Taylor Swift’s CATS inspired movie Argylle – reveals director Matthew Vaughn… after shutting down rumor pop star wrote spy novel that inspired film

Taylor Swift’s cats inadvertently inspired new film Argylle, director Matthew Vaughn has revealed.

The singer, 34, whose fans recently speculated was the mystery author behind the spy novel, is a proud owner of three cats – two of which are Scottish Fold felines named Meredith Grey and Olivia Benson.

Vaughn, 52, who shares three children with supermodel wife Claudia Schiffer,53, said his daughters brought home a Scottish Fold cat after seeing Taylor’s pets in 2020 documentary, Miss Americana.

He told Rolling Stone Swift was responsible for the hilarious cat character in the film – with his own Scottish Fold Chip taking on the role.

He said: ‘I got home one day, it was Christmas, and I was like, ‘What the f**k is that noise? It was bought without my permission and hidden from me.

“That first day of filming with the cat we had — this actor cat — wasn’t really working out, and I literally went to my daughter’s bedroom, because the cat sleeps with her, and I said, ‘Look, I’m gonna borrow the cat.’ And she went, ‘Fine.’

‘I don’t think she realized it meant for three months. It was odd because he rode to work with me every morning, shared my trailer. But he was great. And he seemed to enjoy it as well. He was a natural. The nepo cat.’

This comes after Vaughn denied a claim that the hitmaker found time between her Eras tour and attending boyfriend Travis Kelce’s games to pen a novel, though he did confirm she indirectly inspired the upcoming movie.

‘There is a real book … and it’s a really good book. And there is an Elly Conway who wrote the book, but it’s not Taylor Swift,’ he clarified.

‘I did read the conspiracies and I was like, wow, they don’t leave a stone unturned! But it’s not Taylor Swift. She definitely didn’t write the book.’