1. She's A Neurotic Control Freak!
Taylor Swift is America's pop music sweetheart from Reading, PA with 5 Studio albums, dozens of music videos and over 50 music awards to her credit! She's been in a handful of films, donated to many worthy causes, and is highly sought after for commercials and movie appearances. Recently she has been caught up in a mysterious disappearance from social media, which may or may not be intentional.
That remains unknown, but what other secrets does she hide behind that "It Girl" image? Read on to find out!
According to the The Daily Mail, she claims that being a popstar is not that hard at all, but insiders say she has a manic attention to detail and urge for control that verges on obsessive! Of course, this might explain why she commands such a successful music and media empire.
2. Taylor Swift Hates Seaweed
She has her sights set on world domination and won't let anything stop her!
We all know sushi is a tasty and healthy food, and is wildly popular, but Taylor can't stand the stuff! In US Magazine, she admits she has to order all her sushi without seaweed or with soy paper instead.
3. Double-jointed Diva!
This distaste stems from a bad childhood experience, where she ate seaweed she found on the beach!
US Magazine also reports that she's not only amazing flexible in her skill set, she's also amazingly flexible with her body! T-Sway is double-jointed at the elbows!
4. Taylor Swift Is Addicted...To Dateline?
Watch them bend backward!
Apparently Taylor can't get enough...of NBC Dateline news! According to US, she is obsessed with this show and never misses it.
5. She LOVES Opals!
She enjoys keeping an eye on current events, which is probably why she is such a shrewd philanthropist. She knows what's going on in the world and who needs her help!
In case you wanted to buy her some jewelry, keep opals in mind! They are her favorite! In a recent interview at US, Taylor reveals that her mom used to take her window shopping for opals when she was bullied at school.
6. Taylor Swift Sings Karaoke...With Royalty!
And yes, even the most popular stars were sometimes bullied in school, but now she doesn't have to worry about that. Plus, even she was bullied, now she can buy all the opals she wants!
Now that's not something many people can say! In 2013, while attending the private Winter Whites charity event at Kensington Palace in England, she sang several songs with none other than Prince William! And who provided the music?
7. She's Smart...Really Smart!
Only rock'n roll royalty Jon Bon Jovi! On his song, "Livin' on a Prayer", Bon Jovi sang the low notes and played acoustic guitar, Swift went for the top line, and William provided a well-executed mid-range harmony. If that trio can't raise money for a cause, nothing can!
Taylor is a musical genius who plays 4 different instruments and writes songs herself or in collaboration with others. She is business-savvy, taking responsibility for growing and developing her brand and image, creating a successful media empire.
8. Taylor Has A Best Friend Almost Twice Her Age!
And she can hit the books! The Daily Mail reports that while she was home-schooled as a child, she finished 2 years of work in just 1 year and had a 4.0 GPA in high school!
The relationship between Taylor and her gal pal, Law and Order: SVU's star and producer Mariska Hargitay, has blossomed over the past several years. Taylor has has made large donations to Mariska's charity, the Joyful Heart Foundation, a leading organization to help change societal responses to and support victims of child abuse, domestic violence, and sexual assault.
9. Taylor Swift Is NOT Greedy
Taylor has also had Mariska guest star in her music video, "Bad Blood".
Mariska praises Taylor to Today, saying "It has been such a treat and a joy and a surprise. She is so lovely and mature and has really inspired me." And to think, it all started when Swift named her kitten after Mariska's TV character, Olivia Benson!
In a recent court decision, Taylor Swift won a case against radio talk show host David Mueller, who allegedly groped her in 2013. In the final settlement, after the jury found him guilty, Taylor was awarded damages of 1 dollar.
10. To Keep Up Her Healthy Image, Taylor Diets Like Crazy
This amount is specifically what she asked for, because according to her lawyer, she is “not trying to bankrupt this man.”
Since Taylor has become a megastar, she has become progressively skinnier. Fans and nutritionists alike express alarm on social media about her weight. Is it the pressure of fame? The stress of her schedule?What's her secret? A gluten-free diet increasingly popular among celebrities may be at least partly responsible.
11. She Doesn't Like Horror Movies
Recently, Swift and her ex-boyfriend Calvin Harris were spotted in a gluten-free pizzeria in New York. However, that doesn't stop her from buying regular pizza for waiting fans! According to The Daily Mail, she reportedly has strict no-gluten policies when she travels. She has also started visiting the New York gym set up by celebrity trainer Tracy Anderson, who pushes an extreme diet consisting of 500 calories daily and over and hour of exercise each day!
