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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Aamna Mohdin

Thursday briefing: How Taylor Swift, the ​ultimate pop ​star, ​turned ​her story into our own

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's engagement.
The ring seen around the world … Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's engagement. Photograph: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce

Good morning. Readers, I have a confession: like millions of romantics across the world, I am a Swiftie.

The multiplatinum pop singer-songwriter speaks to me. It started when I was 16. Taylor Swift’s second studio album, Fearless, dropped in the UK in March 2009. That summer, much to my younger brother’s despair, I blasted Fifteen, Love Story, You Belong With Me and The Way I Loved You (the best song on the album – argue with the wall!) on repeat.

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