An Interviewer Told Taylor Swift She Should Shower And People Are Not Happy

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It was a big weekend for Taylor Swift fans in the UK, since she performed at BBC Biggest Weekend festival in Swansea, Wales. Some of them aren’t walking away from the weekend very pleased, though, as what happened after she got off stage is causing some controversy.

After her performance, she was interviewed by BBC presenter and DJ Greg James, and at the end of their conversation, he made a joke about Swift’s post-performance sweat and said, “It’s nice to see you. I think you need to have a shower now.” Swift responded in stride, saying, “I agree! And I’m not offended that you said that! There’s a lot going on and none of it’s good.”

https://twitter.com/Swift_Alert/status/1000836911508983809

Although Swift appeared to not be too bothered by the remark, her fans have had a very mixed set of reactions. Some people on Twitter have chalked it up as an example of Americans not getting British humor:

https://twitter.com/neganxv/status/1001190050141540353

https://twitter.com/beccapml/status/1001273941380485122

Others believe that it was an innocent remark just meant to end the interview on a light note:

https://twitter.com/enrrly/status/1001364462375456768

https://twitter.com/okayxfenty/status/1001468576673488896

The final group of reactions comes from those who thought the comment was in pretty bad taste:

https://twitter.com/showmestarlight/status/1000830010368954373

https://twitter.com/kj2know/status/1001486201881276416

https://twitter.com/harindintwarip/status/1001152457702100994

James has since responded to the backlash, writing on Twitter that he and Swift have known each other for a long time, and that “it’s all cool” between them: “TS has a great sense of humour and we have known each other for ages and had a good catch up after the interview. It’s all cool. It was hot up there. I almost said we should both go for a shower but after this reaction I’m glad I didn’t!”

https://twitter.com/gregjames/status/1001173091589017600

Revisit our review of the first show of Swift’s Reputation tour here.