But I also think it is too late, there’s no going back: my USP is that it’s me and this is unfortunately what I am.

Tickets to see me live in March are guaranteed to be the coolest most innovative gift for your friend or family member this Christmas. She has since been everywhere (if you watch Later with… Jools Holland and listen to 6Music, at least).The tracks were arranged for the Royal Northern Sinfonia by Robert Ames, who also served as conductor, and Matt Rogers. As Taylor and band writhe around the stage in dark red, Taylor in cowgirl hat, dancers in balaclavas, the overall effect is something akin to the transgression of Peaches. Gathering a passionate and vast legion of fans, Taylor is one of a handful of artists to have been playlisted across BBC Radio 1, 2 and 6 Music simultaneously.

I think it’s important to also acknowledge the fact that the happy-ever-after doesn’t exist, because it can just stop at any time. The singer's fans see themselves in her music, which outlines the absurd contradictions of modern womanhood: be strong but don't be threatening; be true to yourself but wear a nice dress; embrace sex but don't flaunt it. Earlier this month a Broadway transfer of the production was announced, for the August Wilson Theatre in New York. It's a response to her song I'm Fine, where a woman describes acting like a dog to ward off unwanted male attention - "because there is nothing that terrifies a man more than a woman that appears completely deranged". featured on a tie worn by Taylor on live TV shows including Graham Norton and The Late Late Show with James Corden, and on a pin badge worn on her suit during the 2023 tour.

This is my day in the sun’ … Self Esteem talking to Alexis Petridis at Glastonbury festival’s William’s Green stage. For all her palpable excitement about the future, Taylor still experiences some self-doubt about the frankness she deals in.

Videos for "How Can I Help You", "Prioritise Pleasure" and "I Do This All The Time" were filmed at Almeida Theatre and directed by Taylor. The project was confirmed over the summer by YourShelf, “a global online literary community, encompassing The YourShelf Podcast and The YourShelf Press”.Self Esteem: When we met I was in my old band and very unhappy, so an opportunity in anything else felt like a way out. As a woman, it took this long for me to say what I mean, to stand by it and not be scared that someone’s going to say I’m difficult.