Viral Video of Taylor Swift Being Escorted by Male Bodyguard in Restroom Raises Privacy Concerns

Taylor Swift’s fame doesn’t come without its disadvantages. A recent video shared by fans online showed the “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart” singer making a run to the restroom during the 2025 Super Bowl, and her male bodyguard Drew was close behind.

The fact that Taylor, 35, who was in attendance to watch boyfriend Travis Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles in the championship game, had to be accompanied to the bathroom by a security guard sparked a debate with fans regarding celebrity privacy.

“The fact that [her bodyguard] has to go to the bathroom with her,” wrote an X user who shared a photo of the Miss Americana star exiting the facilities.

Another person replied, “I know. How sad is that? We all love Drew, but the fact he has to stand outside her stall.”

“I’d imagine that’s normal for celebrities as big as her,” a third person added, while a fourth wrote, “I can’t imagine living in the glass house that Taylor does, and maintaining such kindness. She is truly amazing.”

Taylor began her meteoric rise to fame after she released her self-titled debut album in 2006. Since then, she’s easily become one of the most recognizable stars in the world. However, her notoriety reached new heights amid her relationship with Travis, 35, and her iconic Eras tour.

In July 2024, a source revealed to Life & Touch that the “Betty” singer’s increased fame had led to her becoming a little uneasy.

“Taylor has been A-list for a long time now but since she started dating Travis, the frenzy surrounding them has made it nearly impossible for her to go anywhere without getting surrounded,” the insider explained. “Things have to be set up to block her from being seen before she’ll even get out of her car — umbrellas or screens, or hanging drapes, whatever it takes to shield her.”

The source continued, “There are times she’s hidden in giant suitcases to get in somewhere without being spotted. She’s always been into dressing up in disguises, partly for fun because she likes to be out without getting recognized, and partly because she values her privacy when she needs it, but now it’s almost a matter of safety.”

The insider added that “the level of attention she’s getting” was “bordering on scary” and said that there was “a much more intense reaction from people when they see her,” which was wildly different from when she was dating actor Joe Alwyn who preferred a much more lowkey lifestyle. However, even though Taylor is “grateful” for the fame, the source described her new situation as “overwhelming.”

“It’s not like she can go out and live any kind of normal life, so it’s made her more dependent on her disguises,” the source concluded. “When she isn’t doing a gig or making an appearance she rarely goes anywhere without a wig. And even then she has to be a lot more creative to pull things off, apparently she once went so far as to hide inside a recycling bin to get wheeled into an NFL game so she could go totally unnoticed by fans.”