It’s been a few days since ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ hit Netflix. The sequel to the 1996 sports film has Adam Sandler reprise his role as the titular character, among a cast so ludicrously star-studded, it’s probably easier listing off who isn’t in the film.
There are plenty of professional golfers like Lee Trevino, Bubba Watson Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau, to literally just name a few of the dozen involved; Sandler’s usual ‘SNL’ chums like Jon Lovitz, Kevin Nealon, Rob Schneider all appear; and you have appearances by Post Malone, Kid Cudi, Rebecca “Becky Lynch” Quin and Travis Kelce all appear.
Strangely enough, Taylor Swift isn’t among the credits, but a new Swiftie theory suggests she may have appeared in the film…just barely, though.
Fan Theory Suggests Secret Taylor Swift Cameo in ‘Happy Gilmore 2’
On July 30, Netflix posted a behind-the-scenes clip of one of Travis Kelce’s scenes. In the movie, Kelce plays an abusive restaurant owner who torments Bad Bunny’s character, Oscar. In a dream sequence, Oscar has Kelce’s character stripped down to his boxer shorts, tied to a lamp post and slathered in honey.
From there, in comes a bear. Or someone in a not-so-convincing bear costume. The bear puts its paws all over Kelce, who moans and protests as he is mauled to death.
“Why do I feel like taylor was in the bear suit!!?” wrote one fan.
“They should’ve dressed Taylor as a bear for an epic surprise,” wrote IG user Carolina Matos. Netflix responded with the ‘eyes’ emoji, adding fuel to the theory that it was her in the bear suit. Matmos also commented again, tagging Swift. “OMG.”
Others soon commented, hoping that it was Swift in the suit.
“Taylor, was that the reason for the honey emoji in your story?” asked one fan. Swift promoted her boyfriend’s appearance on Instagram. “Happy Gilmore 2 had me cackling and cheering the whole movie! An absolute must watch, 13/10, go watch it on @netflix as soon as humanly possible,” she wrote, adding the honeypot icon.
Unfortunately, this theory needs to go into hibernation. IMDB (“Internet Movie Database of Bears?”) lists that Brandon Alan Smith was the ‘Bear Performer.’ Smith has a robust IMDB, so he’s not a pseudonym for Swift (who has written music in the past under the name Nils Sjöberg).
Adam Sandler also delivered the grizzly facts about a Swift cameo while speaking to Extra at the show’s premiere. Though Sandler is a fan of Swift, he didn’t ask her to be in the movie because he “didn’t want to bother” her.
Swift does have acting experience under her belt, appearing in films like 'Valentine’s Day,' 'The Giver' and 'Amsterdam.' She also had a role in the 2019 film adaptation of 'Cats,' but no one wants to talk about that anymore.
Kelce, who also acted in Ryan Murphy’s ‘Grotesquerie,’ will have to put his acting ambitions on hold. He’s busy training for the upcoming 2025 NFL Season.
But before training camp kicked off, he got some business out of the way: Travis went Instagram official with Swift by posting a series of photos from their adventures during the off-season.