Taylor Swift tops celebrity rich list

Singer Taylor Swift has topped this year’s Forbes list of the world’s 100 highest paid celebrities, earning $170m (€153m) mainly thanks to her hugely successful 1989 world tour.

The ‘Shake It Off’ singer, 26, came ahead of boy band One Direction, currently on a break, who took second place with $110m.

“The pop superstar smashed the Rolling Stones’ North American touring record, grossing $200m on the continent en route to a quarter-billion dollars in total for her 1989 World Tour,” Forbes said.