Charli XCX seems to have shaded Taylor Swift during her surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live.
The 33-year-old pop star joined musical guest Role Model on episode two of season 51, which saw Amy Poehler in the hosting role.
While performing his hit song Sally, When the Wine Runs Out, the artist — real name Tucker Pillsbury — shouted, ‘Where’s my Sally tonight?’ before Charli made her entrance.
She stepped out wearing a black mini skirt, a Max’s Kansas City T-shirt, and black sunglasses.
Fans are now speculating that her shirt could be directed at Taylor Swift — whose fiancé Travis Kelce plays for the Kansas City Chiefs — as rumors swirl of a feud between them.
It comes after Taylor, 35, released the song Actually Romantic on her The Life of A Showgirl album, which Swifties believe to be a diss track aimed at the Brat singer.
Charli XCX seems to have shaded Taylor Swift during her surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live when she stepped out in a Kansas City shirt
Fans are speculating that her shirt could be directed at Taylor – whose fiancé Travis Kelce plays for the Kansas City Chiefs – as rumors swirl of a feud between them
Taking to X, one person asked if there was ‘any chance’ that Charli’s shirt could have been a dig
One social media user wrote that Taylor is ‘screaming into her pillows’ after the Charli cameo
Charli’s last album, 2024’s hugely successful project titled Brat, included the song Sympathy is a knife, whose lyrics fans have interpreted to reference Taylor.
Also included on the LP is a song called Everything is romantic, which would tie into fans’ theory that Taylor’s Actually Romantic is Charli-related.
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Actually Romantic includes the line, ‘I heard you call me “Boring Barbie” when the coke’s got you brave.’
Following Charli’s TV appearance, one viewer wrote on X, ‘Iconic cameo and that “Boring Barbie” top is the petty cherry on top!’
The person added, ‘Charli and Role Model just owned SNL!’
And one social media user wrote that Taylor is ‘screaming into her pillows’ after the Charli cameo.
But other, more practical pop culture enthusiasts pointed out that the Kansas City shirt Charli wore on Saturday night is from Role Model’s merch line.
‘Role Model’s 2024 album is called Kansas Anymore and the shirt actually references a bar at 213 Park Ave in NYC,’ said X user @tscuniversity13.
It comes after Taylor, 35, released the song Actually Romantic on her The Life of A Showgirl album, which Swifties believe to be a diss track aimed at the Brat singer; pictured October 8
Charli XCX and Swift pictured in 2014
Following Charli’s TV appearance, one viewer wrote on X, ‘Iconic cameo and that “Boring Barbie” top is the petty cherry on top!’
More practical pop culture enthusiasts pointed out that the Kansas City shirt Charli wore on Saturday night is from Role Model’s merch line
Someone else said nothing, but simply posted a photo of Role Model wearing the same T-shirt at another point during Saturday night’s broadcast
But there was still pushback as one person rebutted, ‘No one cares that it’s his merch’
Someone else said nothing, but simply posted a photo of Role Model wearing the same T-shirt at another point during Saturday night’s broadcast.
But there was still pushback as one person rebutted, ‘No one cares that it’s his merch. She knew exactly wtf she was doing and how she could used it as shade but also play it off if brought up. It’s weird fan behavior.’
In Actually Romantic, Taylor sings, ‘High-fived my ex and then you said you’re glad he ghosted me / Wrote me a song saying it makes you sick to see my face,’ possibly a reference to Charli’s friendship with her husband George Daniel’s The 1975 bandmate Matty Healy.
She also hints that the singer in question is seemingly obsessed with her, adding: ‘But it’s actually sweet / All the time you’ve spent on me / It’s honestly wild.’