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Taylor Swift has a lot of famous friendships who have been referred to as members of her “squad.”
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Selena Gomez, Martha Hunt, Abigail Anderson Lucier, and Gigi Hadid are some of the original members.
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Swift has also befriended actresses Blake Lively, Hailee Steinfeld, Emma Stone, and Lena Dunham.
Back in the mid-2010s, Taylor Swift became known for being surrounded by her famous friends, who were also commonly referred to as members of her “squad.”
From casting her friends in her “Bad Blood” music video to bringing them onstage during her 1989 tour, she made a lot of these close connections public.
Today, there aren’t as many full-squad meet-ups, but many of those original members still have a relationship with the singer.
Whether they’re still close, or just supportive from afar, here’s what Swift’s squad is up to now:
Karlie Kloss was once considered Swift’s best friend.
Karlie Kloss was once famously considered to be Swift’s best friend.
At the time they met, Kloss was a new model on the scene, and she and Swift solidified their new friendship with a well-documented road trip to Big Sur.
Kloss confirmed that she and Swift are still close in 2019, but some fans aren’t convinced.
Over the years, the tabloids liked to speculate that the two had a falling out, but in a 2019 interview with Time magazine, Kloss confirmed she is still friends with Swift.
However, the model was spotted in photos on social media vacationing and hanging out with Scooter Braun amid Swift’s feud with the music manager, which led fans to speculate another rift.
Fans have also recently theorized that Swift’s song “It’s Time to Go” is about the model.
In addition to modeling, Kloss now stars as the host of Bravo’s “Project Runway” and runs the free camp “Kode with Klossy” to help young girls learn how to code.
Kloss just welcomed her first child with husband Joshua Kushner.
Swift and Cara Delevingne seemingly met at the 2013 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
Cara Delevingne and Swift seemed to link up after the 2013 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, which Swift performed at and Delevingne modeled in. Soon after, the two were spotted hanging out in New York City.
Delevingne was one of Swift’s friends who appeared in the “Bad Blood” music video.
Delevingne has spent a lot of time acting, and she and Swift are still social-media friends.
Since meeting Swift, Delevingne has mostly transitioned from modeling to acting, playing Enchantress in “Suicide Squad” (2016) and starring in “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” (2017).
Recently, she was on the TV series “Carnival Row” and appeared in Halsey’s “Nightmare” music video.
The two friends have not been spotted together in a few years — and, in 2017, fans pointed out that the model wasn’t name-checked on Swift’s “squad shirt” in the “Look What You Made Me Do” music video.
But in 2019, Delevingne made it clear the pair are still friends by posting on Instagram to congratulate Swift on the release of her latest album, “Lover.”
Delevingne was featured on the June issue of Variety, and Swift sent an email to the publication for the cover story, writing, “Cara is extreme, eccentric, hilarious, loving and deeply loyal.”
Swift also sent her a promotional cardigan for her “Folklore” album, which she wore with Kaia Gerber for an Instagram story.
Todrick Hall met Taylor Swift after she saw his YouTube cover of her “1989” album.
Todrick Hall got his start on YouTube doing mash-ups and covers of iconic songs and musicals.
He created an epic Swift-inspired mashup in 2015, and the “Red” singer loved it so much she invited him backstage to her 1989 tour and they became real-life friends.
He also appeared in the “Look What You Made Me Do” music video in 2017.
Hall rose to mainstream fame quickly, and he and Swift are still close collaborators.
Hall is widely known for his visual albums and his roles as guest judge and choreographer on “RuPaul’s Drag Race.”
He also starred on Broadway as Lola in “Kinky Boots” in 2017, and Swift saw him perform.
Plus Hall and Swift are still close collaborators.
Most recently, he appeared in and was an executive producer of the “You Need to Calm Down” music video, which won for video of the year at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards.
In a June interview with Entertainment Tonight, Hall praised Swift for using her platform to promote activism amid the Black Lives Matter movement.
“I’ve always known that [Swift] felt the way that she felt since I first became friends with her. I was always not afraid to ask her questions about what her stance was,” he said. “Every time she answered me, it always felt very genuine and very not hesitant. She didn’t choose her words carefully like she was trying to say the politically correct thing. She just said, ‘This is how I feel.'”
When Swift announced the drop of her new album “Folklore” (stylized as “folklore”), Hall posted to Instagram to say he would “be listening on repeat. AAAAAHHHHHHHH.”
After Swift announced her ninth studio album, “Evermore” (stylized as “evermore”), Hall once again showed his support for his friend with a series of tweets.
