Ever the contentious individual, Taylor Swift certainly doesn't do things by halves. I mean, she doesn't just have a group of friends, she has a "squad"; and instead of making covert digs at her ex-boyfriends, she dedicates entire tracks to them (just ask Harry Styles, Calvin Harris or John Mayer). Oh, and not to mention the fact that she regularly tops the list of Forbes' highest paid female musician.

But although the old Taylor is dead, it seems as if the songstress still incites the same old vitriol. In fact, her fans were up in arms last week when a radio presenter told her that she "needed a shower" after a festival performance.

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Taylor Swift's gaggle of "Swifties" weren't amused by some dry British humour on a muggy day in Swansea, Wales, where Swift had been performing at the Biggest Weekend festival this past Sunday.

BBC Radio 1's Greg James lightheartedly told the pop-star "I think you need to have a shower now" after she issued an energetic six-song set in the British humidity. Swift took the comment in her stride, replying "I agree. And I’m not offended that you said that. There’s a lot going on and none of it’s good here."

Her fans, however, weren't quite able to shake off the comment like Swift. "#TaylorSwift has her first recorded interview after years of not doing them and she's told that she needs a shower..." one Twitter user wrote, while another added "Taylor should take a shower? A normal human being obviously sweats! Though this was a joke, many people find it offensive including me! The first interview after like 2 years with @taylorswift13 and look at his guts."

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A third corroborated "Really @GragJames telling Taylor Swift she needs to take a shower? However British you are, remember that you're being watched globally. Where are your manners?"

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This prompted the interviewer to take to Twitter to defend himself and say that the Reputation singer had a good sense of humour about the comment - which was not meant to be a dig in any way. "She really is right," he wrote. "TS has a great sense of humour and we have known each other for ages and had a good catch up after the interview. It’s all cool. It was hot up there. I almost said we should both go for a shower but after this reaction I’m glad I didn’t!"

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Swift had a packed weekend but still managed to make time to meet with fans before and after the concert. One of the individuals she met was a young girl called Alexis, who experienced a seizure during the show, and was later gifted with the singer's personal sweatshirt.

"Taylor’s mom came straight to us when she saw my little girl was being carried limp and still in the postialic fog to the gurney and wanted to make sure she was taken care of and she definitely was," the girl's mum, Karen Wagner, later shared on Facebook. "Thank you thank you to Taylor Swift, Andrea Swift, and crew for making a very scary night into a happy ending."

Well, what a nice gesture, but we sure hope Taylor washed the sweatshirt first, though!

Kelly Clarkson has been called out over her shower habits, but given that some have defended her, it might not be as "gross" as some think.

Everyone has habits that they would prefer not to share with the world because let's be honest, nobody is perfect.

That being said, most people claim that they prefer honest people... but it turns out that there might be such a thing as being too honest as Clarkson has found out.

In a recent episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, the 41-year-old US talk show host opened up about her unique shower routine.

Sitting down with Saturday Night Live star Kenan Thompson, the singer began by stating that she brushes her teeth in the shower... which doesn't sound too strange to me.

"Here’s the thing. I don’t regularly brush my teeth in the shower. I just do if I’m in a hurry," she said. "Now, I do happen to be in a hurry often."

The revelations didn't stop there as Clarkson also revealed that she pees in the shower, which I reckon a lot of people have done without admitting it.

Although starting by saying: "I find [that] to be gross," Thompson seemed to understand the habit, saying: "I would lie if I said I had never done it, but I try not to. I’m not against it. I’ve not never done it. I’ve done it. But when I do do it, I always feel so ashamed."

Clarkson replied: "No, but you can’t help it. It goes back to that childhood sleepover, they put your hand in the hot water, and sometimes you pee. The hot water hits your body and - not every time, but, like, if I’ve gotta go."

So how did these revelations go down online? Well, some people were not overly impressed.

"Some things are just better left unsaid," one person said with a sick emoji, while a second wrote under the YouTube video: "Wait … So, would you pee in a bath as well?! I mean.. hot water and everything."

Others were quick to come to Clarkson's defense, as one person said: "I thought brushing your teeth in the shower was normal… is it not?"

A second commented under the video: "Oh, Kelly, you unfiltered queen. I freaking love her so much," while a third said: "Open book Kelly. Relatable, down to earth fun Kelly!!! Love this lady so much!!!"

Personally, I don't think there is anything wrong with brushing your teeth in the shower, and peeing is a personal choice!

Just make sure you don't leave any behind for whoever uses the shower next...

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When it comes to personal grooming, we all have our own tried and tested methods for keeping ourselves clean, and while the only real requirement is getting the job done, one woman has sparked an intense debate online by opening up about her shower habit.

Alice, who goes by the Twitter handle @Backpainandwine, tweeted: "Help me settle a debate.

"It's normal to shower with your back to the shower right? Not facing the water?" she asked.

While she might have only expected a few replies, the question struck a chord with Twitter users, and soon thousands of people had weighed in on Alice's question.

And one thing is clear from the replies: there is really no one size fits all when it comes to taking a shower.

