She’s the biggest superstar in the world, and every girl wants what Taylor Swift has – including the same type of partner.
Gen-Z women have taken to social media to say they want a strong, rugged “protector”, like Swift’s bulky American footballer boyfriend, Travis Kelce, rather than a skinny, fashionable type.
Video-sharing app TikTok has been flooded with girls explaining they are “joining the trend” of choosing “strong” men like Kelce.
Dubbed “America’s golden couple”, Ms Swift and the Kansas City Chiefs player, both 34, have been dating since September.
One TikToker said in a video liked 6,000 times: “Gen-Zs, who used to like skinny guys, are now gravitating towards men that can protect them.
“Taylor Swift was a big part of this trend by dating Travis Kelce.”
Harry Styles and Timothee Chalamet – previously swooned over for their baby faces and wafer-thin physiques – were noted as the type of men Gen-Zs are now shunning.
A video explaining the shift said: “Men throughout history were the warriors… This is in our primal instinct – males will fight against other males and they’re more attractive to females if they win.”
One person commented: “I think guys who know how to fight are the hottest thing in the world.”
Ms Swift has been credited for prompting the shift as her previous partners, such as The 1975 frontman Matty Healy, had typically smaller frames and were “arty”.
Her boyfriend of six years, actor Joe Alwyn, is, at 6ft 2in, three inches shorter than NFL player Kelce and of a slimmer build.