They met at the Met Gala and danced while she was still with Calvin(he didn't go for some reason). Calvin and her publicly split later that month and she was pictured with Tom the following week. They had their worldwide and very public romance that lasted for a few months - personally I think she was so public because she wanted to get back at Calvin. She started up Joe(and possibly left Tom for him) right after they split. Getaway Car is the only song that is blatantly about the situation, but there's small other details in other songs. Answer from vlarek on reddit.com
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Can someone explain me the Taylor and Tom ...
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I know this is way too old LOL I've been a fan of Tay since 1989 but back then I wasn't much of a fan as I am now so I didn't pay attention to what happened in 2016. As I wanna become a total Swiftie, all I know is she went through a lot of drama and that's how Rep was born but I tried to make a research on the Taylor and Tom relationship and what I find is actually not helping because I don't know if I should believe what media says, so what's better than hear the story from Taylor's loyal fans?
Can you tell me when they started dating or where did they met? how the heck they got together because I could never imagine them being a couple LOL feels weird though I love them both and which Taylor's songs talk about him (all I know is Getaway Car) Did she met him during the 1989 tour or later? was she with Calvin yet? how long were they together and why did they split?
Edit: Thanks so much to all of you. You're helping me a lot and now I understand a lot of things better so any info you can share, bring it on! It helps me.
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They met at the Met Gala and danced while she was still with Calvin(he didn't go for some reason). Calvin and her publicly split later that month and she was pictured with Tom the following week. They had their worldwide and very public romance that lasted for a few months - personally I think she was so public because she wanted to get back at Calvin. She started up Joe(and possibly left Tom for him) right after they split. Getaway Car is the only song that is blatantly about the situation, but there's small other details in other songs.
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Tom did speak about it in an interview once with GQ. I've always been uncomfortable with some of interviewer's treatment of him, and her editorial remarks in the article (including about Taylor), but Tom himself was nothing but courteous about her. the media glare took a bad toll. I think the media's treatment of them in particular is also a huge part of the reason Taylor was terrified they'd also ruin things with Joe, and why she's worked so hard to keep their relationship out of the spotlight. they deserve every bit of their privacy and happiness, but there's some lingering trauma for her too imho, which she's shared in certain lyrics and it's sadly understandable she would feel that. ""Taylor is an amazing woman. She’s generous and kind and lovely, and we had the best time.” But I didn’t ask that, I say. I asked something else. So I wait, and he says, “Of course it was real.” I ask if he wants to say anything about Australia, about the Fourth of July party at which he donned that fateful tank top, about the rumors that she thought he was too eager. Does he want to say anything about any of it? And here he puts down his fork, a bite of my steak still on it. He looks off into the middle distance, and here is what he says: “The truth is, it was the Fourth of July and a public holiday and we were playing a game and I slipped and hurt my back. And I wanted to protect the graze from the sun and said, ’Does anyone have a T-shirt?’ And one of her friends said, ’I’ve got this.’ ” The friend pulled out the "I ♥ T.S." tank top that Taylor’s friends are contractually obligated to own. “And we all laughed about it. It was a joke.” So that’s his statement on the entire relationship: an explanation of the tank top. “It was a joke,” he repeats. “Among friends.” I can vouch for this depiction of Tom Hiddleston. He is definitely, without a doubt, someone who would put on an "I ♥ T.S." tank top, both to protect a scratch from sun damage and to make his new friends laugh while th—wait, sorry, he’s still talking: “I have to be so psychologically strong about not letting other people’s interpretations about my life affect my life. A relationship exists between two people. We will always know what it was. The narratives that are out there altogether have been extrapolated from pictures that were taken without consent or permission, with no context. Nobody had the context for that story. And I’m still trying to work out a way of having a personal life and protecting it, but also without hiding. So the hardest thing is that that was a joke among friends on the Fourth of July.” He still isn’t looking at me. The last piece of my steak is now poised on his fork in mid-air. He is so sad, and I can’t take it anymore, so I put my hand on his and I say, “Tom, Tom, it’s okay. You don’t have to talk about the tank top anymore. I got it. I understand. I’ll tell the world.” But he can’t stop talking about it. He literally cannot stop talking about it. “I don’t know,” he says. “I just, I was surprised. I was just surprised that it got so much attention. The tank top became an emblem of this thing.” It’s hard to tell me this, he says. He wants to trust me. He wants to trust that the world won’t use this to embarrass him again, but he doesn’t know. He just knows it will follow him until he talks about it. And anyway, none of this has anything to do with the person he fell in love with. “I only know the woman I met. She’s incredible.” But, man, all those cameras. “A relationship in the limelight… A relationship always takes work. A relationship in the limelight takes work. And it’s not just the limelight. It’s everything else.”"
