Taylor Swift used to be hell-bent on hiding her belly button from the paparazzi because she wanted to preserve some “mystery,” but now she’s posing in a bikini on the cover of national magazine.
There’s just one catch.
You still can’t see her belly button.
The 25-year-old is on the cover of the November issue of GQ wearing a black bikini and a nude colored cover-up on top. (RELATED: Taylor Swift’s Generous Act Will Leave You Teary Eyed)
(Photo: GQ)
“If you don’t take Swift seriously, you don’t take contemporary music seriously,” Chuck Klosterman, who interviewed Swift for GQ, wrote. (PHOTOS: 18 Year Olds — Who Can Vote — Are Ticked About John Kasich’s Taylor Swift Joke)
“There’s simply no antecedent for this kind of career: a cross-genre, youth-oriented, critically acclaimed colossus based entirely on the intuitive songwriting merits of a single female artist.” (VIDEO: Director Defends Taylor Swift’s ‘Racist’ Music Video)
“It’s as if mid-period Garth Brooks was also early Liz Phair, minus the hat and the swearing. As a phenomenon, it’s absolutely new.” (PHOTOS: Think You Know Why Taylor Swift Posted Her Bikini Photo? This Will Definitely Change Your Mind)
Stay tuned for more photos of Swift.