Here are some photos of Taylor Swift in London yesterday, going into the BBC Radio offices. There were rumors that Swifty was invited to the VF Oscar party this year, but she didn’t attend because she didn’t want to run into Katy Perry, her nemesis. I think it’s far more likely that Swifty was invited but she was in NYC and then London, and she didn’t want to just fly into LA to party. She was in London for last night’s ELLE Style Awards, plus maybe (?) the BRIT Awards, which are this evening. Taylor’s not performing, but she might be attending and presenting, I guess. She’s also doing a lot of press – she’s done several radio interviews over the past few days, and some of the quotes are interesting. Some highlights:

She thinks Ed Sheeran is scrappy: “Ed’s scrappier that’s for sure! Are you talking about in a fight? Ed could beat anyone in a fight, just because he’s like a little street urchin! But only sensitive when writing songs, but in a conversation about competition or anything – scrappy!”

But Sam Smith will win all the BRITs: “If we’re talking about the BRITs it’s Sam’s year, he’s having an amazing year, I love him. Ed’s one of my best friends so I want him to win something too. I think they’re both gonna win stuff right?!”

She’s anxious: “Also my reality, even when I’m not dreaming, is peppered with lots of anxiety. There’s a dream that, any time I’m ‘paparazzid’ out, which is a lot, I have dreams that night that they’re in my room taking pictures of me while I’m sleeping! So I’ll find myself smiling in my sleep, because I think there are people in my room taking pictures of me. Not smiling because I’m happy, smiling because I think people are taking pictures of me!”

Her feelings about Beyonce: “I love her more than the normal amount. I try really hard not to like let [my fandom] get creepy. I just really like channel it into a joyous admiration and appreciation.”

[From MTV & E! News]

At one point, when she was talking about her anxiety about paparazzi sneaking into her room to take photos of her, the host joked that it must be horrifying for whoever is in bed with her. Swifty said: “No-ones ever… it’s horrifying for the cats…! No one’s ever in my bedroom with me. Don’t believe what you read!” Do you believe that? When Karlie Kloss sleeps over, Karlie gets her own room? Karlie doesn’t sleep in the same bed as Swifty? What’s the point of having a BFF if you’re not staying up in the same bed, gossiping and eating potato chips? As for her nightmares… eh, you can’t control your subconscious, even if Tay-Tay does love to set up some paparazzi photo shoots.

And finally, here’s something nice: Swifty donated $50,000 to New York City schools – it was part of the proceeds from her song “Welcome to New York,” and she had promised to make a donation when she became New York’s Global Welcome Ambassador.

Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet.