Katy Perry and Taylor Swift proved their epic feud is a thing of the past when they snapped a selfie in Australia on Friday night following the singer’s concert at Sydney’s Accor Stadium.
Katy, 39, showed her support for her former enemy along with Rita Ora and her husband, Taika Waititi, and couldn’t wait to pay tribute to her ‘old friend’ as she shared several photos and videos on Instagram – including a super sweet close-up of them together backstage.
The two pop stars looked as glamorous as ever as Taylor, 34, pressed her cheek to Katy’s face and grinned from ear to ear ahead of her show-stopping performance, in which she showed off her slim figure in a stunning sequin bodysuit. .
Mother-of-one Katy, who looked chic in pinstripe wide leg trousers and a matching cropped waistcoat, captioned the social media post: ‘Got to see an old friend shine tonight’, reassuring fans that her friendship with the Shake It Off-hitmaker is back on track.
Katy Perry posted a sweet selfie with Taylor Swift on Friday night after attending her concert in Sydney
Mother-of-one Katy watched Taylor’s show from a VIP room with fellow singer Rita Ora
Rita and her husband, Taika Waititi, had their photo taken backstage with a sequin-clad Taylor
It’s no secret that Katy and Taylor had a rather nasty falling out, with the latter even writing her 2015 song Bad Blood about their dispute — which started when Katy apparently tried to hire a bunch of Taylor’s backup dancers and “an entire arena tour to sabotage’. ‘
However, it seems that Katy is now a fan of the song as she filmed a video of Taylor performing the song and at one point turned the camera on herself as she sang some lyrics including, “Now we got problems, and I have no problems. “I don’t think we can fix them, you made a really deep cut and honey, now we have bad blood.”
Katy, who wore her long dark hair straight and completed her look with plenty of silver jewelry, watched Taylor’s performance from a VIP tent alongside Rita, 33, and her filmmaker husband, Taika, 48.
Rita showed off the flesh in a black strapless mini dress, which she paired with a baseball cap, chunky gold hoop earrings and matching bracelets, while Thor director Taika kept his look casual in comfortable trousers and a white T-shirt.
The happy couple, who got married in August 2022, cuddled up with Taylor backstage for a photo and the Let You Love Me singer even asked Taylor’s boyfriend Travis Kelce for a photo as well.
Dressed in a blue spotted T-shirt and matching shorts, the Kansas City Chiefs football player towered over Rita with a huge grin as an animated Katy could be seen in the background.
Rita captioned her Instagram post: ‘It’s fair to say Sydney always delivers – or shall we say our TayTay @taylorswift always delivers! thanks for letting us come by! Seeing my KP @katyperry made my heart count to many queens! (sic).”
Katy quickly responded to the post, simply writing, “ily,” which is short for “I love you,” while her own fans couldn’t believe she posted a video of herself singing along to Taylor performing Bad Blood.
Katy posted a video of herself dancing and singing along as Taylor performed Bad Blood, the 2015 song about their feud
British singer Rita posed for a photo with Taylor’s NFL player boyfriend Travis Kelce
Rita and Katy seemed to be having a great time at the concert and both looked chic in their black attire
Rita thanked Taylor for attending her concert and said the singer ‘always delivers’
“The fact that you added bad blood is everything,” one follower commented, while another wrote, “the way she sang bad blood, without any bad vibes, they gave it all to me, moms being moms.”
A third person posted: “Not you posting bad blood that’s so iconic,” while a fourth fan begged: “WE NEED A TAYLOR SWIFT & KATY PERRY COLLABORATION.”
The pair first had a falling out a decade ago, and TMZ reported that the feud between the artists started when three of Taylor’s dancers dropped out to join Katy’s Prismatic World Tour.
Taylor released the single Bad Blood and added fuel to the fire, in a now infamous interview with Rolling Stone, when she admitted the song was about a female musician – and “a straight up enemy.”
To add fuel to the fire, Taylor admits in a now-infamous interview with Rolling Stone that the song was about a female musician – and “a straight up enemy.”
She told the publication: “For years I was never sure if we were friends or not.
“She came up to me at awards shows, said something and walked away, and I thought, ‘Are we friends, or has she just given me the worst insult of my life?’
‘Last year the other star crossed a line. She did such a horrible thing, I thought, “Oh, we’re just straight up enemies.” And it wasn’t even about a man!
The 34-year-old pop star gave a breathtaking performance during her first night at Sydney’s Accor Stadium
Taylor and Katy pictured together at the 2011 American Music Awards, a few years before their feud
‘It had to do with business. She basically tried to sabotage an entire arena tour. She tried to get some people out from under me.”
After Taylor’s interview was published, Katy tweeted an alleged slant toward Taylor, writing, “Beware the Regina George in sheep’s clothing,” referencing Rachel McAdams’ bitchy character in Mean Girls.
In May 2017, Katy seemingly got revenge on Taylor’s Bad Blood song with her own single Swish Swish, which was also reportedly about their feud.
However, a year later, Katy reached out to her former friend with an olive branch and a handwritten note that began, “Hey old friend, I’m thinking about our miscommunication and the feelings between us.”