Taylor Swift Fans Think A Showgirl Surprise Is Coming On Release Day
Taylor Swift always has some tricks up her sleeve. The singer even confirmed as such on Sept. 24, when she announced a new Target-exclusive vinyl of her new album The Life of a Showgirl, which drops on Oct. 3. “A showgirl knows to save some of her best tricks for the grand finale…” she wrote. Naturally, this sent the fans into overdrive as they began to investigate what she meant.
The past week has been filled with numerous announcements leading up to the album, including Spotify’s Showgirl-themed pop-up experience, Swift’s upcoming appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and the release of limited-edition, signed copies on her website. However, fans think she still has something bigger in store for her “grand finale.”
With her past two albums, Swift had a nocturnal surprise just hours after album release, releasing Midnights (3 a.m. Edition) with extra bonus tracks at 3 a.m. in 2022, then revealing that The Tortured Poets Department was a double album in 2024, dropping The Anthology at 2 a.m. Therefore, some fans think she’ll complete the 3-2-1 countdown with Showgirl, making a big announcement at 1 a.m.
However, this wouldn’t involve more new music. When she announced The Life of a Showgirl on fiancé Travis Kelce’s New Heights podcast, Swift was very clear that the album features 12 tracks — and that’s it. “There’s no other songs coming,” she emphasized. “This is 12. There’s not a 13th. This is the record I’ve been wanting to make for a very long time.”
So, if Swift’s “grand finale” (if she even has one) isn’t a deluxe version for The Life of a Showgirl, what else could it be? Naturally, Swifties have a few theories.
The Eras Tour Documentary
Swifties have been predicting that the singer would release an Eras Tour documentary for a long time. And given how The Life of a Showgirl was inspired by Swift’s own behind-the-scenes experiences on tour, it would make sense for a doc to be a part of the Showgirl era. One Reddit fan predicts that she will finally announce this rumored doc at 1 a.m. on Oct. 3, referring to it as a possible “Encore” or “Director’s Cut” of the Eras Tour concert film.
Multiple Showgirl Versions
Another Reddit fan is making a bolder prediction, thinking Swift will release not two, but three different versions of Showgirl that reimagine the songs as different genres, mirroring how Shania Twain recorded pop, country, and Bollywood versions of her 2002 album Up! The fan predicts that Swift will remix her new record, confirmed to be a pop album, incorporating country and musical theater stylings.
A Showgirl Tour?
Some fans are also wondering if Swift may bookend the Showgirl album rollout by announcing her next tour, given how The Eras Tour inspired the album. That said, tours typically aren’t announced at 1 a.m., and Swift hasn’t given any indication that she’ll be playing this album live — for good reason, considering she was on the road for nearly two years. This one seems more like a distant possibility, but with Swift, you just never know.
Taylor Swift Announces New Album, The Life Of A Showgirl
TS12 is almost upon us. On Aug. 12, Taylor Swift announced the release of her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl. The singer unveiled her new album on her official website, posting a three-hour countdown ending right at 12:12 a.m. ET.
On Instagram, Swift also shared a clip of her announcing the album’s title on boyfriend Travis Kelce and his brother Jason’s New Heights podcast. As fans previously suspected, Swift will appear on the next episode to talk about her new project. The episode will be posted on Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. ET, with the date and time matching both Swift’s lucky number 13 and Travis’ Kansas City Chiefs number 87.
In the teaser, Swift shows the Kelce brothers the album cover — which was censored — signaling that she might make her grand reveal during the podcast. “This is my brand new album, The Life of a Showgirl,” she proudly declared, which made Jason scream. “TS12!” Travis yelled in response.
Fans can now pre-order The Life of a Showgirl on Swift’s official store, where the album cover is also kept protected with a stock image of a lock. The official release date will also be announced at a later date, though Swift’s store states that the vinyl, CD, and cassette will ship before Oct. 13, which means that the likeliest release date is Friday, Oct. 10.
TS12 Easter Eggs
In the days leading up to her announcement, Swift’s official fan account, Taylor Nation, shared exactly 12 orange Eras Tour looks on social media, captioning the post, “Thinking about when she said ‘See you next era…,’” along with a flaming heart emoji. Swifties took this as confirmation that Swift’s 12th album was imminent, and the era’s color would be orange, as fans have long expected.
Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco Just Shared Their Wedding Photos
Selena Gomez is now a married woman. On Sept. 27, the actor-singer tied the knot to producer Benny Blanco after over two years of dating, sharing her first wedding photos on Instagram. “9.27.25,” she wrote with a white heart emoji, with Blanco commenting, “my wife in real life.”
Gomez posted a slideshow of newlywed photos taken after the ceremony that revealed their wedding looks, including some special Polaroids. As confirmed by Vogue, the bride wore a custom embroidered gown from Ralph Lauren, while Blanco donned a complementary black tuxedo from the designer.