One Twitter user wrote: "I face the water to keep my hair from getting wet and then spin round and hold my hair out of the way to do my back."

A second concurred, adding: "You face away from the shower unless you’re strange."

Meanwhile, a third Twitter user revealed that they take a shower just like Alice.

They wrote: "I don't like my face in the water at all, unless I've had a terrible day and you do that thing they do in films, where you put your hands on the wall and lean forward with your hair streaming down, like you've just blown up an entire planet and need some time to think [sic]."

A fourth agreed, writing: "i'm back to shower too, I can't stand the water getting into my eyes, and since my back can take hot water much better than the front, it's a no brainer for me [sic]."

However, a fifth Twitter user revealed that they sit somewhere in the middle of the two camps.

They wrote: "Both. Forwards to wash my bod and back to wash my hair."

A sixth agreed, adding: "I do both. Facing when washing front, not facing when washing the back. Side on for each side. Like a watery rotisserie."

All of which begs the question: how do you take a shower?

Dwayne Johnson has revealed how often he showers amid other celebrities sharing their controversial bathing routines.

Celebrities have been feeling the need to share their bathing routines after Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher revealed that they only bathe their kids when "you can see dirt on them".

This then prompted Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell to reveal that they only bathe their kids after they wait "for the stink", and actor Jake Gyllenhaal admitted that he finds regular bathing to be "less necessary".

As a result of this, people began to be curious about The Rock's personal hygiene.

"Our work Slack has spent much time discussing celebrities who don't wash themselves, but we've all decided that @TheRock can't possibly be one of those stinky ones and we would all be weirdly heartbroken to find out otherwise," wrote one fan, asking Johnson to share his washing habits.

It wasn't long before The Rock provided them with the answer they were looking for and revealed that he's not one of the "not washing themselves" celebrities.

He replied: "Nope, I'm the opposite of a 'not washing themselves' celeb. Shower (cold) when I roll outta bed to get my day rollin'. Shower (warm) after my workout before work. Shower (hot) after I get home from work. Face wash, body wash, exfoliate and I sing (off key) in the shower."

The original tweeter naturally replied to the Jungle Cruise star, writing: "Thank you for not crushing our spirits. We knew we could count on you!"

Needless to say, other Twitter users then began to weigh in on Johnson's revelation about his bathing habits.

One wrote: "Dude, wayyyy too many showers, no bueno for you skin! You strip out all your essential body oils doing that; ease off the showers lol [sic]."

However, another Twitter user hit back, writing: "Way too harsh on his skin?? Have you seen his skin?"

A second wrote: "When you smell what The Rock is cooking its' not stanky [sic]."

A third joked: "I imagine The Rock washes his clothes in the shower too cuz you could wash laundry on those abs."

Meanwhile, a fourth wrote: "Deep down I know @TheRock really wanted to say 'Not bathing that’s some white people sh*t don't come at me with that bs'."

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A TikTok doctor is getting real about people's washing habits, revealing that there are body parts many people are not washing properly.

Posting to the platform, Dr. Jen Caudle shared the top five areas people don’t wash properly, and some of these might surprise you - because I sure as hell was.

It starts off with the belly button.

"That’s right, a lot of guys don’t wash their belly button at all," she says in the one-minute clip. "Guys, it gets gross! Please wash your belly button."

Up next we have the ears.

"The top of the ear, behind this little area here, the back, and also the lobe," she explains in the now-viral video. "I want you to specifically wash that area. If you rub your ear, you smell it and it’s gross, you haven’t washed it recently."

Not only that but things like shampoo scum can get trapped behind the ear and build up over time. Totally not cute.

Then we have the nails.

"This is where a lot of dirt and grossness gets trapped," she said. "We don’t often think about it!"

And it's true! Bacteria builds up under the nails and because we use our hands so often to do daily tasks, we're spreading those germs to other parts of our body.

The fourth body part may come as a surprise... Legs.

Now, I don't know who said it was just acceptable to let water drip down your body and assume that's enough to "wash" your legs, but whoever did probably deserves jail time.

Not only did they convince people that it's okay to accept water dribble as a form of washing, but also allowed them to openly admit it on the internet - and that's a crime in my eyes.

"Yes, you actually need to wash your legs," Dr. Caudle told her 90,000 followers.

"I’m not talking about letting that soap run down your legs in the shower, I’m talking about washing!"

And finally, we have the toes.

"Get in between those toes," she urges. "You want to make sure you’re preventing infections of many sorts. Make sure you’re deliberately washing your toes!"

Of course, the reaction to the video was mixed, with many wondering why the doctor would have to even tell people these things.

"What’s going on with folks not washing themselves," this user commented.

"It’s a SHAME you have to even say that," said another.

"Who DOESN’T wash these parts? I thought that we were all grown here!!", a third wrote.

Others suggested some more body parts to add to the list.

"And the back of the neck!! people neglect that area alot!!! lol."

"Don’t forget the upper backside," pointed out another.

"Behind the knees too."

Please take this advice on board and wash properly.

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