Taylor Swift’s Low-Key Selena Gomez Shoutout Has Fans Wondering if Something Big Is Brewing
Taylor Swift’s superpower? Making the world lose its collective mind over an Instagram Story. After 100 days without a grid post (her last one closed out the Eras Tour in December) and 65 days of Story radio silence, Swift kicked back into social mode. Not to gush about her latest ski trip with Travis Kelce and NFL Reporter Erin Andrews, but to shout out her best friend, Selena Gomez, and Selena’s fiancé Benny Blanco’s new album, I Said I Loved You First.
And true to her ultra-methodical form, Swifties knew this wasn’t just another promo post. Taylor’s love-filled caption, “I LOVE THIS ALBUM SO MUCH OH MY GODDDDDDDDDDDD,” wasn’t just a simple post giving some BFF love. Namely, the 12 extra D’s at the end of “GOD” had fans diving deep into theories.
Why 12? For newcomers, here’s a crash course on Swiftian lore: Numbers aren’t just numbers in Swift’s world, they’re Easter eggs. “12” is famously tied to major milestones, like December, her birthday, and some of her iconic album releases. Could 12 be a nod to something big, like Reputation (Taylor’s Version)? Or was she just embracing the multiple letter ending to really emphasize the love of the new tunes? Even though fans have been left empty-handed with previous hints at this particular Taylor’s Version, some are still holding out with Swift’s latest social media move.
“Do you guys remember Taylor’s last post she had posted on Instagram before Reputation, was Selena’s new music promotion ????,” one fan noted. Yep, back in 2017, Swift did exactly the same thing, hyping Gomez’s “Fetish” just before dropping her Reputation bombshell. Coincidence? “She also did the same thing in 2017 ????????????,” another fan echoed, adding fuel to the speculation fire.
Before “Taylena” became friendship goals, Swift and Gomez met in the most 2008 way possible — on a double date with the Jonas Brothers. Taylor was with Joe, Selena with Nick. Years later, Geomz joked, “We actually dated the Jonas Brothers together! It was hysterical… we just clicked.” Fast forward more than a decade, and that spur-of-the-moment connection has solidified into one of the strongest bonds in Hollywood.
From Gomez channeling her inner villain for Swift’s 2015 “Bad Blood” video to her stunning “Hands to Myself” performance on the Reputation tour back in 2018, these two are always in each other’s corner. Fans have noticed too, with one pointing out, “Literally the only person she’s willing to go online for right now. Taylena is so real.”
Yet, in all this social media sleuthing, one question lingers louder than the rest. “I’m surprised that there hasn’t been a Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift collaboration yet,” a fan pondered previously. Considering Swift’s penchant for layered surprises, could I Said I Loved You First or a future project be the moment we’ve been waiting for? After Saturday’s shoutout, we’re not ruling anything out.
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