Kelley Thrasher<\/a> for the global icon for more than a decade \u2014 and her blonde hair and bright red lipstick are getting a lot more attention since last week\u2019s album drop.<\/p>\nKelley Thrasher\u2019s blonde hair and bright red lipstick \u2014 Taylor Swift\u2019s signature lipcolor \u2014 are getting a lot more attention lately. Kelley Thrasher \/ SWNS<\/p>\n
Taylor Swift on stage during her Reputation Stadium Tour at Croke Park on June 15, 2018, in Dublin, Ireland. Gareth Cattermole\/TAS18\/Getty Images for TAS<\/p>\n
The 41-year-old lookalike from Prairie Village, Kansas, has been making appearances as Swift since June 2024 \u2014 during Swift\u2019s \u201cTortured Poet\u2019s Department\u201d era \u2014 charging up to $550 per hour. <\/p>\n
This time around, she\u2019s already fully booked, having to turn down seven gig requests tied to the Oct. 3 release of \u201cThe Life of a Showgirl.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t push for anything,\u201d Thrasher told the Post. \u201cI could barely keep up as it is.\u201d<\/p>\n
Thrasher is now getting a taste of showbiz, complete with costumes, a makeup artist and a horde of fans who once \u201cswarmed her\u201d for photos and autographs outside of Super Bowl LIX party \u2014 though they had indeed thought she was the bona fide \u201cBlank Space\u201d singer.<\/p>\n
For years, she ignored both friends and strangers who told her to get into the lookalike business, but it was Bruno Mars who inspired her to take the plunge after bumping into him at a restaurant and telling her to \u201cmonopolize that s\u2013t.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kelley Thrasher has been making appearances as Taylor Swift since June 2024. Instagram\/kelleysversion13<\/p>\n
Eventually, the dog-mom-of-three stepped away from her teaching career to nanny full-time, allowing more flexibility for her high-profile side hustle.<\/p>\n
Last June, she decided she would start small by making appearances at private parties. An agency set her up with her first gig, a children\u2019s party.<\/p>\n
Kelley Thrasher was so busy that she had to turn down seven gig requests for \u201cThe Life of a Showgirl\u201d album drop on Oct. 3. Kelley Thrasher \/ SWNS<\/p>\n
Since then, she\u2019s been booking everything from karaoke nights to corporate events.<\/p>\n
Thrasher says she\u2019s been able to lean into her role as a Swift stand-in, but she didn\u2019t always feel comfortable with this business.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t like tricking people. That\u2019s pretty uncomfortable for me,\u201d she admitted. \u201cI never know when I need to explain myself or not.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lately, she\u2019s seeing the bright side to her newfound fame by cheering up children, promoting small businesses and fundraising for charities.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s awesome that you can still have fun and make money and also do good things for the community,\u201d she told The Post.<\/p>\n
Kelley Thrasher at the Super Bowl, cheering on the Kansas City Chiefs. Instagram\/kelleysversion13<\/p>\n
Kelley Thrasher loves doing kids\u2019 parties as Taylor Swift. Instagram\/kelleysversion13<\/p>\n
\u201cI love kids\u2019 parties because they\u2019re so excited. Some of them think I\u2019m really her,\u201d she continued. \u201cKids are just so funny because they\u2019ll be so excited, they think Taylor is at their birthday party, and then 10 minutes later they\u2019re like, \u2018OK, can we go cut the cake now?’\u201d <\/p>\n
Thrasher laughed. \u201cThey don\u2019t care as much.\u201d<\/p>\n
While it can be hard to keep kids\u2019 attention, she\u2019s seen no shortage of stunned adults. Indeed, the Kansas City Chiefs fan caused a stir at an Aug. 22 preseason game against the Chicago Bears while wearing red lipstick \u2014 Swift\u2019s signature lip color. Even local news networks were convinced they were seeing tight end Travis Kelce\u2019s new fianc\u00e9e in the stands.<\/p>\n
Kelley Thrasher\u2019s corporate event rate is $550 an hour, or $350 for individuals. Kelley Thrasher \/ SWNS<\/p>\n
By the time the game was over, Sports Illustrated<\/a> had already published a story \u2014 prompting even her friends in Chicago watching the game to question, \u201cIs this you?\u201d<\/p>\nSpeaking of Swift\u2019s recent engagement, Thrasher hopes to see another spike in inquiries once the big date is set, telling The Post, \u201cIf Taylor needs a decoy for the wedding, I\u2019m game.\u201d<\/p>\n
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