Taylor Swifthas never been one to shy away for her affection for cats — especially her two Scottish fold felines, Olivia Benson and Meredith Grey, and theirnew little brother Benjamin Button.
So it shouldn’t come as much surprise to hear the Grammy-winning singer was living her best life as she prepared to play Bombalurina in theupcoming film adaptationof Andrew Lloyd Webber’s acclaimed musicalCats.
“I had much more fun than anyone else,” Swift, 29, revealed during an appearance to Friday’sThe Graham Norton Showalongside Sophie Turner, Michael Fassbender, Jessica Chastain, and James McAvoy (the four of whom were promoting their latestX-Menmovie,Dark Phoenix).
“I had to go to cat school to learn how to move and behave,” Swift said, of filming. “I was meant to go for three days and I stayed for four months!”
Sophie Turner, Michael Fassbender, Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy and Taylor Swift.Matt Crossick/PA Images via Getty
This isn’t the first time one ofCats‘ famous faces have spilled secrets about making the movie.
Rebel Wilson — who stars inCatswith Swift and a slew of famous faces including James Corden, Jennifer Hudson, Jason Derulo, Sir Ian McKellen and Dame Judi Dench — opened up about the experience back in February, during an appearance onTheEllen DeGeneresShow.
“We did have to go to cat school, which is where we all pretend to be cats together,” she said. “We have a lady called Sarah who teaches us.”
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Wilson also spoke toEntertainment Tonightin February about working with Swift. “She’s incredible.She’s such a lovely girl and I personally think her cat is the sexiest out of all cats,” Wilson said.
“I’m a different kind of cat,” the actress, 39, jokes. “I’m not a sexy Catwoman. I’m doing the middle-aged lazy cat in the movie.”
Elba also praised Swift. “Taylor was great,” the English actor, 46, toldVarietyin March. “Her and I had a lot of work to do together, and she was amazing. She worked hard and was just happy to be there.”
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Swift seemed to love herCatscostars just as much. In February, shesurprised them with sweet gifts, which ballet dancer Eric Underwood shared on his Instagram Stories.
“When you come home from work with gifts! Thank you to the INCREDIBLE @taylorswift,” Underwood wrote while sharing a photo of some merchandise from Swift’sreputationtour. Actor Redmand Rance also showed off his jam-packed bag of merch on Instagram, writing “When @taylorswift gets the whole cast gift bags.”
Cats, which filmed in London, hits theaters Dec. 20.
Elsewhere onThe Graham Norton Show, Swift performed her new song “ME!” and opened up about her new album, saying “ME!” reflects the sound of the record “because I am in a much better mood now.”
As forits still-undisclosed name? “I like to tease my fans, and some have definitely worked out the name, and it’s my fault as I’ve given lots of clues, but I can’t change my mind now,” Swift says.
She dropped another in a Fridayinterview withThe Independent, sharing that when it comes to the album title’s appearance in the “ME!” music video, “I think you see it once and you hear it twice.”
The Graham Norton Showairs Friday (10.35 p.m.) on BBC One.
source: people.com
