See How Taylor Swift Transformed Herself Into 'The Man' In New Behind-The-Scenes Video

in the event you watched the complete music video for Taylor Swift's "The Man" without noticing that it stars Swift herself, you're not alone. A few fans on Twitter couldn't believe that underneath all of the muscles, facial hair, and audacity was one of the most prominent pop stars in the world. And in a brand new behind-the-scenes video out today (March 6), Swift gave fans a unfiltered look at the making of the music video in all its cigar-smoking and crotch-adjusting glory.


"Putting on the look for 'The Man' took five hours every morning and it's been a joy because Bill Corso's been doing it," Swift mentioned of the video's extensive and complex makeup process. "I worked with him once before once he turned me into the zombie for the 'Look What You Made Me Do' music video, and I had no idea what they do to your body to create you look different."


Yep! Before making this video, Swift was typically clueless about all of the work it would take to create her character look like the hyper-masculine Wall Street boss he's supposed to be. "I have muscle suits on underneath things, I have — I don't actually hope converse with you [about] what else. I do not actually wish to tell you about it. This is a family member show," she joked.


Nevertheless it takes way more than just looking the part; it's acting it, also. "I just need to never ever make movements that look like I'm a girl," she mentioned. "Which is hard." Fortunately, the "Lover" singer had a professional coach her through everything from the most miniature behaviors to her character's assertive, self-confident swagger. "I was so stoked to have a movement coach," she mentioned. "I never thought about how boys walk... However, you know, they walk differently than we do."


The remainder of the video was full of hilarious bloopers, like Swift trying to smoke her first cigar ever while wearing rubber lips. "You know, I've never smoked a cigar before," she mentioned. "I don't have real lips on. I don't know what's going on. These are rubber lips. I don't know what my face is doing." And immediately after trying desperately to tweak her underwear and check females out the way that "The Man" would, a crucial message appeared on screen: "No males were harmed in the making of this video."


Check out the behind-the-scenes video for "The Man" up above, and in the event you haven't already, watch the whole music video here.