Joe Alwyn was in a relationship with Taylor Swift for six years prior to their break-up and since moving on from him she’s got engaged to Kansas City Chiefs player Travis Kelce
Actor Joe Alwyn is said to be hoping that he can “focus on his life” following the news that his ex Taylor Swift has got engaged to Travis Kelce. The couple announced their engagement after two years together earlier this week.
Taylor, 35, had once been in a relationship with Joe, 34, for more than six years. The exes, who had faced engagement rumours whilst they were together, split up in 2023. There’s now speculation over how he allegedly “really feels” about the news that the singer is engaged to NFL star Travis, 35.
Joe, who has appeared in films like the Favourite (2018), is said to be wishing his ex the best in her relationship. It’s however been suggested that Taylor shouldn’t expect to hear from him following the announcement on Tuesday.
A source told the Daily Mail that the news is the “final nail in the coffin” when it comes to him thinking about her. They said: “Taylor’s engagement is the final nail in the coffin to any thoughts Joe will ever have about her again.”
They added: “Sure, he genuinely hopes she is in a good place and doing well, but he doesn’t think about her anymore on any consistent basis and hasn’t reached out, nor will he, to offer congratulations. He feels that it is not needed, and he feels she wouldn’t want to hear from him anyway.”
It’s suggested by the source that the exes have both moved on from their relationship, described as “once very special”. The source said that Joe now hopes he can “focus” on his own life and career, adding that he hopes to be considered more than just one of Taylor’s exes moving forward.
Joe has spoken about his relationship with Taylor and the commentary around it on occasion. Whilst speaking to the Times last year, the Conversations with Friends star suggested that it’s hard to “navigate” any break-up.
He said: “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.”
He added that dating in the public eye makes it an “abnormal” situation. Joe said: “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.”
Taylor and Travis announced their engagement in a joint post that on Instagram on Tuesday. The Kansas City Chiefs player is said to have proposed in his garden and further details have been released since the news first broke.
Alongside photos, the couple wrote beside a TNT emoji in the caption of their post: “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married.” It included Taylor’s song So High School, from her album The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology, which was released by her last year.
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