Much has been made of Taylor Swift’s game (or lack thereof), but I have to admit something: I’m consistently impressed and amused by her ability to get her new boyfriends to pose for candid photo ops. She got Jake Gyllenhaal to pose with her a few weeks into the beginning of their relationship, I think Swifty posed with Cory Monteith on, like, their first date, and her relationship with Conor Kennedy was FULL of early photo-ops in Hyannis Port. Now here she is with Harry Styles, only a few weeks into a new relationship and already they’re posing together in Central Park. This photo-op feels kind of Gylenhaal-esque. But she’s added a new twist! A BABY!! According to Pacific Coast News, the baby (a girl named Lux) belongs to Harry’s stylist and friend Lou Teasdale. It was nice of Lou to lend Lux to Swifty for a happy couple photo op.
Less than 24 hours after Taylor Swift performed during KIIS-FM’s Jingle Ball at the Nokia Theatre in L.A, the country music superstar flew to New York City to spend time with One Direction’s Harry Styles.
After flirting on the X Factor set in mid-November, the musicians have been hoping to spend more time together — and they finally got their chance Dec. 2. Joined by a few pals, Swift, 22, and Styles, 18, were all smiles while visiting the Central Park Zoo.
Shortly after they were spotted in the Big Apple, fans began sharing pictures of the two stars on Twitter. “Just saw Taylor Swift,” one wrote. “Holy crap!”
Swift split with high school senior Conor Kennedy, 18, in October. “She doesn’t want to be single,” a source recently told Us Weekly.
Styles — who named Swift as his celebrity crush in the November issue of Seventeen! — isn’t the only One Direction member who’s off the market: Louis Tomlinson, 20, is romancing college student Eleanor Calder, 20, while Zayn Malik, 19, is seeing Little Mix singer Perrie Edwards, 19.
How long are we giving this relationship? Am I the only one holding out hope that Swifty and Conor reunite briefly over Christmas when he’s on holiday from his prep school? Which means… this could end up a love triangle between Swifty, an English boy and a Kennedy boy. I hope they make it a drinking contest for her heart.
I’m also including a couple of photos of Swifty at the KIIS FM’s Jingle Ball in LA over the weekend – she wore the striped dress on the red carpet & the shorts when she performed. Those shorts are not cute.
Photos courtesy of Apega/WENN.com and Pacific Coast News.
Right, I have no money at the moment, so I’ll bet a packet of gummi bears and a pitcher of Cracktinis;
2 months absolute maximum.
It’s Xmas and times are hard, I bet you a bottle of Lambrini and a packet of pickled onion Monster Munch that this will last until just after Valentine’s day.
How do you call girl who changes her boyfriend every second month? Slut. Let’s be honest.
Nope.
Agreed. It just SCREAMS “publicity stunt” b/c they both have new albums/tours to promote
Also, I think that Harry and Liam like each other, in that way. What is it with Taylor bearding up all the time? Weird.
http://gawker.com/5961280/crazy+popular-boy-band-one-direction-played-a-slyly-intimate-game-of-grab-ass-on-ellen
she really is immature…
Drinking contest for her heart? Drinking what? Kool Aid Let’s see what do Taylor L,Jake,Harry have in common?
These are PR relationships, every last one of them. Mutually beneficial PR.
I think those shorts ARE cute.
I bet this she is bearding again and this is until she sees Connor or just before Valentine’s Day and then we’ll be tortured with another album next year.
Could it be that our Miss Taylor is in the closet herself? Otherwise, why would she beard for so many gay celebrities?
She has plenty of money, so what other possible motive could she have to pose in a series of ragingly heterosexual couplings?
I was about to post the same thing (closet part). Shes more famous then any of the guys she dates, so why is she going from guy to guy? Or maybe she is running out of material for songs?
I hadn’t thought of that because I don’t get that vibe from her, but it would explain her string of non-threatening little boys, and make the whole thing less gross if it’s all an act.
