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One of Taylor Swift’s childhood theater castmates is sharing what she remembers about the young pop singer
Speaking on the Girls Next Level podcast hosted by Holly Madison and Bridget Marquadt, Playboy model Kayla Collins opened up about being from the same town as Swift
“It was pretty much a shoe-in that she was going to be who she is today,” Collins said of the singer
Taylor Swift has always been a showgirl.
On an episode of the Girls Next Level podcast, DJ and former Playboy Playmate Kayla Collins revealed that, back when she was growing up in Reading, Pa., she had known the pop superstar — years before her meteoric rise to fame.
Speaking with hosts Holly Madison and Bridget Marquardt, Collins gave some background on her childhood, revealing the unexpected way she was connected to Swift when the pair were both children.
“I grew up in a small town,” Collins shared on the Oct. 6 episode of the podcast. “I’m closest to a place called Reading, Pa.”
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Taylor Swift and Tobin Mitnick perform together in June of 2020.
Continuing on, Collins said that one of the only other notable people she knows of from Reading is none other than Swift herself.
“I went I went to theater school with Taylor Swift, randomly,” Collins revealed.
Madison then asked Collins what she remembered about the pop star in her youth.
“She was always like the star of every play we did,” Collins said. “It was a theater school where we did like Bye Bye Birdie.”
“She was always the star in everything,” Collins finished. “It was pretty much a shoo-in that she was going to be who she is today.”
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Taylor Swift.
It’s no secret that Swift has always been a theater kid at heart.
Aside from taking things to the next level and starring in the movie adaptation of the musical Cats as Bombalurina, Swift grew up as a stage performer, getting her start early on.
Back in 2024, actor and comedian Tobin Mitnick shared a series of throwback snaps of the duo starring in a stage production of Grease together back when they were children.
“Thank you mom for digging these pics of @taylorswift and I harmonizing like buttah on summer nights twenty five years ago out of storage,” wrote Mitnick alongside the pictures, adding of her boyfriend Travis Kelce, “Also trav the note is an f-sharp if youre interested. June 2000.”
In the decades-old photos, the “Life of a Showgirl” singer can be seen taking on another classic musical role, starring as Sandy and sporting the character’s signature blonde curly wig, along with a black strapless top. Meanwhile, Mitnick wears Danny’s black quiff and leather jacket.
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