Did Taylor Swift Ditch Her Engagement Ring? Here’s Why Fans Think She Swapped It for the “Patient Zero” Cover Art

Taylor Swift announced a new single “Patient Zero” dropping September 25 as part of her deluxe album The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore.Fans pre-ordered “Patient Zero” CDs featuring three alternate covers, with one seemingly showing Taylor wearing a different engagement ring than her original 10-carat Old Mine brilliant-cut diamond.The ring on her alternate cover art appears to be an emerald-cut diamond on white metal, differing from her original yellow gold band, leading Swifties to speculate whether she uses a prop ring for shoots or if it’s another hidden Easter egg.Taylor Swift’s Showgirl era isn’t over yet. The Grammy winner is dropping a new song, “Patient Zero,” along with three other tracks on her deluxe album, The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore. She sent Swifties into a spiral with their “000” theories before dropping a countdown and announcing “Patient Zero” on September 22.“I’ve been impatiently waiting to tell you that my brand new single ‘Patient Zero’ will be out on September 25 (!!!!!!!!!!!!) and it’s available to pre-order now on my website for 24 hours. 0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣,” she wrote on Instagram.Now that those 24 hours have passed, fans have collected their coins and preordered their “Patient Zero” CDs, which include three alternate covers. There’s even a nod to her husband, Travis Kelce, on one of the cover artworks, since she rocks her 10-carat engagement ring…or, at least, an engagement ring.Swifties are on high alert in the Easter egg department, especially because of Tay’s surprise announcements over the past two days. So, it’s no surprise they noticed that she seemingly swapped her original sparkler for a stand-in in the photo:taylorswift.comtaylorswift.comFor our jewelry experts and connoisseurs in the chat, it looks like Tay is wearing an emerald-cut diamond on a white gold, silver, or platinum band in the alternate cover. Her original ring, designed by Kindred Lubeck at Artifex Fine Jewelry, included a massive Old Mine brilliant-cut diamond on a yellow gold band.Taylor Hill//Getty ImagesPerhaps she has a prop ring for shoots and big events to not run the risk of losing it, or maybe this is just another one of her Easter eggs. (I mean, she does have PDF files full of ’em, just saying.)She has yet to confirm whether she wore a different sparkler for the shoot, but she did rock a wedding band at the Kansas City Chiefs’ game against the Indianapolis Colts on September 20 and during her performance for the Grammy Museum’s Icon Sessions last month.Her band was reportedly designed by the same jeweler behind her engagement ring and is lined with round diamonds with a plain gold finish on the back.Well, it looks like she might have as many rings as Travis does from his Super Bowl wins!