Taylor Swift dislikes hiding her relationships, according to resurfaced interview
The Grammy-winner has been putting on very public displays of affection with her new love Travis Kelce but stayed out of the spotlight when she was seeing British actor Joe Alwyn.
Taylor Swift poses on the red carpet as she attends the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 4,
Taylor Swift said she didn’t “really like” hiding her relationship with ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn.
The Grammy-winner, 34, has been putting on very public displays of affection with her new love Travis Kelce, also 34, since they started dating last year. However, she stayed out of the spotlight when she was seeing British actor Alwyn, 33, from 2016 to 2023.
She said in a 2017 interview with British host and comedian Alan Carr that resurfaced on Wednesday (Apr 17) and has since gone viral: “It all depends on who you’re with. If they have a serious issue with it, then you, I guess, hide or whatever. But I don’t really like that.
“It makes me feel like I’m running from the law or something. I don’t want to feel like I’m like a fugitive. Like, ‘Oh, my God, we’re having a relationship. Better put on a mask and stuff.’”
Swift added her dream romance would be “normal”, saying: “That would be good. I’d just rather live my life.”
She and Alwyn were often seen shielding their faces from fans and photographers when they were out in public.
In contrast, she regularly kisses Kelce – and rushed the field earlier this year when his team won the Super Bowl to snog the athlete.
The video that had clips of the resurfaced interview with Carr also included footage of Kansas City Chiefs tight end Kelce talking about how they deal with paparazzi.
Kelce said: “It comes with (Taylor’s fame). You’ve got a lot of people that care about Taylor and for good reason.”
Swift and Kelce first sparked romance rumours in September 2023, five months after news broke she had split from Alwyn.
And in the last month alone, the couple have put on PDAs on holiday in the Bahamas and at the Coachella music festival.
Fans have been revisiting her and Alwyn's relationship ahead of the release of her latest album The Tortured Poets Department on Apr 19 – as they are convinced it will contain references to the failed romance.
The album’s fifth track So Long, London is thought to be a reference to Swift’s time in her ex’s home country.
