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Taylor Swift’s dad Scott is on the road to recovery after undergoing a heart procedure, PEOPLE confirms
Scott had had quintuple bypass surgery just over a month ago
The pop superstar, her brother Austin and their mom Andrea have all been by Scott’s side throughout the surgery and recovery process
Taylor Swift’s dad Scott is recovering after undergoing a heart procedure.
Scott Swift, 73, had quintuple bypass surgery just over a month ago and is well on the road to recovery, PEOPLE has confirmed. The news was first published by TMZ.
The pop superstar, 35, has been by her dad’s side, along with her brother Austin, 33, and their mom Andrea, 67, throughout the entire surgery and recovery process.
The procedure occurred after Scott went in for a check-up and his doctor noticed something that led to the operation. The procedure was not the result of a heart attack.
According to the Mayo Clinic, “Coronary artery bypass surgery creates a new path for blood to go around a blocked or partially blocked artery in the heart.”
“The surgery [often] involves taking a healthy blood vessel from the chest or leg area. The vessel is connected below the blocked heart artery. The new path improves blood flow to the heart muscle,” the site adds.
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Taylor and Scott Swift at a Kansas City Chiefs game in December 2023
A representative for Swift did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
In a 2019 essay for Elle titled ’30 Things I Learned Before I Turned 30,’ Taylor opened up about her parents’ health and shared that “both of my parents have had cancer.” “I’ve had to learn how to handle serious illness in my family … It’s taught me that there are real problems and then there’s everything else,” she wrote.
The personal essay also saw Taylor share that her mom’s cancer had returned, though she did not share any further details on her dad’s health.
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Scott Swift
Scott and Andrea Swift, who have been married for 37 years, have always been their daughter’s biggest cheerleaders, nurturing her talent and passion from a young age.
Long before she was a Grammy-winning singer, the “Fortnight” musician’s parents were listening to her sing karaoke and driving her to local gigs close to where she was raised near Wyomissing, Penn.
“She was always singing music when she was 3, 5, 6, 7, years old,” Scott, told UDaily, the newspaper of his alma mater, the University of Delaware, back in 2009. “It’s Taylor doing what she likes to do.”
Taylor’s parents were seen at multiple Eras Tour shows before the record-shattering run of gigs came to a close in Vancouver, Canada, on Dec. 8, 2024.
Scott made several headlines during his appearances, including when a clip of him handing out chicken tenders to fans at London’s Wembley Stadium went viral in August 2024.
“Scott handing out chicken during [“Style”] somehow makes sense,” TikTok user Stephanie Niemiec of New York City wrote over the video at the time, referring to Taylor’s hit single from 1989 and 1989 (Taylor’s Version).
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“Thank you for the chicken,” she said to Scott in the clip before turning her phone around and adding, “The chicken is fresh.”
Niemiec, 22, tagged Taylor in her caption and wrote, “Tell your dad I said thank you, it was just what I needed.”
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