Abigail Anderson Berard (born April 4, 1990) is Taylor Swift's best friend. Swift said during an interview with Oprah:
“ But my best friend, Abigail, we met when I was 15. First day of school freshman year we sat next to each other in English. She wanted to be a swimmer and go off on a college scholarship for swimming and I wanted to be a singer. Now she's off at Kansas on a swimming scholarship and I'm singing.[1] ”
Abigail went to college at the University of Kansas. Swift once said that her favorite thing to do on her day off is to go visit her there.[2]
Friendship with Swift[]
They first met in 2004, on the first day of their freshman year in high school. The two sat by one another during English class and instantly became best friends. Swift's song, "Fifteen" from her second studio album, Fearless is written about their friendship during high school. Swift and Abigail made an appearance together in MTV's Once Upon a Prom. She has also made multiple appearances in Swift's music videos, as listed below.
Anderson and Swift in "Picture To Burn".
- In "Picture To Burn", she is with Swift in a vehicle as Swift spies on her ex-boyfriend.
- In "Fifteen", she is seen in the video as well as being mentioned in the song itself.
- In "Teardrops On My Guitar", she's in the school.
- In "22", She is among the many party guests featured in the music video.
- In "I'm Only Me When I'm With You", She appears in various clips throughout the video.
- In "New Romantics", She makes a brief appearance.
She also made a brief appearance in Swift's documentary, Miss Americana. Both of them have their own YouTube channels showing home movies of the two of them together.[3][4]
The two continued to be close friends with one another throughout Taylor's career. Swift was one of Abigail's many bridesmaids for her wedding in 2017. Abigail also attended the Reputation Stadium Tour, as well as The Eras Tour on May 7, 2023, when Swift sang "Fifteen" as a surprise song for her. As of 2024, They still remain best friends.
Abigail is mentioned by name in Fifteen and in Ruin The Friendship.
Trivia[]
- Brian Mansfield disclosed on November 2018 that Taylor Swift wrote an unreleased song titled "Gail's Song", It is currently unclear who "Gail" in the title of the track is, but it is possibly Swift's best friend, Abigail Anderson.
Official accounts[]
Abigail Anderson on Instagram- Abigail Anderson on Facebook
- MySpace
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