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There aren't many reasons you would turn down an offer to rub shoulders with celebrities while watching a Taylor Swift concert, but this bloke's excuse might be the most tragic thing you will ever hear.
Ahmed Khan, who is the proud owner of the pop star's favourite UK kebab shop, was invited to attend Wembley Stadium to enjoy the Eras Tour over the weekend by Swift's management team.
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The 34-year-old has apparently got a bit of a taste for the grub at Kentish Delight in North London after her ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn introduced her to the place while they were exploring the capital as a couple.
The Kinds of Kindness actor, 33, hails from nearby Tufnell Park and probably convinced the star to tuck into one of the takeaways' famous kebabs after a night on the tiles.
I wonder if Swift is a doner meat kind of girl?
Regardless of what her favourite item on the menu might be, the singer has struck up a sweet relationship with Khan and has even used his establishment to film scenes for the 2017 music video for her hit song 'End Game'.
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She reportedly wants to use the blue and red takeaway to film another video too, so keep an eye out.
Before her three day stint at Wembley began on Friday, Swift and her team placed a massive pre-order of food to fuel them all for the exhausting night ahead.
Khan revealed that the order - which was mostly made up of chicken kebabs - was enough to feed up to 15 people and would cost 'about £100'.
The businessman told the BBC that he receives 'many, many orders' from Swift when she's visiting the Big Smoke and that she would routinely bob in for a snack before the pandemic when she was spending time with Alwyn in the capital.
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Khan explained: "Many times she comes in here and order from us, then she likes the food and then they decided to make a music video here - End Game," before then revealing that Swift always tipped Kentish Delight well too.
So it's no wonder that he was offered VIP tickets to her Wembley gigs really, seeing as though he seems to be on first-name terms with the music star.
However, he had to decline the kind offer because the kebab shop was too understaffed.
Khan said he really appreciated the proposition from the 'down to earth' Swift, but someone had to keep the kebabs coming for those in North London.
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He also revealed that Swift's go-to item at Kentish Delight is a chicken doner kebab in pitta, slathered with salad and garlic sauce - which has now been added to the menu as the 'Taylor Swift kebab'.
The takeaway has been welcoming Swifties from across the UK since the pop star's affinity for it was publicised, with Khan saying fans even flocked from Edinburgh to try his food.
Topics: Taylor Swift, Celebrity, Music, Business, London, UK News
Olivia Burke