Taylor Swift, Joe Alwyn call it quits after six years of dating
Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn have broken up after dating for six years. Photo: Getty Images
American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, 33, and British actor and songwriter Joe Alwyn, 32, have broken up after being together for six years.
The Grammy award winner and the Conversations with Friends actor had broken up a few weeks ago. Entertainment Tonight reported that the break-up between the two was quite civil and "it was not dramatic", "the relationship had just run its course".
The news of the two calling it quits comes at a time when Taylor Swift is traveling the country for her 'The Eras Tour', at which Joe Alwyn has not been seen.
The ex-couple's shared love for music
At the time when the duo was dating, Alwyn co-wrote two songs on Taylor Swift's album Folklore (released in 2020), which won the British actor-songwriter Grammy award for album of the year. He also co-wrote three songs on Swift's album Evermore (released in 2020).
Taylor Swift's song "Lavender Haze" from her album Midnights (released in October 2022) was inspired by her relationship and romance with Alwyn after she learned the meaning of the phrase from an episode of Mad Men. The Love Story singer goes on to confirm this on an Instagram video she posted in early October before Midnights album's release.
Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn: A timeline of the relationship
- 2016: Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn start dating, but try to keep their relationship a hush-hush affair (a secretive duo).
- June 2017: The couple spotted together by the paprazzi in Nashville, where they had gone their to meet Swift's parents.
- October 2017: Swift tells her fans that her song Gorgeous from the album 'Reputation' is about her boyfriend Joe Alwyn.
- May 2018: The duo posts matching pictures of cactus on Instagram (making their romance official I guess?)
- February 2019: Swift and Alwyn step out at a BAFTAS after party, and were walking together hand-in-hand
- January 2020: Taylor Swift's Netflix documentary Miss Americana gives a sneak peek into their relationship. Joe makes a cameo in this documentary. Viewers can see candid glimpses of the two hugging, and in another scene Alwyn was seen kissing the American singer's hand in the car.