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Taylor Swift Trying To Get Her Fans' Attention On Instagram Is Peak Taylor

Sliding ALL the way into the DMs.
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This is how it goes. Taylor Swift drops a single months before releasing an album and then goes into hiding until we’re ready to stan for it. 

The “Look What You Made Me Do” singer came out of her self-imposed seclusion (on social media, anyway) this weekend and spent some time trying to get her fans’ attention. She commented on several fans’ Instagram stories and livestreams, complimenting their outfits, choreography and, in true Swift fashion, their cats.

Maybe she’s getting stir-crazy. Maybe she got super bored during a screening of boyfriend Joe Alwyn’s movie “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk.” Whatever the case is, Swift was craving some good, old-fashioned attention when she tried to get fans to notice her.

“You look beautiful babe, I miss you,” Swift wrote in the comments of one fan’s Instagram live video.

“Just trying to get noticed over here,” the singer added in another.

At first, many of the chosen few didn’t believe it was actually Swift behind the comments. Once they realized that their idol was the one spreading the love on social media, however, absolutely nobody was ready for it. 

Remember, next time you go live on Instagram, Swift could be lurking ... 

H/T Elle

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Before You Go

Taylor Swift's Famous Exes
Joe Jonas(01 of07)
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Taylor and Joe became America's couple when they started dating in 2008. The teen singers broke up when Jonas ended the relationship in what Swift deemed a "27 second phone call." Their relationship inspired Swift's "Last Kiss," "Forever & Always" and "Better Than Revenge" hits. (credit:Kevin Mazur via Getty Images)
Taylor Lautner(02 of07)
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Taylor Squared dated in 2009 after meeting on the set of "Valentine's Day." The pair reportedly broke up because Lautner was more into Swift than she was into him, and he inspired her song "Back to December." (credit:Jean Baptiste Lacroix via Getty Images)
John Mayer(03 of07)
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Swift briefly dated John Mayer after collaborating on a song with him. The pair did not have an amicable split, with Swift not-so-subtly titling the scathing song "Dear John" after him. (credit:Theo Wargo via Getty Images)
Jake Gyllenhaal(04 of07)
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Swift dated Gyllenhaal in 2010, and the two had an epic date that gave maple lattes their moment over pumpkin spice. After the breakup, Swift penned the breakup anthem "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" and the heartbreaking "All Too Well." (credit:Bruce Glikas via Getty Images)
Conor Kennedy(05 of07)
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Taylor and Conor embarked on an All-American summer fling in 2012, inspiring Swift to buy a house near the Kennedy family home in Rhode Island. (credit:Cindy Ord via Getty Images)
Harry Styles(06 of07)
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Taylor and Harry sent their fandoms spiraling when the two started dating in 2012. After being on and off for a few months, the two split and Swift recorded several songs on her hit album "1989" inspired by Styles. (credit:David Krieger/Bauer-Griffin via Getty Images)
Calvin Harris(07 of07)
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Taylor and Calvin seemed like the perfect match to many when they started dating in 2015. But after breaking up with Harris the next year, Swift sparked controversy when she quickly began dating Tom Hiddleston. (credit:James Devaney via Getty Images)
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