Taylor Swift has revealed that her father, Scott Swift, underwent a quintuple heart bypass this summer, a health revelation made during a podcast interview with her partner, NFL star Travis Kelce. The 35-year-old pop star said she and Kelce spent the summer caring for her 73-year-old father.
Speaking on the New Heights podcast, Swift also reflected on her record-breaking Eras tour, which she said made her finally feel she had 'made it'. She noted that despite winning four Album of the Year Grammys, she had never allowed herself that feeling until the tour, which became the first to gross $2bn.
The singer also announced her 12th studio album, 'The Life of a Showgirl', set for release on 3 October. Swift described the 12-track project as a more focused follow-up to last year's 'The Tortured Poets Department', aiming for 'infectious melodies'. She admitted she has been striving to keep 'the bar really high'.
Swift also revealed that she now owns the master recordings of her first six albums, having successfully negotiated to buy them outright, ending her re-recording project. The new album arrives 18 months after its predecessor and 10 months after the Eras tour concluded.
