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Taylor Swift clarified online rumors about herself during an appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” Monday.
After hyping her new album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” and gushing over fiancé Travis Kelce, Jimmy Fallon asked Swift to address a few elephants in the room. He explained that he would read five recent rumors about her and then she’d have to reveal which one was true.
The first rumor was about Swift turning down performing at the Super Bowl Halftime Show because the NFL wouldn’t allow her to own the footage, the second was about the songstress’s good friend Ed Sheeran learning about her engagement on Instagram and the third rumor was that Swift joked about Selena Gomez beating her to the altar while giving a speech at the latter’s wedding.
Rumor four was that Swift was spotted walking a mystery dog in Florida, and finally, rumor five was that Kelce can be heard harmonizing on her new track “Opalite.”
When it came time for Swift to make the big reveal, she explained that it was the rumor about Sheeran that was true. “He doesn’t have a phone,” she explained.
While it was previously reported that Swift joked about beating Gomez to the altar, the singer confirmed it never happened. “It’s false!”
“I did make a speech, but I actually made a point not to mention anything about my engagement,” she said. “I did do some light teasing about the way we used to dress in 2008 — the year we met. Because we met when we were teenagers and 2008 was quite a year, let me tell you. I talked a little about 2008, how happy I am for her and how beautiful it’s been getting to be a part of her life, but I did not make it about me.”
The talk show appearance marked the pop superstar’s second since the release of her highly anticipated 12th studio album, as she appeared on “The Graham Norton Show” last Friday when it dropped.
On “The Life of a Showgirl,” Swift — who got engaged to Kelce in August — sings about falling in love with the NFL star.
She announced her new album during her first-ever appearance on his “New Heights” podcast, which immediately preceded his proposal.
While the two were talking with his brother and co-host, Jason Kelce, Travis had a team setting up the elaborate backdrop for his romantic proposal in the garden-esque backyard of his Leawood, Kan., estate.
“He really crushed it in surprising me,” Swift, 35, gushed on “The Graham Norton Show.”
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“While we were talking on his podcast, he had a complete garden built out the back of his house to propose in.”
The singer-songwriter marveled, “He went all out — 10 out of 10.”
The couple waited about two weeks before sharing the news with the world.
“Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married 🧨,” they captioned a joint Instagram post that featured five photos from their dreamy engagement.
Meanwhile, Fallon, 51, hinted at Swift’s appearance on his show late last month with an Easter egg-filled teaser.
The clip showed the comedian playing roulette and placing his chips on the numbers 10 and 6, the date of Swift’s appearance.
Upon spinning the wheel, the ball landed on her favorite number: 13.
“Baby, that’s show business for ya,” Fallon said before leaving the room and entering a hallway, where he was nearly trampled by three women dressed in orange, red and pink showgirl outfits.
“Excuse us, honey,” one of them said, which fans suspected was a reference to track 11, “Honey.”
Fallon cheekily captioned the Instagram post, “Not a lot going on at the moment,” but later returned to the comments section to confirm the Grammy winner as his guest.
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