Meet Taylor Swift's oldest fan - a 90-year-old grandmother
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Meet Taylor Swift's 'oldest fan' who has flown across the world to see the superstar twice - at the age of 90.
Nancy Strong started following the popstar after seeing Kayne West ambush her at the MTV VMAs in 2009.
Her granddaughters, Jenn Strong, 30, and Brianne Pattison, 36, are also Swifties and managed to bag three tickets to Taylor's Paris show for $98 each.
When Nancy was in the UK for business and noticed Taylor's show in Wembley overlapped she knew she had to try and go again.
Nancy and Jenn, who works at a non-profit children's cancer fund, bagged $800 tickets through a third party vendor and the OAP stayed on her feet for the full three-and-a-half hour set to dance.
She hopes to see her for a third time when her tour returns to the US.
Nancy, who owns a travel company, from Dallas, Texas, US, said: "Taylor is a phenomenon.
"She's incredible and universal. I stand in awe of it.
"I never sit down. I love to stand up and move.
"You gather energy from the crowd.
"People say 'what are you doing being a fan at 90?'.
"Even at 90 your heart is still a 20 year olds."
Superfan Nancy flew 5,000 miles to see Taylor Swift in Paris, France, for the first time and loved it.
She said: "I have been a semi-fan since 2009 when Kayne did a number on her.
"She speaks to everybody with her lyrics.
"My favourite song is 'The man'. As a woman who started out in business in the 70s and 80s I can relate."
When Nancy realised she would be in London when Taylor was performing she scrambled to get a ticket - spending $1,600 for her a Jenn to see her.
Jenn said: "Money comes and goes but memories last forever."
The pair spent the day trying to find an outfit for Nancy - finding a pink one-of-a-kind Taylor Swift jacket and top in Camden.
Nancy said: "I thought 'I'm 90, why I am trying to get into this little jacket?'.
"But it turned out I was the only one with that pink Taylor Swift jacket.
"It was great fun.
"Everybody said I looked a lot younger."
Nancy managed to collect 20 friendship bracelets from fellow Swifties on the night and now wears her t-shirts into the office.
She said: "I loved 'Shake it off'. Everything you can go through I think in life that's all you can do - just shake it off."
Jenn added: "I think she was most enthralled by the 1989 and Reputation set."
The family are also backing Taylor Swift's most recent relationship with American footballer Travis Kelce.
Nancy said: "We want this romance to gel.
"We believe in love."
Nancy has just celebrated 70 years married to her husband, Ace, 94, but says Taylor Swift "doesn't mean much to him".
She said: "Every time she showed up at a game he would say 'Nancy, come quick'."
Nancy hopes to meet Taylor Swift one day and is planning to go and see her again when she comes back to the US.
The grandmother says she loves receiving the compliment that she is an inspiration.
She said: "It's just me. I do what I do.
"I enjoy life."
Nancy Strong started following the popstar after seeing Kayne West ambush her at the MTV VMAs in 2009.
Her granddaughters, Jenn Strong, 30, and Brianne Pattison, 36, are also Swifties and managed to bag three tickets to Taylor's Paris show for $98 each.
When Nancy was in the UK for business and noticed Taylor's show in Wembley overlapped she knew she had to try and go again.
Nancy and Jenn, who works at a non-profit children's cancer fund, bagged $800 tickets through a third party vendor and the OAP stayed on her feet for the full three-and-a-half hour set to dance.
She hopes to see her for a third time when her tour returns to the US.
Nancy, who owns a travel company, from Dallas, Texas, US, said: "Taylor is a phenomenon.
"She's incredible and universal. I stand in awe of it.
"I never sit down. I love to stand up and move.
"You gather energy from the crowd.
"People say 'what are you doing being a fan at 90?'.
"Even at 90 your heart is still a 20 year olds."
Superfan Nancy flew 5,000 miles to see Taylor Swift in Paris, France, for the first time and loved it.
She said: "I have been a semi-fan since 2009 when Kayne did a number on her.
"She speaks to everybody with her lyrics.
"My favourite song is 'The man'. As a woman who started out in business in the 70s and 80s I can relate."
When Nancy realised she would be in London when Taylor was performing she scrambled to get a ticket - spending $1,600 for her a Jenn to see her.
Jenn said: "Money comes and goes but memories last forever."
The pair spent the day trying to find an outfit for Nancy - finding a pink one-of-a-kind Taylor Swift jacket and top in Camden.
Nancy said: "I thought 'I'm 90, why I am trying to get into this little jacket?'.
"But it turned out I was the only one with that pink Taylor Swift jacket.
"It was great fun.
"Everybody said I looked a lot younger."
Nancy managed to collect 20 friendship bracelets from fellow Swifties on the night and now wears her t-shirts into the office.
She said: "I loved 'Shake it off'. Everything you can go through I think in life that's all you can do - just shake it off."
Jenn added: "I think she was most enthralled by the 1989 and Reputation set."
The family are also backing Taylor Swift's most recent relationship with American footballer Travis Kelce.
Nancy said: "We want this romance to gel.
"We believe in love."
Nancy has just celebrated 70 years married to her husband, Ace, 94, but says Taylor Swift "doesn't mean much to him".
She said: "Every time she showed up at a game he would say 'Nancy, come quick'."
Nancy hopes to meet Taylor Swift one day and is planning to go and see her again when she comes back to the US.
The grandmother says she loves receiving the compliment that she is an inspiration.
She said: "It's just me. I do what I do.
"I enjoy life."