Taylor Swift appears give Blake Lively shout-out in Life of a Showgirl

Taylor Swift appears give Blake Lively shout-out in Life of a Showgirl
Source: Daily Mail Online

Netizens believe they have uncovered another Easter egg about Taylor Swift's friendship with Blake Lively in her new album The Life of a Showgirl.

Audrey Long of xoxoposhipgirl pointed out that Swift, 35, wears a glittering pink Lorraine Schwartz bracelet in one of the photos - which just so happens to be nearly identical to the one Lively, 38, wore to the London premiere of It Ends With Us last year.

Lively wore a glittering pink sapphire and diamond Lorraine Schwartz bracelet on the red carpet in 2024, and Swift was also decked out in jewelry by the same designer for her new album.

Two images show Swift wearing a Lorraine Schwartz bracelet that is essentially identical to the one Lively wore last year.

The similarities didn't go unnoticed by Long, who posted the possible reference to her Instagram account.

'You heard it here first -- Taylor Swift's recent "The Life of a Showgirl" promo shots reveal her wearing the EXACT custom-made Lorraine Schwartz pink sapphire and diamond bracelet Blake Lively wore to the London "It Ends With Us" premiere last August. Coincidence?' she wrote.

Fans suspect Taylor Swift has dropped another reference to former BFF Blake Lively in her new album The Life of a Showgirl.

The accessory Taylor wore was the same Lorraine Schwartz bracelet her former BFF wore last year at the London premiere of It Ends With Us.

The bracelet was visible of an image of Swift raising her glass, in addition to a more moody snap of the songstress sitting in green lighting with her hands clasped upon her face.

The bracelet may not be the only possible shout-out to Lively.

Perhaps the pair are on the path towards mending things however, with The Life of a Showgirl appearing to make mention of Lively in the song Cancelled!

Rather than a so-called diss track about her 'ex-BFF' which fans expected Swift to release, the songstress instead paid homage to their long-standing friendship in a show of unity.

The billionaire pop star appeared to offer a tentative olive branch in the chorus, in an attempt to end their reported rift.

She sings: 'At least you know exactly who your friends are / They're the ones with matching scars', seemingly referencing the bond between the two women who have both been singled out, mocked or misunderstood.

Taylor's lyrics serve an image of strong friendship with Blake, rather than a feud anthem.

The singer, who has been at the centre of scandals and controversies over the years, reveals her thoughts about cancel culture in the new track.

The bracelet was visible as Swift enjoyed a beverage.

Their friendship has reportedly suffered after Swift was dragged into Lively's It Ends With Us legal saga;

Her lyrics about toxic friends allude to those who have been involved in scandals - most recently Blake - and how she relates to them.

She sings: 'Good thing I like my friends cancelled / I like 'em cloaked in Gucci and in scandal / Like my whiskey sour / And poison thorny flowers.'

In one part she sings about 'poison thorny flowers', which could be a reference to Blake's florist character, who owns a shop called Lily Bloom's in her scandal-ridden movie It Ends with Us.

Proving further her song is a nod to BFF Blake, Taylor references 'whiskey sour' which could easily be about Blake's liquor company Betty Booze.

'Did you girl-boss too close to the sun?' the 14-time Grammy winner asked on her new track.

The new album also contains the track Cancelled!, a song fans have interpreted as being about Lively.

'Did they catch you having far too much fun? / Come with me, when they see us, they'll run / Something wicked this way comes.'

Lively had also 'liked' an Instagram post Swift uploaded ushering in the record - a small step towards undoing the damage a messy legal ordeal inflicted upon them. (Interestingly she failed to 'like' Swift's post announcing her engagement to Travis Kelce).

Swift, whose hit song 'My Tears Ricochet' was featured on the soundtrack of the 2024 film It Ends With Us, was pulled into the rollercoaster saga earlier this year when Baldoni filed a $400million countersuit accusing Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds of defamation.

Explosive text messages from Baldoni's complaint revealed Lively had referred to the superstar singer and her husband as 'my dragons' in an alleged bid to intimidate him over their ill-fated flick It Ends With Us.

While many had thought the song would be a diss track against Lively, it ended up being a tentative extending of the olive branch.

Baldoni also claimed that Swift was present at a pivotal meeting about the movie, held by Lively and Reynolds at their New York penthouse.

For her part, a source close to Swift has said she simply arrived to find the meeting underway and had no involvement.

In January, an insider told Daily Mail: 'Her friends also think that Blake's 'I'm Khaleesi, and like her, I happen to have dragons' text to Justin was uncool and unnecessary because she was essentially used as an intimidation tactic. She was referred to as some kind of pet or possession.'

Baldoni's legal team sought to have Swift sit for a deposition, but the songbird will no longer be deposed following a judge's ruling.

Baldoni's lawyers also subpoenaed Swift, however that effort was withdrawn.

'Taylor Swift never set foot on the set of this movie, she was not involved in any casting or creative decisions, she did not score the film, she never saw an edit or made any notes on the film, she did not even see 'It Ends With Us' until weeks after its public release, and was traveling around the globe during 2023 and 2024,' her spokesperson said in response to the subpoena.
'The connection Taylor had to this film was permitting the use of one song, 'My Tears Ricochet.' Given that her involvement was licensing a song for the film, which 19 other artists also did, this document subpoena is designed to use Taylor Swift's name to draw public interest by creating tabloid clickbait instead of focusing on the facts of the case.'

A source has since told the Daily Mail that newly-engaged Swift had been ghosting Lively's repeat attempts to 'reach out' with texts, voicemails and emails.

The case, Blake Lively v. Wayfarer Studios LLC, et al, is scheduled to go to trial in March 2026.