This year marks 10 years since Taylor Swift assembled the ultimate girl squad for her "Bad Blood" music video.
Swift released the clip in May 2015, featuring a who’s who of A-listers, up-and-coming starlets, and supermodels, including Selena Gomez, Cara Delevingne, Martha Hunt, Karlie Kloss, Gigi Hadid, Lily Aldridge, and Lena Dunham, among others.
In the video, Swift gathers a literal squad of spandex-clad super spy assassins in a post-apocalyptic world to go against Gomez’s character in the video, who betrayed the singer (a likely nod to her feud at the time with Katy Perry).
Mariska Hargitay, Ellen Pompeo, whose "Law & Order: SVU" and "Grey’s Anatomy" characters, respectively, inspired Swift’s cats’ names, Jessica Alba, and Cindy Crawford served as mentor characters in the music video as well.
Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" music video kicked off her girl squad era, featuring stars like Zendaya, Gigi Hadid, Martha Hunt, and Serayah. (Big Machine )
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Swift went on to bring some of the music video group and a few others with her to the MTV VMAs that same year, dominating the red carpet as she took home two wins out of her eight nominations that night, including video of the year and best collaboration (the music video is a remix of the song
Swift's squad popped up throughout her 1989 World Tour, like a stop in New Jersey with Steinfeld, Hadid, Aldridge and Lena Dunham. (Larry Busacca/LP5/Getty Images for TAS)
The official lineup of the squad has changed over the years, with some members drifting away and others maintaining bestie status. Read below to check in with some of the key members on what they've been up to and where the friendships stand.
Selena Gomez and Swift met way back in 2008 when they both happened to each be dating a Jonas Brother. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for iHeartRadio / Turner)
Gomez was already a well-known Disney channel star when she and Swift first met in 2008. At the time, they were each dating one of the Jonas Brothers, something Gomez called "hysterical" in an interview with KISS FM UK in 2017.
Following her appearance in the music video, Gomez continued balancing her acting and music careers while trying to manage her
Though longtime friends, Gomez played the villain in the "Bad Blood" music video. (Big Machine)
In 2021, she starred alongside Steve Martin and Martin Short in Hulu’s "Only Murders in the Building," which she also served as a producer on. The show earned multiple accolades across its four seasons, including Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. She also appeared in the Oscar-nominated but controversial "Emilia Perez," last year.
Gomez also recently became engaged to producer Benny Blanco, who is collaborating with her on her fourth studio album, "I Said I Love You First," set to be released on March 21.
