Taylor Swift says she felt “stupid” for breaking down in tears during the penultimate stop of her Elas tour in Toronto, Canada.
The fifth episode of the Disney+ documentary series, “The End of an Era,” released Tuesday morning, focused on the significance of Swift’s song “Marjorie,” about her late grandmother.
After performing this heartbreaking song for a Canadian audience, during a particularly emotional moment, the singer tearfully said: “Toronto, we’re at the end of this tour and you’re doing that (cheering). You don’t realize how much it means to me and to me…”
But when her emotions reached a breaking point, she had to pause. And despite her attempts to continue her speech, she tearfully admitted:
Unable to compose herself, Taylor told the audience, “I love you all so much!” and left the stage.
After finishing the show, the “Lover” singer went straight into the arms of her mother, Andrea Swift, and brother, Austin Swift.
In the car, Austin admitted that the show was “insane,” and Taylor said, “It was fun. Well, I got emotional. I felt like an idiot. I can’t put it into words, Austin, I was a little embarrassed.”
When her brother said, “This was the best thing about it,” she said to him, “I’m so glad you said that. You’re a very supportive person. I’m glad you said that.”
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The Grammy winner then explained that the reason he broke down in tears on stage was because one of his backup singers, Camilla Marshall, gave a speech before the show and talked about her late mother.
“She was talking about her mother’s recent passing and how sad she was that she couldn’t see Elas on tour and see her do this,” she explained.
“And I was thinking about it all night. And I knew that, and because of her mother, we always liked to make eye contact in ‘Marjorie,’ but it made me objectify it, like…I don’t know. The fact that my mom was able to see it, and the fact that Travis (Kelce) was able to see it, and my dad (Scott Swift) was able to see it. And I felt really lucky and that cracked me up.”
Andrea, who was in another car with Scott, told Taylor over the phone:
The 36-year-old admitted, “Yeah, I never thought it would be this good. It’s just crazy that something like this happened and we were all able to experience it together.”
Earlier in the episode, Andrea spoke about the emotion behind the song, saying, “I said to her, ‘God, Taylor, I don’t know if I can make it through a tour without crying every night when you sing that song.'” I’m just curious. ”
“I didn’t know fans would honor that song with such respect,” she said of the crowd holding up cellphones while Taylor performed the song.
“It became a loving tribute to her grandmother.”
However, the song is also very personal for Marshall, “because it really feels like[her own]experience.”
“The idea that despite what we’ve lost, they’re still here with us is something I have to hold on to every night,” Taylor, a backup singer who has worked with Taylor for 12 years, said in the episode.
In previous episodes, the “Life of a Showgirl” singer talked about her break-ups with Joe Alwyn and Matti Healy, the aftermath of a stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport in 2024, and other emotional moments during the Elas tour, including a thwarted terrorist plot in Vienna.
“The End of an Era” is available to stream on Disney+.
