The New York Post is reporting that Aussie model Jess Hart is going to be dumped from the Victoria’s Secret lineup after she ‘dissed’ Taylor Swift.
When asked if Swift “could pull it off as a VS model” Hart, 27, said: “No… God bless her heart. I think she’s great… But I don’t know, to me, she didn’t fit.”
“I don’t know if I should say that. I think what you find is that for a lot of us, we’ve been working for 14, 15 years; what it takes to make it here comes from experience and confidence and knowing how to be confident with yourself. I think it comes with age. It’s definitely the benchmark of all jobs.”
The Sydney-born model tried to make amends by telling Us Weekly, “I adore Taylor Swift and I was so excited to be with her at the Victoria Secret Fashion Show… She is a true rock star and she absolutely killed it the other night.”
At the time Victoria’s Secret’s brand’s chief marketing officer, Edward Razek, came forward to clarify what exactly Hart meant by her statement.
“I have personally been in contact with Jessica Hart and she said she was ‘wildly misinterpreted’ and that she thought Taylor was ‘amazing,'” Razek tells Us. “She is stunned that anyone would think differently. And that’s something we can all agree on.”
“I can tell you that everyone at Victoria’s Secret was blown away by Taylor’s performance. She could not be more beautiful or talented, that we felt extremely lucky to have her, and that she is welcome back to do the show anytime she wants.”