United Kingdom, May 28 -- Taylor Swift has "been through so much" but always "pulls herself through", according to her pal Suki Waterhouse.

The model/actress/singer has lifted the lid on her friendship with The Life Of A Showgirl star after opening for her friend on the London leg of The Eras Tour at Wembley Stadium last year - and Suki admits she's full of respect for Taylor because of all the tough times she's endured and how she's channelled her pain into her music.

She told Variety: "Knowing her as a friend, she's actually been through so much. And I think the thing I always see in her is how she pulls herself through every time, and how everything that's ever happened to her becomes another piece of art that becomes part of the leg...