Simu Liu Says Taylor Swift Surprised His Fiancée—‘The Cherry on Top’ of Engagement
Simu Liu made his engagement to Allison Hsu even more memorable with a little help from Taylor Swift. The Shang-Chi star, 36, revealed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on December 15 that he asked Swift to surprise his fiancée with a congratulatory video after he proposed in Paris, France.
“I’ll preface this by saying my fiancée works in music, so she’s a digital marketing executive, and she grew up a Swiftie. She loves Taylor Swift,” Liu said. He explained that Swift’s music played an important role in their relationship from the start. “Taylor Swift’s songs and her music, that was a big part of the beginning of our relationship, was getting to know her through those songs, and why they meant so much to her.”
Liu knew that having Swift send a personal message would make the moment unforgettable.
“I was like, ‘Well, there’s one person that would make this engagement so special,’ and I reached out — as if we’re BFFs, no I mean I met her a couple of times, she’s fantastic — I reached out to Taylor through her publicist and I said, ‘Hey, is there any way that I could convince you to make like a two-second video just to say congrats?’ And she literally two days later sent it over, and I was able to play it for her. And so Taylor Swift was the cherry on top.”
When Hsu saw the video, she was overwhelmed. “She was really emotional before and then when I played that video, she just completely lost it,” Liu recalled.
Liu, who announced the engagement on Instagram with Hsu on May 11, has long admired Swift. He has shared moments from attending her Eras Tour with Hsu and even referenced her and Travis Kelce in a Valentine’s Day post after the Super Bowl.
“Happy valentines darling 🤍 I’d fly in from Tokyo for your super bowl any day ;)” he wrote, nodding to Swift’s support of Kelce at the game after performing in Tokyo. Hsu responded with a reference to Swift’s song Karma, highlighting their shared fandom.
Liu also made it clear during his hosting of the 2024 People’s Choice Awards that he has been a Swift fan for years. He joked about pop culture dominance and Swift’s Eras Tour movie, saying, “I was a Swiftie long before I was Ken. Okay? Just wanted to be super clear where my loyalties lay. I’m a 1989 baby so Taylor and I, we’re bonding.”
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