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Taylor Swift sent fans into a frenzy when she released her latest music video Opalite last week, featuring the slew of celebrities she appeared on The Graham Norton Show with in October.
The singer's face lit up during her time on the show after actor Domhnall Gleeson confessed it was his dream to end up in a Taylor Swift music video.
Deciding to rope in the whole cast, the catchy video also features appearances from Lewis Capaldi, Greta Lee, Jodie Turner-Smith, Cillian Murphy and of course Graham Norton.
Always going above and beyond for her fans, on Friday the star shared an additional two extended music videos with behind the scenes moments from filming.
During the video Taylor and Domhnall's character's fall in love, after leaving their toxic relationships with a rock and cactus respectively.
However Taylor confessed that she didn't let Domhnall know about their iconic dance scene in sparkling blue tracksuits until he arrived for filming.
Taylor Swift has revealed she she kept the cheesy dance scenes a secret from Domhnall Gleeson as she shares new BTS extended versions from the Opalite music video with fans
During the video Taylor and Domhnall's character's fall in love before donning blue sparkling tracksuits for an iconic dance number
She joked: 'I didn't tell Dom he was going to dance.... I just thought it would be better to tell him in person.'
The Irish actor added: 'This dance thing is new, I want everyone to know that.'
Reflecting on the narrative for the video Taylor explained: 'For like a year I was like "What would I do for the Opalite video?" and then I was on The Graham Norton Show...'
She continued: 'Domhnall is in a toxic relationship with a cactus where he is getting hurt everyday.'
Domhnall joked: 'The whole cactus as a girlfriend thing is complicated. But its nice, I think the idea of finding the right person is the whole thing.'
Releasing the special editions on Friday she penned: 'I never want to forget a single detail of this hysterical shoot, and now I don’t have to!
'Excited to share more of the Opalite Music Video with two extended versions full of dance lessoning, our phenomenal cameos, camcorder footage, gigantic scrunchies & fanny pack angles! Parts 1 & 2 are out now at link in bio'.
Behind the scenes shots show the group preparing for filming with Lewis starring as a photographer, Greta a singer and Jodie a fitness instructor.
The singer's face lit up during her time on the show after the Irish actor confessed it was his goal to end up in a Taylor Swift music video
She joked: 'I didn't tell Dom he was going to dance.... I just thought it would be better to tell him in person'
Releasing the special editions on Friday she penned: 'I never want to forget a single detail of this hysterical shoot, and now I don’t have to!'
The star explained that Opalite had always sounded very 'commercial-like' to her, hence the inspiration for the video
The storyline initially follows their surreal relationships – Domhnall with a cactus and Taylor with a rock – before the two meet with the help of a ‘magical’ spray bottle labelled Opalite.
Graham, 62, appears in a scene promoting another spray, while Cillian, 49, is pictured in an advert for Opalite.
Writing on Instagram on Friday, Swift revealed the idea for the video ‘crash landed into my imagination’ during her October appearance on BBC1’s The Graham Norton Show.
The pop star was there to promote her latest album The Life Of A Showgirl, which includes the Opalite track.
‘When we were all talking during the broadcast, Domhnall made a light-hearted joke about wanting to be in one of my music videos,’ she wrote on Friday.
‘He’s Irish! He was joking! Except that in that moment during the interview, I was instantly struck with an idea.’
The singer, who is engaged to American football player Travis Kelce, added: ‘To my delight, everyone from the show made the effort to time travel back to the Nineties with us and help with this video... I had more fun than I ever imagined.’
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