Joe Alwyn did another interview as he continues his award season run for The Favourite, Boy Erased, and Mary, Queen of Scots, where he once again briefly commented on his and Taylor Swift's private, two-year relationship that he really doesn't like talking about. He didn't explicitly talk about her, but he did talk about the way their decision to keep things private has been perceived.
This time, Alwyn's interview was with Mr. Porter's The Journal magazine, and Alwyn wasn't into him and Swift being called 'strangely private' because they've kept their relationship mostly secret, save a couple photographed public dates.
Alwyn was asked whether he feels he has had to fight more for his privacy now, given his Mr. Taylor Swift status. 'I don’t think more than anyone else,' he said. 'I don’t think anyone you meet on the streets would just spill their guts out to you, therefore why should I? And then that is defined as being "strangely private". Fine. But I don’t think it is. I think it’s normal.' And that was all he said about his love life in the profile.
Previously, Alwyn has said the following about him and Swift. It all has the same underlying message: They are private, so please don't ask about it because he won't talk much about it:
To Vogue UK, on the public's interest in him and Swift: 'I’m aware people want to know about that side of things. I think we have been successfully very private and that has now sunk in for people…but I really prefer to talk about work.'
To British GQ on him and Swift: 'Someone's private life is by definition private. No one is obliged to share their personal life.' And on whether he'd name his favourite Taylor Swift song: 'I’m just not even going to go into that side of the world.'
To that red carpet reporter who asked what he thinks about Swift's foray into politics: 'I think it's great, I think it's important.' Then he left the interview.
To Esquire on whether he gets advice on his relationship with Swift: 'I didn’t seek out advice on that because I know what I feel about it. I think there’s a very clear line as to what somebody should share, or feel like they have to share, and what they don’t want to and shouldn’t have to.'
And to Entertainment Tonight's reporter who asked if he'd act alongside Swift at the Golden Globes: 'It’s not planned at the moment, but who knows.'
Alyssa Bailey is the senior news and strategy editor at ELLE.com, where she oversees coverage of celebrities and royals (particularly Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton). She previously held positions at InStyle and Cosmopolitan. When she's not working, she loves running around Central Park, making people take #ootd pics of her, and exploring New York City.
