A lip reader has weighed in on what Taylor Swift said to Ice Spice after receiving a number of boos at the Super Bowl final on Sunday (9 February).
The 35-year-old 'Karma' singer was just one of many celebs in attendance at the major sporting event and, at one point during the match, she found herself the recipient of a chorus of boos as she was shown on the jumbotron.
The situation made for a pretty awkward moment indeed - one that seemingly baffled Taylor as she uttered a five-word response while up on the big screen.
A micro-expressions expert has already shared her thoughts on the sitch, with the expert in question, Annie Särnblad, taking to Instagram earlier today (10 February) to share her verdict on Taylor's response.
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She explained: "We human beings widen our eye aperture when we are afraid or surprised. I'm going to let you decide which one she's feeling. "So fear pulls back the upper eyelids hard and surprise tends to open them up a little bit softer."
Annie continued: "Fear is going to give a straight eyebrow that lifts up straight over the forehead, and surprise often gives you more of a curve on the eyebrow."
Urging viewers to pay attention to the 'vulnerability on her chin' as she 'squeezes and puckers her chin', she added: "And I feel like there's even just a little lift of the squeezing of the skin next to the nose and a deepening of the nasal labial furrow, which we see in disgust, or in this case, discomfort."
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"We then see Taylor Swift smile. This happy expression is clearly on purpose. It is conscious, and she is smiling despite the booing, because, hey, her team and her man are at the Super Bowl, and so is she," Annie said.
And now, a lip reader has also 'confirmed' what many fans already believed Taylor said up on the jumbotron.
Lip reader, Jeremy Freeman, told Tyla that Taylor turned to Ice Spice, who is sitting next to her, to ask: "Wait...what is going on?" when the boos erupted in the stands.
It didn't take long for Swifties to rush to social media to share their support for Taylor with one writing: "God forbid a woman watches sport AND SUPPORTS HER BOYFRIEND??? Tf."
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"She handled that with real class. A true queen," praised a second, while a third penned: "Notice how she didn’t care?? This is embarrassing, boys."
A fourth hit out: "What do they think they accomplished? Like she doesn't seem to even care about them. Unbothered queen."
"I think they need to calm down…" quipped another.
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And a final social media user added: "Look, I'm not a fan of Taylor at all and I find it weird that they always focus on her during games.. but... she isn't controlling the camera.
"She has just as much right to be there as everyone else."
Topics: Super Bowl, Sport, Taylor Swift, Celebrity, Travis Kelce
Rhiannon Ingle