一位 83 岁的英国爷爷出演了 Taylor Swift 的《Opalite》MV，却在拍摄前完全不知道她是谁。这位爷爷名叫Barrie Reynolds，来自英格兰肯特郡的小村庄Capel-le-Ferne。在 MV 里，Barrie Reynolds 饰演一位舞蹈比赛评委，在一场虚构的舞蹈大赛中给 Taylor Swift 和爱尔兰演员Domhnall Gleeson打出了零分。
在接受 BBC 采访时，Barrie Reynolds 回忆了自己的片场经历。他坦言，接到拍摄通知前完全不知道 Taylor Swift 是谁。当他把消息告诉两个孙女 Millie 和 Francesca 时，两人大为震惊。
那么，一个不认识 Taylor Swift 的人，是如何出现在她的 MV 里的？原来，Barrie Reynolds 本身就是一位表演爱好者。他长期在附近村庄的业余剧团登台演出，同时签约了一家演艺经纪公司。正是这家经纪公司为他争取到了《Opalite》MV 中的角色。接到任务后，Barrie Reynolds 通过报纸了解到了 Taylor Swift 的巨星身份。
尽管此前对这位全球巨星一无所知，Barrie Reynolds 很快就给她起了一个片场昵称——“Niftie Swiftie”。这个昵称源于他对 Taylor Swift 跳舞速度之快的深刻印象。
虽然他在 MV 中饰演的评委对 Taylor Swift 的舞姿“不太买账”，但 Barrie Reynolds 本人对这次合作体验赞不绝口。他形容 Taylor Swift “善良且富有同理心”，并向 BBC 表示：“这首歌非常上头，尽管我给她打了零分！”从完全不认识 Taylor Swift，到成为她 MV 的一部分——Barrie Reynolds 或许正在成为被泰勒斯吸粉的老年人之一。

童厕说我霉不帮助前辈的现在怕不是都躲进洞里了

Billboard 原文
It’s rare in today’s day and age to meet someone who has never heard of Taylor Swift. It’s even rarer to meet someone who’s never heard of her and has been in one of her music videos. In fact, there might only be one person in the entire world who fits that exact description: 83-year-old Barrie Reynolds.
Reynolds, a grandfather from the village of Capel-le-Ferne in Kent, England, was featured in the star-studded music video for her Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 “Opalite.” In it, Reynolds plays a judge who gives Swift and actor Domhnall Gleeson a score of zero in a fictional dance competition. He’s joined in the video’s cast by actors and musicians like Lewis Capaldi, Cillian Murphy, Jodie Turner-Smith and Greta Lee.
In an interview with BBC Radio Kent, Reynolds recounted his experiences on set and learning just how massive Swift is. Prior to filming, Reynolds was unaware of who she was until alerting his granddaughters, Millie and Francesca, of his involvement in the video.
“I’m afraid I have no idea who she was,” Reynolds recounts telling his granddaughters. The two were, of course, “very surprised” by his big news.

If Reynolds didn’t know about Swift, then how did he end up featured in her music video? He himself is an artist. Reynolds performs regularly with an amateur drama group at a nearby village and works with an acting and modeling agency. The agency got him the “Opalite” role.
After receiving the assignment, Reynolds read about her in a newspaper and became aware of Swift’s stardom.
Despite not being familiar with the megastar, Reynolds was quick to come up with an on-set nickname for her. According to the BBC, Reynolds calls her “Niftie Swiftie,” a moniker he gave her due to her speed when dancing.
Although his character may not have been very impressed by Swift’s dancing, Reynolds enjoyed both working with her and listening to the song itself. He described the artist as “kind and compassionate” and said to the BBC, “This particular song was very catchy, even though I scored her a zero!”
Even though he didn’t know her before, Reynolds may be the newest member of the Swiftie fandom.

额滴神呐 泰勒丝 你就这样无法无天地吸收各个年龄层的人成为粉丝吧

怎么这样，难道不搬床也能吸引到老人？

行业里有些人对前辈很mean

行业里有些人对前辈很mean

下辈子都糊不了

不如我尕搬床亲民

感觉不如...我尖搬床

行业里有些人对前辈很mean

吸引老头能力感觉不如…嘎女王