Meet Taylor Swift’s pregnant childhood best friend, Abigail Anderson Berard: The Eras Tour star dedicated the song ‘Fifteen’ to her, and she and Blake Lively just congratulated her on her baby news

Here’s what we know about Taylor Swift’s long-time BFF:

What does Abigail Anderson Berard do for work?

According to her LinkedIn profile, Anderson Berard is the chief of staff of corporate development at Celero Commerce, a business management software company located just outside of Nashville. She’s primarily engaged in mergers and acquisitions for the firm.

Before that, the former University of Kansas student was vice-president of communications at veterans organisation Patriot Angels.

Anderson Berard also has an athletic streak. Per People, she used to be a competitive swimmer at senior school and university. “She wanted to be a swimmer and go off on a college scholarship for swimming and I wanted to be a singer,” Swift told Oprah Winfrey in 2009. “Now she’s off at Kansas on a swimming scholarship and I’m singing.”

How did Taylor Swift meet her best friend, Abigail Anderson Berard?

Anderson Berard and Swift’s friendship dates back to their senior school days. In Swift’s song “Fifteen” – from Fearless (Taylor’s Version) – she recounts how they met.

“You sit in class next to a redhead named Abigail / And soon enough you’re best friends / Laughing at the other girls / Who think they’re so cool / We’ll be out of here as soon as we can,” Swift sings.

Did Taylor Swift go to Abigail Anderson Berard’s wedding?

Swift was a bridesmaid at Anderson Berard’s wedding to her first husband, photographer Matt Lucier, in September 2017, per People.

However, Anderson Berard confirmed in a 2021 Instagram Story that she and Lucier had split up.

Who is Abigail Anderson Berard married to now?

Anderson Berard has found love again. According to People, she is married to a man named Charles “Charlie” Berard, who works as a chief technology officer at the same company as her. The magazine notes that they said their vows in September 2022, though it’s unclear if Swift attended those nuptials.

In wedding photos shared to her Instagram, Berard Anderson captioned the post: “My husband. My best friend. My forever Valentine. I’d marry you every single day if I could.”

Does Abigail Anderson Berard hang out with Taylor Swift’s A-list “squad”?