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Taylor Swift has by no means been shy about her love of cats — and after including Benjamin Button to her brood in 2019, she totally accepted the title of “cat lady.”
In April of that yr, Swift informed TIME that the “most influential factor” in her life is her furry pals, which additionally embody Meredith Grey and Olivia Benson. “I have cats. I’m obsessed with them,” she mentioned on the time. “They’re just a real joy to live with.”
Two years later, Swift poked fun at herself when saying that she had gotten a 3rd cat. In the August 2021 video, she shared a throwback 2014 clip of herself proclaiming that “three cats is a cat lady, two cats is a party.”
The video then panned to Swift modern-day as she smirked whereas carrying her three cats. “*little did she know*” she captioned the TikTok.
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The “Exile” singer took her obsession to the following stage in December 2023 when she was named TIME’s Person of the Year and requested to have Benjamin Button share the duvet. “Time Magazine: We’d like to name you Person of the Yea- […] Me: Can I bring my cat,” Swift wrote via X, sharing the image and trolling herself on the identical time.
Scroll down to fulfill all of Swift’s beloved cats:
Courtesy of Taylor Swift/Instagram
Meredith Grey
Named after the titular character in Grey’s Anatomy, Swift adopted Meredith in 2011. The Scottish Fold quickly grew to become well-known with Swift’s followers and has been featured in her music movies and on a T-shirt in Deadpool 2. In 2021, followers received frightened one thing was flawed with Meredith after she appeared to be M.I.A. on Swift’s feed.
“We’ve been hearing some rumors on the internet recently. They’re not about you, Benj, but they’re about your sister,” Swift informed Benjamin in an April 2021 Instagram video, earlier than turning the deal with Meredith. “Do you have any comments on the recent allegations that you’re a missing cat?” she requested earlier than the cat ran away from the cameras.
The Grammy winner revealed, “The truth is, Meredith just hates having her picture taken.” After exhibiting proof of Meredith’s disdain for the highlight, Swift added, “She’s just a really private little cat. She likes her business kept to herself.”
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Olivia Benson
Like her large sister, Olivia is called after one in every of Swift’s favourite TV heroines Law & Order: Special Victim Unit’s Detective Olivia Benson (performed by Mariska Hargitay). The Scottish Fold joined Swift’s household in 2014 and is way more open to being photographed and showing in her mother’s movies.
During a 2017 episode of AT&T’s Taylor Swift Now, the singer gave followers a glimpse at her life with Olivia, calling her pet “a baby wolverine” and “a princess of meow town.” She additionally dubbed the cat a “melting snowman” and “magical Pegasus” earlier than Olivia scampered away.
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The following year, Olivia hung out with Nina Dobrev, Ruby Rose and more of Swift’s celebrity pals while on tour in New Orleans. Olivia was introduced to Paula Abdul on a 2019 red carpet and was featured in Swift’s pal Ryan Reynolds‘ Deadpool 2.
Hargitay returned the favor in 2023 when she adopted a cat in November and named it Karma after Swift’s song off her 2022 album Midnights. “Karma is a Cat @taylorswift Meet Karma. My Cat.
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#MeAndKarmaVibeLikeThat #AndIKeepMySideOfMyPawClean #KarmaIsACat,” the actress wrote by way of Instagram, introducing her pet to the world.
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Benjamin Button
Swift added the Ragdoll cat to her brood in 2019 after assembly the little man on the set of her “ME!” music video. “He was just a cute kitten who didn’t have a home,” she recalled throughout an Instagram Live that spring, noting that Benjamin was a part of a program that “tries to get cute kittens adopted by putting them in commercials and stuff.”
The musician had an on the spot bond with the kitten — who is called after Brad Pitt’s character in 2008’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button — earlier than Benjamin joined Meredith and Olivia for a scene. “[The handler] handed me this tiny cat and he just starts purring and … he looks at me like, ‘You’re my mom, and we’re going to live together.’ I fell in love,” Swift mentioned. “I looked at Brendon [Urie] and he’s like, ‘You’re going to get the cat, aren’t you?’ ”
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