The professional wrestler gushes over the 34-year-old Grammy winner for helping take care of his daughters, Joslyn, Jaclyn and Jerlyn, while his late wife, Jill Gregory, was battling breast cancer.
- July 9, 2024
AceShowbiz - Jeff Jarrett will never forget Taylor Swift's helping hands. In a recent interview, the professional wrestler gushed over the "All Too Well" hitmaker for babysitting his daughters, Joslyn, Jaclyn and Jerlyn, while his late wife, Jill Gregory, was battling breast cancer.
Describing the Grammy-winning artist as a "friend of the family," the 56-year-old explained to WREG that she was "very good to [his] family during a very, very dark period". The now-34-year-old musician would've been around 17 at the time of Jill's death in May 2007.
"Taylor was like a big sister," the WWE Hall of Famer added. "She came over, took the girls baking cookies, and just hung out at the house. I can't say enough good things about Taylor."
Jeff then joked about how Taylor has "done pretty well for herself." He continued, "She's just a sweetheart. I still call her 'our girl,' and now she's up hanging in the NFL circles," referring to the singer's relationship with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
Jeff, who is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling, went on to clarify that Taylor kindly spent time with his children and was "never on the Jeff Jarrett payroll." He then stressed, "So, technically not a babysitter."
In the early days of her career, Taylor tapped one of Jeff's daughters, Jaclyn, to appear in her music video for the 2010 track, "Mine". Jeff himself spoke about the experience with Instinct Culture in 2021.
"The 'Mine' video is so creative, and my daughter, Jaclyn, looked like a little Taylor," he said, adding that the songstress asked him to include his daughter in the MV. "Taylor, being as bold as she always is, just said, 'I want Jaclyn in the video.' "
