It’s a crossover Swifties never saw coming as Taylor Swift’s ex-boyfriends, Tom Hiddleston and Joe Alwyn, were spotted in the same place. The unexpected reunion took place in London, where Hiddleston was reportedly seen attending Alwyn’s stage performance.
Tom Hiddleston and Joe Alwyn were spotted together
Tom Hiddleston and Joe Alwyn were photographed leaving the Bridge Theatre in London after a showing of The Lady From The Sea.
Alwyn stars in the production as Heath, which is his West End debut, while Hiddleston was reportedly in the audience supporting the performance. A viral photo circulating on social media shows the two British actors walking out together, which is a sight fans never expected, given their shared romantic history with Swift.
Hiddleston dated Swift briefly in 2016 after the pair met at the Met Gala, a relationship that fans think inspired her 2017 track, “Getaway Car.” The whirlwind romance ended later that year, with Taylor moving on to Conversations With Friends actor Alwyn, whom she dated for six years until their split in April 2023.
Despite what fans once dubbed a “Getaway Car love triangle,” the recent photo is deemed as no bad blood between the two men. In fact, fans on X (formerly Twitter) came up with jokes about the surreal moment. One user wrote, “did they leave by taking…. a …. gateway car?” While another commented, “mr. getaway car and mr. london boy.”
The chance meeting immediately reminded fans of Taylor’s lyrical timeline, from “Getaway Car” to “Dress,” songs believed to chronicle her transitions between Hiddleston and Alwyn. In Dress, she sings, “Flashback when you met me / Your buzz cut and my hair bleached,” a clear nod to the 2016 Met Gala.
Taylor Swift has since moved on and is now engaged to NFL star Travis Kelce, and Tom Hiddleston is also engaged to actress and writer Zawe Ashton since 2022. Joe Alwyn, meanwhile, has kept a low profile since his breakup with Swift.
Originally reported by Devanshi Basu on Mandatory.com.
