Taylor Swift Reveals the Hilarious High School Habit Travis Kelce Still Has to Put Up With

Taylor Swift and her lifelong best friend Abigail Anderson still share an unexpected inside joke from high school, and it turns out their husbands simply have to deal with it. During a special screening Q&A in New York City, the pop superstar revealed that decades into their friendship, the pair still routinely slip into character voices from the cult-classic comedy Napoleon Dynamite.

The candid confession came during Swift’s appearance alongside director Andrew Stanton following a screening of Pixar’s Toy Story 5 on Sunday, Nov. 1. Swift explained that watching the dynamic between animated characters Bonnie and Blaze struck an immediate personal chord, reminding her of meeting Anderson after moving to Nashville as a teenager.

“I’d love to pile on to what Andrew was saying about finding someone who’s the same genre as weird and silly as you are and just why Bonnie and Blaze’s story resonated with me so much,” Swift told the audience.

The Unbreakable Nashville Bond That Started at 14

Reflecting on her early days in Tennessee, the 36-year-old singer recalled navigating high school as the new kid trying to find her footing among peers.

“When I moved to Nashville when I was 14, you know, you’re the new kid in school and you’re like, ‘Who should I be friends with? These girls are cool, these girls are cool, these are nice girls,’ ” Swift shared. “But there was one girl named Abigail — and she even has curly hair, too, like Blaze — and the two of us, all we wanted to do was talk in Napoleon Dynamite voices.”

Taylor Swift and Abigail Anderson

The habit never faded. Swift joked that their impressions—mimicking the deadpan, husky voice popularized on screen by Jon Heder—continue into their married lives.

“And we still do this — and it’s something our husbands have to put up with,” Swift added, drawing laughter from the crowd before mimicking the iconic vocal cadence herself.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce

Life Milestones and Lasting Friendships

Both women have celebrated major personal milestones while maintaining their tight-knit connection. Swift married NFL star Travis Kelce in a high-profile ceremony at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on July 3, while Anderson tied the knot with her husband, Charles “Charlie” Berard, in 2022.

Despite massive global tours and public attention, Swift highlighted that finding someone who accepts your truest quirks remains rare.

“And so it’s like, you know, when you find that person who just completely sees you for the strange, little genre that is you at your purest, that hit me so hard watching the film,” Swift said.

Busting the Myth of Hollywood Friendships

Public speculation often assumes celebrity bonds formed before worldwide fame drift apart once private lives enter the spotlight. However, Swift and Anderson’s decades-long friendship directly disproves the idea that high school connections cannot survive adulthood and marriage.

Making Pixar History with Toy Story 5

Swift’s connection to the franchise extends straight into its soundtrack. The singer penned and recorded the original track “I Knew It, I Knew You” for the installment, which hit theaters on June 19.

The film follows Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen), and Jessie (Joan Cusack) as they confront a modern challenge: their owner Bonnie receiving a tablet called Lilypad (voiced by Greta Lee), leaving the toy box struggling for playtime relevance.

Taylor Swift attends the Toy Story 5 Los Angeles World Premiere

Contributing music placed Swift in exclusive company. She stands as the only songwriter besides veteran composer Randy Newman—who penned the signature 1995 classic “You’ve Got a Friend in Me”—to write original music for a Toy Story feature film.

During an emotional interview on Good Morning America, Swift admitted to wiping away tears when discussing Newman’s blessing, expressing just how deeply the animated series has impacted her life and art.

💬 Longtime friendships that survive every major life stage are truly one of a kind.

✨ From quirky movie impressions to major career milestones, shared history keeps things grounded.

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