Welcome to Taylor Swift's house.
The "New Romantics" singer opened up her Malibu abode for Vogue's "73 Questions" series. The magazine's May cover girl walked the cameraman through multiple areas on the ground level, including the living room, kitchen and patio. Swift's home is littered with awards in every room—no big surprise, given her numerous wins at the Grammys, MTV VMAs and other shows.
First stop: Swift's music room. She "lost track" of the number of guitars she owns in 2007. When she's writing new music, she will record a voice memo of herself singing the lyrics, "or I write it down in my notes...I write a lot of my ideas down before I get into the actual session."
In the dining room, Swift showed off her Scrabble skills. Once she entered the kitchen—where more awards were on full display—she revealed that her cocktail of choice is Diet Coke and vodka. Asked to pick her favorite food, she said, "If we're just saying what I wish I could eat every day—if calories didn't count—chicken tenders." Whenever she craves fast food, she tends to order three menu items: cheeseburger, fries, chocolate shake. Swift recently baked a dairy-free, gluten-free chocolate cake, but the best cake she's ever eaten was from New York City's Milkbar for her 25th birthday in 2014. "It was so good even Jay Z raved about it," she said.
While moving through her patio and living room, Swift revealed a few more fun facts about herself. Did you know she's double jointed and can count to 10 in German? Well, now you do.
Swift's living room is decorated with all sorts of cat knick-knacks. How many does she have in there? "Probably more than 10, and I don't know if you're counting the one that's alive down there," she said, pointing to one of her feline friends. Swift "probably" wouldn't get along with her pets if she were a cat, though. "They would probably not think that I'm cool," she admitted. Asked to name as many cat breeds as possible in 10 seconds, the singer swiftly replied: British Shorthair, Scottish Fold, Himalayan, Exotic Shorthair, Exotic Longhair, Sphinx Cat, Munchkin, Siamese. When she was informed time was up, she said, "I can do so much better than that."
Here is a sample of other secrets from Swift's Q&A:
Q: What's one thing you still have from your childhood?
A: My insecurities.
Q: Favorite TV show of all time?
A: Friends.
Q: Movie that made you cry your eyes out?
A: The Martian.
Q: If you had a superpower, what would it be?
A: Healing people.
Q: What's something you can't do?
A: I can't do a cartwheel or a handstand.
Q: What's the best compliment you've ever received.
A: That I'm generous.
Q: What is the best gift you've ever received
A: My boyfriend [Calvin Harris] planted an olive tree in my yard for Christmas.
Q: What makes you laugh no matter what?
A: Kevin Hart.
Q: What's one song you wish you had written?
A: The Friends theme song, 'cause of those royalties.
Q: Most memorable career moment so far?
A: I think filming the "Bad Blood" video was my favorite memory.
Q: What's something you've always wanted to try but you've been too scared to do?
A: Coachella.
Q: What's your spirit animal?
A: A dolphin, because they're very social. They travel in groups.
Q: If you can raid one woman's closet, whose would it be?
A: Blake Lively.
Q: What's the one thing you wish you knew at 19?
A: If I could talk to my 19-year-old self, I'd just say, "Hey, you know, you're going to date just like a normal 20-something should be allowed to, but you're going to be a national lightning rod for slut-shaming."
Q: What do you think is the most important life lesson for someone to learn?
A: That karma is real.