Sarah Paulson; Taylor Swift.Photo:Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Paramount+; Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty
Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Paramount+; Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty
Sarah Paulsonis a certified Swiftie.
The Emmy winner, 48, attended one ofTaylor Swift’sEras Tourconcerts at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium in August with actressLupita Nyong’oand friends, and she tells PEOPLE that, not only did she have a blast, it was one of the few times recently when she was absolutely “starstruck.”
“The last time I was starstruck — this is how powerful she is — was [when] I went to a Taylor Swift concert and I didn’t even meet her,” Paulson says. “For me, it was like being in the room with God herself.”
Sarah Paulson.Leon Bennett/Getty
Leon Bennett/Getty
The Golden Globe winner,who is returning to Broadwaywith the new playAppropriate, explains that her “wildest dreams” came true as soon as she arrived in the stadium full of 80,000 passionate fans and made it to her seat. She says, “We got to be on the floor, and someone from her team came out and handed Lupita and me a bag of merchandise. They said to me, “This is from Taylor.” I was like, ‘I think I’m going to faint.’”
“I actually have the bracelet that was attached to the merchandise, just simply because it said ‘Fearless’ on it ‘cause that’s the section we were in,” she continues. “I just was like, ‘This is the coolest thing that’s ever happened to me.’”
“I didn’t take my bracelets off for two months. It was a real situation,” theAmerican Horror Storystar adds.
Taylor Swift on the Eras Tour in March 2023.John Shearer/Getty
John Shearer/Getty
For Paulson, her fandom all comes back to the Grammy winner’s talent as a songwriter. She says, “I get that people love her in a lot of different ways and for a lot of different reasons, but for me, her songwriting is just so spectacular. It’s just incredible. I can’t believe how many of her songs I love.”
“It was just a very cool New York moment, but also kind of [speaks to] the communication of the power of Taylor Swift,” the performer continues. “I mean the power of her talent and her musical gift: that there were these two young girls singing on a bike in [the] middle of Manhattan. I could hear the lyrics, and I started singing along with them, and they turned. It was a very, really, really cool moment.”
Zach Braff, Donald Fasion, Darren Criss, Sarah Paulson and Lupita Nyong’o at the Eras Tour.Lupita Nyong’o/Instagram
Lupita Nyong’o/Instagram
After the show, Nyong’oposted to Instagramto share sweet photos and clips from her and Paulson’s night. The two posed with friends — includingZach Braff,Donald FaisonandDarren Criss— in a couple adorable, smiling selfies and showed off their many friendship bracelets in another shot. The besties appeared to be having a great time in another photo, as one candid captured them while they were sharing a laugh.
“Thanks to all the Swifties for your suggestions — trading bracelets was super sweet 🍬,” the Oscar winner wrote in the caption.
The former costars were among themany celebrity guestson Swift’s acclaimed, career-spanning Eras Tour, which wrapped up its first North American leg in August. Some of the pop star’s famous pals likeBlake Lively,Gigi Hadid,Selena Gomezstepped out, as well as more A-listers likeJennifer Garner,Alicia Keys,Brie Larson,Channing TatumandKerry Washington, among many others.
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source: people.com
