“I got my Taylor Swift socks, my Taylor Swift Eras Tour merch,” Charlie proudly declared in his first confessional during the February premiere episode. “I ride the Swiftie bus on the way to law school.”

Before the game even began, Charlie shared in preseason press that his biggest superpower in life was his “ability to name” any song by Swift just by hearing a few notes. “[I can] name Taylor Swift songs within the first few seconds of them playing,” he said to Parade in February. “As long as it’s Taylor Swift. I mean, I used up a lot of memory on her.” Charlie also gushed that if he could invite anyone in the world as his loved one for the iconic reward challenge he would choose Swift “13 out of 13 times.”

Proudly Proclaiming He’s a Swiftie Charlie let everyone know that he was a Swiftie by sharing he owned Swift-themed socks and merch from the Eras Tour. Taylor Swift vs. Metallica In the second episode of Survivor 46, Charlie challenged his fellow tribemate and Metallica fan Ben Katzman to see who could name more song titles from their favorite artists. “I’ve been getting to know Ben very well, he’s like a music savant,” Charlie explained in a confessional. “So I was like, I’m going to put my Taylor Swift knowledge head-to-head against Ben’s Metallica knowledge.”

The pair went back and forth for a while and named more than 100 songs each. Ben struggled to name songs from albums he deemed as “bad” to which Charlie quipped, “I don’t believe in any bad Taylor Swift albums.” After Ben decided to tap out after 106 songs, Charlie claimed his victory. “Well Ben, this has been The Great War, which is another Taylor Swift song,” he said after naming 108 songs from Swift’s catalog.

Yelling Out Her Name After Jumping Off Tall Somethings During episode 4, Charlie screamed Swift’s name while jumping into the water off a giant block during a challenge. After the episode aired, Charlie shared his inspiration for his shout-out. “B4 the challenge while getting the rules Jeff said to have fun with the jump. I went to the Eras Tour a couple days b4 Survivor — so just said something corny and fun,” he wrote via X in March.

“My inspo was the scene in 40 y/o virgin when Steve Carell yelled Kelly Clarkson. Didn’t expect it to make the edit 😂.” Talking Taylor With Jeff During the challenge in episode 8, Jeff Probst said the phrase “long live” which caught Charlie’s attention. “Jeff, are you dropping Taylor Swift songs for me now?” Charlie asked while he was hanging from a pole. “‘Long Live,’ ‘Speak Now’? Is that your favorite?” Jeff jokingly replied it was “one of them.” As Charlie continued the challenge, his tribemates encouraged him to stay in by telling him to “shake it off.” (Charlie ultimately came in second place.) “Aw! You set me up!” Charlie gushed. “My T Swift!”