Taylor Swift is all over the news right now for her latest album and fans, critics are busy interpreting and carefully comprehending each of her tracks. While the beloved singer has been dropping easter eggs about her songs for a long time now, she seems to have responded to a post related to her ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn, with a subtle but significant move on Instagram. Alwyn is in the headlines following the release of Taylor’s latest album, The Tortured Poets Department. The singer attracted attention by liking a cryptic Instagram post, which included a number of memes from the gossip account Betches.
One meme humourously ranked her ex-boyfriends in a pyramid, with Alwyn, along with Calvin Harris, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Matt Healy at the bottom. Meanwhile, Taylor Lautner, Tom Hiddleston and Harry Styles were placed in the middle, and her current boyfriend, Travis Kelce, was at the top. The Daily Press reports that Swift has liked this post.
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Another post that the singer liked, as reported by The Mirror, was a meme. It featured a photoshopped image of Joe Alwyn’s face on a scene from The Hunger Games, implying that Swift’s new lyrics were metaphorically ‘killing’ him.
This led to fan reactions, with one user commenting, “I CAN’T BELIEVE TAYLOR LIKED THIS… SHE IS COMING FOR JOE,” and another saying, “Taylor liking this is crazy,” followed by another one saying, “She’s so unhinged it’s wild.”
Fans have rallied behind Swift, expressing support for her. One fan exclaimed, “The Hunger Games cannon has launched me into orbit.” Others found humor in the situation, with one saying, “Taylor liking this is hilarious,” and another adding, “Taylor liking this has me so weak HAHAHAHA.”
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However, Swift later unliked the post, prompting speculation about whether she had seen the memes in the slideshow, reports The Daily Press.
There is also uncertainty about whether Swift saw the entire photo set before liking the post, but fans find amusement in the situation. One fan teased, “She’s being a millennial, probably didn’t swipe the next pictures,” while another joked, “HELP I’m sure she didn’t even slide and just liked after watching the first one but it’s funny af. She’s hilarious.”
Although Joe Alwyn initially appeared to be the primary target of fan reactions, many believe that most of the album’s content is actually about Matty Healy, which some see as a subtle dig at the actor. One fan speculated, “Plot twist most of the songs are about Matty lolllll this reminds me of when we were manifesting a Harry Styles collab but got a roast instead.”