The couple tied the knot at Sea Crest Nursery in Santa Barbara, Calif., in front of 170 of their family and friends. Gomez’s famous BFF Taylor Swift was among the guests, as well as her Only Murders in the Building co-stars Steve Martin, Martin Short, Paul Rudd, and Ashley Park, and Wizards of Waverly Place onscreen brother, David Henrie. Other attendees included Paris Hilton and Ed Sheeran.
The celebration started the night before with a rehearsal dinner at a private mansion in the nearby Hope Ranch community. Gomez reportedly had bridesmaids, which may have been the group of close friends that attended her bachelorette party in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, including Ashley Cook, Courtney Lopez, Raquelle Stevens, and cousin Priscilla Marie.
Selena & Benny’s Love Story
Gomez and Blanco go back over a decade, as she collaborated with him on her 2015 album, Revival, and worked with him again on his 2019 single “I Can’t Get Enough.” However, the pair didn’t start dating until 2023. They kept it a secret for six months before Gomez confirmed their relationship through Instagram comments that December, saying, “He is my absolute everything in my heart.”
Almost exactly a year later, the couple got engaged, which Gomez announced with a close-up of her diamond engagement ring on Instagram. “Forever begins now..,” she wrote. She shared more proposal photos, revealing that Blanco popped the question with a romantic Taco Bell picnic.
In March, Gomez and Blanco sealed the deal musically, releasing their first collaborative album, I Said I Loved You First. “It just is actually what went down, and it describes us,” she told Rolling Stone. “This whole project embodies his stories combined with my stories… and I think it was just really cute. I think it was probably your idea. But, yeah, guilty as charged. I said ‘I love you’ first.”
Hilary Duff Teased What To Expect From Her New Music
Hilary Duff is coming clean about her new music. Two weeks after announcing she was back in the recording studio, the actor-slash-singer gave more details on her upcoming comeback. Duff not only confirmed she’s preparing to release a new pop album while speaking to WWD at Fendi’s Spring 2026 runway show in Milan on Sept. 25, she also promised fans will “hear something soon.”
Hilary’s Return To Music
After months of hinting at her musical comeback, Duff made it official on Sept. 9. She posted photos of her working on new songs on Instagram, captioning her post, “new music … or something.” Her announcement coincided with a Variety article reporting she had signed a new deal with Atlantic Records and had a docuseries on the way about her personal and professional journey. The label shared in a press release that fans will get an inside look at her recording sessions, live show rehearsals, and preparations for returning to the stage.
At the Fendi show, Duff confirmed to WWD that she’s releasing an album. Giving more details, she added, “It’s going to be pop. Yeah, it’s pop music. I’m working really hard right now in the studio all the time.”
The How I Met Your Father vet also gave a rough timeline for her upcoming album’s release, promising it will be out “soon.”
Hilary’s Music Career
Duff has released five studio albums through her career to date, starting with her Christmas-themed Santa Claus Lane in 2002, back in her Lizzie McGuire heyday. Metamorphosis came the following year, and it offered hits such as “So Yesterday” and “Come Clean.” Next was her self-titled Hilary Duff in 2004, and then 2007’s Dignity. Afterward, she took a break for several years before releasing her most recent studio album, Breathe In. Breathe Out., in 2015.
In the lead-up to announcing her comeback, Duff, now a mom of four, started dropping hints. She marked Breathe In. Breathe Out’s 10th anniversary in June with a joke on social media about how fans should blame themselves for its lack of commercial success. As part of her caption, she wrote, “don’t let it happen again…next time…okay.” Her followers let her know they’re ready for a do-over, with one commenting, “I am so ready for the new Hilary musical chapter… you have no idea.”
Dua Lipa Paired Her LWD With A “Sardine Girl Summer” Accessory
After a busy week in New York that felt “like a whole fiscal year,” Dua Lipa is proving, once again, that her “Vacanza Queen” moniker knows no bounds.
If you’ll recall, over the course of seven days, she staged four concerts in the city, attended multiple events, and even hosted some of her own, including a live recording of her podcast, Service 95, and back-to-back Pilates classes to celebrate a new business partnership. Anyone else would be tired. But unlike regular folks — whose “rest” probably looks like a weekend in or tons of naps — Lipa typically carves out time between touring to jet set to beach towns for some R&R. And right now, she’s posted up in Miami, sipping martinis with friends in her chicest and spiciest dresses.
Dua’s Revealing Dress
On Thursday, Sept. 25, ahead of one of two Radical Optimism Tour performances in the Florida hot spot, Lipa made the most out of the weather and dressed like temperatures were still sizzling.
The “Levitating” songstress slipped into a little white dress, the LBD’s summery cousin, with some skin-baring elements. The quasi-halter piece featured a deep scoop neckline that flaunted her cleavage. Instead of being backless, however, it had a strip of fabric connecting the nape to the bottom half of the dress, making the dress look as though it had massive armhole cutouts. The holes on each side were hip-deep and so wide, they exposed major sideboob.
