She has an incredibly loyal following, but even some Taylor Swift’s fans smell a rat when it comes to her relationship with The Night Manager‘s Tom Hiddleston.
The two reportedly started dating a mere two weeks after Swift broke up with DJ Calvin Harris.
Prior to that, a video surfaced of Swift and Hiddleston dancing together at the Costume Institute Gala back in May.
The pairing would have been normal if not for the “candid” photos of Swift and Hiddleston walking hand-in-hand on the beach, enjoying a holiday in Rome and – most recently – hamming it up together in Rhode Island.
On July 3rd, Swift invited a bunch of celebrity friends to her oceanside home, and photographers snapped photos of the group – which included a very pregnant Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, Ruby Rose, Gigi Hadid and Cara Delevignne – splashing around in the ocean.
Hiddleston, who has a truly fantastic body, covered up with an “I Heart T.S” tank top, and donned a temporary heart tattoo (with a “T” in the middle) on his shoulder.
Buzzfeed explored the possibility that both parties are in this for promotional purposes. In fact, one fan offered up this theory:
“I really think the Taylor Swift /Tom Hiddleston thing could be a music video,” @TattooedTruffle tweeted.
“In fact as a screw you to the media I hope it is.”
The Telegraph‘s Anita Singh was equally skeptical.
“This whole relationship will turn out to be an elaborate piece of performance art, mark my words,” she tweeted.
According to Buzzfeed, Swift has historically released a new album every two years (the last was 1989 in October 2014, which was preceded by the single, “Shake It Off” in August).
So, Swift could be gearing up for a single release this summer.
Hiddleston might be jonesin’ for publicity in order to score an Emmy nod for Manager.
What’s even weirder is that Hiddleston and Swift have been followed by the same paparazzo throughout the entirety of their courtship, suggesting that the photographer has been hired to capture their most romantic moments.
This theory, though unconfirmed, was the topic of conversation among my friends over the Fourth of July weekend.
One person took a look at Hiddleston in the tank top and said, “They’re f***ing with us.”
So, Swiddleton/Swiddleswift/Tiddleston…whatever you call yourself. End this dog-and-pony show and just be honest about your motives, because this is getting silly.
