“Long Live” Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner’s friendship!
Lautner performed a cartwheel and backflip onstage during Swift’s Eras Tour stop in Kansas City, Missouri, on Friday night. The singer of “Enchanted,” who is 33 years old, and the Twilight star, who is 31 years old, hugged each other after the incident. It was a reference to the scene that he and Swift appeared in together in the movie Valentine’s Day, which was released in 2010.
The touching moment between the pair followed the surprise premiere of Swift’s new music video for the song “I Can See You,” which stars Lautner and actresses Joey King and Presley Cash.
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From left: Presley Cash, Taylor Swift, Joey King and Taylor Lautner onstage during Swift’s Eras Tour show in Kansas City.
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The unique surprise was revealed on the same day that the Grammy winner released the long-awaited re-recording of her album Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) from 2010. The album featured the song “Back to December,” which was inspired by Lautner after he and Swift dated for a few months in 2009.
Swift said of her ex before introducing him onstage, “He was a very positive force in my life when I was making the Speak Now album, and I want to say he did every single stunt that you saw in that music video. He and his wife have become some of my closest friends, and it’s very convenient because we all share the same first name.”
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The actor also shared some kind words for Swift after he walked out, telling her, “I respect you so much. Not just for the singer you are, the songwriter, the performer — but truly for the human you are. You are gracious, humble, kind and I’m honored to know you.”:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(2999x0:3001x2):format(webp)/taylor-swift-taylor-lautner-reunion-embed-5bbbcb8238714196999d6d39195a5fc9.jpg)
Presley Cash, Taylor Swift, Joey King and Taylor Lautner.
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The night was honored by Lautner by posting a humorous photo on Instagram with himself, his wife Taylor Dome Lautner, and Swift re-creating the famed Spider-Man meme by standing in a circle and pointing at one other. Given that they all share the same first name, this was a fitting way to mark the event.
“Secret’s out! Tonight was wild,” he captioned the post of the trio on the set of the “I Can See You” video.