Bebe Rexha recalls how Taylor Swift stepped in during 2019 Grammys fashion emergency

Bebe Rexha is looking back on how Taylor Swift showed up for her during 2019 Grammys fashion crisis.

Speaking to E! News at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, September 27, Rexha reflected on Swift's years of championing women in music.

"I remember when I had that whole Grammys situation when I couldn't find a dress and she reached out to me because we're the same age, and I thought that was really, really kind of her," Rexha said. "Nobody really reached out. Some people did, but for her at such a high level to make me feel like I belonged was really, really nice."

The moment stemmed from a since-deleted Instagram post Rexha shared in 2019, in which she revealed that several designers declined to dress her for the Grammys, where she was nominated for Best New Artist and Best Country Duo/Group Performance.

"A lot of them do not want to dress me because I'm too big," she said at the time, adding that she wore a size 6-8.

Rexha pushed back strongly against the rejections in her post, saying, "You're saying all the women in the world that are a size 8 and up are not beautiful and that they cannot wear your dresses."

In her caption, she wrote, "Empower women to love their bodies instead of making girls and women feel less then by their size. We are beautiful any size!"

Designer August Getty responded publicly, offering to create a custom gown for her, writing, "You are beautiful! Every woman of every size is beautiful! Just let me know when I should start sketching."