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Swifties attempt to re-create her Time cover with their cats. See the hilarious fails

Left: Taylor and Benjamin Button on the cover of Time. Right: One fan attempting to re-create the singer’s cover.
Left: Taylor and Benjamin Button on the cover of Time. Right: One fan attempting to re-create the singer’s cover. Left: Time's Facebook page. Right: Screen grab from @otismcgmcg's TikTok video

Superstar Taylor Swift keeps making history and just added Time magazine’s 2023 Person of the Year to her accomplishments.

But one feat she’s pulled off happens to be completely underrated.

Swift managed to be snapped literally wearing her beloved cat — Benjamin Button — as a photogenic scarf for the cover of the magazine.

Even if she did manage this task with the help of artificial intelligence, fans were deeply impressed and attempted to re-create the moment with their own cats on TikTok.

And most failed —horribly and hilariously.

So very many “oh nos” and “whys” come to mind when watching these.

@otismcgmcg With six cats, at least one of them has to be capable of being as iconic as Benjamin, right? #taylorswift #cats #ragdoll #exoticshorthair ♬ cruel summer sped up - r & m <3 ⸆⸉
@victoria she really is a mastermind #taylorsversion #taylorswift #swifties #swiftietok #erastourtaylorswift ♬ Mastermind by Taylor Swift - nikkks(taylor’s version)
@tealtrittschuh how did me and peaches do? #taylorswift #taylorsversion #timespersonoftheyear #benjaminbutton #greenscreen ♬ Style (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift
@greygalaxie @Taylor Swift Did we nail it? #taylorswift #taylorswiftcat #timepeopleoftheyear ♬ Style (Taylor's Version) - Taylor Swift
@winonat0k My favorite cat lady #taylorswift #timepersonoftheyear #taylorswiftscat ♬ Cruel Summer - Taylor Swift
@brittanythacker02 I really underestimated how hard this would be #timemagazinepersonoftheyear #timemagazine #cats #taylorswift #taylorsversion ♬ Funny - Gold-Tiger

As any good Swiftie knows, Taylor has three cats — the other two being Meredith Grey and Olivia Benson — who famously travel nearly everywhere with the “Midnights” singer.

“I have cats. I’m obsessed with them. I love my cats so much that when a role came up in a movie called ‘Cats,’ I just thought, like, I gotta do this,” Swift told Time in 2019. “They’re very dignified. They’re independent. They’re very capable of dealing with their own life.”

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This story was originally published December 7, 2023 at 12:22 PM with the headline "Swifties attempt to re-create her Time cover with their cats. See the hilarious fails."

TJ Macias
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
TJ Macías is a Real-Time national sports reporter for McClatchy based out of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Formerly, TJ covered the Dallas Mavericks and Texas Rangers beat for numerous media outlets including 24/7 Sports and Mavs Maven (Sports Illustrated). Twitter: @TayloredSiren
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