22 revelations from the Taylor Swift Netflix documentary Miss Americana

Taylor Swift, America’s original sweetheart and the past decade’s biggest artist, is opening up about her struggles as a singer, performer, and a woman in her Netflix documentary Miss Americana.

This one-hour-and-25-minute film directed by award-winning filmmaker Lana Wilson premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival on January 23.

Reviews and commentaries on social media about Miss Americana have been favorable. They gave a hint of what viewers can expect from Swift’s first-ever documentary, which is generally described as emotionally raw, intimate, genuine, inspiring, and revealing.

1. She suffered from an eating disorder.
2. Growing up, she had her whole career centered on the good girl image.
3. When reputation was not nominated for Grammys, she said that she would make a better record.
4. She always wants to beat her previous accomplishment.
5. She still gets nervous before performing on stage.
6. Swift sometimes feels like she is 57 years old.
7. Her childhood bestfriend, Abigail Anderson, made an appearance in the film.
8. She drinks white wine with ice.
9. Swift’s leaked private phone call with Kanye West and the hashtag #TaylorSwiftIsOverParty made her rethink her life.
10. The sexual assault trial with Colorado DJ David Mueller became a turning point for her political awakening.
11. She did not try a burrito until she was 26 years old.
12. Wilson’s favorite moments to film were Swift’s songwriting and recording sessions with her producers.
13. One of Swift’s producers, Jack Antonoff, can be seen in the film.
14. They write and sing words using their iPhones.
15. Swift’s boyfriend, actor Joe Alwyn, helped her live a “normal, balanced” life.
16. Her cats can join them on the dinner table.
17. When traveling, she carries her cats in a backpack with a window in it.
18. She admitted that she is not yet ready to have children.
19. Swift gave her friend, Todrick Hall, a manicure backstage at the American Music Awards.
20. She regrets not taking a stand against Donald Trump during the presidential elections.
21. Her father did not want her to voice her political opinion against Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn’s re-election because he was scared of her safety.
22. When Swift’s publicist, Tree Paine, told her that Trump might come after her, Swift said something like “I don’t care. Fuck that.”

Miss American will be available on Netflix on January 31.