--- title: Taylor Swift's Latest Lookalike Is a British College Student description: This 20-year-old student even gets mistaken for the 'Reputation' singer, thanks to their undeniable resemblance. canonical: https://time.com/4998566/taylor-swift-lookalike-2/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-10-26T16:51:38.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:48:17.536Z og:title: Taylor Swift's Latest Lookalike Is This College Student og:description: Are you ready for the resemblance? og:url: https://time.com/4998566/taylor-swift-lookalike-2/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfe86a42a79cbff67/6988e37e22fb85444ee236f7/taylor-swift-workout.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Celebrity Sightings in New York City - September 7, 2016 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Taylor Swift's Latest Lookalike Is This College Student twitter:description: Are you ready for the resemblance? twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfe86a42a79cbff67/6988e37e22fb85444ee236f7/taylor-swift-workout.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Taylor Swift's Latest Lookalike Is This Cat Loving College Student > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by James Devaney/GC Images) James Devaney—GC Images  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Oct 26, 2017 4:51 PM UTC No, that’s not Taylor Swift you’re seeing around an English university campus — even though [the _Reputation_ singer](http://time.com/4944028/taylor-swift-reputation-album-theories/) has been known to spend [plenty of time undercover](http://time.com/4979454/taylor-swift-hand-delivered-a-special-package-to-a-superfan/) in the U.K. as of late. Instead, it’s college student [Laura Cadman](https://www.glamour.com/story/another-taylor-swift-doppelganger-is-freaking-out-the-internet), who happens to share a lot of characteristics with the global music superstar. For starters, there’s the blonde, chin-length hair with sweeping bangs. The signature cat eye makeup and penchant for red lips. An ever-present smize. A self-professed love of “lipstick, tea and cats,” according to her Instagram bio. And even a passion for music. (Well, at least Cadman is a fan of [Swift’s friend Lorde’s](http://time.com/4562412/lorde-birthday-party-photos/) music — as Swift is herself — so that’s something.) In fact, as the [_Mirror_ reports](http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/british-student-looks-much-like-11405771), Cadman resembles the star closely enough that Swift fans have come up for her asking for photos. “They often do a double-take and say ‘Whoa, I thought you were Taylor,'” Cadman explained of getting confused for her doppelgänger. “I get a mixture of reactions; I’ve also had people take photos of me without my permission, which is unnerving.” Lucky for Cadman — who told the _Mirror_ she’s a “big fan” and is looking forward to the upcoming album — doesn’t seem to shy away from the similarities, even dressing up in outfits inspired by the singer. 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