
Taylor Swift, queen of hidden messages and secretive stuff, has fans thinking that the child speaking at the beginning of "Gorgeous" is Blake Lively and Ryan Reynold’s daughter, James Reynolds. (I mean, it's not like Taylor was going to put some un-famous baby on her album. Get real!)
Because you've listened to the third single from Reputation about a million times already, you know that it starts with a kid babbling the word "gorgeous" before launching into Tay's (alleged) love letter (opens in new tab) to boyfriend Joe Alwyn.
Here's a reminder in case you forgot:
The circulating rumor is that the sweet lil' voice at the beginning of the song belongs to none other than Blake and Ryan's adorable two-year-old girl. On Thursday, the 27-year-old singer reblogged a Tumblr post that read, “The little kid saying ‘Gorgeous’ at the beginning I think is my favourite part though Taylor…I mean IT’S JUST SO CUTE! Who is that????”
Taylor's response of “300 people know," was clearly a reference to her infamous listening parties in London and Rhode Island, during which a few hundred of her luckiest fans got to hear the songs early.
Taylor reblogged this post on Tumblr saying only the fans at the secret sessions know who the baby voice in #Gorgeous is! pic.twitter.com/yRJx1uBly6October 20, 2017
It appears Blake's fan network is also working overtime to make the rumor a reality:
It is rumoured that the child’s voice at the start of Taylor’s Swift’s new song, #Gorgeous is Blake and Ryan’s daughter James! pic.twitter.com/dFlvRtNqTcOctober 20, 2017
However, there are some other guesses as to who the kid could be—other popular theories are model/actress/squad member Jaime King’s son, Leo Thames Newman, and even a young Taylor Swift.
So... no confirmation yet, but this is exactly the type of thing that Taylor loves, and so the odds are James Reynolds is the mystery bebe.
I write on Fox’s THE GREAT NORTH. Before that, I wrote and edited for Cosmopolitan (opens in new tab) magazine and the Jezebel (opens in new tab) blog. My writing has also appeared in the New York Times, The New Yorker, Esquire, VICE, Marie Claire, McSweeney’s, California Sunday, BUST, Elle, Village Voice, Harper’s Bazaar, LA Weekly, Eater, Fast Company, Mic, Atlas Obscura, and more. I co-host/co-produce a comedy/storytelling (opens in new tab) show on the first Friday of every month at Stories in LA. I have a degree in Film and TV from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.
-
The 56 Best Musical Movies of All Time: Iconic Movie Musicals
All the dance numbers! All the show tunes!
By Amanda Mitchell
-
'Ginny & Georgia' Season 2: Everything We Know
Netflix owes us answers after that ending.
By Zoe Guy
-
The Unstoppable Alia Bhatt
Bollywood’s silver-screen darling is both at the top of her game and just getting started.
By Neha Prakash
-
29 Nude Movies With Porn-Level Nudity
All the nudity of porn, but with the plot and storylines of mainstream film.
By Kayleigh Roberts
-
The Cast of 'The Crown' Season 5: Your Guide
The Mountbatten-Windsors have been recast—again.
By Andrea Park
-
Who Is Hasnat Khan, Princess Diana’s Boyfriend on Season 5 of ‘The Crown’?
Di’s friends have said she referred to the doctor as “the love of her life.”
By Andrea Park
-
Who Is Penelope "Penny" Knatchbull?
She and Prince Philip strike up an unlikely friendship throughout the fifth season of 'The Crown.'
By Andrea Park
-
'The Crown' Season 5: Everything We Know
The bombshell fifth season just dropped on Netflix.
By Andrea Park