Taylor Swift's parents are now gearing up for the daughter's upcoming wedding to Travis Kelce after the couple announced their engagement in August. The singer and NFL star took to Instagram to share a series of photos that captured Travis’s romantic proposal, the stunning diamond ring he gifted his fiancée, and the beautiful floral backdrop where the moment took place. "Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married," read the caption, with a dynamite emoji at the end, a reference to their initials, T and T. Scott and Adrea Swift have become icons of the Swiftie community due to their decades-long dedication to their daughter's music career, and have both lived interesting lives away from the spotlight, which have sometimes been referenced in the lyrics of their daughter's songs.
Andreat, a former vice president at a mutual fund company, married Scott, a stockbroker who later became a vice president at Merrill Lynch, on February 20, 1988, in Harris County, Texas. The couple welcomed their daughter, Taylor, on December 13, 1989. Just over two years later, on March 11, 1992, Taylor became a big sister with the birth of her brother, Austin. The siblings grew up on a 15-acre farm in Pennsylvania before they moved to the suburbs of Nashville.
Find out all about the superstar's parents, Andrea and Scott, below…
Supporting Taylor's career
© Getty ImagesThe couple even chose Taylor’s name with the expectation that she might one day pursue a career in the financial world. "My mom thought it was cool that if you got a business card that said 'Taylor' you wouldn't know if it was a guy or a girl," she told Rolling Stone in 2009, believing an androgynous name might help shield her from potential gender-based discrimination in the corporate world. "She wanted me to be a business person in a business world."
Andrea would drive her daughter to different music studios in a bid for her to achieve her dream. "My mom waited in the car with my little brother while I knocked on doors up and down Music Row," Taylor told Entertainment Weekly in 2008. "I would say, 'Hi, I'm Taylor. I'm 11. I wanted a record deal — call me." In 2003, Taylor and her family moved to Hendersonville, just outside Nashville, after she became the youngest artist ever signed by Sony/ATV Publishing. "I never wanted to make that move about her 'making it,' " Andrea told Entertainment Weekly. "Because what a horrible thing if it hadn't happened, for her to carry that kind of guilt or pressure around."
Where did Taylor Swift's dad work?
© Getty ImagesScott once worked as a stockbroker for the wealth management company Merrill Lynch (now known as simply Merrill). By the time Taylor was born in 1989, Scott and his wife had moved to take up ownership of a Christmas tree farm in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. However, the now 71-year-old still didn't give up his day job. In 2004, when the family sold their farm and relocated to Nashville, Tennessee, to help Taylor pursue her music career. Scott moved his work with them, and later became the vice president of his own financial advice company, the Swift Group, which remained a part of Merrill.
The family's old home in Wyomissing was for sale in 2022 for an impressive $1million. The farm was also referenced in Taylor's 2019 Christmas single and music video 'Christmas Tree Farm'. Footage from Taylor and Austin's childhood at the Pennsylvania property also featured in the music video for her Fearless hit, 'Best Day'.
© Taylor Swift on InstagramWhat did Andrea Swift do for a living?
© Getty ImagesAndrea Swift, like her husband, also worked in the financial sector. The 65-year-old was a mutual fund marketing executive. After the birth of her children, Andrea became a stay-at-home mom. However, Taylor's mom's marketing skills came in useful when her daughter was first beginning her music career. It could be said Andrea went 'swiftly' from being a homemaker to a full-time part of her daughter's team.
Following Taylor's successful rise to fame, 'Mama Swift' (as she is known to Swifties) became famous for her role in inviting handfuls of lucky Taylor fans backstage to meet her daughter at concerts. And while Andrea has retired this tradition at the Eras Tour, she was seen at the opening night along with Scott as they both supported Taylor from the VIP box.
When was Taylor's mom diagnosed with cancer?
© Getty ImagesAndrea Swift was diagnosed with cancer in 2015, which Taylor revealed in a personal post to her fans on Tumblr in April that year. After her diagnosis in 2015, her mom's cancer went into remission, but the singer shared it had returned during an interview with Elle magazine in 2019. Taylor also wrote about her mom's history with cancer in her Lover album track 'Soon You'll Get Better', in which she detailed her struggle living with the knowledge that her parent was unwell. In January 2020, the country-turned-pop music star revealed to Variety that during treatment for her cancer, Andrea had also discovered she had a brain tumor. "It's just been a really hard time for us as a family," Taylor said at the time.
In Taylor's interview with Elle in 2019, Taylor also revealed that her father also had cancer sometime in the past. During her '30 things I've learnt before turning 30' article, the Red album artist wrote: "I've had to learn how to handle serious illness in my family. Both of my parents have had cancer." However, no further information about Scott's illness has been released.
Scott's heart surgery
Scott had quintuple bypass surgery in June 2025. During an appearance on Travis and Jason's New Heights podcast, Taylor explained that five blockages in his heart had been found during a routine stress test. After Scott returned home from hospital, Taylor said she "moved in" with him for the summer while he recovered. "I'm like, this dude built play sets and swing sets and cribs for me. I'm building his shower chair and his walker, and his bed that goes like this," she said, calling him the "loveliest patient ever."
