This Taylor Swift was not born in 1989. She's also not the most recognizable pop singer on the planet. She's just a 19-year-old Scottish girl who, believe it or not, studied at Taylor High School.
Needless to say, this girl's life took a bit of a drastic turn when she was just two, with the release of Taylor Swift's debut self-titled album in 2006.
And when Taylor began studying at Taylor High School, the release of Swift's 1989 (2014) made her quite the popular student on campus.
After the release of Swift's 2014 album "1989," people started coming up to her at school and telling her she had "a famous name."
"I told them, ‘No, I don't.' Then I realized who she was. Now I'm a top Swiftie fan. I love her," she said of her namesake, who currently is in a well-publicized relationship with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
Luckily for her, the name recognition meant she was well-known at school and "never had problems with getting bullied," she said.
"Maybe in a few arguments, I got, ‘Shut up — your name's Taylor Swift.' Some people don't like her," she shared. "But I love Taylor. That's life; you just move on."
But nowadays it's not all fun and games for Taylor. She says she carries her ID and passport everywhere she goes since nobody believes her when she tells them her name, and even when she shows her ID it's not convincing enough.
She even says she rarely hears back from prospective employers, hypothesizing that this has something to do with her recognizable name. I mean, I'd assume the application was fake if I looked it over (sorry T).
Doctors, dentists, bartenders, airline reps — all of these people give Taylor a hassle, or at least have a good laugh at her expense, due to her name.
Once she shows that ID at the bar, she's often made to show off the ID to the other patrons, which can probably become extremely annoying; though it seems Taylor has learned to embrace it. She's a big fan of karaoke, and she often sings T. Swift songs at the bar.
And then there's social media.
The "Fortnight" singer has racked up 283 million Instagram followers, but the Scotland teenager can't even use her real name on the platform.
"When we put her name into Facebook, they were, like, ‘You're trying to copy her name.' We sent them documents but they still said she was copying a celebrity's name," her mom Mairi shared.
"I get called the wee Taylor Swift," her daughter quipped, referring to her 5-foot height, compared to 34-year-old Swift's 5-foot-11 stature.
Okay, now that's funny!
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