ever. Apparently, this tech guy was fixing her computer, and she asked him to show her a few chords. A few chords! And then, can you believe it, she immediately wrote her first song? It’s called “Lucky You,” and honestly, it’s perfect. I’ve listened to it a million times, and it still gives me chills. It’s just… amazing that it all started with a computer repair!

Taylor Swift is a big fan of Phoebe Waller-Bridge. She told Entertainment Weekly that Waller-Bridge’s show, Fleabag, is brilliant because it’s funny, surprising, and emotionally moving all at once. Interestingly, Taylor later appeared on Saturday Night Live during an episode hosted by the Fleabag star!

In 2009, Taylor Swift did something unusual for a guest on Saturday Night Live: she wrote her own monologue. The team was clearly impressed, especially by her song, “Monologue Song (La La La).”

Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez have been best friends ever since they both dated members of the Jonas Brothers. Back in 2008, Taylor dated Joe Jonas, and Selena was dating his brother, Nick. They quickly bonded and have stayed close ever since. Selena even asked Taylor to be a flower girl at her wedding to Benny Blanco, and Taylor happily agreed. Taylor publicly supported Selena when she returned to perform on SNL in November 2021, including during her 10-minute performance of “All Too Well.”

Remember Abigail, the redhead Taylor Swift mentions in her song “Fifteen”? They’re still close friends! Abigail Anderson was a bridesmaid at Taylor’s wedding in 2017.

She’s a godmother to several children of her close friends, including Jaime King’s son Leo Thames, and the daughters of Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds – James, Inez, and Betty.

Taylor Swift has indicated she might not ever play her song “Soon You’ll Get Better,” which she wrote about her mother’s fight with cancer. She explained during a SiriusXM Town Hall in August 2019 that the song was difficult to create, perform, and even listen to, acknowledging that some songs are simply painful to experience.

Taylor Swift doesn’t have the X app (formerly Twitter) on her phone. In an interview with Billboard, she explained that she often feels overwhelmed when using the platform and quickly closes it. She’s avoided having the app on her phone for a while because she prefers to limit her news intake. While she follows politics, she doesn’t want to be bogged down by celebrity gossip or fashion updates, feeling that her brain has a limited capacity for information.

I’ve always been fascinated by how Taylor handles things, and she’s actually never been to therapy. She’s incredibly close to her mom, and she told Rolling Stone back in 2019 that she really relies on her for support. She explained it’s just so hard to explain your whole life – the last 29 years, in her case – to someone new, but her mom has been there through everything, so it’s much easier to talk to her.

I’ll never forget reading an interview where she shared her favorite lyrics from Lover. It’s that beautiful part – “Ladies and gentlemen, will you please stand? / With every guitar string scar on my hand/I take this magnetic force of a man to be my lover.” It just gets me every time!

Taylor Swift has officially become a billionaire! Bloomberg reported in October 2024 that her incredibly successful Eras Tour, following years of record-breaking achievements, pushed her net worth over the billion-dollar mark.

Taylor Swift was deeply moved by the 2019 Netflix film Someone Great. She explained to Elvis Duran that she cried while watching it and, for a week afterward, had vivid dreams where she was experiencing the movie’s events as if they were happening to her. These dreams sparked lyrical ideas based on the characters’ relationships, which she then developed into her song “Death By a Thousand Cuts” with Jack Antonoff in the studio.

27. She has a special place for her most emotional songs. From “All Too Well” to “The Archer,” the superstar reserves the fifth spot on her albums for a ballad.

Taylor Swift has stopped trying to avoid the paparazzi. Since 2023, she’s been openly supporting her fiancé, Travis Kelce, at his NFL games. In an interview with Time magazine, she explained that being in a public relationship means they can freely support each other without hiding. She said they don’t worry about being seen together and are simply proud of each other, unlike couples who have to go to great lengths to keep their relationship secret.

Taylor and Travis’s engagement announcement on Instagram in August 2025 was a huge event, becoming the platform’s most reposted content ever. According to Billboard, citing data from Meta, the post received over a million shares.

30. The engagement also helped inspire Cambridge Dictionary’s 2025 word of the year, “Parasocial.”

Taylor achieved a record-breaking milestone when her album, The Life of a Showgirl, was released in October 2025. The Associated Press reported that it sold 2.7 million copies on its first day.

32. Oh, and the album went on to sell 4 million copies in its first week alone.

In her Disney+ documentary, The End of an Era, Taylor Swift explained that two things inspired The Eras Tour: losing control of the rights to her older songs and the COVID-19 pandemic.

After a lengthy legal fight, Taylor announced in May 2025 that she had regained ownership of the original recordings of her first six albums.

Taylor Swift revealed on The Stephen Colbert Show on December 10th that she used the money earned from her Eras Tour to regain ownership of her music, explaining, “My fans are the reason I was able to do that.”

Taylor Swift and her band practiced the surprise songs for her Eras Tour discreetly to keep them secret from fans waiting outside the venues.

I was so touched to learn that Taylor gave generous bonuses to her incredible tour crew after every leg of the Eras Tour! Her documentary revealed that she does this, and it just proves what a kind and appreciative person she is. They work so hard, and she definitely recognizes and rewards their dedication.

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2026-04-17 00:18