Ina Garten has revealed she played beer pong at a party thrown by Taylor Swift.
The Food Network star, 76, replayed the amusing experience as she recalled her time being backstage at Swift concert in an interview with the Wall Street Journal.
Chuckling, Ina recalled the expletive-laden advice soccer star and fellow Swiftie Abby Wambach gave her after she offered to be her beer pong ‘adviser.’
‘I’m crazy about Taylor Swift,’ Ina began. ‘After the show, she invited us to go to a party that she gave for all of the crew. And my friend Kate said, “Let’s go play beer pong.”
‘And as we went over there, Abby Wambach, who had just won a world cup championship for soccer, came over to me and she said, “I’m going to be your adviser.” I’m like, “Great!” I said, “What’s your advice?” And she said, “Get the f**king ball in the f**king cup!”‘
Ina Garten has revealed she played beer pong at a party thrown by Taylor Swift
Garten recalled thinking: ‘And I was like, that’s your advice!?’
Laughing, Ina admitted she wasn’t even any good at the game and that it was her first and last time playing beer pong.
Ina and Taylor, 34, are not only massive fans of one another, but also friends.
The Midnights singer previously credited the chef for changing her perspective on cooking.
‘My most potent memories of Ina come from when I first discovered her TV show,’ the singer recalled at the time in Food Network magazine, which was honoring the 20th anniversary of Ina’s show Barefoot Contessa.
She continued: ‘I was in my teens, and my life revolved around touring. On my rare days off at home, I barely ever cooked because it had always felt like a chore.’
The Shake It Off singer described Ina’s approach to cooking as a form of self-care.
‘Ever since, cooking has been my escape from stress and one of the only ways I can truly calm myself on a rough day. I’ll always be grateful to her for giving me that,’ she said fondly.
In April, Ina revealed how she managed to secure tickets to Taylor’s Eras tour in Paris.
The cooking extraordinaire, who is releasing memoir Be Ready When the Luck Happens in October, opened up in an interview with People about being a fan of the singer and how she ended up scoring the coveted tickets.
Abby Wambach gave her an expletive-laden beer pong strategy after she offered to be Garten’s drinking game adviser; pictured 2015
‘I’m going to be in Paris in May, and I thought, “Wait a minute, isn’t she going to be in Paris in May?”‘ she said.
Much like other committed Swifties all over the world, Ina went online in the early hours of the morning to score a spot at the now sold-out Eras tour.
‘At three in the morning, I was online, seeing if I could get two good tickets, and I did,’ she said triumphantly.
‘Now I’m trying to figure out what I can wear that’s sparkly,’ the acclaimed chef quipped.
Ina didn’t reveal who she’ll be singing along to Taylor’s songs with, but said she and a ‘very good friend’ will be attending.
Ina and Taylor, 34, are not only massive fans of one another, but also friends
Despite Ina scrambling for tickets, she has spent time with the All Too Well singer in the past, gushing about her admiration for the performer.
‘I met Taylor actually when Food Network Magazine asked rock stars 10 years ago who their favorite Food Network people were, and Taylor chose me,’ Ina reminisced.
‘So she came for a photo shoot for the day, and then we saw each other for a while afterwards,’ she continued. ‘She invited me to lunch and she came back for lunch one day in East Hampton. I just so admire her.’
It’s not Ina’s first Swifty rodeo however with the famous face attending Taylor’s 1989 tour in 2015.
‘She invited us to come to the party afterwards, and we just had an incredibly wonderful time,’ she recalled.
In April, Ina revealed how she managed to secure tickets to Taylor’s Eras tour in Paris
The chef wished Taylor a happy birthday in a Instagram post in 2019, describing her as a ‘beacon of light for women of all generations.’
‘Including me!’ she quipped, alongside a sweet snap of the two of them.
‘What a brilliant speech at the Billboard awards. Congratulations!’ she concluded the sweet message, adding the hashtag #womanofthedecade.
In 2021, Ina had another sweet birthday message for the popstar, calling her one of the ‘most creative artistic geniuses of our time!’
‘You are such an inspiration for anyone who wants to sail their own ship,’ she gushed. ‘Sending love.’
