THEN AND NOW: Taylor Swift's star-studded 'squad' of friends

Madison VanderbergApr 29, 2020, 19:43 IST

Taylor Swift with some of her friends and members of her "squad."Kevin Mazur/Getty Images

Taylor Swift has a lot of famous friendships, and these stars have often been referred to as members of her "squad."
Selena Gomez, Martha Hunt, Abigail Anderson Lucier, and Gigi Hadid are some of the "squad" members who are still Swift's close friends.
Swift became friends with Karlie Kloss, Cara Delevingne, Martha Hunt, and Lily Aldridge through the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
Other celebrities, Ed Sheeran and Todrick Hall, have collaborated with Swift.
Swift has also befriended actresses like Blake Lively, Hailee Steinfeld, Emma Stone, and Lena Dunham.
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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.

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Dunham is still friends with Swift she's still making content for HBO.

Lena Dunham at the "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" premiere. SIMON DAWSON/Reuters

Swift and Lena Dunham's friendship began on Twitter.

Taylor Swift and Lena Dunham at the Grammys in 2013. Kevin Mazur/WireImage

HAIM is still making music, though they don't seem to publicly hang with Swift as much anymore.

HAIM performing live. Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP

Swift "met" the band HAIM on Twitter and eventually started vacationing with them.

Alana Haim and Taylor Swift at the Grammys in 2015. Christopher Polk/WireImage

Hadid is now one of the highest-paid supermodels, and still one of Swift's close friends.

Gigi Hadid is a famous supermodel. Taylor Hill/Getty Images

Gigi Hadid reportedly met Swift through mutual friend Karlie Kloss.

Taylor Swift and Gigi Hadid performing at the 1989 tour. Larry Busacca/LP5/Getty Images for TAS

Avignone is still friends with Swift.

Cazzie David, Taylor Swift, and Ashley Avignone at Swift's 30th birthday party. taylorswift/Instagram

Ashley Avignone is a stylist who met Swift in the pre-"squad" era.

Taylor Swift, Emma Stone, and Ashley Avignone at an Oscars after-party in 2011. Kevin Mazur/VF11/WireImage

Agron is married and still acting, but it's unclear if she and Swift are friends.

Dianna Agron married Winston Marshall from Mumford & Sons. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

Swift met Dianna Agron while the actress was still starring on "Glee."

Taylor Swift and Dianna Agron at the AMAs in 2014. Jeff Kravitz/AMA2014/FilmMagic

Kislinger attended the American Music Awards with Swift in October 2018.

Claire Winter Kislinger and Taylor Swift getting ready for the AMAs in 2018. Instagram/claire_winter

Claire Winter Kislinger is another original pre-squad friend.

Claire Winter Kislinger and Taylor Swift are longtime friends. Instagram/claire_winter

Sheeran's career has continued to blossom.

Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift have collaborated a few times. Matt Jelonek/WireImage

Ed Sheeran and Swift seemingly became close when he opened for her tour in 2013.

Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift at Madison Square Garden in 2013. Anna Webber/Getty Images

King and Swift are still close, though they're known for sharing quieter nights.

Jaime King at the "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" premiere. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

Jaime King and Swift met at a Golden Globes party in 2014.

Jaime King, Taylor Swift, and Hailee Steinfeld at a Golden Globes after-party. Jeff Vespa/Getty Images

The two are still supportive of each other on social media.

Ruby Rose stars on The CW's "Batwoman." Phillip Faraone/WireImage

Ruby Rose and Swift met and became friends around 2015.

Ruby Rose and Taylor Swift at the 2016 GLAAD Media Awards. Jason Kempin/Getty Images for GLAAD

Lucier and Swift are still close friends.

Abigail Anderson Lucier and Taylor Swift celebrated the singer's 30th birthday. abigail_lauren/Instagram

Abigail Anderson Lucier has been friends with Swift since high school.

Abigail Anderson Lucier and Taylor Swift at the Grammys in 2015. Kevin Mazur/WireImage

Stone is one of Swift's most low-key friends, but she did show up for the Reputation tour.

Emma Stone will play the icon Disney villain in "Cruella." PHIL MCCARTEN/Reuters

Emma Stone and Swift met over a decade ago.

Taylor Swift and Emma Stone at the "Easy A" premiere. Mario Anzuoni/Reuters

Cabello and Swift are still close friends, and Cabello even opened for the Reputation tour.

Camila Cabello and Taylor Swift performed at the American Music Awards in 2019. MARIO ANZUONI/Reuters

Camila Cabello met Swift in 2014 at an award show.

Taylor Swift and Camila Cabello at the iHeart Radio Music Awards. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images

Aldridge is now modeling while also raising her two children.

Lily Aldridge has two children. Eric Gaillard/Reuters

Lily Aldridge seemed to meet Swift at a Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

Taylor Swift and Lily Aldridge at the 2013 Victoria Secret's Fashion Show. Kevin Kane/FilmMagic

It's unclear if the two are still friends, but Goulding has been in the studio working on her album.

Ellie Goulding is working on her fifth studio album. SIMON DAWSON/Reuters

Swift invited Ellie Goulding to perform with her during the 1989 tour.

Taylor Swift and Ellie Goulding at the Brit Awards after-party. David M. Benett/Getty Images for Soho House & Bacardi

It's unclear if Swift and Steinfeld are still close, but Steinfeld's career is on the rise.

Hailee Steinfeld stars as Emily Dickinson on "Dickinson." Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

Hailee Steinfeld was also an early member of Swift's "squad."

Hailee Steinfeld and Taylor Swift worked on the "Bad Blood" music video together. Amanda Edwards/WireImage

Lorde's career took off as she battled reports about her friendship with Swift being over.

Lorde performed at one of the 1989 tour concerts. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images

Lorde and Swift bonded over music.

Lorde and Taylor Swift became fast friends. Larry Busacca/Getty

Lively's daughter made a cameo on a Swift song from "Reputation."

Blake Lively at the premiere for "The Rhythm Section." Greg Allen/Invision/AP

Blake Lively met Swift around 2015 but laid low when it came to the "squad" pics.

Blake Lively and Taylor Swift went to an Australian amusement park together in 2015. Instagram/Blake Lively

Gomez and Swift are now one of Hollywood's power-couple friendships.

Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift are still friends. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for dcp

Selena Gomez and Swift go way back.

Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift at the premiere of "Another Cinderella Story." John Shearer/WireImage

Hunt is still modeling and supporting her friend, Swift.

Martha Hunt helped Taylor Swift celebrate her 30th birthday. Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP

Martha Hunt likely met Swift at a Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

Martha Hunt and Taylor Swift at the 2014 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. Michael Stewart/FilmMagic/Getty Images

Hall rose to mainstream fame quickly, and he and Swift are still close collaborators.

Todrick Hall and Taylor Swift accepting an award at the 2019 VMAs. Matt Sayles/Invision/AP

Todrick Hall met Taylor Swift after she saw his YouTube cover of her "1989" album.

Todrick Hall performed in the "Look What You Made Me Do" video. Bruce Glikas/Getty Images

Delevingne has spent a lot of time acting, and she and Swift are still social-media friends.

Cara Delevingne at the premiere of "Carnival Row." Mario Anzuoni/Reuters

Swift and Cara Delevingne seemingly met at the 2013 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

Taylor Swift and Cara Delevingne hung out in New York City. Alo Ceballos/GC Images

Kloss recently confirmed that she and Swift are still close.

Karlie Kloss is the host of "Project Runway." ANDREW KELLY/Reuters

Karlie Kloss was once considered Swift's best friend.

Taylor Swift and Karlie Kloss at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images

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