Ashley Avignone and Taylor Swift Courtesy of Ashley Avignone/Instagram
Taylor Swift rings Ashley Avignonis the new era.
In a sweet snap shared via Avignone’s Instagram On Sunday, December 29, the friends hugged while sitting next to each other. Swift, 35, closed her eyes as she wrapped her arms around Avignone, who looked directly into the camera with a gentle smile.
“Happy birthday, emphasis on *happy* 😆,” Avignone captioned the post.
Avignone appeared to make a wish in front of her sprinkle-covered birthday cake in another snap, while a third showed the dessert’s celebratory message, which read: “Ash Is 25 (again).” Avignone reposted the close-up of her cake via her Instagram Story and quipped, “Who’s counting?”
Thanks to her boyfriend Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift is finally getting her “22” hat. Kelce, 35, recently surprised Swift, also 35, with a special party to commemorate the end of her two-year Eras tour. Her friends all wore Swiftie-inspired outfits and exchanged friendship bracelets. At some point Kelce even gave (…)
Swift and her boyfriend, Travis Kelcewas spotted upon arrival at dinner on Saturday, December 28, in New York City. The couple, who have been together since the summer of 2023, held hands as they walked to their wedding anniversary together second night in a row in the Big Apple.
Swift and Avignone’s friendship goes back several years. While celebrating Swift’s birthday in 2019, Avignone revealed that the couple had been dating Friends for over a decade.
“30 years of life for you, 11 years of friendship for us,” Avignone wrote via Instagram at the time, alongside a series of snaps of the two over the years. “Thank you for being the best friend, listener, dance party starter, storyteller, haircut enthusiast with the biggest, warmest, most generous heart. Happy birthday Tay!! I love you to bits ❤️.”
For Swift’s birthday this year, Avignone released several behind-the-scenes photos from the milestone — which came days after the Eras Tour concluded.
Ashley Avignone was part of Taylor Swift’s inner circle long before the duo attended Kansas City Chiefs games together. Avignone was in Swift’s star-studded suite in October 2023 when the Chiefs played the New York Jets in East Rutherford, New Jersey. She was at Swift’s side at the Chiefs’ game against (…) in December 2023.
“When she thought she was going to a small, quiet dinner, it was actually a huge surprise party with her friends and family, props included 🥳,” Avignone wrote via Instagram earlier this month.
In one fell swoop, Kelce, 35, appeared to recreate Swift’s Red set from her record-breaking tour by gifting her a “22”-style fedora-style hat. Avignone reposted the moment on her Instagram Story, writing: “And the hat of the final 22 goes to…”
Avignone was also at several of Kelce’s NFL games alongside the pop star. As he watched the Kansas City Chiefs take on the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII in February, Avignone cheered from Swift’s star-studded suite.
Avignone took it up Instagram after the game to share a carousel of snaps and videos, including a clip of her and Swift sipping their drinks as the jumbotron panned toward the two. Avignone captioned the post, “Viva Las Vegas.”
