Taylor Swift’s Ex Joe Alwyn Steps Out Amid Travis Kelce Engagement Frenzy
Of course this happened — just when you thought celebrity breakups couldn’t get any more awkwardly timed, Joe Alwyn emerges from the shadows like a man who just realized he’s part of a Taylor Swift album.
Yes, folks, the former flame of pop’s reigning monarch of chaos, Taylor Swift, was recently spotted strolling through London like none of this was a big deal. You know, just casually walking around in a blue sweater and jeans, probably trying to forget that his ex is now engaged to a football player named Travis Kelce, who, if you haven’t been living under a rock, is now officially on the fast track to becoming the most Googled groom of the year.
Alwyn, 34, hadn’t been seen in public since the news broke that Swift and Kelce are tying the knot. And while he looked relatively put together — no signs of dramatic sweater-clad breakdowns — it’s hard not to imagine him muttering, “Of course she wrote a whole album about me, but now she’s just… engaged?”
Let’s rewind for a second. Alwyn and Swift were the kind of couple that made tabloid editors weep with joy — six years of romance, zero public drama, and enough behind-the-scenes songwriting to fuel a dozen Grammy wins. Alwyn even penned songs under the pseudonym William Bowery, which sounds like a character from a British period drama, not a pop star’s boyfriend.
They were so private, in fact, that when Alwyn was asked about their relationship in a 2018 interview with British Vogue, he basically said, “Nope, not talking about it.” He later told Total Film, “I don’t feel it’s something I want to offer up to be picked apart by people who don’t know about it.”
Swift echoed the sentiment in 2019, telling The Guardian, “I’ve learned that if I do, people think it’s up for discussion, and our relationship isn’t up for discussion.”
But then came the breakup in 2023, reportedly due to “differences in their personalities,” according to an insider who spoke to People. The source added that the pandemic created a “bubble” where their relationship thrived, but once that bubble burst, reality hit hard.
Fast forward to today, and Swift is engaged to Kelce, who, in a move straight out of a rom-com, tried to slide her his number via a friendship bracelet at one of her Eras Tour shows. It didn’t work — but hey, persistence paid off, and now they’re officially off to the chapel.
Swift confirmed the engagement on Instagram with a post that read, “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married,” alongside photos of her dazzling old mine brilliant-cut diamond ring, which Kelce designed himself, according to Page Six.
Kelce’s dad, Ed, told ABC 5 Cleveland how the proposal went down: “He got her out there, they were about to go out to dinner, and he said, ‘Let’s go out and have a glass of wine,’ … they got out there, and that’s when he asked her, and it was beautiful.”
So, while Alwyn’s recent outing may seem like a small moment in the grand timeline of Swift’s romantic history, it’s a quiet reminder that even the most private relationships can become public spectacle — especially when one half of the duo is a lyrical genius with a penchant for turning heartbreak into platinum hits.
Anyway, can’t wait to see how this gets worse — or at least how Swift’s next album drops like a mic on a breakup.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and People Magazine, British Vogue, Total Film, The Guardian, Page Six, ABC 5 Cleveland
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