Ed Sheeran Shares Rare Photo of Taylor Swift's 'Private' Cat Meredith Grey

Mar. 15, 2025

Ed Sheeran poses with Taylor Swift’s cat Meredith.Photo:Ed Sheeran/Instagram

Ed Sheeran/Instagram

Ed Sheeran, an early holiday surprise for the cat-loving Swifties out there!

The “Perfect” singer, 32, uploaded a rare image of Meredith Grey,one of Taylor Swift’s three cats, toInstagram on Monday, and Swift fans were quick to react.

Wearing a white tee, Sheeran has his face up against the fluffy grey Scottish fold cat, who is shown resting on a sweater and enjoying cuddles from the musician.

“Ed confirming that Mer is alive is the highlight of my week 👏,” one fan wrote.

Another added: “END GAME (TAYLOR’S VERSION) WE CHEERED,” alluding to Sheeran’s potential involvement in aReputation (Taylor’s Version)re-recording session.

While it’s not entirely clear what brought Ed and his feline friend together, one thing is for certain — Swift loves her cats!

The “Lavender Haze” singer is the owner of three cats: Benjamin Button, who shemet on the set of her “ME!” music video in 2019; Scottish foldMeredith Grey, whom she got in 2011; andOlivia Benson, a Scottish fold she welcomed to the Swift squad in 2014.

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“We’ve been hearing some rumors on the internet recently,” Swift said in theX (formerly known as Twitter) videowhile holding Benjamin Button. “I mean, they’re not about you, Benj; they’re about your sister.”

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“The truth is, Meredith just hates having her picture taken,” she said. “… So yeah, there it is. There’s the explanation. She’s just a really private little cat. She likes her business kept to herself. She doesn’t like a camera shoved in her face, and who can blame her? So there’s your update on Meredith.”

While Meredith may not be a big photo girl, her little brother Benjamin is all about the limelight. The cat notablyappeared in one of three cover photosfrom Swift’sTime’s2023 Person of the Yearphoto shoot this month.

For more on Taylor Swift and her amazing year, pick upPEOPLE’s2023Most Intriguing People of the Yearissue, on newsstands now.

source: people.com