Tom Hiddleston and Karen Gillan appeared on a British radio show to promote a new film.The radio host brought up the name of Hiddleston’s ex, Taylor Swift, during the chat.Hiddleston stared blankly for a few moments before muttering, “Hmm.”
Sometimes, the life of a showgirl involves having your name brought up in unrelated live conversations with your ex-boyfriend.
Loki actor Tom Hiddleston reacted to a reference to his ex, pop icon Taylor Swift, during a Thursday interview alongside his Life of Chuck costar Karen Gillan.
On the U.K.-based Heart radio show, the host inquired about how the stars spend their evenings winding down.
Tom Hiddleston at ‘The Life of Chuck’ premiere in York, England.
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“I find myself on the sports highlights. It’s football, or if there’s been a tennis championship that I’ve missed. I’ll go on a read all these sports journalists who write really beautiful about sport. I love reading what they’ve written. It’s kind of nerdy.”
The host then cut in to observe, “We did just find out Taylor Swift is a big fan of a sourdough recipe blog. Very, very specific, but I could see how you could get into that.”
Hiddleston blankly stared at the host for a few moments, before cocking his head to the side and muttering, “Hmm.”
Gillan jumped in to say that the note that the comment felt like one of the singer-songwriter’s iconic Easter eggs teasing an upcoming project.
“That feels like an Easter egg for something, no? No, I think it might be something to do with the Super Bowl. Where is the Super Bowl? Which city?” Gillan went on. “Isn’t the sourdough the mascot for that city? I feel like that’s a little breadcrumb.”
Swift wasn’t mentioned for the remainder of the interview, which shifted to topics related to the pair’s film — including Hiddleston’s dance scene in The Life of Chuck.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce at the AFC Championship.
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Entertainment Weekly has reached out to a representative for Hiddleston for additional comment.
Swift and Hiddleston were reportedly briefly together around a decade ago, before the superstar began a relationship with another actor, Joe Alwyn.
In case you haven’t heard, the “Fortnight” performer is currently in a relationship with NFL star Travis Kelce — with whom she recently worked to reveal the album title and cover art for her upcoming release The Life of a Showgirl.
In a recent interview with GQ, Kelce spoke about his courtship with Swift, calling the pair’s attraction natural and easy.
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“When I say it was so organic, we fell in love just based off the people we were sitting in a room together with,” he said. “We are two fun-loving people who have the morals to appreciate everyone for who they are. We share all those values. It kind of just took the f— off.”
Watch Hiddleston react to a question about Swift in the interview above.