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Topics: Taylor Swift, Celebrity, Ellen DeGeneres
Joe Yates
Topics: Taylor Swift, Celebrity, Ellen DeGeneres
Taylor Swift shocked fans after admitting there’s one part of her body she doesn’t wash during her shower routine.
We've all got different methods when it comes to scrubbing our bodies in the shower. Personally, I rub shower gel all over me before rinsing it off, starting from my legs and working my way up.
As for the 35-year-old singer, she doesn't follow the same practice and the revelation sparked debate online, with some fans calling it controversial while others confessed they do the same.
It's been a busy year for the 14-time Grammy winner, with her engagement to Travis Kelce 'breaking the internet' and the release of her new album, The Life of a Showgirl, causing a stir.
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But it was during an appearance on The Ellen Show back in 2019 that Swift opened up about her hygiene habits.
Ellen DeGeneres asked Swift the burning question: “Do you wash your legs in the shower?”
“I do, but only when I shave,” Swift admitted.
“The shaving cream is like soap, right?” she joked, with DeGeneres nodding along in agreement.
The talk show host added: “I think that’s the reason that most women wash their legs - because we have to, because we shave our legs.”
Social media quickly reacted to the clip, with users expressing both confusion and amusement.
“Taylor Swift said she don’t wash her legs but she shaves them girl that is not the same thing wtf,” one fan wrote.
Another added: “I’m confused, isn’t the shower supposed to be the place where you wash EVERYTHING?!”
But for some, Swift’s pared-back approach actually makes sense.
Dr Joshua Zeichner, director of cosmetic and clinical research in dermatology at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, explained to Women’s Health that washing your legs isn’t as crucial as you might think.
“Unless your legs are visibly soiled, you don’t actually need to wash them directly with a cleanser,” he said. “The cleanser that drips down your body is enough to remove most of the dirt and sweat that accumulates during the day.”
Zeichner did, however, emphasise that your feet should always get a good wash.
While society may deem those who don't scrub their legs in the shower as unhygienic, dermatologist Dr Julie Russak, of Manhattan, told The New York Post that those in her profession do not recommend daily showers.
Dr Russak said that bath soap 'really removes and destroys the skin’s microbiome' which she claimed is 'extremely important in overall health of the body'.
While in 2020, physician James Hamblin wrote a book on why he decided to stop showering - Clean: The New Science of Skin.
He told the BBC that anyone who 'mocks' people who don't shower as frequent 'are betraying profound ignorance of the skin microbiome'.