In Taylor Swift’s rich love history, Joe Alwyn is probably the man she loves most deeply, and is also the biggest source of creative inspiration for the singer born in 1989 to date.
When the relationship started in 2017, Taylor drowned her fans in love with a series of songs like Lover , London Boy , Paper Rings … She was also ready to leave her hometown to move in with her boyfriend. years old in London, England, and became more secretive to please the poet. Fans were even looking forward to the wedding of the century.
Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn were in love for more than 6 and a half years. Photo: Splash News. |
However, the more you dream, the more bitter you wake up. The couple broke up in March 2023.
The end of a beautiful 6-year love story is the album telling the story of the ex-lover’s sins, The Tortured Poets Department (roughly translated as Tortured Poets Department), released in the second half of April. Most of the songs in the new music product Most of Taylor’s works are said to be about Joe Alwyn, including The Black Dog , So Long, London , Loml , I Can Do It With a Broken Heart…
Fans believe that Taylor is implying that her ex-lover had an affair, was heartless, became increasingly cold and left her alone in a foreign country. Listeners also felt Taylor’s struggle and pain when she had to say goodbye to the person she loved so passionately.
Both when news of the breakup broke out and when Taylor released a new album, the British actor became the center of discussion, even criticism, around the world. However, Joe always maintained a silent attitude, pretending nothing had happened, continuing his private life, occasionally being spotted on set or participating in movie promotion.
When the noise subsided, Joe Alwyn suddenly dug up the old story by sharing in the Sunday Times (UK) on June 15.
Responding to the question of whether he had listened to The Tortured Poets Department , star Billy Lynn did not go straight to the point, instead sharing: “When I think about what I want to say, I consider it and hope that everyone can sympathize.” . This is not a direct answer to your question (reporter) but just a thought about what I want to say. I hope everyone can sympathize and understand the difficulties that come with ending a long, loving and completely serious relationship of over 6 and a half years.”
He admitted that ending his relationship with Taylor was difficult to navigate, because it was not like a normal person breaking up, but could explode into a hot topic in the public domain and be scrutinized by the world. According to Joe, the truth is dissected and distorted by the press and social networks to the point of being unrecognizable.
“At the end of the day, there is always a gap between what is known and what is said. I have come to terms with that,” he said.
The young actor’s solution is to try to live in reality and stay away from controversial social networks. He also ignored online comments about his personal life, including noise about Taylor Swift.
“I try to keep the volume down. I think mistreating anyone, whether directly or anonymously on the keyboard, is shameful,” he criticized the anti-fan.
Joe said that the breakup between him and Taylor was like that of many other couples, but because they were celebrities, the world exposed it to them. Photo: Splash News/Getty Images. |
Joe refused to reveal whether he still keeps in touch with his ex-lover or not, and also said that there is no reason to explain why the two broke up.
“As everyone knows, we mutually decided to keep the more private details of our relationship private. It was never something that could be commercialized and I see no reason to change that now. Look, it’s been over a year now and I feel lucky to be in a really great place in my life, both professionally and personally. I feel really good,” he declared.
The Kinds of Kindness actor denied going to The Black Dog pub in Vauxhall Walk, London, England, as Taylor mentioned in his 11th studio album.
According to Page Six , the album features a song called The Black Dog . The content is about the singer seeing her ex-lover entering The Black Dog bar and what he did there “pierced new holes in her heart”. The owner, Lily Bottomley, also hinted that the actor born in 1991 had dinner there.
Previously, in February, Daily Mail ‘s own source said Joe had no intention of speaking out about his old love story with Taylor and the reason came from respect for the female singer.
According to insiders, Joe hopes Taylor’s new album is not aimed at him, but only reflects on the time the two of them spent together. In case Taylor actually attacked him, Joe was said to be shocked because he never mentioned it.
“No matter what she does, he won’t respond because he removed himself from her story and is glad he did,” the source emphasized.
According to Page Six , in April 2023, Taylor and Joe broke up peacefully, without anything dramatic or noisy.