No idea of she’s gay but regardless there’s plenty in it for her. It’s for material. The songs on RED about Jakey G are chock full of fine details we know about because of their photo ops and story leaks. When Taylor’s song about Harry comes out, it will have the ducks in Central Park and sharing a bag of roasted peanuts. MARK MY WORDS. This girl is craft.
Seriously? It definitely seems like a lot of her relationships are for publicity, but she does not give off that vibe at ALL. If she were anything but 100% vanilla princess straight, it would at least make her the slightest bit more interesting… yawn. (Not trying to trivialize or fetishize anyone’s sexuality here, just my opinion!)
slightly unrelated, which of her relationships do you think were actually REAL? I think John Mayer and the Conor Kennedy. And I bet she’s still with/planning to get back together with Conor.
I would’ve thought he would be a lot shorter than her…surprised.
Yes, no doubt- most famous musicians I’ve seen in real life are teeny tiny!
My first thought!!! 🙂
yeah he is kind of tall, I find him very attractive but they have no chemistry whatsoever. I give this romance 2 months
Central Park on a Sunday with a One Direction member…she’s quite the little attention seeker. Did she buy a house in London yet?
I heard she denied that she was buying a house in London 🙂
What, what, what does a 22 year old woman want with an 18 year old kid? Looking at them together is just weird. I think that regardless of gender, the maturity gap between 22 and 18 is just too wide. She needs to date someone her own age!
So presumably you also had a huge problem with the age difference when Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart got together? And think Liam Hemsworth should dump Miley for somebody exactly his own age? Or are only guys allowed to date younger girls? I notice you call him ‘a kid’ and Taylor ‘a woman’ – there’s four years between them; where do you draw that arbitrary line in the sand where someone becomes a woman or a man? They’re both adults.
I also think it has something to do with stage of life. Two working adults (18 & 22) have more in common than a working adult and a high school student. Now, this boy band kid here IS a working adult, so maybe this is an equal relationship, but the fact that he looks like such a clueless little boy makes it hard to stomach.
@bettyrose – ‘A clueless little boy’? You are aware that Harry’s previous relationship was with a woman in her thirties, right? He also had an affair with another thirtysomething and broke up her marriage. His rumored gay lover is 28. If those much older than Taylor find him attractive, why shouldn’t she?
Tammy, if that’s true, you raise a whole different issue about him.
And, I might add, you’re sounding like a lady who doth protest too much. I’m gonna guess you’re dating someone younger and taking the Swifty criticism a little too personally.
@Tammy
In fact yes, I think that the maturity gap in both of those relationships has been pretty evident. You brought up two perfect examples of why an adult shouldn’t date a teenager. Thank you.
@Anonny – Why are you making a personal attack? You’ve made quite a few comments on this matter, too – am I to conclude that you’re bitter because your boyfriend left you for an older woman?
I’m not dating anybody younger, but even if I were, you wouldn’t have the right to try and make my opinion less valid. What I am is someone who’s pissed off about gender double standards. It shouldn’t make a difference if the male or the female is younger – don’t tell me you believe that bullshit about girls maturing earlier than boys? Physically yes, but the speed of intellectual and emotional maturity completely depends on the individual. Look it up.
I agree. Four years is a lot at that age, especially when the male is the younger half, because then the difference is developmentally more like 6 or 7 years. Or should be…I suspect Taylor’s not exactly meeting the maturity benchmarks herself.
Um, Harry’s last girlfriend was 31 when he was 17 & reports are that he hooked up w/ Natalie Imbruglia when she was 37 & he was 18…
no attraction to this Styles kid, but I would bang her ex-husband.. I’ve had a crush on Johns since high school, which was forever ago.. (ok, I know that was off topic but seeing Natalie’s name reminded me)
UGH! 31? 37? What did they see in him. If a child hit on me I’d slap him. *Shudder*
ITA.. Big difference between 18 and 22 and 40 and 44. As you get older the difference between the amout of years is maturity. No big difference between a 51 year old and a 55 year old. Huge huge difference between a 12 year old and a 16 year old.
I don’t get what those older girlfriends saw in him either. There is just so much they have in common between a thirtysomething and a boyfriend 10 years younger.
