Joe Alwyn DENIES visiting London pub ex Taylor Swift mentions in her song The Black Dog – as he breaks silence on their split
Joe Alwyn denies ever being a patron of a bar called The Black Dog, which ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift mentions in her song of the same name.
In a profile with The Sunday timesthe 33-year-old actor revealed what he likes to do in his spare time.
“It’s probably quite similar to yours, or anyone else’s for that matter – seeing friends, traveling, going to the pub,” he quipped, “could I make a more boring list?”
He was then asked if his favorite pub would be called The Black Dog, located in Vauxhall, London.
“I’ve never been to Vauxhall,” Alwyn replied, “with a smile that suggests there’s more to say.”
Joe Alwyn denies ever being a patron of a bar called The Black Dog, which his ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift mentions in her song of the same name; Alwyn pictured in May
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Fans believe that some songs on Swift’s latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, were written about Alwyn, whom she dated for six years.
However, the Swifties have linked The Black Dog to Matty Healy, another of Taylor’s former suitors.
The musicians had a short relationship for a few weeks in 2023.
Healy, 35, is now engaged to model Gabriette after they romanced last fall.
The lyrics to Taylor’s Black Dog read: “I’m someone who until recent events / You shared your secrets with / And your location, you forgot to turn it off.”
“And so I watch you walk / Enter a bar called The Black Dog / And drill new holes in my heart.”
She goes on to sing, “I just don’t understand how you don’t miss me / In The Black Dog, when someone plays The Start Line.”
Another clue that the tune was written about Matty refers to his band The 1975, which often covers The Starting Line, a pop punk collective.
Fans believe some songs on Swift’s latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, were written about Alwyn, but Swifties have linked The Black Dog to Matty Healy, another of Taylor’s former suitors; Swift and Healy pictured in May 2023
Joe pictured with Taylor in 2020 at the 77th Annual Golden Globes Awards
Elsewhere in his Sunday Times interview, Joe described his time with the pop star as “long, loving” and “completely committed”.
When asked if he listened to her latest album, Alwyn responded indirectly, sharing that the end of their relationship was “a difficult thing to navigate.”
Last April, it was confirmed that Swift and Alwyn had officially gone their separate ways.
The singer has since moved on with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.