Inside Taylor Swift's love life: A timeline of her high-profile relationships

Time of India

19 hours ago

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Taylor Swift
, the 'IT' girl of music, has her fans gripping the edges of their seats with her scheduled appearance on her NFL beau,
Travis Kelce
and his brother Jason Kelce's podcast 'New Heights.' The singer will be appearing on the podcast on August 14th at 7 pm ET.
However, even before the entire episode could create some buzz, Swift, as usual, surprised and shocked her fans by announcing a new album titled 'The Life of a Showgirl.' Expected to release before October 13, the announcement for the album was made by Swift in a video shared on Instagram in collaboration with the podcast. The 'Lover' singer said in the video, "So I want to show you something" to Jason Kelce and went on to pick a mint green suitcase with her initials on it in orange.
Picking out the cover of the album, Swift said, "This is my brand new album 'The Life of a Showgirl'.
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The podcast appearance also marks Swift's first-ever public interview/conversation with NFL tight end Travis Kelce, whom she has been dating since the summer of 2023. However, Kelce isn't the only shining star in Swift's love life; the singer has had multiple relationships through the years she has been in the limelight.
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Here's all you need to know about Taylor Swift's relationship timeline.
Taylor Swift's Relationship Timeline
Joe Jonas: July-October 2008
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It is widely known that the best thing that Taylor got out of her short-lived relationship with Joe was
Selena Gomez
as her best friend, as the singer had been dating Nick Jonas. While Swift's relationship with Joe is nothing to write in the books about, it was their breakup that managed to stir the media pot. In an Ellen De Genres interview Swift shared how Jonas broke up with her over the phone, 'When I find that person who is right for me, he'll be wonderful, and when I look at that person, I'm not even gonna be able to remember the boy who broke up with me over the phone in 25 seconds when I was 18.
'
Lucas Till: March-April 2009
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While Taylor has never confirmed it, Lucas Till, who starred in her popular music video 'You Belong With Me', claimed that the two dated for a month. 'We dated for a little bit. But there was no friction because we were too nice. We just really both liked each other…[but] most relationships work out 'cause you get along and then you don't, and then you make up and it's passionate, and with us, I really just liked her as a friend.
That's the only reason that didn't work out,' he said to MTV.
Taylor Lautner
: 2009 Fall
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We have been witness to their reunion on stage, and yes, there was a time Swift really wanted to go 'Back to December' for 'Twilight' star Taylor Lautner. The two met while filming the movie 'Valentine's Day' and fell for each other. However, all is well between them and Lautner's wife (another Taylor) now.
John Mayer: December 2009-February 2010
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Swift's and Mayer's relationship is definitely one for the books, but possibly write it with a pencil.
They only dated for a few months, but their breakup was a huge mess due to Mayer's reaction to Swift writing 'Dear John' for him. 'I will say as a songwriter that I think it's kind of cheap songwriting. I know she's the biggest thing in the world, and I'm not trying to sink anybody's ship, but I think it's abusing your talent to rub your hands together and go, 'Wait till he gets a load of this!' That's bullshit,' Mayer said to Rolling Stone in 2012.
Jake Gyllenhaal: October 2010-January 2011
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We remember this relationship 'All Too Well'! US Weekly revealed the news of the two dating on a December 2010 cover; however, in January, it reported that Gyllenhaal broke up with Swift randomly. 'Jake just told her it wasn't working out.…Taylor is really upset and hurt. She doesn't know what she did for him to put a stop to it. She feels really burned by him,' a source told the magazine at the time.
Connor Kennedy: July-October 2012
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US Weekly also broke the news of this relationship after the couple was photographed together in Hyannisport. However, soon they split, which was "totally amicable and down to the distance between them," as per E!
Harry Styles: November 2012-January 2013
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Despite just dating for three months, the relationship between music's two much-loved maestros manages to create a whole lot of buzz online.
In December 2012, the two went public while they were captured strolling around Central Park Zoo, but after a few months of dating and a vacation where Swift was seen sitting alone on a boat, the two broke up. While Swift did diss Harry's English accent at the 2013 Grammys, they reunited at the 2021 Grammys and broke the internet with their friendship.
Calvin Harris: February 2015-May 2016
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Swift and Harris met at the Elle Style Awards in February and went public at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards in May.
However, Harris ended things in a deeply messy breakup, even accusing Swift of cheating in some song lyrics.
Tom Hiddleston
: May-September 2016
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This unlikely relationship began at the Met Gala, where T & T spent the night dancing with quite funky moves. In Kune, the Sun published pictures of them kissing in Rhode Island, and soon Hiddleston met Swift's parents in Nashville, attended Selena Gomez' concert. However, they broke up soon in September, with sources reporting Swift was worried Hiddleston wasn't with her for the right reasons.
Joe Alwyn: May 2017- April 2023
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Another relationship at the Met Gala, but this one tortured the poet in Swift to create some heart-wrenching songs. The couple was seen out officially at an Ed Sheeran concert in 2017, and in March 2018, she wore his initials around her neck. In April 2023, Entertainment Tonight reported that the duo had called it off as the "relationship had just run its course."
Matty Healy: May-June 2023
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Swift didn't heal from this one right away, and her relationship with Matty Healy came back into the limelight with his mother's recent interview shading the singer.
While the two met in 2014 and started out as friends, they reconnected post Swift's breakup with Alwyn. However, after Healy said some questionable things about Swift's friend Ice Spice, they called it quits.
Travis Kelce: July 2023-Right now
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Karma is the guy on the Chiefs coming straight home to T! In July 2023, Swift brought her Eras Tour concert to Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, ala Travis Kelce's office. The NFL player attended the show and even made a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it for the Grammy winner. However, Swift noticed Kelce when he put her on his podcast and began hanging out with him. A couple of months later, they hard-launched their relationship at two Chiefs games in September 2023.
And Swift is soon to make her big debut on her beau's podcast on August 14th.