OMG…it’s not like he’s 12. They probably have a lot in common considering their occupation.
Just like a good actor researches his roles, she researches the topics for an upcoming album. i respect that professionalism.
If I was Selena Gomez I would be careful with her bb: Taylor could steal material for a new album.
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
lol..i love HAYLOR…the one direction meltdown was epic on twitter and tumblr yesterday…am giving 3 months..they both have tours coming..
She is already composing the “he did me wrong and my heart is broken again”song. I can see it in her eyes!
“Oh baby, I wanted us to be your One connection.
But you lied and took my heart in the wrong Direction”
Hahaha!
LMAO
They’re totes wearing the exact same pair of trousers. Just had to point that out.
Totally…that’s just weird lol
well isn’t that a cute photo-op, wonder when she’ll write a song about him..
He’s a cute kid. I tend to think he’s not swinging Swifty’s way, but my goodness he’s adorable. But that’s the thing- I think he’s adorable. Not hot. Not sexy. He’s a cutie pie.
I really dont think Harry is ready for the commitment that is Swifty
It’s kind of creepy she seems to have a preference for teen guys if late. (that being said, it might mean nothing, she seems to have a thing for any guy willing to put stickers in a Lisa frank album with her and wear pajamas with feet)
Honestly she’s either brilliant at pr and really knows her fan base or she’s totally a stage 5 clinger and should walk around in a Tshirt that says “NEEDY”.
+1 to the last comment. She’s either brilliant @ the PR or 12-24 from being committed to an asylum! 🙂
no, no, I think she’s full on ‘cuckoo cuckoo’ even a few years diff while dating that young (specially 18 is just too wierd).
How come her reputation as ‘needy/clingy/babies/marriage’ hasn’t infiltrated EVERY hollwyood guys’ brain? I would be soooo cautious of anything i did/said for fear of her writing it in her next song.
she’s just ‘cuckoo’ and am I the only one who thinks the One Direction boys are FUGLY!?! and I love me a Brit but those boys are FUGGGLY!!!
I’m gonna go with “Stage 5 clinger” lol
oh i forget one thing..she is getting Kennedy Award to at NY…..now that is something i really wants to see…how is she going to act around them KENNEDYS today.
Oh Harry… If you’re trying to disprove the gay rumors, dating Taylor Swift is NOT going to help!
Right?? It didn’t help Jake or Taylor L.’s causes any…
He looks like a puppy and She looks like a mean cat. hahahaha
I want her dress. I give them 2 months.
I want her bag. info anyone, pretty please?
Not 100% sure what it is, but Cambridge Satchel Company has almost the same ones. Sold at Bloomindgdales, Nordstrom etc for like 150.
according to the website: What Would Taylor Swift Wear, the bag is “Beara Beara”, from the vicinity of the better-known Camridges.
http://wwtaylorw.com/2291/
here’s their facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/BearaBeara
they have a picture of Swifty wearing their bag on the main top picture. I clicked through the link but it seems they don’t have the exact same one anymore.
can I claim shared custody of the bag? *hides*
I need to stop clicking on Taylor Swift stories.
If this doesn’t just scream set up, I don’t know what does.
Swifty’s pr team deserve an award for this, they really do.
“It was nice of Lou to lend Lux to Swifty for a happy couple photo op.”
ROFL!!
So true – a cute toddler with a passing resemblance to Taylor brings the cuteness up several notches. Her tween-y fans can look at it and say this is what she’ll look like when she gets married and has a baby – sigh. Now that I’ve typed that sentence out, it sounds so weird.
it was because taylor wanted to see how she looks, er, i mean, likes being a “parent”.
looking at taylor swift’s jeans, i’m glad to say i finally found proof to dispel my friends’ adamant pronouncement that i’m the only person in the world who sharp creases the front of my jeans.
i don’t know why, but i don’t feel “complete” without it. i did abandon the sharp crease for a total of three weeks in college due to heckling. then i had a nervous breakdown and continued creasing despite it all. i guess, personal neurosis trumps peer pressure any time, even though it made my upper right arm more musclier than my left arm.
nowadays, i balance the muscles by carrying my groceries and other stuff with my left arm.
