These 36 Taylor Swift Facts Prove She Knows the Life of a Showgirl

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Taylor Swift is checking off boxes on her Wi$h Li$t this month.

As the holidays begin and her new documentary series is released, the Grammy-winning artist is also turning 36 on December 13th.

Taylor is having a remarkable moment! Just over a month ago, on October 3rd, her album, The Life of a Showgirl, broke records by selling 2.7 million copies on its first day, according to the Associated Press. It went on to sell an impressive 4 million copies in its first week.

The singer of “Opalite” expressed immense gratitude to their fans, telling Billboard they have “4 million thank yous” to give. They also shared feeling even prouder of the album because of the fans’ support.

Beyond her career successes, Taylor has had a wonderful year in her personal life, getting engaged to Travis Kelce in August.

The couple, who started dating in 2023, announced their wedding news in a popular Instagram post over the summer, playfully revealing, “Your English and gym teachers are getting married!”

Travis proposed to Taylor after they recorded an episode of his podcast, New Heights, which he co-hosts with Jason Kelce.

Taylor shared on The Graham Norton Show on October 3rd that they filmed the podcast for around three to four hours. She explained that Travis had specially prepared their backyard, including adding a new hedge wall ‘very strategically’ for the occasion.

She explained that her photographer had been hiding in the hedges – bushes that hadn’t been there before! She was really impressed with his dedication, giving it a perfect score of 10 out of 10.

For more 10 out of 10 moments, keep reading these fascinating Taylor facts.

Taylor Swift is a songwriter who writes all of her own music, but she wrote every 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 of the same name.

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

You might be surprised to learn that Taylor Swift actually got her start in modeling! Back in 2003, she worked with Abercrombie & Fitch, joining a pretty impressive group of future stars who also modeled for them – think Channing Tatum, Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Roberts, and even Ashton Kutcher. It’s amazing to see where everyone begins, isn’t it?

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 jokingly predicted she’d owe him a gold record if she became successful. To his surprise, when Swift received her first gold record, she sent him one with a note thanking him for his energetic performance on the Rascal Flatts tour and expressing her sincere appreciation.

Taylor Swift has unusually flexible elbows – she’s double-jointed! She revealed this quirky fact during a 2016 interview with Vogue, jokingly admitting it’s the only unusual skill she possesses.

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

I’ve noticed Taylor’s been really smart about protecting her mental health, and I admire it so much. She actually shared in an essay for Elle that she turns off comments on her social media posts. She explained it’s about minimizing negativity and that constant stream of comparison – you know, seeing everyone else seemingly ‘doing better’ and feeling like you’re falling short. She said it’s like blocking out a ‘weird insecurity laser beam’! She still wants to share updates with her fans, but she’s actively working on not needing that external validation – not needing people to tell her she looks good to feel good. It’s such a healthy boundary, and I think it’s brilliant.

Taylor Swift initially considered calling her seventh album Daylight, but she ultimately chose Lover. She felt Daylight was too obvious of a choice following her previous album, reputation. After writing the song “Lover,” she realized that would be the perfect title for the 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 Grammys 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 huge success, selling over a million copies in the U.S. within its first few months, as reported by Chart Data. It was the first album of 2019 to achieve this level of sales so quickly.

Taylor Swift made history at the 2019 American Music Awards by winning more awards than any other artist, breaking Michael Jackson’s previous record.

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.

She started playing guitar when she was about 12 years old. It all began when a computer technician showed her a few basic chords. Inspired, she soon wrote her first song, called “Lucky You.”

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 hilarious, shocking, 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 the song she included with it, “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 dated his brother, Nick. They quickly bonded and have stayed close ever since—Selena even cheered Taylor on when she returned to SNL in November 2021 to perform a longer version of “All Too Well.” Taylor is so close to Selena that she’s offered to be a flower girl at Selena’s wedding to Benny Blanco.

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

Okay, seriously, can we talk about how amazing she is? She’s a godmother! Not just to anyone, but to Jaime King’s adorable Leo Thames, and get this – to Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds’ daughters, James, Inez, and Betty! It’s like, she’s officially part of their family, and I’m living for it. It just proves how wonderful she is that people trust her with their precious little ones. I knew she was a gem!

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 in an August 2019 SiriusXM interview 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. She told Billboard that she often feels overwhelmed when she opens the app, so she removed it. She explained she prefers to limit her news intake, mainly following politics, and doesn’t want to be distracted by celebrity gossip or fashion updates. She feels 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 told Rolling Stone back in 2019 that she leans heavily on her mom – who’s literally been there for everything! She explained it’s just so hard to explain a lifetime of experiences to someone new, but her mom already knows the full story. It’s really sweet and shows how close they are.

In an interview, she revealed her favorite lyrics from her album Lover are: “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.”

Taylor Swift has officially become a billionaire! Bloomberg reported in October 2024 that her incredibly successful Eras Tour pushed her over the billion-dollar mark, following more than ten years of breaking records in the music industry.

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, she had vivid dreams where she was living through the movie’s events. These dreams sparked lyrics in her head, inspired by the characters’ relationships. She then collaborated with Jack Antonoff in the studio, which ultimately led to the creation of her song, “Death By a Thousand Cuts.”

She consistently places her most heartfelt songs – like “All Too Well” and “The Archer” – as the fifth track on her albums. It’s a spot she reserves for ballads.

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 mind being seen together and are simply proud of one another, unlike couples who have to go to great lengths to keep their relationship secret.

When Taylor and Travis announced their engagement on Instagram in August 2025, it became a record-breaking post. According to Billboard, using data from Meta, the announcement 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 finally owned 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 tour discreetly to keep them secret from fans outside the venues.

Taylor Swift gave bonuses to her tour crew after each leg of the Eras Tour, as revealed in her documentary series.

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