Are Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran friends? Singers spotted dining together at exclusive NYC restaurant
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Renowned musicians, Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran are not just Grammy recipients, but also close friends for more than a decade.
On Thursday, August 17, the 'Perfect' singer and the 'Bad Blood' hitmaker were spotted having a meal together at the exclusive Zero Bond members-only club.
Swift, 33, was seen wearing a rust-hued dress with a satin skirt paired with black platform loafers, while Sheeran, 32, sported a more casual ensemble, a white T-shirt and black jeans.
Are Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran friends?
Swift and Sheeran became friends when the latter discovered tha the former admired his work. Not long after, they teamed up on projects and delivered some of the best collaborations ever.
The duo collaborated on Swift hit 'Everything Has Changed' from 'Red'. Sheeran even joined the 'Anti-Hero' singer on her Red Tour, even making playful appearances such as dressing up as a clown at a closing show in Nashville.
Have Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran performed together?
When they shared the stage at Madison Square Garden in late 2013, Swift was spotted in an 'I Heart Ed' shirt in sync with Sheeran's 'I Heart NY' shirt. The following year their friendship shone even on the grand stage of the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in London.
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Swift's release of 'Run', a song co-written with Sheeran, was released on 'Red (Taylor's Version)'.
Sheeran shared on Instagram, "'Run' is the first song me and @taylorswift ever wrote together, and 'Everything Has Changed' was the second. We re-recorded both of them for 'Red (Taylor's Version)' which is out today and they are just great. So fun getting to revisit these again."
In a candid conversation with Zane Lowe, Sheeran said of Swift, "I have long, long, long conversations with Taylor about stuff just because I feel like she's one of the only people that actually truly understands where I'm at."
"I had an hour-20 conversation with her yesterday and we were just — everything that was on our minds we talked about. I mean that in itself is kind of therapy as well, because you're actually talking to someone that genuinely gets it," Sheeran further said.
He added, "That has all the things that you feel and have insecurities about and how other people treat you or how your family treat you, how your friends treat you. She's basically in the same sphere," per People.
