Alwyn's team would frame this as two private, laid-back people simply enjoying a low-key date. The narrative is innocent — they're just compatible folks having a picnic. Nothing to see here, move along.
But the internet clocked the timing immediately. 'He's living rent-free in her album and she's about to be at his ex's wedding' one viral tweet read. The optics of locking lips with your new flame days before your ex's massive televised nuptials? Chef's kiss, messy, delicious.
The photos were taken Tuesday in a London park. Alwyn and Pidgeon have been spotted together twice this month — early June and again on Tuesday. Swift and Kelce's wedding is Friday at Madison Square Garden with Tim McGraw and Stevie Nicks performing.
Swift gets her fairytale ending in front of the entire world, while Alwyn gets to be the guy who moved on first — even if his new romance is barely a few weeks old. The irony writes itself.
Joe Alwyn was photographed locking lips with Sarah Pidgeon during a romantic picnic at a London park on Tuesday — and I cannot overstate how impeccable the timing is here. While his famous ex Taylor Swift prepares to walk down the aisle at Madison Square Garden this Friday, the man she wrote "So Long, London" about was caught tongue-tied with his new flame in what sources are calling a very PDA-packed afternoon.
Page Six obtained photos of the pair sharing steamy kisses and making out in broad daylight. But it wasn't all romance — Pidgeon, 29, also busted out some playful dance moves during their outing, while Alwyn, 35, kept things casual in a purple tee, navy shorts, and a hat. The "Love Story" actress complemented her look with a white tank, billowing yellow pants, sandals, and sunglasses.
They looked comfortable. Happy, even. Us Weekly confirmed Monday that these two are indeed "casually dating" and "really into each other," with an insider spilling to the outlet: "Both Sarah and Joe are very intellectual, private and laid-back people, so it feels like a really compatible match." The source added that they share similar personalities and "enjoy spending time together away from the spotlight." This is their second public sighting this month — they were first linked earlier in June.
Reps for both Alwyn and Pidgeon have declined to comment. Here's where it gets delicious. Swift, 36, is just days away from her massive, star-studded New York City wedding to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, also 36.
The nuptials will take place Friday at Madison Square Garden — yes, that MSG, the same arena where she performed three nights of shows last December. Page Six has confirmed A-list guests including Zoë Kravitz and Karlie Kloss are expected to attend, with country legend Tim McGraw and Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks set to perform. Alwyn and Swift dated for seven years between 2016 and 2023 before calling it quits.
She briefly moved on with Matty Healy, then found her way to Kelce in September 2023. Swift even mourned her relationship with Alwyn on "The Tortured Poets Department" — a record she dropped in April 2024 — with tracks like "So Long, London," "Loml," and others that fans immediately decoded as being about the British actor. By October 2025, when Swift released her 12th album "The Life of a Showgirl," she was newly engaged to Kelce.
He proposed after she appeared on his and Jason Kelce's "New Heights" podcast. Now here we are: one former couple heading toward a fairy tale wedding in front of cameras that will likely break the internet, while the other former partner is barely three weeks into what sources describe as casual. The contrast is almost poetic.
Swift gets her public spectacle. Alwyn gets to be the guy who was spotted canoodling in a park before his ex even says "I do." And Pidgeon? She's just trying to enjoy her picnic without becoming a character in someone else's breakup narrative — though I suspect that's about to get significantly harder.
