She might have a long list of ex-lovers, but she’s now apparently got a fiancé! It’s being reported by multiple sources that Taylor Swift and her boyfriend of five years, Joe Alwyn, are engaged.
According to Life & Style magazine, the couple are engaged to be married after Joe reportedly proposed to the Folklore singer during a romantic New Year break to St Ives in Cornwall.
The couple have been together for five years, but they keep their relationship fairly low-profile. Speaking to British Vogue in 2018, Taylor said: ““I’m aware people want to know about that side of things. I think we have been successfully very private, and that has now sunk in for people … but I really prefer to talk about work.”
She did however make a rare move to acknowledge Joe at the Grammy Awards in 2021, saying that he was the ‘first person that I sing every single song that I write.” She also revealed that the couple got creative in quarantine, saying she had ‘so much fun’ writing songs with him. He helped to write her album ‘Folklore’ under a pseudonym, which went on to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
Who is Taylor Swift’s Boyfriend Joe Alwyn?
Joe Alywn, 30, is a British actor. He made his acting debut in Long Halftime Walk in 2016, and is pretty well known for his work in period films, including The Favourite (2018) and Mary Queen of Scots (2018).
He also wrote lyrics for some of Taylor Swift’s songs, including ‘Betty’, ‘Champagne Problems’ and ‘Exile’, under the pseudonym William Bowery.
When Did Joe Alwyn and Taylor Swift Meet?
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The couple reportedly met at the Met Gala in 2016, and started dating in October 2016. Neither of them have confirmed this - and Taylor was still dating DJ Calvin Harris when she attended the Met Gala in 2016, however many fans have speculated that Taylor and Joe met at the event after studying the lyrics of Taylor's song 'Dress', from her 2017 album Reputation.
The singer is famous for her autobiographical references in her songs, and she includes the lyric: 'Flashback to when you met me, your buzzed cut and my hair bleached.' It's noteable that she had bleached hair for the Met Gala in 2016 and Joe was rocking a buzz cut...
Is Taylor Swift Engaged?
Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn have sparked engagement rumours several times throughout their long relationship, but this recent trip to Cornwall has everyone talking. The couple are yet to confirm whether they are engaged or not, but we’ll share more on this ‘Love Story’ as and when we have it!
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