They grow up so fast (Taylor Swift Ed Sheeran Chucky Meme)

They grow up so fast

This meme is a two-panel photo comparison paired with a tweet caption. The top panel features an older photo of singer Taylor Swift holding the red-haired murderous doll Chucky from the Child's Play horror franchise. The bottom panel shows a later real photograph of Taylor Swift posing for a photo with her long-time friend and fellow musician Ed Sheeran, who shares Chucky's signature red hair and similar facial features. The tweet text above the images reads 'They grow up so fast', creating a silly joke that Ed Sheeran is the fully grown version of the Chucky doll Taylor was seen holding years prior, leaning into the popular internet observation of the visual similarity between Ed Sheeran and the Chucky character.

This meme was originally posted as a public tweet by Twitter user @2nd... (display name 'Mr. Drinks On Me') on December 18, 2021. It gained widespread viral popularity across social media platforms, including being reposted to the r/Meme subreddit on Reddit, where it was sourced via RSS feed with the original submitted title 'I remember it like it was yesterday'. The joke relies on the long-running internet meme that Ed Sheeran bears a strong resemblance to the Chucky doll from the horror film series.