Wait, you create the crease? By folding, ironing…?
folding, ironing the bejeebus out of them, and i’m not above starching low-stiffness jeans (somewhere between modern jeans fabric and jeggings).
i’ve laid off the starch quite a lot, but if they don’t sit right, i might still get anxiety attacks.
I sharp crease my jeans. Jean creasers, unite!
i’d like to get married to you!
I was never on the Conor-Taylor bandwagon, but man. This has to burn. Poor Conor!
Unlike her other relationships, he WILL write a song about them if it all hits the fan. Tread lightly Taylor! Karma’s-a-comin’ for ya!! 🙂
I think I smell a set up….. gets her good publicity away from Connor (and she can secretly still see him) and he gets exposure to america- win/win
She is one of the best at bearding….
I’m over a decade older than Harry Styles, but I swear there is something about that kid. I think I would… I’m so ashamed…
I 34 and I probably would too lol I’m not that ashamed, I think :-/
Oh, good. I’m not alone.
I would hit it like I was living the last day before a zombie apocalypse(walking dead on the brain :))
I know!! Im 23 and for some reason I find this guy so atractive lol I dont know what it is but he just does it for me
He’s legal, you’re legal, so what’s the prob?? He dated a 31 year old & shagged a 37 year old so anyone is fair game 🙂
And I’d totally hit it forwards, backwards & sideways!
Right?
I’m older than both of you and I just love the way his hair looks. That is my guilty pleasure – those curls.
Is she scared of being alone or something. I mean this girl’s vajajay has had more traffic than the Lincoln Tunnel. Dang!
I believe she is a virgin
I don’t think so. She’s made references to having sex in her songs.
I think her vadge must taste like pink lemonade to get all those closet cases to sign up for the Swift kind of love.
I like her purple coat. It does wonders covering up her hideous kitty clothes.
Well, the baby sure is cute; love the boots….Taylor seems like a Stepford Wife but the feeling she gives off is that of a goody goody; a sweet and pure virginal aura, but I doubt that’s her real personality. She’s so overexposed. She seems like a Better Homes and Gardens chick.
Her next song is going to be about her tired girly parts. Smething like “Who’s that now knocking on my door, I can’t take this parade of dopes no more”
Her girly parts aren’t going to be anymore tired than any other sexually active girl her age. It doesn’t matter if you’re having sex every night with your long-term boyfriend or husband, or having sex with different guys, the impact on your vagina will be the same.
Jeez, he looks like a teenager. Wait a minute, he is a teenager.
Why does she keep dating these way younger guys? Is it because they’re easily manipulated?
He’s not *way* younger. He’s 4 years younger. Since when is that a big age difference when two people are both adults? If Taylor was a 22 year-old guy, no one would be saying anything.
My eyebrows would still be raised if the gender situation were reversed. There’s (theoretically) a lot of growing up that happens between 18 and 22.
That said, I don’t care about Swifty or the dude. But if the same situation happened with one of my younger cousins (male or female)…eek.
@megs283 – So I should assume you’re equally bothered by Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus dating? Your eyebrows must be going up all the time, because many, many twentysomething guys date girls 2-5 years younger than them. I recommend you stay off college campuses, because the number of seniors hooking up with underclassmen would obviously blow your mind.
@megs283 – i agree, it’s a gap at that age. it’s not like 28 and 24, for example. that’s not a huge difference in life experience to me. but 22 and 18 seems somewhat out of place.
All right fashion girls, what can you tell me about her bag? m in love
I am putting Swifty in the same camp as George Clooney and Sean Penn — she won’t date people who are age-appropriate because they offer too much of a challenge. In her case, I think after Gyllenhaal and Mayer, she doesn’t want guys who are wise to her stalker-clinger games.
So a woman dating 4 years younger is as inappropriate as a man dating 20 years younger? Wow, good to know women have so many options. Why don’t you compare Taylor to Liam Hemsworth or Robert Pattinson, as they are dating women with the same age difference as Taylor and Harry?