Taylor Swift tells US Magazine "I have to mute any horror movie commercial that comes on TV. I cannot handle it." If she watched a full length horror film, she would definitely be hitting those high notes!
12. She Had Crabs
She's fearless on stage but in front of the screen, she's a scaredy-cat.
Opening up to US Weekly, she confesses her love for hermit crabs. "I used to keep hermit crabs as pets when I was a kid. One summer, I lost my pet hermit crab before I had to leave the shore to go back to school.
13. Her First Job Was Debugging...Trees
I came back to the house that winter and I found my hermit crab wandering around the house still alive." It's an odd pet for kid to have, but that's what makes her unique! Will her fans find out and run out to get T-Sway crabs for themselves?
She didn't debug computer code, she debugged trees...Christmas trees! Growing up in Reading, PA on a Christmas tree farm, her first job consisted of removing harmful insects from the tree crop.
14. Her Lucky Number is 13
Not the most glamorous job, but she sure made Christmas better for lots of folks by keeping their trees free of pests!
US Weekly also got Taylor to reveal that "My lucky number is 13, but I also consider 31 to be lucky because it's 13 backwards." She also reveals to MTV that whenever a 13 comes up in her life, it’s a good thing. "I was born on the 13th. I turned 13 on Friday the 13th. My first album went gold in 13 weeks.
15. She's A Momma's Girl
My first No. 1 song had a 13-second intro. Every time I've won an award I've been seated in either the 13th seat, the 13th row, the 13th section or row M, which is the 13th letter." Usually that's a bad luck number for people, but it works for her, because she has everything! Of course that's not all luck, but a little luck never hurts!
Taylor loves her Mommy! That's probably not a secret, but what many do not know is what she told US Magazine: "I talk to my mom on the phone roughly three times a day." That's a lot for any grown up!
16. She Named A Cat After A Rap Artist
They must be really close, especially after her mother's fight with cancer in 2015.
Taylor confesses to US Magazine: "I used to have a pug named Nelly. It was named that because I really liked the rapper Nelly.
17. Taylor Swift Is An Arms Dealer...Sort Of
When I performed with Nelly on my tour, I did not tell him this." Well, now he knows. I guess she can't keep all her secrets!
When she was young, Taylor handed out protection for her friends: chemical weapons!
18. She's Got Performer Heritage In Her Genes
"When I was in high school," she tells US Magazine, "I used to give my friends Mace for their key chains so they could defend themselves if they needed to." Thoughtful, considerate, and completely legal!
Taylor's maternal grandmother, Marjorie Finlay, was an internationally known entertainer and opera singer who had a TV show in the unlikeliest of places: Puerto Rico!
19. Taylor Does Sketch Comedy
Those magic vocal chords and gift for lyric and melody are in her blood!
That's right, she's a sketch comedian! This secret explains why she is so good on Saturday Night Live, not only as a music performer but as an actor on a live comedy show.
20. Taylor's Famous "Incident" With Kanye West Lives On
Before moving to Nashville, she was part of a sketch comedy group called TheatreKids Live, which is how she got her start in the comedy world.
She has a framed photograph of the Kanye West "incident" from the 2009 VMA's hanging in her home in Nashville. For Taylor, it is a personal reminder of how life can throw the unexpected in the way.
21. She Stresses Out Just Like Everyone Else
The photo has a caption that reads: "Life is full of little interruptions."
Nobody is perfect and we all have stress in our lives. Taylor Swift is no different. In a recent interview, she admits to having recurring stress dreams, including one about getting arrested for a crime she didn't commit.
22. She's A Hopeless Romantic
Does she feel guilty about something? Is she hiding another secret? The world may never know.
It might be evident from her long string of high profile celebrity boyfriends and the lyrics in her songs, but she's an idealist when it comes to love. She tells BuzzFeed that much of her romanticism is inspired by her grandparents 51-year marriage , which finally ended when they died: a week apart.
23. She Walked Out On A Record Deal With RCA At 14!
Now that's a relationship to sing about!
Taylor is so shrewd that she knows a bad deal, even at 14! She walked away from an RCA Record deal at that age because they wanted her to wait until she was 18 to release an album. Taylor tried unsuccessfully to make it on her own. She met Scott Borchetta, an ex-Universal Records exec who was starting his own label. He fell for Taylor's music! NBC quotes her: "He then explained to me that he wanted to start up his own brand new record label.
And that he didn't have a name for it. He didn't have a building for it. And he didn't have a staff for it. But he had a dream, and would I go on board? I went with my gut instinct which-- which just said, say yes." Her 14 year old instinct paid off in ways she couldn't imagine.