“Elizabeth Taylor, really tell me: Do you think this is forever?” Taylor Swift (Pennsylvania, 35 years old) continually begs the legendary actress in the lyrics of the song that bears her name. Elizabeth Taylor is one of the 12 songs that make up , and tells the rollercoaster story of a Hollywood star. The result and, as it has now become known, also one of Elizabeth Taylor’s four children, Christopher Wilding. “She and my mother seem like soulmates,” he confessed. after listening to it.
Wilding, 70, says that the singer’s references to her late mother — at 79 years old — in the song were “especially magical” to her. The mention of the movie star’s characteristic violet eyes, the White Diamonds perfume that she created herself or Portofino, the Italian city where Richard Burton proposed to her in 1964, are some of them. “The way in which [Swift] has skillfully captured the similarities and parallels in their careers and personal lives is charming,” approves Wilding, the result of the actress’s marriage to actor Michael Wilding.
“They are both the very embodiment of female empowerment,” she continues, comparing the two stars from different generations. In 2024 the docuseries premiered Elizabeth Taylor: the rebel superstarwhich narrates in three chapters “the radical approach to life” that the actress of Cleopatra o The indomitable womanmarried eight times to seven different men ——. For his son, that rebellious streak is a source of pride: “He never let himself be intimidated when the establishment He criticized or condemned their lifestyle, which was often the case. Believe it or not, he had a strong moral compass and made his decisions in line with it, even when he knew they might not be popular. “She was curious, open-minded and lived life on her own terms until the day she died,” he says.
Elizabeth Taylor’s second child – the first was Michael (72 years old), the third Liza (68 years old) and the fourth Maria (64 years old) – has also taken advantage of her statements to People to highlight her mother’s tireless fight to help people with HIV, for which she created two foundations while she was alive: amFar and the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, which her heirs continue to manage. In addition, they also manage , an archive that preserves the legacy of the actress “through content, associations and products that support her vision of a kinder, braver and more beautiful world,” as presented on the website.
Also in tune with the parallelism between Elizabeth Taylor and Taylor Swift, House of Taylor has released a line of products with which include sweatshirts inspired by the singer’s new album or limited edition t-shirts printed with violet eyes. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation. “Although I think my mother was one for hers, Taylor Swift is an inspiring role model for her generation. Her defense of LGTBI+ rights, as well as her philanthropic work, would have earned her great admiration from my mother if they had had the opportunity to meet,” Wilding highlights. This week, for example, Swift’s $100,000 donation to the family of Lilah, a two-year-old girl with brain cancer, made the news.
“Her life is over and her time in the spotlight is over, but I hope that the person my mother was and the courageous life she led continue to inspire generations to come,” she reflects. For now, he has inspired, unfortunately, his great legion of fans.
