Taylor Swift is set to be back in London this week – to film a huge music video.
It’s been reported the singer, 35, will pay homage to late icon Elizabeth Taylor by filming the video for her track, named after the actress, around the capital.
“Taylor is super excited to be back in London filming for her new music video,” a source told The Sun.
Acting legend Elizabeth was born in North Hampstead in 1932, before moving to LA at the age of seven in 1939.
“Elizabeth Taylor is a British icon and Taylor wants to pay homage by shooting scenes in the capital,” the source added.
Actress Elizabeth Taylor at the Dorchester Hotel in London (The Cecil Beaton Studio Archive)
“Taylor has always written about her love for London, and the video will capture different locations around the city.”
Taylor also described her inspiration for the track – about the actress who married eight times – at an official listening party for The Life of a Showgirl.
“It has got to do with fame, attention, love, notoriety, anxiety that this isn’t going to be forever — and how heartbroken would you be then,” she said.
“I wanted to tell a story that referenced some of the cool things about her life, but that are also parallel to mine.”
The Standard has contacted a representative of Taylor Swift for comment.
Taylor’s eighth album The Life of a Showgirl had mixed reviews from fans and critics.
The Standard gave it one star, writing about Elizabeth Taylor: “’Oftentimes it doesn’t feel that glamorous to be me,’ she sings on Elizabeth Taylor, a number about how number one hits don’t hit the same when you’re single.
“What could you possibly get for a girl who has everything and nothing at all? Babe, I would trade the Cartier for someone to trust (just kidding).’
“It’s a well-worn story that rich people can still be miserable, but when you’re a literal billionaire it’s a bit tone deaf to complain about the lack of glamour. At this point it’s a you problem, babe.”
However, the album did get positive reviews from the BBC and Rolling Stone.
“With her 12th studio album, the musician shoots into a fresh echelon of superstardom — and hits all her marks,” Rolling Stone’s five-star review read.
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