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'Stranger Things' Star Reveals 'F**king Stupid' Way He Reacted When First Meeting Taylor Swift

Joseph Quinn; Taylor Swift
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Actor Joseph Quinn recalled on the 'Happy Sad Confused' podcast how he had a cringey interaction with the singer when he first met her.



Joseph Quinn revealed he had a cringey first interaction with Taylor Swift.

The Stranger Things star appeared on the July 1 episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast, where he recalled the "f**king stupid" thing he said when he met the megastar for the very first time.

He recounted:

"I met Taylor Swift once, and I said, 'You're Taylor Swift.'"
"She was very funny."

Quinn said the 14-time Grammy winner tried to continue the conversation, but he could only utter the same thought.

"She said something nice about, like, the show [Stranger Things], and I said, 'Oh, thanks. You're Taylor Swift.'"
"I meant it as a compliment."

Host Josh Horowitz agreed Quinn's comment was a compliment before Quinn added:

"It's definitely a compliment, and I remember thinking like that was f**king stupid."
"But she was very good-humored about it."

When asked by the host if all is well between the two now, the Quiet Place: Day One actor joked:

"Excellent, yeah, great terms."

He then quipped that he will be on one of her upcoming albums.

"We are just trying to figure it out."

You can watch below.

WARNING: NSFW language

Viewers of the clip loved the way Quinn was absolutely thrown over meeting Swift.

Josh Horowitz/YouTube

Josh Horowitz/YouTube

Josh Horowitz/YouTube

Josh Horowitz/YouTube

Elsewhere in the podcast, Quinn talked about his love for all food as well as for cooking, even offering to roast a chicken for Horowitz.

He also touched on his role as Johnny Storm in the upcoming Fantastic Four film, but it sounds like he still has some work to do.

You can watch the full podcast below.

WARNING: NSFW language

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