Does being a celebrity have to equal no privacy?

It’s no surprise Taylor Swift is currently the biggest celebrity in the world. In the past year alone, Swift has been the TIME person of the year, played 149 sold out The Eras Tour shows, sold over 6 million tickets to The Eras Tour, and still had time to bring out The Eras Tour movie on Disney+, along with a double album in April, The Tortured Poets Department and The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology. Swift’s The Eras Tour is so popular, that it was sold out within minutes, with those not lucky enough to get tickets choosing to Tay-gate at the venues instead, by sitting out the front of each stadium, or staying home and watching livestreams on social media.

Swift has also started a new romance with NFL star Travis Kelce, which is highly scrutinised daily, with everyone having an opinion. Swift is not only attending her tight-end beau's NFL games, but is bringing along the Swifties who are hoping to catch a glimpse of the popstar during the game, with the NFL claiming to have “massive increase in viewership”. A quick Google search of “Taylor Swift NFL” features numerous articles regarding Swift’s outfits being ranked, Swift being accused of causing Kelce to be "out of shape" and not performing properly during his games, and a comparison of Kelce’s stats from 2022 when he and Swift were not an item, to now.

Being the number one celebrity in the world, Taylor Swift has no privacy, with paparazzi and fans stalking out each of her homes, favourite restaurants and recording studio for a glimpse of the star. If Swift steps out with friends, it is immediately broadcasted to the world in seconds. Whatever Taylor Swift does, the world knows in record time, along with opinions from reporters, fans, enemies, foes, you name it, Swift has been portrayed in every single light possible – ‘she is shown too much during the NFL game’, ‘she is the reason Travis is playing great’, ‘she is the reason Travis isn’t playing great’, ‘Swift was out for dinner with Gigi Hadid without Travis – have they broken up?!’ ‘Swift and Kelce have baby fever’. These examples are recent headlines that have been written about Taylor Swift. Yes, she is the biggest celebrity in the world, does that mean she deserves to be watched 24/7? Does it mean that she deserves people out the front of her home with long cameras starting it? We share our thoughts on media posts about Taylor Swift here, but we know when lines have been crossed, and know that everyone does deserve to have a private life.