Taylor Swift has revealed she stays away from fake friends.

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The Shake It Off hitmaker, who counts Lena Dunham, Selena Gomez, Lorde and Emma Stone amongst her pals, said she prefers hanging out with people who have their own interests and passions than just hangers-on.

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Taylor Swift and Lena Dunham
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She told ASOS magazine: “My friends are the kind of people that have their own lives, and their own busy schedules, and that’s why we get along so well.”

The 24-year-old star, who has released her fifth album 1989, continued: “A lot of ‘celebrities’ surround themselves with these very chic cling-ons who don’t really have much of a job or a passion, they follow around their celebrity BFF and provide constant affirmation for them and I’m really not interested in that kind of deal.”

Taylor – who graces the front cover of the magazine’s January edition – also revealed that she dresses for her girlfriends, rather than for the opposite sex.

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“When I’m getting dressed, it’s always based on what my friends will think. They are my number one priority and the opinions of girls are more important to me at this point in my life,” she said.

But Taylor said some criticism can be beneficial.

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“The first step to receiving negativity is to decide whether or not it is the opinion of somebody that you care about,” she said.

“If it’s somebody that I respect, then I really do take it into account because ‘haters gonna hate’ only applies to people who are simply criticising you because their life sucks.

“As much as I would really like to have saved myself heartache, embarrassment or gossip, I also know that my biggest mistakes have turned into my best lessons and sometimes my greatest career triumphs.”