Their relationship may have been short-lived, but Tom and Taylor’s romance captured the attention of the world – even being branded with the cute nickname Hiddleswift
In an interview with GQ Magazine, Tom has spilled all the details on his time with the popstar.
From calling Taylor an “amazing woman”, to revealing how he ended up wearing that ‘I heart T.S.’ shirt at her July 4 party, he sure didn’t hold back.
“Taylor is an amazing woman,” he said. “She’s generous and kind and lovely, and we had the best time.”
And while there were multiple rumours going around that the relationship was nothing but a publicity stunt, he flat out denied it, insisting, “Of course it was real.”
He admits they were both just wanting a normal relationship, adding: “So we decided to go out for dinner, we decided to travel… She’s incredible. [But] a relationship in the limelight… A relationship always takes work. And it’s not just the limelight. It’s everything else.”
Taylor and Tom on their way to Australia in July last year.
He also finally explained why he was wearing that “I heart T.S” shirt at Taylor’s now famous Fourth of July party.
Apparently he wore it because he had to, saying: “The truth is, it was the Fourth of July and a public holiday and we were playing a game and I slipped and hurt my back.”
“And I wanted to protect the graze from the sun and said, ‘Does anyone have a T-shirt?’ And one of her friends said, ‘I’ve got this.” ‘This’ happened to be the ‘I heart T.S.’ tank top that Taylor’s squad all own.
Tom explained: “And we all laughed about it. It was a joke.”
Tom spoke to GQ about his relationship with Taylor.
He admits he’s kind of annoyed that the pics were taken without consent, and that the tank top became some sort of emblem for their relationship.
“The narratives that are out there altogether have been extrapolated from pictures that were taken without consent or permission, with no context.”
“Nobody had the context for that story. And I’m still trying to work out a way of having a personal life and protecting it, but also without hiding.’
“So the hardest thing is that that was a joke among friends on the Fourth of July… I just, I was surprised.
“’I was just surprised that it got so much attention. The tank top became an emblem of this thing.”
Taylor and Tom dated for just three months, from June to September in 2016.
At the time, an insider told *Daily Mail( that Taylor felt “uncomfortable” with the Tom’s desire to be “so public” about their romance.
Tom had reportedly asked Taylor to the Emmy Awards that month, but she started questioning whether he was with her for “the right reasons” and ultimately decided to call it quits.
But Tom’s camp had a much different story, as he insisted in the GQ interview that he wanted a regular relationship and so did she as he explained: “So we decided to go out for dinner, we decided to travel.”
Hmm, guess we’ll never know the truth!
