{"id":477460,"date":"2025-10-06T05:33:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T05:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/477460\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T05:33:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T05:33:10","slug":"all-the-easter-eggs-in-taylor-swifts-the-fate-of-ophelia-music-video-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/477460\/","title":{"rendered":"All the Easter eggs in Taylor Swift’s ‘The Fate of Ophelia’ music video explained"},"content":{"rendered":"

Best believe she\u2019s still dropping Easter eggs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Taylor Swift officially released \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d music video<\/a> online Sunday, two days after fans saw it in movie theaters for \u201cThe Official Release Party of a Showgirl.\u201d<\/p>\n

The footage, as expected, contained numerous references for eagle-eyed Swifties to pick up on.<\/p>\n

Taylor Swift left Easter eggs galore in her \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d music video. TAS Rights Management<\/p>\n

The footage was shown in movie theaters on Friday before being released online Sunday. TAS Rights Management<\/p>\n

Before the footage even hit YouTube, theories circulated on social media about sourdough bread appearances, secret photos of Swift\u2019s fianc\u00e9, Travis Kelce<\/a>, and more.<\/p>\n

The song, notably, is the \u201cLife of a Showgirl\u201d album<\/a>\u2018s lead single and opening track.<\/p>\n

Keep scrolling to see what Swift set up for fans in the \u201cFate of Ophelia\u201d music video.<\/p>\n

Behind-the-scenes scoop<\/p>\n

Swift baked the sourdough bread featured in the music video.<\/p>\n

The singer has spoken extensively about her obsession with baking sourdough bread and gifting it to her friends.<\/p>\n

The \u201cFate of Ophelia\u201d music video featured sourdough bread baked by Swift, which she confirmed in \u201cThe Official Release Party of a Showgirl.\u201d<\/p>\n

During the loaf\u2019s surprise appearance, it sat plated on a table, alongside a peach and a string of pearls.<\/p>\n

Swift gushed to viewers that filming the music video was \u201ca really important day for\u201d her because, she gushed, \u201cMy bread is a star.\u201d<\/p>\n

Follow Page Six\u2019s Taylor Swift live updates for the latest news, photos, fan theories and more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Grammy winner recently spoke about her love for baking sourdough and gifting it to friends<\/a> during her \u201cNew Heights\u201d podcast debut<\/a>, even making bread puns for her most famous songs.<\/p>\n

While promoting \u201cThe Life of a Showgirl,\u201d the pop star gifted BBC Radio 1 host Greg James a lemon-blueberry loaf<\/a> \u2014 referred to as \u201cThe Fate of Doughphelia\u201d \u2014 during their interview.<\/p>\n

Every Travis Kelce reference<\/p>\n

Swift caught and threw a football a la her fianc\u00e9, Travis Kelce, in the video.<\/p>\n

His jersey number also made a brief appearance.<\/p>\n

Eagle-eyed fans spotted a photo of Kelce affixed to the mirror in her and her dancers\u2019 dressing room.<\/p>\n

Swift paid homage to her NFL-playing partner in \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d video, which she released on his 36th birthday<\/a>, mutliple times.<\/p>\n

She started by catching a football and singing, \u201cPledge allegiance to your hands, your team, your vibes.\u201d<\/p>\n

The \u201cLove Story\u201d singer also included Kelce\u2019s jersey number, 87, on a hotel room door.<\/p>\n

In another music video moment, Swift and a few of her Eras Tour dancers<\/a> got ready in a dressing room \u2014 and eagle-eyed Swifties noticed a black-and-white photo of the athlete affixed to a vanity mirror behind them.<\/p>\n

Eras Tour callbacks<\/p>\n

Swift\u2019s former Eras Tour dancers appear in the music video in several choreographed scenes.<\/p>\n

Raphael Thomas, Kevin Scheitzback and more dancers were featured.<\/p>\n

Swift incorporated her Eras Tour dancers into \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d music video, including Raphael Thomas, Kevin Scheitzback and more.<\/p>\n

