Taylor Swift reunited with one of her oldest friends at a star-studded dinner at Via Carota on May 12.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
The “Blank Space” singer posed for a star-studded group selfie at Lena Dunham’s 40th birthday celebration.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Swift and Dunham have been friends for over a decade, first publicly posing together at the 2013 Grammy Awards.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Taylor Swift<\/a> had fans feeling like it was her 2014 squad era<\/a> all over again as she stepped out to support a bestie of over a decade. The \u201cOpalite\u201d singer and another longtime friend, Ashley Avignone, were photographed walking into Via Carota for Lena Dunham\u2019s 40th birthday dinner\u2014but the behind-the-scenes magic happened indoors, as Swift posed for a rare selfie with the small (and very A-list) group once inside.<\/p>\n Taylor Swift is seen on May 12, 2026 in New York City. In a photo shared by a Taylor Swift fan account on X<\/a>, the Girls creator\u2014who recently released her second memoir Famesick\u2014captured a candid moment at the star-studded celebration in New York. Dunham could be seen taking the selfie at the long dinner table as she sat next her Girls co-star Andrew Rannells (who originally posted the image on his Instagram Stories). Swift\u2014who put a preppy twist on bridal style<\/a> in a pleated white mockneck minidress paired with a long black hair ribbon\u2014smiled next to him, holding an orange-hued beverage in one hand.<\/p>\n Taylor Swift and Lena Dunham attend the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 10, 2013 in Los Angeles, California Emily Ratajkowski<\/a>, who worked with Dunham on Too Much, sat next to Swift wearing a dark brown polka-dotted slip dress. Her boyfriend, French filmmaker Romain Gavras, was on her other side. According to paparazzi photos taken from the dinner, Lena\u2019s husband Luis Felber, whom she married in 2021, also attended.<\/p>\n Lena Dunham and Taylor Swift attend HBO’s Official Golden Globe Awards After Party at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 11, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California Swift and Dunham have been friends for over a decade and were first photographed at the 2013 Grammy Awards. Despite the \u201cBad Blood\u201d singer\u2019s close friendship with Dunham\u2019s ex Jack Antonoff<\/a>, the director accompanied her longtime friend to a Kansas City Chiefs game last December along with Selena Gomez. Dunham also confirmed she\u2019s still very tight with Swift with a special shout-out in her new memoir.<\/p>\n \u201cTayTay\u2014you sing the songs I wrote this book to, the stories that pulled these stories out of me, the music that makes the whole world feel seen, and yet somehow, miraculously, you also pick up every desperate call at every desperate hour,\u201d she wrote. \u201cI love you so much and forever, for the reasons that everyone does and for reasons all my own.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Taylor](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/69f424cf58ba582bb19c173c77ed56a6.jpeg\"\/)
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