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The late Kris Kristofferson and Taylor Swift had an unlikely friendship after both found fame in country music before making it into the mainstream.

It comes after news broke that the 88-year-old ‘peacefully’ passed away surrounded by relatives at his home in Maui, Hawaii on Saturday

Taylor, 34, declared Kris ‘the best role model’ with he proved himself a true Swiftie and described the star as an ‘amazing song writer’, according to Our Journal.

Both have been inducted into Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame and at a fundraiser for the venue in 2010 she Taylor full of praise for her pal.

Gushing over Kris and fellow singers Emmylou Harris and Vince Gill on stage she said: ‘These are the best role models I could have!’.

He was also on hand to present Taylor with one of her four trophy’s at the County Music Awards in 2009.

Going on to cement their friendship Kris even chose snap of the pair as his very first Instagram post back in 2022