OK, this is more of a bonus mention, because whether or not Joe Alwyn was a normie when he and Taylor started dating in 2016 is up for debate. However, it’s certainly fair to say that he wasn’t that famous at the time. During the six-year relationship, Taylor talked (and sang) openly about how Joe’s “normal way of living” helped her change her viewpoint on fame. “The idea of privacy feels so strange to try to explain, but it’s really just trying to find bits of normalcy. That’s what that song ‘Peace’ is taking about. Like, would it be enough if I could never fully achieve the normalcy that we both crave?” she told Rolling Stone in 2020.
As we now know, Taylor and Joe’s “normal” way of life eventually stopped cutting it and the couple split in April 2023. Today, she’s in a comparatively far more public relationship with NFL star Travis Kelce, and Joe is certainly more famous than he was a decade ago.
