"That is a hard thing to navigate"- When Joe Alwyn made his feeling clear about the big Taylor Swift breakup

Joe Alwyn barely got any time to navigate one of the most difficult phases in his life before it became a subject of tabloids and plenty of online discussions. The secretive leading man who has continued to impress with his work in his professional field opened up about his difficult breakup with Taylor Swift in a 2024 interview with The Sunday Times Style.

This was the first time the actor had spoken directly about his six-year-long relationship and the eventual breakup that became the talk of the town. Mentioning the challenges, as well as the reactions to it, Joe Alwyn said:

"I would hope that anyone and everyone can empathize and understand the difficulties that come with the end of a long, loving, fully committed relationship of over six and a half years."

He added that their personal life being in the public domain was a bigger challenge. He added:

"That is a hard thing to navigate. 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....So you have something very real suddenly thrown into a very unreal space: tabloids, social media, press, where it is then dissected, speculated on, pulled out of shape beyond recognition,"

Joe Alwyn further elaborated on how they tried to keep the details of their relationship private and how he had made peace with the fact that fans would only get to see one side of the tale, as it is with practically all big celebrity matters.

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"It was never something to commodity"- Joe Alwyn on his relationship with Taylor Swift

The veteran actor passionately spoke about his relationship and breakup and weighed in on the significant public interference in the same. He also acknowledged that in the midst of the media frenzy surrounding their breakup, there was always going to be parts that people would not know.

Joe Alwyn claimed to have made peace with the fact and emphasized keeping the private details of their relationship private. He told The Sunday Times Style:

"And the truth is, to that last point, there is always going to be a gap between what is known and what is said. I have made my peace with that....As everyone knows, we together—both of us, mutually—decided to keep the more private details of our relationship private. It was never something to commodify, and I see no reason to change that now."

He concluded on a positive note, saying that he was in a better place when this interview was taken and was once again making peace with being alone. He added:

"And, look, this is also a little over a year ago now, and I feel fortunate to be in a really great place in my life, professionally and personally."

Joe Alwyn recently appeared in The Brutalist (2024), one of the most acclaimed movies of the year, which also won multiple Oscars and Golden Globes. He also appeared in the acclaimed Kinds of Kindness in 2024.

Alwyn is soon set to appear in Hamlet, where he is set to take on the role of Laertes.