Photo: Courtesy of Netflix, Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Penn Badgleyis taking a stab in the dark and proclaiming that hisYoucharacterJoe Goldbergis not aTaylor Swiftfan.
“I think, unfortunately,he would despise her,” he toldVariety. “Because she’s successful and blonde maybe? I don’t know, but I think he would.”
Badgley’s instinct that Joe would never be a Swiftie is funny given that the singer’s work has appeared in the Netflix hit several times
“Exile”, Swift collaboration withBon Iverfrom her albumFolklore, also played at the end of season 3 as Goldberg’s home went up in flames — with murderous wife Love (Victoria Pedretti) inside.
In fact, there’s even a Swift reference in “She’s Not There,” an episode that Badgley himself directed in the forthcomingsecond half of season 4.
“I’m screaming,” one fan wrote, while another follower took the song choice as a “Swiftie confirmed?!” (Badgley has yet to officially reveal that he is a “Swiftie.")
Courtesy of Netflix
Speaking about stepping behind the camera, the 36-year-old actor said he “loved it” because taking creative control over how the story plays out on screen “reinvented the show for me.”
“It’s not a place where I’ve blurred lines,” Badgley further explained toVariety. “There’s almost nothing I could say with more consecration.That aspect of Hollywood has always been very disturbing to me— and that aspect of the job, that mercurial boundary — has always been something that I actually don’t want to play with at all.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Youis now streaming on Netflix, with the second half of season 4 dropping on March 9.
source: people.com
