Fans Demand 'Proof of Life' for Taylor Swift's Cat Meredith After Latest Video Update
Fans are demanding an immediate update on the well-being of one of Taylor Swift’s cats after seeing the way that another of the pop superstar’s pets starred in a recent video.
Swift, 34, has three cats: Olivia Benson, Meredith Grey and Benjamin Button. Olivia, a Scottish Fold, was named after Mariska Hargitay’s character in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, while Meredith, another Scottish Fold, was named after Ellen Pompeo’s character in Grey’s Anatomy. Benjamin, a Ragdoll, was named for the character who aged backward in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Olivia is the one who was filmed embracing the spotlight in a video that @TaylorNation, a social media account associated with Swift’s team, shared on Friday, Sept. 13. The account posted the video on Instagram and X to promote a new Instagram filter inspired by “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart,” one of the songs featured on the 14-time Grammy Award winner’s album, The Tortured Poets Department.
The video began with a countdown before revealing the fluffy cat perching on her hind legs before lowering her front two feet to the ground. White feathers decorated the edges of the video, a filter inspired by the artwork created for Dombresky’s remix of Swift’s song.
“Olivia’s a real tough kitty with our new #ICanDoItWithABrokenHeart Instagram filter! ?? Try it here and imagine yourself on the #TSTheErasTour stage. ???♀?,” the initial video filter prompt said.
Many Swifties responded to the posts on Instagram and X by sharing how excited they were to see new footage of the beloved pet.
“We missed you Olivia ??,” one fan wrote as another agreed the video was “the content we all wanted to see ?? ??.”
“It’s Friday the thirteenth…. We get a cute filter AND olviia content??? Please! What did I do to deserve this???” an excited fan tweeted.
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But others were concerned about Meredith, known to be shy, not being spotted in quite a while.
“SHOW US MEREDITH WE NEED PROOF OF LIFE,” one X user demanded as another agreed, tweeting, “yeah... WHERE IS SHE.”
“Where's Meredith?” one X user echoed.
“We want Meredith please we just need to know that she is breathing ?? ?? ??,” another concerned fan wrote.
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