Unlike us, though, celebrities spend a lot of their time in the public eye.
And when other people make things awkward for her?
Well, she isn’t afraid to call them out on it.
We could all learn a thing or two from Swift’s ability to bounce back after enduring uncomfortable situations.
‘Taylor Smith, everyone!’
It’s hard to imagine anyone in the worldnotknowing the name Taylor Swift.
When it came time for the interviewer to do a sign-off, she made an embarrassing error.
She looks away to laugh in confusion with someone offscreen.
As the interviewer keeps talking to the camera, Swift continues giggling in the background.
This moment may be awkward for everyone involved, but it’s also become pretty iconic.
As one person commented, “This never gets old.”
It’s safe to say that everyone remembers this cringe-worthy moment in pop culture history.
Nevertheless, we’ll refresh your memory.
Swift has since spoken about just how awful the awkward moment was for her.
“I thought they were booing me.
Everyone fromScarlett JohanssontoBritney Spearshas had to deal with sexist questions from reporters.
And Taylor Swift is no different.
In 2015, Swift was faced with a particularly misogynistic question duringan interview at the Grammys.
“I’m not going to walk home with any men tonight,” she said firmly.
“I’m going to go hang out with my friends and then go home to the cats.”
She added with a stifled laugh, “Men get me in trouble.”
The way she handled that situation shows how mature she is.”
Trust Swift to handle an awkward moment like this with so much grace!
“What is going on?”
she said, looking slightly terrified.
Then, Fallon confessed, “Your mom may or may not have videotaped you after surgery.”
Swift laughed in shock.
Then, Fallon played the hilarious moment.
Swift can be seen standing in her kitchen wearing goggles and pulling a banana off a bunch.
She whines, “That wasn’t the one I wanted.”
After getting upset, her mother gets the “right” banana for her daughter.
“I’m not asleep.
My mind is alive,” she says.
Del Rey was also nominated and had just lost to Swift.
In footage of the incident, Del Rey certainly looks embarrassed to have been pulled up to the stage.
However, in herspeech, Swift gave Del Rey a touching shout-out.
I think she’s a legacy artist," Swift said.
Del Rey also later clarified that she wasn’t upset about the moment.
“I literally did not feel 1 ounce of negative emotion at any point in that award ceremony.
It was pure funniness and laughter,” she wrote in an Instagram comment (viaPeople).
“I swear, there’s just more to go to.”
When the camera panned to Swift, she was seen biting her lip before stoically sipping her drink.
The joke made at her expense didn’t exactly land well.
Swifties quickly took to X, formerly Twitter, to discuss the awkward moment.
I don’t think Taylor Swift liked Jo Koy’s joke about her," onewrote.
Koy later apologized for the joke.
What hurts the most is me just supporting Taylor, I support her, I love her work."
That’s exactly what happened to Taylor Swift during the 2024 Super Bowl.
Swifties were, of course, quick to notice.
According to body language expert Louise Mahler, this was a very awkward moment for Swift indeed.
“I think she was horrified, slightly amused, but embarrassed,” Mahler toldYahoo.
She does not want to open it, suggesting she does not want to say something.
Her mouth is slightly smiling, but her eyes lose their sparkle."
After Swift made it down from the roof safely, she spoke to the crowd.
“I almost fell off the Folklore cabin,“the singer saidwith a laugh.
“But I didn’t.
And that’s the lesson.
My life flashed before my eyes.
I’m just so happy I didn’t fall off the Folklore cabin.”
Um, so are we!
That cutesy cabin is a bit of a safety hazard!
However, during one show, the illusion was ruined when the trap door didn’t open.
The moment was embarrassing, but, as fans noted, Swift handled it like a pro.
After turning away and coughing for a few second, she singerclued her fans into what was happening.
“I swallowed a bug, I’m so sorry.
It’ll be fine.
It’s just so stupid.”
After composing herself, she laughed and told fans, “Oh, delicious.”
Then she started coughing again as the audience laughed.
“It’s fine, it’s all I’ve swallowed it.”
First of all, poor Taylor!
Second of all, the pop star once again handled this embarrassing live moment like an absolute champ.
She even managed to find the comedy in the moment.
“This is funny she has a good sense of humor,” a fan remarked onX.
Here’s what happened: Swiftwonthe award for Favorite Country Artist of the year and took the stage.
When she hugged Munn, the actor looked miffed and didn’t hug back.
She then kept the award away from Swift.
Then, as Swift began her speech, Munn grabbed the trophy back.
“This always happens,” Swift joked as she tried to get the award back.
Munn smiled slightly but kept holding onto the award.
“I know,” said the singer.
It turns out that this was all a joke.
However, people weren’t sure what to make of the awkward encounter.
Munn later clarified to E!
Online, saying, “[Swift] was so sweet and we were laughing about it.
I guess some people didn’t [know we were joking].
But at least the people that mattered knew that we were joking” (viaThe Things).
Then, she and Teller gasped and looked over at Gomez with wide eyes.
Another clip showed Teller saying, “With Timothee?”
Gomez later claimed that the gossip had been about something else entirely.
Dion, who’d recently been diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome, presented the award for Album of the Year.
“Bro did Taylor just snub Celine Dion?
Ma’am know your place,” wrote one person onX.
Clearly, there is no bad blood between these two.
She mistakenly thought she won a Grammy
Taylor Swift is pretty used to winning Grammys.
In fact, as of 2024, she has taken home a staggering 14 of them.
So, it shouldn’t really come as a huge surprise that sometimes she kind of expects to win.
And in 2014, that’s exactly what happened.
Swift quickly composed herself and stood up to applaud Daft Punk.
The moment was definitely a little awkward for Swift but it’s also pretty funny!
As one commenterputit, “Taylor’s reaction never gets old.”
During theinterview, Swift confessed that she had recently been dumped by Joe Jonas.
However, DeGeneres made things a little awkward when she claimed Swift had a tendency to stalk her exes.
“You told me you do that to ex-boyfriends, is that going to happen?”
Swift played along, saying, “He’s got a lot of security guards.
So, probably not.”
As she explained, “I’m not like throwing eggs I just like to check up on them.
… Everybody does that it’s just that nobody admits to it!”
Looking back, it’s easy to see why.
During the interview, the host began by gushing about how grown-up Swift looked.
“She looks like a Miss Maybelline model or something,” he said.
Throughout the game, the host repeatedly told the singer to “be ladylike.”
Swift later asked if other guests had been playing the game.
The game got increasingly uncomfortable as the host began to crouch over her.
Swift got up to leave, saying, “They’re giving me wrap-up.”
As fans pointed out, this moment went beyond awkward for Swift.
In the photo, a young Swift smiles at the camera with her blonde hair in cornrows.
Even Swift could admit that this photo was seriously awkward.
“Everybody’s got some embarrassing photo,” Swift toldTeen Vogue.
“My high school pictures are …
Speaking of the infamous picture, she added, “‘My style forever was going to be cornrows.
I took my school picture with the cornrows.”
Apparently, even at the time, the look wasn’t exactly a hit.
