Jelly Roll‘s awkward first assembly with Taylor Swift is one to recollect. In an interview with PEOPLE, the nation music star revealed particulars about how he did “so unhealthy” in his first dialog with Swift on the 2024 Grammy Awards. Throughout their interplay, he wished to inform Swift that he used to push his daughter, Bailee, on a swing at a playground in Hendersonville, Tennessee, that she helped to construct through ample funding. Nonetheless, he stumbled over his phrases due to how nervous he was.
Taylor Swift left Jelly Roll tongue-tied throughout their first assembly
Chatting with PEOPLE, Jelly Roll revealed that he wished to move on a message to Taylor Swift however his nerves received the higher of him. He recalled that the “Fortnight” singer, who had lived in Hendersonville for a short time, had financially aided in rebuilding a playground. Roll was referring to a time when Swift partnered with Little Tikes Industrial to rebuild the Children Kingdom playground that was beforehand destroyed by the Cumberland River flooding in Could 2010.
Swift, who attended the highschool close to the playground, donated $100,000 to assist with the whole finances. Roll advised PEOPLE that he had pushed his daughter, Bailee, on the swingset that the “Lavender Haze” singer donated. Nonetheless, when he met the pop star to inform her this story, he forgot which swingset it was. The Grammy-nominated nation star admitted being nervous though Swift approached him first on the 2024 Grammy Awards.
Jelly Roll mentioned that it was his spouse, Bunnie Xo, who knowledgeable him of Taylor Swift’s arrival. Though Roll had a purpose to clarify his admiration for her, he couldn’t consider the best phrases. He recalled saying, “You constructed the swingset someplace, my daughter, I pushed her on it.” Stating that he was at “a loss for phrases,” the nation star mentioned, “I did so unhealthy!”
In the meantime, Bunnie XO recorded her husband’s first meet-cute with Taylor Swift in a TikTok video that has since gone viral. She captioned the video, “When your hubby will get to fulfill his crush lastly.” Within the 11-second clip, the 2 artists pose for images earlier than Swift initiates a hug. The video has now amassed 1.4 million likes.
Initially reported by Varsha Narayanan on Mandatory.
