Taylor Swift lookalike constantly stopped for selfies, says, ‘I was born this way’
A woman who closely resembles Taylor Swift said her life has gotten crazier.
This change happened since the pop star started dating Travis Kelce.
Kelley Thrasher is a 40-year-old nanny from Shawnee, Kansas. She has been told for the last 14 years that she looks like Taylor Swift.
Thrasher told Fox News Digital that she didn’t see the resemblance at first — but with age, the two look more alike than ever before.
“I have been getting told I look like her for 14 years,” she said. “I honestly don’t think I saw the resemblance as much as others did,” she added, “but as we both have aged, I think I look like her more now than ever.”
Thrasher recalled one of the first times she was stopped by Swifties. It was 12 years ago on Swift’s “Speak Now” tour. “Twelve years ago, I was at her ‘Speak Now’ tour and got mobbed by a swarm of kids and moms. It honestly was a bit scary,” said Thrasher.
She added, “As we were trying to get away, someone working the entrance to the floor asked if we had credentials. Confused, we answered ‘no’ and [they] led us down to the floor into the tunnel entrance.”
“We were like, ‘Uh, I think this went too far,’” she said before adding that Swift’s security detail drove the pair back to their seats via golf cart.
Thrasher said she still had people coming up to her throughout the concert asking for photos.
Flash forward to today, and Thrasher said she’s still getting stopped by strangers asking for selfies. This is especially true since she lives near Kansas City, where Swift’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce, plays for the Kansas City Chiefs.
“I have been asked for selfies from strangers for years, but it’s gotten worse since I live in KC, and she’s dating Travis Kelce,” Thrasher said.
Then she joked, “I definitely think I need a shirt that says, ‘Not Taylor’s Version.’”
Thanks to some friends’ encouragement, Thrasher decided to start booking gigs as a Taylor Swift lookalike. She also received a stamp of approval from Bruno Mars.
She added, “I finally gave in after meeting Bruno Mars and [hearing] him tell me I needed to.”
Originally, Thrasher said she was nervous about disappointing people by tricking them into thinking she really was Swift.
“They love it and know it’s all in good fun,” she said.
Overall, Thrasher said she hopes Swift isn’t upset by her lookalike side gig.
Thrasher added that she “was born this way.”