Swift ended the video in a bathtub \u2014 an obvious reference to the ex-lover of William Shakespeare\u2019s\u00a0\u201cHamlet\u201d character Ophelia, who tragically drowns.<\/p>\n

But the moment also appeared to tie back to the singer post-concert ritual, as she previously said she took baths to recover from her physically demanding Eras Tour shows.<\/p>\n

Swift posed in a bathtub at the end of the video, like she used to as a way to recover from her Eras Tour shows.<\/p>\n

The music video kicked off with a cleaning cart cameo, like the ones she snuck onstage with.<\/p>\n

Swift previously confirmed that \u201cThe Life of a Showgirl\u201d cover art is a reference to the famous 1851-52 \u201cOphelia\u201d painting by British artist\u00a0<\/strong>John Everett Millais, and that more references would be in the music video.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Swift\u2019s video began with a theater being cleaned after hours \u2014 and a cleaning cart could be seen off to the side.<\/p>\n

The songwriter, notably, once confirmed that she snuck into her concerts by hiding inside cleaning carts.<\/p>\n

A lookback at lyrics<\/p>\n

The music video included a clapboard referencing \u201cLife of a Showgirl\u201d lyrics.<\/p>\n

The same details were shown on a black-and-white movie poster.<\/p>\n

Swift referenced multiple other \u201cLife of a Showgirl\u201d songs in the \u201cFate of Ophelia\u201d music video, down to a film set clapboard and black-and-white movie poster.<\/p>\n

The props read, \u201cSequins are forever, starring Kitty.\u201d<\/p>\n

The \u201csequins are forever\u201d line came straight from the album\u2019s title track, which also mentioned a character named Kitty.<\/p>\n

Swift, similarly, sang in \u201cElizabeth Taylor,\u201d \u201cAll my white diamonds and lovers are forever.\u201d<\/p>\n

The video featured an Oscar on the bathroom floor, like in \u201cWi$h Li$t.\u201d<\/p>\n

The neighbor with a dog in her purse appeared to be an \u201cActually Romantic\u201d reference.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in the music video, Swift referenced a lyric from \u201cWi$h Li$t\u201d while in the bathtub with an Oscar on the floor.<\/p>\n

Lyrics from the song read, \u201cThey want that complex female character \/ They want that critical smash Palme d\u2019Or \/ and an Oscar on their bathroom floor.\u201d<\/p>\n

And in \u201cActually Romantic,\u201d a diss track about Charli XCX<\/a>, Swift compared the \u201cSpeed Drive\u201d singer, 33, to a \u201ctoy chihuahua barking at me from a tiny purse.\u201d<\/p>\n

Notably, the \u201cFate of Ophelia\u201d music video included a tiny dog in a neighbor\u2019s bag.<\/p>\n

Sabrina Carpenter clue<\/p>\n

Swift included a performance similar to the one Sabrina Carpenter did for this year\u2019s Grammys.<\/p>\n

She and the \u201cEspresso\u201d singer, notably, collaborated on the album\u2019s titular track. FilmMagic<\/p>\n

Sabrina Carpenter collaborated with Swift in the title track of \u201cThe Life of a Showgirl.\u201d<\/p>\n

One scene in \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d music video appeared to be a recreation of Carpenter\u2019s Grammys performance this year<\/a>, which was a theatrical mash-up of her hits \u201cEspresso\u201d and \u201cPlease Please Please.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carpenter\u2019s memorable performance included showgirl-esque Dolce & Gabbana costumes, setting the stage early for the Easter egg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Best believe she\u2019s still dropping Easter eggs. Taylor Swift officially released \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d music video online…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":477461,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3940],"tags":[4080,77,269,62865,154578,2749,112750,121750,14304,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-477460","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-music","11":"tag-music-videos","12":"tag-page-swift","13":"tag-sabrina-carpenter","14":"tag-singers","15":"tag-the-life-of-a-showgirl","16":"tag-travis-kelce","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115325593452141197","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=477460"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477460\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/477461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=477460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=477460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=477460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}