Laith Ashley talks about keeping his 'Lavender Haze' cameo a complete secret for six months, meeting Taylor Swift in bed on set, and what the video means for trans representation.
. In it, Ashley plays Swift’s love interest — and though the video came out around 9 p.m. his time in Los Angeles, he ended up staying awake until 5 a.m., watching the love from friends, family and millions of Swifties pour in., Ashley was kind of prepared for an intense response since he considers himself a Swiftie as well. “It’s so crazy, the passion and the reach that she has because my phone has not stopped buzzing. It felt overwhelming but also exciting,” he exclaimed over the phone.
Ashley first got the call about appearing in a new Swift video back in July. Her team had reached out to his team to cast him specifically for the role. He was told he would play her love interest, but got zero other details from Swift’s camp. Like so many other fans, he guessed Swift was working on a re-recorded album and thought the video he would appear in was for that ongoing project.
He first met Swift in bed, on set. She showed him the “ear wig” she would be wearing the entire time they were filming. Only she could hear the song, something that helped keep all ofunder wraps until she was ready to announce it in late August. Ashley found out the album name and concept along with the rest of the world — and finally figured out what song his video was for when it was announced last week.
“I was trying to guess based off her ‘Midnights Mayhem’ TikTok videos,” he says. He also only learned that there were three videos when she released a preview of the visuals ahead ofEven with all the secrecy, Ashley felt trusted and included by Swift, who wrote the video treatment and directed it herself. Ashley was thoroughly impressed by how she was able to precisely execute her vision.
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