Neither Taylor Swift nor her boyfriend Joe Alwyn made it to the Met Gala tonight. Swift’s absence isn’t too surprising, as the singer wasn’t at the MTV VMAs last night either despite her multiple nominations.
Swift was photographed on Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Thursday, where Alwyn has been filming Conversations With Friends. Her decision not to rush back to New York and attend the Met Gala is understandable, especially given the travel, ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and restrictions from it. Swift instead posted on her TikTok today, reflecting on how excited she is to perform live again soon.
This content is imported from TikTok. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.
Swift last attended the Met Gala in 2016. She referenced the Met Gala in her reputation song “Dress” and alluded to meeting Alwyn, her partner of four years, there. “Flashback when you met me / Your buzzcut and my hair bleached / Even in my worst times, you could see the best of me.” The summer of 2016 was when Kim Kardashian posted her Snapchats of Swift and Kanye West’s phone call; Swift’s hair was bleach blonde for the event, while Alwyn had a buzz cut.
Swift has made a point to keep her and Alwyn’s relationship as private as possible. In August 2019, she explained her decision to The Guardian. “I’ve learned that if I do [talk in interviews about my relationship with Alwyn], people think it’s up for discussion, and our relationship isn’t up for discussion,” she said. “If you and I were having a glass of wine right now, we’d be talking about it–but it’s just that it goes out into the world. That’s where the boundary is, and that’s where my life has become manageable. I really want to keep it feeling manageable.”
Alyssa Bailey
News and Strategy Editor
Alyssa Bailey is the news and strategy editor at ELLE.com, where she oversees coverage of celebrities and royals (particularly Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton).
This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io