“I am honestly so here for this Little House on the prairie phase of Madam Swift,” he wrote in one tweet.
When Swift took home an award at the 2021 Grammys, Hall tweeted his support, writing, “ALBUM OF THE YEARRR!!!! SO PROUD OF TAYLOR!”
Martha Hunt likely met Swift at a Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
Swift likely met model Martha Hunt at the 2014 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. After that event, the two were often seen hanging out around Swift’s New York apartment.
Hunt is still modeling and supporting her friend, Swift.
Hunt is still a Victoria’s Secret Angel and continues to be one of Swift’s closest friends.
Hunt attended Swift’s Pennsylvania Reputation tour stop in July 2018 where she took a trip to Swift’s childhood home. Shortly after, she was spotted hanging out in New York with Swift during one of the singer’s rare paparazzi snaps of 2018.
In 2019, Hunt shared a touching post for Swift’s 30th birthday and helped her celebrate a few days later.
When “Taylor Swift City of Lover Concert” was released online in May, Hunt replied to a tweet about it calling it, “just heavenly.”
Swift recently gifted Hunt with a cardigan from her “Folklore” merch, and Hunt posted a few pictures on Instagram of herself wearing it with the caption “peter losing wendy” — a line from Swift’s new song “Cardigan.”
Hunt celebrated Swift’s win at the 2021 Grammys by posting a screenshot of the singer’s acceptance speech on her Instagram Story.
Selena Gomez and Swift go way back.
Selena Gomez and Swift met way back in 2005 and Gomez told KIIS FM UK that they met because they were both dating Jonas brothers at the time.
“She was the girl with the big curly hair and the bracelets and the cowboy boots, and I was definitely up-and-coming. We just clicked,” Gomez said.
Gomez and Swift are now one of Hollywood’s power-couple friendships.
Gomez furthered her own music career and even performed “Hands to Myself” with Swift during a May 2018 Reputation tour stop.
While on stage, Gomez gave a tribute to her longtime pal in front of Swift’s fans.
“The reason why she’s one of my best friends is because this person has never, ever judged me for a decision I’ve made. She’s always met me where I’ve been,” Gomez said onstage during the show. “She encouraged me when I had nothing to be encouraged about. And I don’t know if I would be as strong as I am if I didn’t have you and your family.”
Swift and Gomez are still close friends, and often show encouragement for each other online.
When Swift released “Lover” and Gomez released “Lose You to Love Me” from her album “Rare,” both of them promoted the other’s songs on their Instagram stories.
In August, Gomez appeared on Twitch’s “Animal Talking with Gary Whitta” and said that she’s “always dreamt of doing a song with Taylor.”
That same month, Gomez launched her new HBO Max cooking show, and Swift made a surprise video-call appearance on one of the episodes. She introduced Swift to celebrity chef Roy Choi as her “best friend.”
Since the release of “Evermore,” fans have started to theorize that the song “Dorothea” is about Gomez.
When Swift dropped her rerecording of “Love Story” in the lead up to the release of “Fearless (Taylor’s Version),” Gomez posted to her Instagram Story, writing, “So proud of you, as always, Tay … LISTEN to THIS album”
Blake Lively met Swift around 2015 but laid low when it came to the “squad” pics.
It’s unclear when Blake Lively and Swift first met, though they were spotted hanging out at a theme park in Australia together in 2015.
Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds also attended Swift’s iconic “Taymerica” Fourth of July party in 2016.
Lively’ has become one of Swift’s closest friends.
Some of the “Gossip Girl” star’s most recent movie roles include “The Rhythm Section” (2020) and “A Simple Favor” (2018).
Lively has also had three daughters with Reynolds since she and Swift became friends.
The two still seem to be close. Lively’s daughter James’ voice is heard on Swift’s 2017 song “Gorgeous,” she and Reynolds appeared in photos from Swift’s 2019 New Year’s Eve party, and at the end of 2019, the couple was part of the crowd that helped Swift celebrate her 30th birthday.
During the 2021 Grammys, Swift thanked Lively, Reynolds, and their three kids in her speech after she won album of the year for “Folklore.”
Lorde and Swift bonded over music.
After Lorde burst onto the scene with her breakout single “Royals,” Swift sent her flowers. Eventually, the two singers met up (at Shake Shack) and formed a friendship.
In fact, Swift told PopCrush that Lorde was one of the first people to hear “1989” before it was released because Swift said the young singer gives awesome advice.
Lorde also performed as one of Swift’s guest stars during her Washington, DC 1989 tour performance.
Lorde’s career took off as she battled reports about her friendship with Swift being over.
