‘It hit a nerve’: Body language expert decodes Taylor Swift’s reaction to Super Bowl booing
‘She was embarrassed’
Taylor Swift seemed to play it pretty cool after getting booed at the Super Bowl on Sunday, but was the whole thing really just a facade for her true feelings?
On behalf of Slingo, body language expert Darren Stanton revealed what her body language really showed, and explained that she was actually feeling “pretty embarrassed” following the moment.
Taylor Swift laughed off being booed at the Super Bowl 😅 pic.twitter.com/Zdc5fHKc0A
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 10, 2025
Darren revealed: “At the point the crowd starts booing, Taylor’s eyes open wide. Initially, we see a combination of shock, disbelief and feeling pretty embarrassed.
“She tries to laugh it off but it’s clearly caught her off guard and hit a nerve.
“Ice Spice does a shushing motion with her finger, as if to tell the crowd to be quiet, as she’s aware of Taylor’s feelings and is embarrassed for her.
“Ice Spice then looks at Taylor to see her reaction to being booed.”
He continued: “We then see Ice Spice tilt and dip her head down which denotes shame, she’s feeling mortified for Taylor. She’s trying to help her get past the awkward moment as quickly as possible.
“Taylor is showing the most fake smile here. This is a masking gesture. In the short response, she shows a massive masking smile.
“These are normal, genuine reactions from Taylor, it’s real emotion and she does absolutely feel embarrassed here.”
Taylor Swift got showed on the big screen and got booed aggressively.
She asks: "What's going on?"pic.twitter.com/1CSLjNanmK
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) February 9, 2025
He added: “Taylor is tucking her chin in, which is an indicator she wants to make herself physically smaller, and shows her upset at the boos.
“She knows they’re not there for her, but this wasn’t the response she was expecting.
“This gesture comes from us feeling internally affected, and is something people do to help them feel less exposed.
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“The more confident someone is, that’s when we get gestures like hands on hips and feet wider apart. But when we want to ‘disappear’, we make ourselves smaller.”
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