Taylor Swift’s five word reaction ‘unveiled’ as singer awkwardly booed during Super Bowl
Taylor Swift’s apparent response to jeers during the Super Bowl has been revealed as she put on a brave face while cheering on her American Football player boyfriend Travis Kelce.
The 35-year-old watched on as Kelce’s team, the Kansas City Chiefs, lost out to the Philadelphia Eagles.
The heavy 40-22 defeat saw Kelce looked crushed and Swift appearing despondent as she spectated from the gantry.
However, the music icon was given another reason to be aggrieved during the game.
During the game, Swift’s face appeared on the Caesars Superdome’s big screen prompting thousands boos to ring out around the stadium.
In an embarrassing comparison, US President Donald Trump received a massive wave of cheers when he appeared on-screen.
Swift appeared to ask fellow musician and attendee Ice Spice what was happening as she chuckled at the incident before the cameras diverted to elsewhere in the arena.
Now, expert lip reader Nicola Hickling has deduced to the Daily Mail that the star uttered in her disappointment: “Aww what? What’s going on?”
Looking deeper, body language expert Darren Stanton analysed how Swift reacted to the jeers.
“At the point the crowd starts booing, Taylor’s eyes open wide,” he began, adding that: “Initially, we see a combination of shock, disbelief and feeling pretty embarrassed.”
“She tries to laugh it off but it’s clearly caught her off guard and hit a nerve.
“Ice Spice does a shushing motion with her finger, as if to tell the crowd to be quiet, as she’s aware of Taylor’s feelings and is embarrassed for her.”
Later in the incident, Swift supposedly showed a “fake smile”, something the body language said “was a masking gesture”.”
In the short response, she shows a massive masking smile. These are normal, genuine reactions from Taylor, it’s real emotion and she does absolutely feel embarrassed here.”
Swift then proceeded to “tuck in her chin”, a move Stanton claimed indicated she “wanted to make herself physically smaller, and show her upset at the boos”.
“She knows they’re not there for her, but this wasn’t the response she was expecting,” Stanton continued, speaking on behalf of Slingo. “This gesture comes from us feeling internally affected, and is something people do to help them feel less stressed.
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I love you @taylorswift13 dont listen to those booo!!
— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) February 9, 2025
“The more confident someone is, that’s when we get gestures like hands on hips and feet wider apart. But when we want to ‘disappear’ we make ourselves smaller.”
Swift is yet to speak out publicly following the booing incident, but she did find herself on the receiving end of support from tennis superstar Serena Williams.
The former Wimbledon champion penned a message of support to the Love Story hitmaker before she took to the Super Bowl half-time show stage alongside Kendrick Lamar.
“I love you @taylorswift13 dont listen to those booo!!” Williams penned. (sic)