Taylor Swift Confirms Theory About 'The Life of a Showgirl' Cover Reference

Hands up if you correctly guessed the reference Taylor Swift is making on the cover of her new album, The Life of a Showgirl. During an interview with BBC Radio 1’s Greg James on Friday, October 3, Swift, 35, confirmed that the artwork — which sees the singer posing in a bathtub in a bedazzled corset — is a reference to Ophelia, a 1851 to 1852 painting by British artist John Everett Millais. “Thank you for appreciating that the album cover is a reference to the famous Ophelia painting, which then ends up being referenced in the music video,” Swift said, teasing the visual for the album’s first