In 2017, after a publication mistakenly reported that she and Swift were on the outs, Lorde tweeted: “I want to say one more time that Taylor has been there for me in all my dark and light moments these past five years. All of them.”
Since then, however, Swift and Lorde haven’t been seen together much.
Lorde, for her part, has had a sensational career and followed up her debut album with 2017’s critically acclaimed “Melodrama.” The singer is reportedly working on new music.
Hailee Steinfeld was also an early member of Swift’s “squad.”
The actress/singer appeared in a ton of Swift’s Instagram posts in the pre-2015 “squad era,” was in the “Bad Blood” video, and even walked onstage during one of the famous “squad” appearances from the 1989 tour.
At the time, Steinfeld was best known for her role in the “Pitch Perfect” series and her 2015 album “HAIZ.”
It’s unclear if Swift and Steinfeld are still close, but Steinfeld’s career is on the rise.
Steinfeld told Seventeen magazine in 2016 that she didn’t spend as much time with Swift as people might have assumed, but that she does consider her a friend.
Today, Steinfeld’s music career has taken a back seat to her successful acting career with recent credits such as “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” (2019), “Between Two Ferns: The Movie” (2019), and “Charlie’s Angels” (2019).
She also stars on the Apple TV Plus series “Dickinson.”
Swift invited Ellie Goulding to perform with her during the 1989 tour.
The “Lights” singer was a fixture in Swift’s “squad” during the 1989 tour, appeared in the “Bad Blood” video, and even reportedly first introduced Swift to musician Calvin Harris.
Swift and Harris dated throughout 2015 and 2016.
It’s unclear if the two are still friends, but Goulding has been in the studio working on her album.
It’s unclear if Swift and Goulding are still friends, as the two haven’t publicly interacted in years.
For her part, Goulding told Billboard in December 2018 that she has been in the studio for the last two years working on a new album and enjoying her engagement to Caspar Jopling.
She and Jopling have since gotten married, and her latest studio album, “Brightest Blue” was released in July.
Lily Aldridge seemed to meet Swift at a Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
Swift and model Lily Aldridge appeared to have met at the 2013 Victoria’s Secret show. The model also appeared in Swift’s star-studded “Bad Blood” music video in 2015.
Aldridge is now modeling while also raising her two children.
The longtime Victoria’s Secret Angel is still working on modeling campaigns while still raising her two children with husband Caleb Followill.
In 2018, she posted a throwback photo and called Swift her “bestest buddy” in her Instagram story for Swift’s birthday. The two haven’t had many public interactions since then.
This year, Aldridge posted a video of Swift’s Grammy performance to her Instagram Story with the caption, “Love you.”
Camila Cabello met Swift in 2014 at an award show.
Camila Cabello told Teen Vogue that she first met Swift the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards where she worked up the courage to say hello to her and tell her how big of a fan she was.
The two hit it off quickly as friends, and, in March of 2015, Swift even threw Cabello an epic 18th-birthday party attended by fellow “squad” members Gomez, Steinfeld, Lorde, and HAIM.
Later that month, they were photographed together at the iHeart Radio Music Awards.
Cabello and Swift are still close friends, and Cabello even opened for the Reputation tour.
Cabello opened for Swift on her Reputation tour in 2018. In 2019, Cabello and Halsey performed with Swift during her medley at the American Music Awards, the same show where Swift freaked out over Cabello’s “Señorita” performance with Shawn Mendes.
Later that year, Cabello attended Swift’s Christmas-themed birthday party.
Swift also supported Cabello when she released her album “Romance” by posting about it on her Instagram story.
The singer is currently finishing up filming for the new “Cinderella” remake.
Emma Stone and Swift met over a decade ago.
Emma Stone and Swift reportedly met at the Young Hollywood Awards in 2008 and became fast friends. At the time, Stone had already been in the hit comedy “Superbad” (2007) and was quickly on her way to the A-list.
Stone even brought Swift as her date to the 2010 premiere of her movie “Easy A.”
Stone is one of Swift’s most low-key friends, but she did show up for the Reputation tour.
Although Stone doesn’t have Instagram and actually didn’t appear in many of the Swift “squad” photos from the 2015-2016 era, she appears to still be acquainted with the singer and even attended the Reputation tour in New Jersey in July 2018.
In terms of her career, Stone was nominated for a Golden Globe and an Oscar in 2019 for “The Favorite.” Her other recent credits include the Netflix mini-series “Manic” and “Zombieland: Doubletap.”
Stone has several projects in the works including a live-action prequel to “101 Dalmations” called “Cruella” set to be released on May 28, 2021.
