Tom Hiddleston and Taylor Swift's Relationship Timeline

A blip on the timeline. In the summer of 2016, A-list powerhouses Tom Hiddleston and Taylor Swift surprised the world when they were confirmed to be dating.

Tom and Tay-Tay were first spotted dancing together to a Jay-Z chart-topper at the Met Gala in May 2016. The “Folklore” singer was still dating Scottish DJ Calvin Harris at the time.

By early June of that year, Calvin and Taylor announced that their 15-month relationship was over. The split was mutual, according to People. “There was no drama. Things just don’t work out sometimes,” an insider told the publication at the time. “No one cheated.”

As fans remember, the Kong: Skull Island star and the Pennsylvania-native dated around the time Taylor was feuding with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. The rapper released the song “Famous,” which began with the line, “I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex/why? I made that bitch famous.” Taylor claimed she was offended by the lyrics, however, Kimye insisted she was in on it all along. In June 2016, just several months after the song’s release, Kim publicly released audio recordings of Taylor approving the lyrics.

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A source dished to E! News at the time of the feud how Tom was handling the drama. “Tom is not annoyed by the negative media attached to Taylor,” the insider said. “He knew that would come with the course of dating her. He has been supporting her and enjoying the time he’s having with her. They’re having a great time and are always laughing.”

The source continued, “Taylor is not happy about what happened with Kim and Kanye. She thinks they are using her to get even more publicity. She is not a fan of Kanye and won’t ever work with him or talk to him again at this point.”

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June 2016

Fast forward to June 15. The Sun published photos of the Marvel Cinematic Universe actor and the “Shake It Off” crooner making out on the beach near Taylor’s Rhode Island mansion. Fans went insane. After Calvin heard the news, he unfollowed both Taylor and her brother, Austin Swift. The record producer was then later asked by a TMZ photographer about Taylor’s new fling. Calvin responded, “It’s all good, she’s doing her thing. She’s doing her thing.”

July 2016

By the end of the month, Tom met Taylor’s parents, Andrea and Scott, at their home in Nashville. The lovebirds were then seen moving and shaking at pal Selena Gomez’s Tennessee concert.

July 4, 2016, is when things between the Crimson Peak star and the country pop star got interesting. The pair celebrated Independence Day back at Taylor’s Rhode Island pad with celebrity friends Gigi Hadid, Karlie Kloss, Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively. Tom wore a tank topthat read “I [heart] T.S.”

July 2016

Later that month, Tom put the rumors that his relationship with Taylor was just for publicity to bed in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. “Well, um. How best to put this? The truth is that Taylor Swift and I are together and we’re very happy. Thanks for asking,” he said. “That’s the truth. It’s not a publicity stunt.” Tom and Taylor were also photographed hanging out in Australia and grabbing lunch in Santa Monica in July.

Their friends even gave their two cents about their relationship. Tom’s Thor costar Chris Hemsworth appeared on the Australian radio show Fitzy and Wippa and said, “He looks happy, mate. You know, yeah.” Model and T-Swift bestie Martha Hunt told People that “they’re both happy and free together.”

August 2016

By August 2016, Tom and Taylor’s relationship started to fizzle out. Us Weekly reported that the two had their first fight due to Tom’s shooting schedule for Thor: Ragnorak. Tom even tried to salvage their time together by flying to Rhode Island to see the Cats actress for a “quick two-day stay.”

“There was so much going on so it was hard making their schedules work,” a source said. “They were upset they couldn’t see each other.”

September 2016

Hiddleswift was splitsville come September 2016. Another source shed some light on the breakup at the time and revealed what happened to Us Weekly. “She was the one to put the brakes on the relationship. Tom wanted the relationship to be more public than she was comfortable with. Taylor knew the backlash that comes with public displays of affection but Tom didn’t listen to her concerns when she brought them up.”

November 2017

In November 2017, Taylor released her album, Reputation. The songwriter’s sixth studio album features two songs that alluded to her and Tom’s relationship. Her single, “Look What You Made Me Do” featured many symbols and imagery about her life in Hollywood as well her much-publicized feuds and relationships. In one scene, Taylor and her dancers rocked out while wearing heels and black crop tops with the saying, “I [heart] T.S.,” an obvious nod to Tom’s Fourth of July tee.

Her song “Getaway Car” from the album has also been under much discussion and fans thought that it was about her leaving Calvin for Tom. The lyrics stated, “The ties were black / the lies were white / I wanted to leave him, I needed a reason. You were driving the getaway car, we were flying but we’d never get far / But with three of us, honey, it’s a sideshow and a circus ain’t a love story and now we’re both sorry.”

The “ties were black” line seemed to reference how Tom and Taylor were dancing at the Met Gala together. Fans also believed that the titled “Getaway Car” was a metaphor for the British actor helping her to leave her relationship with Calvin. This could have been referenced in the line, “I wanted to leave him, I needed a reason.”