Jimmy Fallon may have just hit the jackpot with the talk show host revealing that superstar Taylor Swiftwill be aguest on October 6.
Fans of the Eras Tour songstress were sent into a frenzy over a cryptic teaser video uploaded to Fallon’s social media accounts before her upcoming appearance was later confirmed.
The comedian shared the short clip to social media on Thursday morning, heavily hinting the 35-year-old hitmaker would be a guest on The Tonight Show.
In the short video, Fallon never explicitly stated the Blank Space artist would be appearing on the show – but left a series of showgirl themed ‘Easter Eggs’ which sent Swifties wild.
The clip started with Fallon sitting at a roulette table, placing chips on 10, 6, and 25, signifying the date she is likely to appear on the talk show.
He then span the wheel which lands on Swift’s lucky number 13.
‘Baby, that’s show business for you,’ Fallon quips – a phrase the singer has been using to promote her new album titled Life Of A Showgirl.
Fallon then walked past three showgirls in burlesque costumes, reminiscent of the new album’s cover art.
Jimmy Fallon may have just hit the jackpot with the talk show host revealing that superstar Taylor Swift will be a guest on October 6
‘Excuse us, honey,’ one said to him as he passed.
He captioned the video ‘not a lot going on at the moment,’ which Swift used while teasing the release of Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions in 2020 on social media.
Thrilled Swifties were ecstatic about the potential talk show appearance.
‘We prayed for times like these again! The best duo is SO BACK,’ one enthused fan commented on the video.
‘As soon as I saw the 13 I went into immediate excited distress,’ wrote another.
Some fans think he was also teasing a live performance from Swift, with the showgirl’s words ‘excuse us honey’, referencing the track she’ll play.
‘Excuse us HONEY???? Track 11 easter egg??? WHAT DO YOU KNOW JIMMY????’ one wrote.
Swiftrevealed all 12 track titlesin August, with Honey listed as track number 11.
The show then officially confirmed the news, as did the Taylor Nation Instagram feed, reposting Fallon’s video on its Story with the caption, ‘Our curtain call on Oct. 6 will be a bit late. Watch Taylor on @fallontonight @nbc.’
In the short video Fallon never explicitly states the Blank Space artist will be appearing on the show – but left a series of showgirl themed ‘ Easter Eggs’ which sent fans into a frenzy
Posing against lavish backdrops and dripping in rhinestones, Swift channeled old-Hollywood glam while promising fans that she still has surprises up her sleeve
In a series of new promotional images for The Life of a Showgirl released this week, the pop superstar stunned in a dazzling feathered headpiece, bold red lipstick and a barely-there bejeweled bodysuit
The appearance would be just three days after the release of her latest album, Life of a Showgirl on October 3 and her first public interview sinceshe announced her engagement to Kelce in late-August.
Swift hasn’t appeared on a late night talk show since 2022. Her last talk show appearance was also on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon October 24, 2022, three days after the release of Midnights.
She will be a guest onThe Graham Norton Show on October 3.
Swift is embracing her showgirl side as she gears up for the release of her highly anticipated 12th album.
In a series of new promotional images for The Life of a Showgirl released this week, the pop superstar stunned in a dazzling feathered headpiece, bold red lipstick and a barely-there bejeweled bodysuit.
Posing against lavish backdrops and dripping in rhinestones, Swift channeled old-Hollywood glam while promising fans that she still has surprises up her sleeve.
One image even showed the Cruel Summer hitmaker, who is engaged to Travis Kelce, standing in the middle of a glamorous room lined with framed portraits of herself.
‘A showgirl knows to save some of her best tricks for the grand finale…’ she captioned the sultry carousel of photos, sending Swifties into a frenzy.
The post also shared a look at the full tracklist for the record, which includes 12 songs such as The Fate of Ophelia, Elizabeth Taylor, Ruin the Friendship, Cancelled! and the title track, featuring Sabrina Carpenter.
