“It’s phenomenal” – Taylor Swift gives Conversations With Friends her seal of approval

Taylor Swift has put her seal of approval on Irish drama Conversations With Friends, which hits our screens this week.

he bad blood The singer’s boyfriend, Joe Alwyn, plays the role of Nick Conway in the coming-of-age drama.

The American star took to Instagram to praise the show and shared an article on it time magazine, which said the adaptation “breathes fresh life” into the story.

She wrote, “Can confirm it’s phenomenal.”

The highly anticipated TV adaptation of Sally Rooney’s first novel stars Alison Oliver narrating the series and playing the role of Frances, while Sasha Lane plays the role of Bobbi, who is Frances’ girlfriend and ex-girlfriend.

The couple soon befriend an elderly couple, Nick and Melissa, portrayed by Jemima Kirke, and it’s not long before Frances and Nick start an affair of their own.

Alwyn, 31, has been dating singer-songwriter Swift, 32, since at least 2017, but the pair have remained very private about their relationship.

The London-born star collaborated with Swift on her surprise eighth studio album folklorewrote under the pseudonym William Bowery and co-wrote a number of songs on the subsequent sister album. always.

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He said GQ hype on writing songs in lockdown: “It really was the most random thing that happened in lockdown. It wasn’t like, ‘It’s three o’clock, it’s time to write a song!’

“It was just playing around on a piano and singing badly and being overheard and then thinking, you know, what if we tried to finish it together?”

The 12-part series, directed by Lenny Abrahamson, premiered on BBC Three and subscription streaming service Hulu on Sunday.

The first two episodes will be broadcast on RTÉ One on Wednesday 18 May at 21:35 and can also be viewed on RTÉ Player.

The sequel to the enormously successful normal people, Rooney’s second novel, is again set in Dublin and details the trials and tribulations of Irish millennials as they navigate romantic relationships. Each episode will last approximately 30 minutes.