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Taylor Swift’s fans always get excited when her boyfriend Travis Kelce shows up at one of her performances, but one of her exes showed his support for the “Cruel Summer” superstar on Monday, August 19. Taylor Lautner, who the “I Can Do It With A Broken Heart” songstress famously dated in 2009, attended her Wembley Stadium performance in London.
The Twilight star, 32, was wearing a white T-shirt, and fans were quick to note that he wore the friendship bracelets that have become a hallmark of Eras Tour performances. The actor shared his own pic of the bracelets on his Instagram story on August 19.
This isn’t the first time that Lautner has cheered on Swift, 33, since her record-shattering tour began. The actor and dancer appeared onstage in Kansas City when Swift premiered her music video for “I Can See You,” which stars Lautner and actresses Presley Cash and Joey King. Lautner surprised fans and even Swift for herself with a double cartwheel on the stage, which he said “wasn’t planned.” The appearance also coincided with the release of Swift’s album Speak Now (Taylor’s Version), featuring the breakup ballad “Back To December” that she penned to apologize to Lautner. The exes shared a warm hug onstage, to the delight of the fans.
Swift and Lautner met on the set of the film Valentine’s Day, where they played two madly-in-love high school students, and dated in the fall of 2009. In “Back To December,” the singer apologizes for her treatment of Lautner, but it seems there are no hard feelings between the famous Taylors. (Lautner is now married to nurse Taylor Dome, who also legally changed her name to Taylor Lautner.)
Fans on X seemed thrilled to see Lautner in the audience at the London show, with some very amused that he was waving directly to the Swifties who tried to take his picture.