After Ed Sheeran tested positive for COVID-19, fans started calling for Taylor Swift to be
his replacement for his upcoming SNL appearance!
Let’s get into it!
Ed took to Instagram on Sunday to announce his COVID diagnosis to his followers.
In a text post, he shared, “Hey guys.
Quick note to tell you that I’ve sadly tested positive for Covid, so I’m now self-isolating
and following government guidelines.
It means that I’m now unable to plough ahead with any in person commitments for now, so
I’ll be doing as many of my planned interviews/performances I can from my house.
Apologies to anyone I’ve let down.
Be safe everyone x”
Ed’s new album called “=” comes out this Friday, so unfortunately this disrupts
many upcoming commitments for Ed.
The news comes just one day after Saturday Night Live announced Ed as the musical guest
for their November 6th show alongside host Kieran Culkin.
This would be Ed’s third appearance on the show.
A source close told Page Six that SNL is, quote, “scrambling” to find a replacement
who “appeals to the same demo.”
According to the insider, this could be someone like Justin Bieber or Shawn Mendes.
But the source claimed Ed’s appearance might still happen.
They said, “Ed is offering to perform live via video link, but this isn't something SNL
does.
The show likes to have the performer in studio."
But, Swifties want SNL to know they have a better solution!
Fans took to Twitter to suggest Taylor Swift as Ed’s replacement!
And not gonna lie, this is GENIUS, Swifties!
One person tweeted, quote, “hey @nbcsnl pls pull in blondie you already know @taylorswift13
would be greattttt in lieu of Ed not being able to make it #ItsRedSeason”
And another person wrote, quote, “Cmon @taylorswift13… what are you doing Nov 6th?
#snl #taylorswift #EdSheeran @nbcsnl”
And another fan emphasized that since Tay and Ed are already IRL friends, it would make
perfect sense, tweeting, quote, “actually ed sheeran getting covid and having to drop
out of snl is perfect because now taylor can fill in since they’re friends and she’s
got music to promote anyway.”
Points were made!
And the tweets kept coming!
One person tweeted, quote, “taylor swift... if ur reading this... ed sheeran had to drop
out of snl you know what you must do.”
Some fans even had some WILD conspiracy theories, like this fan who wrote, quote, “my current
theory is that ed sheeran not being able to play SNL is apart of taylor’s elaborate
plan for red (taylor’s version)”
Jokes aside, we hope Ed gets well soon and is able to do in person performances in the
near future.
One fan suggested SNL just push Ed’s appearance to the following week.
They tweeted, quote, “ed sheering having covid literally gives snl the perfect opportunity
to have taylor swift host with him as musical guest on the 13th…change my mind. and then
they can sing together and do everything has changed off of red tv. problem solved.”
Hey, SNL, I think Swifties are on to something!... as ALWAYS!
Meanwhile, Taylor is entertaining fans over on TikTok.
She posted a video earlier today that is a, quote, “video reenactment of [her] Tumblr
post about fall.”
“And hats, and scarves, and knee socks, and wearing tights for the first time in months,
and when the mornings are all chilly and you can see your breath, and draw little pictures
on foggy windows.”
Taylor goes on to list out more iconic things about fall like plaid, ankle boots, pumpkin
spice lattes, and dressing your pets up for halloween.
Honestly, Tay, this TikTok speaks to my soul…
Tay concludes the TikTok with a freshly baked batch of what appears to be her famous chai
tea eggnog cookies.
“And baking your first fall batch of cookies, but you put too much cinnamon in it because
you’re too excited because it’s fall!”
Yummm those cookies look incredible!
So far, no official word has come from SNL or NBC on whether Ed will be replaced, and
if so by who.
We’ll just have to wait and see if Taylor takes over!
To find out why fans think Taylor was filming a secret project in New York earlier this
week, click right here for another Clevver video.
Then let us know in the comments below what you think about all this and if you think
Tay should take Ed’s SNL gig?
I know I do!
I’m your host Sussan Mourad, you can follow me on socials @Sussan_Mourad, I’ll catch
you next time!