While Lipa, unfortunately, didn’t share full-body pictures in her dump, the dress seemed to be floor-length with a column silhouette.
Are Those… Fish Earrings?!
Further proof that Lipa is holding on to summer: She channeled one of the past season’s most TikTok-viral aesthetics: sardine girl summer — a trend focused on spotlighting fishes (not just sardines), in different forms, whether as is, tucked into tinned cans, or, err… deboned.
Lipa’s take was less fishy and more fishbone. She wore oversized gold earrings in the shape of a fish’s vertebrae, with a pearlescent orb accent that slid down her collarbones.
Lipa’s accessorizing has always been A+. Any fashion girl would be happy to raid her accoutrements, from her collection of it bags and her statement jewelry. The way she added accents to this “simple” white dress is evidence of that, between her fish earrings, massive cuffs on each wrist, and a slew of dazzling rings. Even her pinky rings were dripping in sparklers.
Gilmore Girls Fans Spotted A Subtle Jess Easter Egg In A New Commercial
Who was Rory’s best boyfriend on Gilmore Girls? The discourse was recently reignited by — of all things — a new Panera Bread commercial. The ad saw Jared Padalecki and Matt Czuchry argue the merits of their respective soups. Of course, it really sounded like they were talking about their characters, with Czuchry favoring his “rich” and “sophisticated” menu pick (hi, Logan) and Padalecki describing his “reliable” choice as the “perfect first… bowl of soup” (which is just what Dean would say).
While Milo Ventimiglia wasn’t there to make the case for Jess, his character’s influence loomed large in the commercial. In fact, several fans pointed out a subtle Easter egg that might hearken back to a specific Jess gag from Gilmore Girls.
Jess Tess Mariano
Padalecki leaned into the old Jess vs. Dean rivalry throughout the commercial, voicing his contempt for the “bad boy” who once “left without even saying goodbye,” an apparent nod to Jess’ hasty Season 3 departure from Stars Hollow.
He also stormed up to the counter when a Panera employee announced an order for someone named Tess — as if he thought he heard “Jess” and was ready to throw fists like they did in high school.
While you likely caught the winky “Tess” rhyme, did you know that it was actually used on Gilmore Girls before? Fans on social media pointed out that in Season 3, Luke got a call about his nephew’s skirmish at a house party. “I do know someone who would get into a fight at a party and leave the place completely trashed,” he says. “It’s a wild guess, but I think his name rhymes with Tess.”
Before that, in Season 2, Lorelai was unnerved by Rory’s care for Jess, the town’s brooding new arrival. Relenting after Rory asked her to be nice to him, Lorelai huffed: “Can I at least call him Tess for a little while?”
More than 20 years before two Gilmore exes broke bread together, the name “Tess” was already being used as a stand-in for Jess — a tradition the Panera commercial hilariously upholds.
Another Reunion Is On The Way
While the new ad may only reference Gilmore Girls in spirit, a proper reunion is in the works. In honor of the show’s 25th anniversary this fall, several stars — including Padalecki, Kelly Bishop, and Keiko Agena — will appear in the documentary Searching For Stars Hollow, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Wore Sheer Undies In A New Lingerie Campaign
Fashion is not just about what you’re wearing — it’s also about what you’re *not* wearing. It’s a rule that Rosie Huntington-Whiteley knows all too well. Whether she’s sporting a sheer gown or going completely pantsless, the model has perfected the art of a revealing ‘fit. Really, it was only a matter of time before she came out with her own line of lacy lingerie.
In September, Huntington-Whiteley partnered with British retailer Marks & Spencer to design a line of romantic (and affordable) undergarments. Of course, the model also starred in the ad campaign, showing off the assortment of sheer undies and plunging bras — plus a see-through bodysuit.
Rosie’s Catsuit-Inspired Look
In a Sep. 25 Instagram, Huntington-Whiteley shared the new campaign and a backstage peek at her photoshoot with Marks & Spencer. The star of the shoot was easily the sheer bodysuit ($63). Featuring a delicate floral lace, the onesie left little to the imagination — despite the high-neck and long sleeves. The model upped the wow factor with a matching pair of lace leggings, imitating the look of a full-body catsuit.
For some added coverage, she wore a simple black balconette bra and Brazilian-cut undies underneath the sheer look.
Rosie’s See-Through Undies
In another sultry look from the ad campaign, Huntington-Whiteley went for a monochromatic burgundy look. She wore a plunging scoop-neck bra ($54) with lace detail and a subtle scalloped lining. To keep things spicy, she added a pair of high-waisted sheer undies ($27).
Every single detail was curated to perfection — even the waistband featured rose gold hardware and Huntington-Whiteley’s logo “Rosie.”
The model took an edgier turn for her next ensemble, pairing her lingerie with a leather bomber jacket. For this look, she sported a lacy black bra ($54) with a tiny cutout between the cups. She paired the bra with a matching set of high-waisted sheer underwear ($27).