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Fans think this Taylor Swift Reputation song is about her relationship with Tom Hiddleston
November 10, 2017 - Tom's back in Oz for Thor. This is where his gives his first interview about Taylor. It's awkward AF. 14 July, 2016. He has another go at talking about Taylor – this time to The Hollywood Reporter. The Hollywood Reporter. He says: "Well, um. How best to put this? That notion is — look, the truth is that Taylor Swift and I are together and we're very happy.
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August 9, 2022Yahoo!
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Taylor Swift & Tom Hiddleston’s Dating History Resurfaces As Fans Grow Curious
June 4, 2025 - Some reports even claimed that Swift introduced the Marvel star to her parents at a Nashville dinner. Later, T-Swizzle met Hiddleston’s mother in London. Sources close to the couple had told PEOPLE that Hiddleston’s mother “thinks Taylor is the loveliest” and was “happy to meet her.” The insider further added, “Taylor was almost immediately part of the family.”
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Taylor Swift Exes Tom Hiddleston, Joe Alwyn Cross Paths in London
November 3, 2025 - Worlds are colliding for a couple former Taylor Swift lovers ... because Tom Hiddleston and Joe Alwyn crossed paths across the pond ... with Tom watching Joe on stage.
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Quora
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What Taylor Swift songs are about Tom Hiddleston? - Quora
Answer (1 of 4): I’ve always thought (as have many swifties) that Getaway Car was about Tom Hiddleston. She talks about a relationship that she shouldn’t have jumped into (with Tom), running away from an ex (Calvin Harris), and ultimately ...
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Are Taylor Swift & Tom Hiddleston Still Friends? It Sounds Like Their Split Was Amicable
May 1, 2017 - According to Hiddleston, in an interview with the Press Association, he and Swift were seated at the same table during the 2016 Met Ball. She was there sans her boyfriend at the time, Calvin Harris, but asked Hiddleston for a friendly dance, ...
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Tom Hiddleston Had a Pretty Awkward Reaction When Taylor Swift Was Mentioned Interview
August 22, 2025 - A Hiddleswift mention in 2025 feels fake, but we’re here to report that it really just happened. Tom Hiddleston came to a full stop when his ex, Taylor Swift, was mentioned during a live interview with the UK’s Heart radio on Thursday, August 21.
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Does Swifties think what Taylor Swift did to Tom Hiddleston justified? - Quora
Answer (1 of 2): She dated him and then broke up with him to be with Joe whom she has dated for nearly 3 years. What's the problem? Tell me and we’ll discuss it, I’m curious to see what you mean.
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How Tom Hiddleston Reacted To An Interviewer Bringing Up Taylor Swift, Forgetting They Dated
August 22, 2025 - Needless to say, that was decidedly not the case; Taylor and Tom really were just choosing to be this garishly public with their love life.
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Tom Hiddleston Just Learned What Every Ex of Taylor Swift Already Knows
August 23, 2025 - The actor, 44, was on the U.K.’s Heart Radio on Thursday when host Devin Griffin unexpectedly brought up his ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift. Sitting alongside The Life of Chuck co-star Karen Gillan, Hiddleston had been gamely chatting about his late-night habit of reading sports recaps when Griffin jumped in with a quip about Swift’s own internet hobby: sourdough recipe blogs, which she brought up during her guest appearance on Jason and Travis Kelce‘s New Heights podcast earlier this month.
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Looks like Tom Hiddleston was in need of a getaway car during a recent interview. The Loki star appeared slightly uncomfortable when a radio show host accidentally brought up Taylor Swift, who he briefly dated in 2016, during an on-air interview.
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Tom Hiddleston’s reaction to a Taylor Swift mention goes viral
August 22, 2025 - Tom Hiddleston had to play it cool when his famous ex, Taylor Swift, got brought up during an interview recently.
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Tom Hiddleston cringes after he's grilled about his ex Taylor Swift in toe-curling radio interview as fans wince at the 'painful' exchange | Daily Mail Online
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2 weeks ago - Back in 2016 just weeks after the first series of The Night Manager hit screens, its leading man Tom Hiddleston's star power soared when it was revealed he was romancing Taylor Swift
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r/popculturechat on Reddit: Since Taylor is engaged now, can we all agree that her past relationship with Tom Hiddleston was an absolute fever dream?
July 11, 2025 - (foe-mwah, fəʊ - /mwɑː/) ... Tom Hiddleston finally announced he is engaged to girlfriend Zawe Ashton in an interview with the Los Angeles Times, published June 14, telling the outlet, "I'm very happy."
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Tom Hiddleston reacts to Taylor Swift reference after radio host brings up ex on air
August 22, 2025 - Loki actor Tom Hiddleston reacted to a reference to his ex, pop icon Taylor Swift, during a Thursday interview alongside his Life of Chuck costar Karen Gillan.