“The plot of Getaway Car”: Taylor Swift's exes Joe Alwyn & Tom Hiddleston link up in London as she prepares for her wedding with Travis Kelce

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A fan photo of Taylor Swift's exes, Joe Alwyn and Tom Hiddleston, at a London theatre has ignited Swiftie speculation. The unexpected sighting of the two men, central to Swift's 2016-2017 pop-culture narrative, immediately drew comparisons to her song "Getaway Car." This event has reignited intense fan interest in that specific era of Swift's history.

Sometimes a single fan photo can break the internet and this one certainly did. Two of Taylor Swift’s most dissected exes, Joe Alwyn and Tom Hiddleston, were spotted together at London’s Bridge Theatre, and within seconds, Swifties pulled out their digital detective boards.

These aren’t just any exes, these are the two men tied to an entire era of Taylor Swift pop-culture mythology, lyrical easter eggs, and one of the most over-analyzed timelines of her 2016 summer. So when a fan captured Joe leaving the venue with Tom, social media didn’t treat it like a casual hangout. Online, it instantly became a “Getaway Car” cinematic universe moment.

The unexpected London theatre crossover instantly sent Swifties into meltdown mode

Joe Alwyn is currently performing in the West End production of The Lady from the Sea, and Tom Hiddleston, yes, the same ex who danced with Taylor at that unforgettable 2016 Met Gala moment, showed up in the audience.

One fan simply posted the photo evidence and within seconds the comments section became a Swift-coded meme parade.Social media users didn’t even bother being subtle. “This is literally the plot of Getaway Car,” one fan declared, a sentiment repeated across timelines. Another went even further, calling the sighting “the cast of Getaway Car.”And someone else delivered maybe the best punchline of the night: “did they leave by taking…. a …. getaway car?”While Taylor is now deep into a new life chapter, writing new eras, winning new Grammys and planning a future with Travis Kelce, that 2016-2017 window refuses to fade from fan memory.

The references, the Met Gala hair, the lyrics in “Dress,” even the Calvin Harris overlap, Swifties still treat that period like serialized lore.And this London link-up just handed them fresh canon. Because whether innocent or intentional, two major names from that chapter standing side-by-side in 2025 feels like a pop culture glitch the type only Taylor Swift’s universe can generate.