Joe Alwyn Finally Spoke On His Split From Taylor Swift For The First Time

Joe Alwyn, who stars with Emma Stone in Kinds of Kindness, in theaters June 21, gave rare insight into his personal life during an interview with The Sunday Times Style Magazine.

“I would hope that anyone and everyone can empathize and understand the difficulties that come with the end of a long, loving, fully committed relationship of over six and a half years,” Joe says in the interview. “That is a hard thing to navigate. What is unusual and abnormal in this situation is that, one week later, it’s suddenly in the public domain and the outside world is able to weigh in.”

The actor is a very private person, and he says having such an intimate part of his life become front page news (even more than normal) was difficult to navigate.

“You have something very real suddenly thrown into a very unreal space: tabloids, social media, press, where it is then dissected, speculated on, pulled out of shape beyond recognition," he continues. "And the truth is, to that last point, there is always going to be a gap between what is known and what is said. I have made my peace with that.”

Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department is all about life following their split (as well as her relationship with Matty Healy). "So Long, London" is a heartbreaking yet angry goodbye at the life the couple built together, while "I Can Do It With A Broken Heart" addresses an audience who's watched her perform love songs at the Eras Tour since the split.

However, the album isn't a total sob fest, with songs like "The Alchemy" and "So High School" celebrating her new relationship with Kansas City Chiefs' Travis Kelce. I can't wait to see what other love songs Taylor has for us in the future — because no matter what, I do still believe that love is "golden."