"Yes, the rumours are true - Taylor Swift rented out a random London shopping centre for her latest music video. The pop superstar's 'Opalite'video, which was released last week, is set in the '90s and features cameos from Graham Norton, Lewis Capaldi, Domhnall Gleeson, Cillian Murphy and Greta Lee. Part of the video sees Taylor and Domhnall Gleeson wandering around a colourful, sparkling shopping mall. That shopping mall, ladies and gents, is Croydon's own Whitgift Centre."
"In the video, the Whitgift Centre is decked out with pastel frontages, green plants and neon signs. But if Taylor Swift fans want to visit the set in person, they'll be bitterly disappointed. In reality, the Whitgift is grey and deteriorating with around 70 empty units. One recent Google review says it's 'run down with hardly any shops left' while another calls it an 'absolutely dreadful place'"
Taylor Swift rented Croydon's Whitgift Centre to film the 'Opalite' music video, which is set in the 1990s and features cameos from Graham Norton, Lewis Capaldi, Domhnall Gleeson, Cillian Murphy and Greta Lee. The mall interior was temporarily redecorated with pastel shopfronts, green plants and neon signs for the shoot. The real Whitgift Centre is grey, deteriorating and has around 70 empty units, earning negative Google reviews calling it 'run down' and 'absolutely dreadful.' Some international viewers mistook photos for abandonment, while local residents confirmed it remains operational. Plans to redevelop the centre into a Westfield have been repeatedly delayed since a planned 2017 reopening.
Read at Time Out London
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