Fans speculate that there was some serious overlapping between the Taylor Swift and Matty Healy affair and her relationship timeline with Joe Alwyn. Nobody expected the split between singer-songwriting Taylor Swift and former beau Joe Alwyn. The former couple confirmed their relationship back in May 2017 and had kept it low key ever since, unlike Taylor’s past romances. From secret rendezvous to penning down music for Taylor’s album Folklore and Evermore, the Anti-Hero singer and Joe’s love affair was wrapped in secrecy, and their breakup wasn’t any different. But the internet is suspecting whether Taylor grew closer to Matty Healy while she was still with Joe.
Taylor Swift’s First Instagram Post Following Her Split With Joe Alwyn Is Very Telling
In an interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, musician Aaron Dessner revealed that he worked with Taylor Swift for her album Midnight while in LA for the Grammys which was around March 2021. Later in July that year, Taylor released the track Renegade, which was assumed to be about her relationship with Joe. In the interview, Dessner described how he felt listening to the song, “It’s just the way she talks about how anxiety and fear get in the way of loving someone or, you know, create an inability for someone to love.” Known for her ability to draw inspiration from her personal life to write lyrics, fans were concerned.
Months later, Matty Healy revealed in another interview that he worked with Jack Antonoff, one of Taylor’s long-time music collaborators, for his band’s recent album. Ever since, Matty and Jack began showing off their new friendship publicly. In November 2022, Matty shared that he collaborated with Taylor for her album Midnight along with his band that didn’t make the cut. He also mentions that Taylor had listened to the band’s newest album before its official release. Although there were assumptions that Jack is the one who orchestrated Matty and Taylor’s romance, Swifties confirmed it after Jack was photographed with the couple at their recent dinner in New York City.
Taylor and Joe announced their split on April 8th. Matty Healy, who was embroiled in scandals, suddenly deactivated his Instagram account a few days before the news broke out but not before he briefly followed Taylor’s account. Swifties also noted that Matty’s birthday falls on April 8th.
matty followed taylor on instagram, the taylor joe break up rumours surfaced, matty deactivated instagram 🤔
— eva (@aintgoingwell) April 10, 2023
Before the news came out, Taylor had pulled out the song ‘Invisible String’ from her Eras tour set list a week before. Many fans speculated that the song was written specifically about Joe Alwyn.
After a month, The Sun exclusively leaked the sudden news of Matty and Taylor’s relationship on May 3rd. The article stated that Taylor and Matty are madly in love and are ready to take it public, according to a close source. They even claim that Taylor had broken up with Joe in February although there was photographic proof of them attending the Grammy Awards together. A few days later, Taylor quoted Matty during her tour. He was also photographed attending Taylor’s Nashville stop in her tour three days consecutively.
Taylor’s PR team have been praised for their prowess and influence. Most fans believe that if Taylor wanted to keep her relationship with Matty Healy a secret, it would have been shut down the moment the rumours came out. In recent years, the American musician became more private in comparison to her earlier days. All the speculation surrounding the breakup with Joe Alwyn, such as her friends unfollowing the actor after being captured meeting with Taylor, creating buzz around her new relationship and even going as far as quoting him on stage, has Swifties wondering if the old Taylor is back.