Abigail Anderson Lucier has been friends with Swift since high school.
Abigail Anderson Lucier is Swift’s hometown friend. The two met in high school, and Swift’s song “Fifteen” is even inspired by Lucier.
Swift brought Lucier as her date to the Grammys in 2015.
Lucier and Swift are still close friends.
In 2017, Swift was a bridesmaid at Lucier’s wedding.
Lucier has also attended most of Swift’s events including “Taymerica” in 2018 and the singer’s Christmas-themed 30th birthday party in 2019.
After the surprise release of “Folklore” in July, Swift gifted Lucier the cardigan from the album’s merch, and Lucier posted a picture of herself wearing it on Instagram.
The caption read, “Taylor. Swift. What an absolute wonder you are. Your lyrical ability to move us is seismic. Much like this beautiful gifted cardigan, this album is a dream. I’ve never been more appreciative of your art. This one did something to me.”
Ruby Rose and Swift met and became friends around 2015.
Though she had been acting and DJing in Australia for many years, Ruby Rose got her big break in the US when she joined the cast of “Orange Is the New Black” for a nine-episode arch in 2015.
Rose appeared to befriend Swift sometime after the “Bad Blood” video made its debut, and the actress made an appearance during Swift’s 1989 tour stop in New Orleans in 2015.
Rose also wrote a long post on her Instagram to congratulate Swift on the tour.
In 2016, Swift presented Rose with an award at the 2016 GLAAD Media Awards.
The two are still supportive of each other on social media.
Rose posted to her Instagram for Swift’s birthday in 2017 and 2018, and made an Instagram story for her in 2019.
When Rose was originally cast as Batwoman on The CW’s show based on the DC Comics, Swift took to Instagram to support her on her next endeavor.
In May, Rose announced that she was leaving the series after the first season. Javicia Leslie took her place portraying Batwoman.
Jaime King and Swift met at a Golden Globes party in 2014.
Jaime King was starring on The CW’s “Hart of Dixie” when she met Swift at a 2014 Golden Globes party.
In 2015, King’s husband Kyle Newman directed Swift’s 2015 music video for “Style.”
They became such fast friends that Swift was named godmother to King’s son Leo Thames in 2016.
King and Swift are still close, though they’re known for sharing quieter nights.
On December 8, 2018, King shared a throwback photo of Swift dancing at that 2014 Golden Globes party where they met.
King seemingly attends fewer of the big events than other members of the squad, but the two have been known to have quiet nights together, just like this post from a few days before Swift’s 30th birthday depicts.
Ed Sheeran and Swift seemingly became close when he opened for her tour in 2013.
Ed Sheeran and Swift performed together at the Z100 Jingle Ball in 2012 after Sheeran was featured on a song from her album “Red” that released that same year.
Swift also had Sheeran open for her Red tour, solidifying his place in the “squad.”
Sheeran’s career has continued to blossom.
After the Red tour, Sheeran’s career continued to bloom.
His album “Divide” was the global best-selling album of 2017, and the album’s tour broke the record for the highest-grossing tour in music history.
Sheeran collaborated with Swift again on her “Reputation” album, which was released in 2017.
Sheeran is currently on a hiatus from music and social media, but he and Swift still seem to be friendly.
In February, an eyewitness source told E! News that Sheeran and his wife, Cherry Seaborn, were spotted at dinner with Swift and her boyfriend, Joe Alwyn. They were reportedly celebrating Alwyn’s 29th birthday in a high-end London restaurant.
The singer and his wife recently celebrated the birth of their first child, a daughter named Lyra.
Claire Winter Kislinger is another original pre-squad friend.
Claire Winter Kislinger, a jewelry designer, has been friends with Swift for years.
Swift reportedly used to hide messages in her album liner notes, and for the song “22” on “Red,” Swift hid the names Ashley, Dianna, Claire, and Selena — likely as an ode to her friends Ashley Avignone, Dianna Agron, Claire Kislinger, and Selena Gomez, her original “squad.”
Kislinger attended the American Music Awards with Swift in October 2018.
While nine months pregnant, Kislinger attended the American Music Awards in October 2018 as Swift’s date. Swift gave her a shout-out during one of her speeches and on Instagram.
Kislinger now jokingly refers to Swift as “Aunty Tay,” and in 2019, she wished Swift a happy birthday on Instagram.
During the 2021 Grammys, Swift sported jewelry made by Kislinger’s mom, Cathy Waterman, and the supportive friend posted a series of photos on her Instagram Story celebrating Swift’s performance and win.
Swift met Dianna Agron while the actress was still starring on “Glee.”
