Why did Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn break up, and what did The Tortured Poet’s Department singer say about him?
The superstar’s latest album takes a pop at her ex-boyfriend
TAYLOR Swift fans around the world were left shocked when she suddenly broke up with long term boyfriend Joe Alwyn.
The superstar singer – who is now dating gridiron star Travis Kelce – is well known for taking a swipe at past loves in her songs and Joe is no different.
Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn were together for six years before breaking upCredit: Getty
When were Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn together?
The couple began dating in October 2016, shortly after Taylor split from Hollywood movie star Tom Hiddleston in September of that year.
Their secret relationship was revealed in The Sun in May 2017, a year after they met at the Met Gala, the annual A-list fashion event in New York City.
The couple were extremely tight-lipped about their romance during its duration — even refusing to confirm or deny engagement rumours.
“If I had a pound for every time I think I’ve been told I’ve been engaged, then I’d have a lot of pound coins,” Joe told the Wall Street Journal in April 2022.
“I mean, the truth is, if the answer was yes, I wouldn’t say, and if the answer was no, I wouldn’t say.”
Joe also helped write songs on her albums Folklore and Evermore under the pseudonym William Bowery.
How old was Taylor Swift when she got with Joe Alwyn?
Taylor Swift was born on December 13, 1989, and Joe on February 21, 1991.
This means when they got together in October 2016, the singer was 28 and he was 26.
When they broke up, Taylor was 33.
When did Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn break up?
On April 9, 2023, Swifties were left shcked when it was revealed that Taylor had split from Joe.
Entertainment Tonight was the first to report the shocking news citing an unnamed source which was then confirmed by People.
“It’s why [Joe] hasn’t been spotted at any shows.”
Swifties went into meltdown as one posted: “I am choosing to not believe Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn broke up.”
“Me pretending not to care about Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn broke up cuz I know it wasn’t true,” wrote another fan.
“April fools was last week,” wrote a third.
Taylor and Joe had ‘differences in personalities’Credit: Splash News
Why did Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn break up?
Multiple sources revealed the break-up came down to “differences in personalities”.
At the time of their split, a source told People: “They’ve had rough patches before and always worked things out.
“So friends thought they would take some time apart but eventually come back together.
And I’ll forget you, but I’ll never forgive the smallest man who ever lived
Taylor Swift
The insider added: “Ultimately they weren’t the right fit for one another.”
Joe is said to be quite introverted, while Taylor is a global superstar.
Taylor has savaged ex-Joe on her new album The Tortured Poets DepartmentCredit: Getty
Fans have been busy dissecting Taylor’s 11th album, The Tortured Poet’s Department.
They think that one song suggests someone cheated by messaging other people, with the guilty party accused of “sliding into inboxes”.
The savagely titled tune, The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived, features scathing words including: “And you’ll confess why you did it . . . And I’ll say good riddance. ’Cos it wasn’t sexy once it wasn’t forbidden.
“You didn’t measure up in any measure of a man. I would have died for your sins but instead I just died inside.”
Taylor goes on: “You deserve prison, but you won’t get time. You will slide into inboxes and slip through the bars.”
She also jibes: “In plain sight you hid but you are what you did. And I’ll forget you, but I’ll never forgive the smallest man who ever lived.”
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The Tortured Poets Department’s name is believed to have been taken from a WhatsApp group ex Joe was in
On the album, Taylor also sings about how an ex-partner had called her the “love of his life” and they discussed marriage and children.
I Can Do It With A Broken Heart sees her document her struggles as she embarked on her record-breaking Eras World tour less than four weeks after they broke up.
She sings: “Breaking down I hit the floor, all the pieces of me shattered as the crowd was chanting ‘more!’