Lewis Capaldi is expressing his gratitude to Taylor Swift for casting him in her star-studded music video for "Opalite" as a photographer. The 29-year-old singer, who is himself a celebrated musician, shared a series of photos from the video on Instagram on Saturday with the caption: "Thank you for having me, @taylorswift."
The "Someone You Loved" hitmaker appeared alongside an impressive cast including Domhnall Gleeson, Cillian Murphy, Jodie Turner-Smith, and Greta Lee, all of whom were Taylor's fellow guests on an episode of The Graham Norton Show last year. The host also made a cameo appearance in the song.
Taylor Swift sent fans into a frenzy when she released the star-studded video on Friday. In her caption, she recounted how she got the idea after Domhnall jokingly expressed his desire to be in one of her videos.
"When we were all chatting during the broadcast, Domhnall made a light-hearted joke about wanting to be in one of my music videos," she wrote. "He's Irish! He was joking! But in that moment during the interview, I was instantly struck with an idea."
"I had this thought that it would be wild if all of our fellow guests on the Graham Norton show that night, including Graham himself, could be a part of it too," she continued. "Like a school group project but for adults and it's not mandatory."
"I had more fun than I ever imagined," Taylor added. "Made new friends, metaphors, and fashion choices. It was an absolute thrill to create this story and these characters."
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