Blake and Taylor's friendship might have been rocky for some time before their feudBAD BLOOD 5 clues that ‘cracks’ were forming in Blake Lively and Taylor Swift’s friendship months before nasty fall-outBLAKE Lively and Taylor Swift’s friendship had seemingly started to unravel months before their fall-out, based on five telling clues. Blake and Taylor's friendship history Blake Lively and Taylor Swift have been friends for about a decade, first getting close around 2015 through Hollywood and mutual celebrity connections. The Cruel Summer singer appeared to take the lead as she walked in front of Blake, looking back at her friend. The body language expert found these to be good signs of a solid friendship as they looked relaxed in each other’s presence. “They have overlapping body language; Blake is reaching out and touching Taylor; they are sharing a moment,” the expert said.