Even after almost a decade, some issues remain delicate land. This is something that Tom Hiddleston He more than demonstrated during a recent interview in the British radio program ‘Heart’, where an unexpected mention of his ex -girlfriend Taylor Swift It was enough to freeze the environment and trigger a reaction of pure discomfort.
The situation developed casually. Hiddleston, 44, along with his co -star of ‘The Life of Chuck, ”Karen Gillan, talked with the presenter Devin Griffin about how their free nights spend.
The actor’s response was natural and relaxed: immersed in the world of sports, following highlights and reading specialized journalists. A safe land, or so it seemed.
The awkward moment of the interview
It was then that Griffin, in a turn that seemed calculatedly forced, completely changed the theme: “We just discovered that Taylor Swift is a big fan of a mother mass recipes. Very specific”.
Hiddleston’s reaction was instantaneous and eloquent. Far from the easy smile or an educated, but evasive response, the actor frowned, He bowed his head back and let out a peculiar and tense “hmmm”.
Was a micro-momant loaded with nonverbal communication that shouted more than any word: A clear desire not to step on that puddle.
The discomfort, however, was not immediately perceived by the presenter, who tried to continue, despite the forced connection: “I see how you can get into that!”
Fortunately, Karen Gillan went to the rescue of her partner, asthing the conversation to fans theories in Tiktok that link Swift’s fans for the mother mass with a possible “Easter Egg” related to the next Super Bowl.
Hiddleston, agilely, supported the diversion joking about the “Deep knowledge of the NFL” of Gillan, thus managing to bury the uncomfortable theme.
The contrast could not be more evident. While in the past, Hiddleston has been generous in its praise towards Swift – leading to say to GQ in 2017 that “Taylor is an incredible woman. She is generous, friendly and charming, and we had a great time”-, the present seems to dictate a policy of absolute silence.
This incident shows that, despite the time elapsed since its four -month romance in the summer of 2016, The ghost of that public relationship remains a sensitive issue for the actor.
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