Dianna Agron was starring on “Glee” when she met and befriended Swift sometime in 2011.
Agron was also a member of the supposed “22” liner-notes shout-outs, and Swift even helped throw her pal a circus-themed 26th birthday party.
Agron is married and still acting, but it’s unclear if she and Swift are friends.
Agron married Winston Marshall from the band Mumford & Sons in 2016 and has continued to act in independent features.
She also directed a series of shorts — including a video for Tory Burch in 2015 — and spends a lot of time doing charity work with the UN regarding the global refugee crisis.
She and Swift haven’t been seen together on or offline in a few years, so it’s unclear if they’re still friends.
Ashley Avignone is a stylist who met Swift in the pre-“squad” era.
Ashley Avignone is a noted fashion stylist who counts Emma Stone as a client, which might have been how she met Swift.
She is another friend whose name was supposedly mentioned in the secret “Red” notes.
Avignone is still friends with Swift.
Avignone attended several Reputation tour stops in 2018, including one where she posted a picture with Swift to Instagram and jokingly captioning it “Squa…JK.”
She’s still working as a stylist and has added campaigns with Diane von Furstenberg and Saks Fifth Avenue to her resume.
In 2018, Avignone hung out with Swift at the singer’s childhood home, and the next year she attended Swift’s 30th birthday party.
Gigi Hadid reportedly met Swift through mutual friend Karlie Kloss.
Gigi Hadid reportedly met Swift in 2014 at a pre-Oscar bash with mutual pal Karlie Kloss.
A year later, Hadid appeared in Swift’s “Bad Blood” music video, and in May 2015, Hadid joined Swift on stage as a special guest for one of her 1989 tour stops.
Hadid has regularly spoken highly of Swift to the press, and the model told Elle Canada that the “squad” was a source of female empowerment.
Hadid is now one of the highest-paid supermodels, and still one of Swift’s close friends.
Forbes put Hadid on the annual “highest-paid supermodel” list in 2018.
She’s still close with Swift and called her a “blessing and an inspiration to me and so many” in an Instagram story on Swift’s 29th birthday. That same year she attended Swift’s New Year’s Eve party.
She was also present for Swift’s jolly 30th birthday celebration at the end of 2019.
In April, Hadid posted on her Instagram story to thank Swift and Alwyn for sending her flowers on her birthday.
Hadid recently had her first child with her on-again, off-again boyfriend, musician Zayn Malik.
After her baby girl was born in November, Hadid shared that “auntie” Swift sent her a handmade blanket.
Swift “met” the band HAIM on Twitter and eventually started vacationing with them.
HAIM is a band comprised of three sisters: Este Haim, Danielle Haim, and Alana Haim. Swift and HAIM’s relationship began online after both of them tweeted about their love for one another’s music.
Swift hung out with the band at a Golden Globes party in January of 2015, and later that month they all took a trip to Hawaii together.
Swift then invited the band to open for her 1989 tour later that year.
HAIM is still making music, and they recently collaborated with Swift.
The band dropped their second studio album “Something to Tell You” in 2017 and embarked on their Sister Sister Sister Tour in 2018.
In July 2018, Este Haim hung out with Swift in her childhood home in Reading, Pennsylvania, and checked out the Reputation tour that night.
The band recently collaborated with Swift on her album “Evermore.” They were featured on the track “No Body, No Crime.”
“Our dream of singing on a country folk song with the one and only queen of storytelling, miss Taylor Swift is our second Hanukkah present to you,” the group wrote in an Instagram post.
In February, Swift posted a photo on Instagram of her and the Haim sisters hanging out in footie pajamas and eating pizza.
Swift and Lena Dunham’s friendship began on Twitter.
In 2012, breakout actress and writer Lena Dunham praised Swift’s music on Twitter saying she would have written papers about the singer in college had the “Red” album existed then.
Swift responded and said she loved Dunham’s HBO show “Girls,” and then Dunham supposedly sent her a DM saying she was excited to become friends.
In 2013, the two met in person at the Grammys, and in 2015 Dunham was a part of the “Bad Blood” music video.
Dunham is still friends with Swift she’s still making content for HBO.
Dunham attended Swift’s Reputation tour in 2018 and told The Cut in November of that year that even she was surprised that she was still friends with the superstar.
Dunham also showed her support for Swift in 2018 after the singer broke her political silence by publicly endorsing two Democrat candidates in Tennessee.
In 2019, she praised Swift on Instagram for her “ME!” music video and posted a heartfelt message for Swift’s 30th birthday later that year.
Most recently, Dunham was in “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” (2019).
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