Tom Hiddleston’s Reaction to Taylor Swift Mention Is the Definition of “Mildly Inconvenienced”
Jaden Patel here, your favorite deadpan narrator with a knack for pointing out the obvious while pretending it’s breaking news. Let’s talk about what happens when you casually mention an ex during a live radio interview—especially if that ex is Taylor Swift and you’re Tom Hiddleston.
Ah yes, another thrilling day in the human circus. This time, it involves sports blogs, sourdough bread, and one very polite British actor trying not to react like he just got handed a subpoena.
During a recent on-air appearance on Heart Radio, Tom Hiddleston was doing his best impression of a man who had absolutely no idea this was going to happen. He was talking about how much he enjoys reading sports blogs in his downtime—very wholesome, very wholesome indeed—when host Devin Griffin made what can only be described as a bold associative leap.
Griffin, clearly feeling inspired by the universe’s need for awkwardness, brought up Taylor Swift. Not because she’s a global pop icon or anything, but because apparently, she also likes reading blogs. Specifically, sourdough recipe blogs. Because why not? It’s 2024, and everyone’s a food critic now.
Hiddleston, whose face briefly resembled someone who just realized they left their phone at a restaurant three states away, gave a reaction so subtle it could’ve been missed if you blinked. His eyebrows did that thing where they try to climb off his forehead, and his eyes darted just slightly to the side—as if mentally drafting an email to his publicist titled “Please Handle This.”
But once it became clear that the conversation wasn’t veering into emotional territory and was instead staying firmly in the realm of artisanal bread culture, he relaxed. He even laughed! A full, genuine chuckle, followed by a quick pivot to Karen Gillan for backup. Solid strategy. If you’re going to be ambushed by carbs, might as well do it with friends.
Gillan, bless her, played along beautifully. She joked that maybe sourdough was some kind of NFL-related Easter egg—a theory that actually holds water considering Swift’s recent romance with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. Fans have speculated that her sourdough references were nods to Sourdough Sam, the mascot of the San Francisco 49ers, whose stadium will host the 2026 Super Bowl. So… cryptic baking as football allegory? Sure, why not?
Hiddleston, ever the diplomat, didn’t bite beyond a dry quip about Gillan’s unexpected NFL knowledge. The man has mastered the art of saying nothing while making it seem like he said everything. Impressive work, really.
For context, Hiddleston and Swift dated briefly back in 2016 before parting ways amicably—or at least publicly amicably. In a GQ interview the following year, he referred to her as “an amazing woman,” which is code for “I still owe her money from Spotify Premium.”
Meanwhile, Hiddleston is currently expecting his second child with fiancée Zawe Ashton, so it’s safe to say his life is moving forward at a reasonable pace, unlike his facial expression during that interview, which was stuck somewhere between “confused accountant” and “man who just saw his own Wikipedia page edited live on air.”
In other celebrity nostalgia news, we also learned that Brad Pitt still thinks highly of Juliette Lewis, despite their doomed ’90s romance, and Matt Damon and Winona Ryder remain mutual fans after calling it quits in 2000. Meanwhile, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel are still married, so there’s that.
All in all, this story gives us exactly what we wanted: mild discomfort, vague intrigue, and a reminder that sometimes, the most dramatic thing happening in a room is someone trying not to react to sourdough.
Well, there you have it. Humanity at its finest.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and E! Online
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