Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn relationship timeline as couple reportedly split -Lucy Norris-Entertainment – Metro

Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn are reportedly over after six years (Picture: NBC)

Taylor Swift and her beau of six years Joe Alwyn have supposedly called it quits. 

The 33-year-old hitmaker and Conversations with Friends actor, 32, reportedly parted ways weeks ago with a source claiming it explained Joe’s absence from Taylor’s wildly popular Eras tour. 

Apparently splitting up amicably, the same source told ET: ‘It was not dramatic.

‘The relationship had just run its course’. 

Notorious for their privacy as a couple, the alleged break-up came after proposal rumours swarmed the famous lovers. 

Amid the surprising news, let’s take a look back at where it all began for Taylor and Joe…

May 2017

The couple were first thought to have been dating in 2017 (Picture: GC Images)

Taylor had barely called it off with Thor actor Tom Hiddleston when The Sun reported that the blonde songstress had a new man in her life – Joe. 

She supposedly cooled it off with Tom in September 2016 before she began dating The Favourite star. 

The publication suggested that Taylor dressed in disguises in an attempt to keep her new relationship private and went as far as renting an apartment in London to be close to her new guy.

July 2017

Us Weekly reported that the brand new couple double-dated with iconic Hollywood duo Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds as the star began introducing Joe to her nearest and dearest while visiting her Rhode Island home. 

November 2017 

They kept their relationship extremely private and out of the public eye (Picture: NBC)

This was the month the singer decided to return to the public eye following a brief hiatus ahead of the release of her album Reputation. 

A source informed Us Weekly: ‘She wants to reveal their relationship when the time is right’. 

Her emergence came after she allegedly told fans during a ‘secret’ listening session for her new album that the single Gorgeous was about Joe.

December 2017

Despite all the efforts to remain under the radar, the couple were spotted getting cosy in the audience at an Ed Sheeran concert.

The Galway Girl singer was performing at iHeartRadio’s Jingle Bell Ball in New York City.

According to EW, a fan tweeted: ‘THEY LITERALLY SLOW DANCED TO ALL EDS SONGS WITH THEIR ARMS AROUND ONE ANOTHER AND JUST KEPT LOOKING AT EACH OTHER AND KISSING [sic]’.

May 2018

Taylor and Joe made very few public appearances together (Picture: Shutterstock)

Eagle-eyed fans noticed the pair matched their Instagram posts after they both uploaded shots of the same cactus. 

November 2018

Taylor shares her rumoured boyfriend’s work on her Instagram and posts the trailer for his film The Favourite to her account.

Along with an outpouring of praise, she urged fans to go and see it in a caption that read: ‘The Favourite is absolutely phenomenal, and it opens in NY and LA tomorrow— Swipe to see cities and dates! @thefavouritemovie @joe.alwyn @nicholashoult [sic]’. 

It was the closest the star had come to acknowledging his presence online.

December 2018

Joe had his say on their relationship and offered a tiny nugget of insight into their life as a couple. 

He briefly touched on his dating life when questioned about who gives him advice by Esquire.

The star responded: ‘Esquire asked him if he sought out any guidance from friends when he started dating Swift.

“I didn’t seek out advice on that because I know what I feel about it. I think there’s a very clear line as to what somebody should share, or feel like they have to share, and what they don’t want to and shouldn’t have to’.

February 2019

The pair are spotted together as they attended the Baftas afterparty arm in arm. 

A rare sighting of the secretive celebrity couple, the singer wore a pale blue Stella McCartney gown as she was photographed clutching the hand of her boyfriend.

May 2019

Joe and Taylor partook in another public outing and ate breakfast at Café de Flore followed by a walk around the Parisian streets. 

Later that same month, they were spotted hanging out with Robert Pattinson and Suki Waterhouse at San Vicente Bungalows in Hollywood, as per an Us Weekly onlooker.

November / December 2019

Taylor celebrated Thanksgiving in London with her beau, as reported by E! at the time.

However, she was first seen hosting a star-studded American Friendsgiving with friends including Gigi Hadid, Antoni Porowski, and Martha Hunt.

The publication also reported that one month later, they got in the festive mood and spent Christmas together in the British capital.

According to an E! source: ‘Taylor spent the holidays in England with Joe.

‘She was there for the week leading up to Christmas and spent time with Joe’s family and friends. Some of Taylor’s family also flew in from Nashville to spend time with them’.

January 2020

The couple enjoyed their most public outing to date at the 2020 Golden Globes – where Taylor was a presenter and nominee for best original song for Cats’ Beautiful Ghosts. 

Despite not walking the red carpet together, onlookers snapped Joe and Taylor taking their seats next to each other inside the event’s ballroom. 

Later on in the month, the star became a Netflix hall-of-famer with the release of her documentary Miss Americana. 

In it, she spoke vaguely about why she fell for Joe in the fall of 2016 and said: ‘I also was falling in love with someone who had a wonderfully normal, balanced life’.

April 2020

They became Instagram official – well sort of. 

Joe posted a rare glimpse into his relationship on social media that prompted fans to believe they were quarantining together. 

He uploaded several photos of the star’s cat Benjamin Button around her house.

January 2021

After several quiet months, the famous couple was snapped once more. 

Following 11 months of not being seen out together, they were pictured in London while on a walk with Joe’s mother, Elizabeth.

According to E!’s sources, the singer had been travelling back and forth between Nashville and London so that she could spend time with her family and her boyfriend’s family.

May 2021

Joe got a shoutout from his lover at the Brit Awards after she became the first woman and youngest person to ever win the ceremony’s global icon honour.

She said in her acceptance speech: ‘I would love the opportunity to thank the amazing creative people that I made those albums with. 

‘Thank you, Aaron Dessner, thank you Jack Antonoff, Joe [Alwyn], Justin Vernon, the National, Marcus Mumford, Jon Low, Serban Ghenea, Laura Sisk, and HAIM. 

‘I want to thank my friends and family who know exactly who they are: Whose opinion of me never changed whether my stock was up or down’.

March 2022

In a very rare public sighting, they attended the CAA’s pre-Oscars party at the San Vicente Bungalows. 

Two sources told E!: ‘Taylor was introducing Joe to many people around her,” the first source said. “She looked smitten and proud to be there with him’. 

Another said they: ‘were very coupley and cute and seemed happy to be there together. 

‘Taylor and Joe were together all night. He was leading her around introducing her to people, and Taylor also introducing people to Joe. 

‘When Joe was leading Taylor around, he held his arm around her back’.

February 2023

Taylor added a subtle nod to Joe in her Lavender Haze music video with the addition of a vinyl  Mastermind album – a song believed to be about the actor – with her zodiac sign’s constellation alongside his (Sagittarius and Pisces, respectively).

A few days later, Joe posted a series of Instagram Stories featuring photos of his life, one of which included a nod to his girlfriend in the form of her cat Meredith.

March 2023

Joe was reportedly supposed to watch Taylor on tour (Picture: Rex Features)

Joe was reportedly gearing up to attend Taylor’s world tour dates however he never made an appearance. 

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A source told People: ‘Joe will travel with her when he can. They are great together. Joe is super supportive of her career’. 

Metro.co.uk contacted Joe and Taylor’s reps for comment.

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