Taylor Swift is the queen of Easter eggs , but she has an important rule for all of her cryptic clues. The pop star opened up about her “dos and don’ts” for Easter eggs during her Aug. 13 appearance on the New Heights podcast , shedding light on the one type of hint she would “never” intentionally plant. And she also singled out a particularly wordy Easter egg from a few years ago as her all-time favorite.

As the singer confirmed that the orange door at her final Eras Tour show was indeed a The Life of a Showgirl Easter egg, she got real about why she enjoys slipping these significant clues into her art — even if she knows some fans think the process can get a little ridiculous.

“I'm always trying to figure out how to make music into more of an event. How do we make it romantic

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