I think she dates teenagers because they are the only ones who put up with her “just the tip” rule.
Who the hell dresses this chick? June Cleaver???
So this is really happening? He does has a thing for older women and she has a thing for high profile 18 yr. olds. lately. It must be true love! LOL
How can they have a drinking game when neither of these boys can legally drink? What are they to drink – juice boxes?
I think it’s sad that she continually preys on these little boys. Grow up, Taylor!
The drinking age is 18 in the UK. Harry is already a regular at pubs over there.
They are here — in America — where the drinking age is 21. And Connor is also American.
lol I love Taylor but I’m not even taking her relationships seriously at this point, girl does not know how to be single!
Also, worth mentioning – I feel more of a couple vibe coming from Liam and Harry but whatevs.
The best comment I’ve seen about this whole thing comes from the E! News website by someone called Pff – “Her next victim… I meant boyfriend… I meant album… I meant hit…oh well you get the point.”
I think she is just dying to find true love. I remember being like that. My parents started dating at 14 and 17. At 23 I felt like time was running out. Crazy I know, but I was always looking and hoping for Mr. Right. I dated lots of guys and had two good long term relationships before my husband. I don’t think she’s necessarily sleeping with all these guys I think she looking for true love. She needs it to feel complete. Maybe her parents fell in love at a young age and the need has become a personality flaw. I really like her but think she is really needy when it comes to relationships and can be cruel with her songs when they’re over.
Its so good to know that Im not the only one that is desperate to find true love. I get so upset when people refer to her as an easy girl. Im 23 my parents got married at 20 by my age they already had me. So I feel the pressure to find a soul mate. I go on dates at least once a week with friends that people refer to them as boyfriends its so irritating. There is nothing wrong with looking for true love.
‘She doesn’t want to be single.’ Yes, that’s Taylor Swift in a nutshell.
She needs to not open her mouth. She needs to smile or not open it because when she does she looks like a rodent. I am so going to hell for that comment.
Here’s a pic of Harry with his older g-friend. http://onedirection.wikia.com/wiki/File:Harry-styles-y-caroline-flack-terminaron.png
Here are pics of Harry and his so-much-cuter-than-that-gfriend mom. http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/harry-styles-mom
yikes, you’re spot on with the rodent comments!! I’ll never be able to look at her the same way again…
And his ex does look eerily like a less attractive version of his mom. Huh.
No words seriously for this chick
Too many boyfriends😱 how many now?
These are mom shorts at booty length…absolutely fug.
This ‘relationship’ is BS. It’s all just for PR (or apparently to make her most recent ex jealous *eye roll*). Everything this girl does is so premeditated and transparent.
Agree!
Agree aubra, suzy and others – yes aston martin, I call her vocally challenged squinty eyed rat face. Agree fully Camille obviously I’m out of her demo and ignore pop drivel, but how naive are her tone deaf tweener and soccer mom fans, not to see how corporate calculated and contrived this gimmick is; everything is calculated to sell her crap – and the media and some of the public goes along with this charade – I wouldn’t be surprised if she and her team, behind closed doors, laughed derisively at the knobs that eat up this pr bs like it’s authentic.
Could not be more fabulously said.
Lux is wonderful!
Two words: Bunny Boiler.
All her relationships usually last around 2 months max right? I say this is over just after New Year’s. 6 weeks!
Tsk tsk you people and your hyperbolic dissing -_-
WE CALL HER “CHEAP TRIX”
Seriously, what do Joe Jonas, Jake G, Harry and Taylor Lautner have in common? She’s the ultimate beard. They get a gf she gets an album.
Although I honestly believe that she got played by John Mayer and that’s why the songs about him seem the most real… I mean have you heard Back to December (I think that’s the name) about Taylor L. PR relationship at its best. KStew and RPatz should learn from her.
Oh look, they can share pants! They’re soulmates!
These 2 goobers actually favor one another!
Wow! Nice PR stunt.