The British actor, 33, who is known for period dramas The Favourite, Mary Queen Of Scots and Catherine Called Birdy, dated Swift, 34, for more than six years until 2023. Alwyn worked with Swift on her eighth studio album Folklore, which won the album of the year Grammy in 2021, writing under the pseudonym William Bowery. Swift’s latest record The Tortured Poets Department is thought to contain references to Alwyn.
Number five in the tracklist – the slot reserved for the most meaningful song on each of Swift’s albums – is called So Long, London. In the lyrics, Swift hints at wedding plans, singing: “You swore that you loved, me but where were the clues, I died on the altar waiting for the proof”, as well as being upset at having to leave London which she said she “loved”. When asked about the album, Alwyn told the Sunday Times Style Magazine: “In thinking on what I was going to say, I would think and hope that anyone and everyone can empathise.
.. This isn’t a direct answer to your question, but just thinking about what I want to talk about.
.. “I would hope that anyone and everyone can empathise and understand the difficulties that come with the end of a long, loving, fully committed relationship of over six and a half years.
That is a hard thing to navigate. “What is unusual and abnormal in this situation is that, one week later, it’s suddenly in the public domain and the outside world is able to weigh in.” Despite seeming not to want to explicitly .
