{"id":2353256,"date":"2026-03-31T18:14:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2353256"},"modified":"2026-03-31T18:14:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:14:23","slug":"taylor-swift-pays-tribute-to-elizabeth-taylor-with-new-music-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/taylor-swift-pays-tribute-to-elizabeth-taylor-with-new-music-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift pays tribute to Elizabeth Taylor with new music video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Taylor Swift has paid tribute to Hollywood star Dame Elizabeth Taylor in her latest music video.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The video for the US pop star\u2019s song, named after the late actress, was released on Apple Music and Spotify on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 36-year-old singer does not star in the video \u2013 instead it consists of archive footage of Taylor with clips from some of her most popular films including Who\u2019s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? (1966).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Elizabeth Taylor features in Taylor Swift\u2019s new music video (PA)<\/p>\n<p><span>(PA)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Swift\u2019s song plays over the footage of the Oscar-winning actress, which also features films such as\u00a0Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (1958), Suddenly Last Summer (1959) and Cleopatra (1963).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The London-born star, who died in 2011 aged 79, was one of the biggest movie stars of the 20th century and lived her life in the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Taylor, who at one time was the highest-paid actress in the world, was also famed for her turbulent personal life, having been married eight times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The actress was known for her charity work, activism and was a spokeswoman for humanitarian causes, most notably Aids research.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The end of the video includes a thank you to House of Taylor and the Elizabeth Taylor Trust, the Todd family and the Wilding family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The song is the latest in a series of Swift songs referencing famous people, and contains lyrics referencing the film star with \u201cviolet eyes\u201d and \u201cwhite diamonds\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Liz Taylor OBE\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"1003\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/tFZOwk1An7WZRBoiPvj6jg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTE1MDU7Y2Y9d2VicA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/snappa_entertainment_819\/b9469a746ddfc434e6314d3875e6a7d0\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 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previously revealed she was inspired to write the track after a conversation with her fiance, American football player Travis Kelce.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Swift has also referenced Taylor in her music in the past, and acknowledged the actress\u2019s famous relationship with Welsh actor Richard Burton in her track \u2026Ready For It?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Elizabeth Taylor is the third single from record-breaking album The Life Of A Showgirl, which was released on October 3 last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The video is available to watch on Spotify and Apple Music, and will be uploaded to YouTube on Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source uk.news.yahoo.com \u2019 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