Thread to talk about the actor Tom Hiddleston
By the way, regulars, all the posts on the previous thread from 978 onwards under the name "Anon" are not me.
New person posting - please choose another name. Thanks.
What will tomorrow bring? More restaurant meal time PDAs in front of windows? Or will we get shots of TayTo out and about and dining with her parents? If THAT is put on display for the paps then that is really out there. Stuff like that is privately done. Is Tom getting any say in this or he's just happy to go along for the ride since he's just too smitten?
>>2 if she is who I think she is, she really has a thing for using your name :)
>>4 Yes I know exactly who she is and it really fucks me off. New lurkers sometimes use my name by mistake - but they don't pop up and start posting great long screeds like they have been here for months and know everyone.
Hello. Anon, I am sorry that I used your name. It will not happen again. I was lurking, and I just picked it as short for anonymous without thinking! I'm sorry for intruding. I didn't mean anything by it. Please forgive me. I would have apologized sooner, but the thread closed. Anonon, thank you for telling me to calm my tits. I was freaking out! You called it right. My fault for everything.
>>6 Yes it's our regular Lex/Firenbrenie/whatever she is calling herself now. You'll notice that although she says (for the moment) she has nothing bad to say about TS that the subtext of her posts is how he looked dead in the eyes, it was all for show and it won't last long AT ALL. I did say I thought he looked besotted and it would probably last 6-9 months!
>>9 Ouch! Get well soon!!
I have just woken to the news that Britain voted out, so I too require painkillers and alcohol for breakfast. There is a hilarious post on theoanons suggesting that this is All Tom's Fault because he followed a Remain account, leading thousands of disappointed fans to vote Brexit...!!!!
PS I think the double date photo is from the same day as Romantic Streakhouse Dinner With Only 4 Bodyguards. TS is wearing the same outfit.
>>11
Is that two or three dates that day then? I get lost. Good god at the hand holding though, lol. I think I would possibly stab someone trying to hold my hand through dinner, but I'm a bit possessive of my food.
Um, I'm really a new lurker. Not any of those other people, honest! But I'm not sure how to prove that. And I really am sorry about using the Anon name! I've actually never posted on anything before.
Also, for the record, I do think TS is very accomplished woman. She is a philanthropist, and she is a great role model for young girls, much better than some of the other pop singers in the industry who sing half dressed, fall out of nightclubs, etc.
I really just find the whole TH romance to be a confusing surprise, given his previously completely private persona. Its a volte face for his image. Maybe TS is his dream woman, as we can't know 360 degrees about TH's full personality from his interviews. Anyway, it's lovely to chat with all of you.
>>10 Thankyou and yes this news is disappointing but not half as crushing as the possibility of the combination of having Trump for president. That's when you'll find me setting up camp outside the bottle shop. At some point I will find a way to blame TayTo for world demise, it's been in front of our eyes from the beginning (cue Illuminati posts). #catchpa 'deathe'
>>14 I think this and Trump's nomination come from the same disillusionment with the centre, and mistrust of mainstream politicians. Both major policitcal parties in England and Wales (plus the SNP in Scotland, which won a landslide north of the border at the last election) were in favour of Remain - yet the British gave them a big fat raspberry. The mainstream really needs to address this anti-establishment view that the "outsider" (aka the person with seemingly no qualifications for high political office) is somehow "more authentic" more honest and a more appropriate candidate.
>>12 I think two. A lunch date with that couple (Rodney's daughter? Hank's granddaughter?) then a dinner date a deux.
I was lol-int at the pic where she is mauling him and drinking her juice at the same time. But he is dating genuine Nashville royalty so he is presumably up for it.
I was reading back the comments last night. I do actually still think this is a warp speed romance from a meeting at the Met Gala (and maybe getting it on that night). It's an easy theory because one doesn't have to find space in the chronology for them to have met and been texting/screwing for a while before May. And she would still need a PR cover up because she shacked up with someone new the day she met him at a drunken party - in some ways that sounds worse than meeting someone in say March or April, getting close then realising you preferred them to your current lover.
Everyone seems to be saying that TT must have been a thing for longer than May 2 because they look like an established couple in these pics. I am not sure I agree. They are all over each other but that is consistent with TS always behaving like a 15 year old girl in her relationships. As for him - he is enjoying a break from filming or publicity tours for the first time in ages, and has spent maybe the last 12 days in her company 24/7. Things get intense pretty quickly in that environment. To me he looks like a man who has spent the last 12 days shagging constantly and consequently can't keep his paws off her. When I was this far into my relationship with my husband (or maybe a week more) we were on a plane to Venice and we probably didn't look much different in terms of body language. Brand new novelty relationship, infatuation and sex haze is what I see in these pics.
>>16 I don't call it dating when you are dick storming each other EVERY SINGLE NIGHT and in essence living together for weeks on end. That's warp speed living together. Which I must admit I have done. More than once. Then I always make them to take a short hike with their toothbrush to give me some space 'cause goddamit I can't breathe.
But each to their own..
>>17 Jinx on warp speed.
Venice would seal the deal, such a beautiful city.
I agree there's a chance it could all just be new and exciting and they just want to introduce their new love to friends and family.
What seems so out of place with it all though is that they are so public. Every day. Twice a day now. No-one can persuade me those beach shots weren't staged so why would anything else they do in the public eye be genuine?
If I was newly in love and owned a jet plane I would be so remote right now. Deeply nakedly remote. Why are they still here?
>>17 Meeting in March or April and then getting close would imply a deeper connection. They are essentially living together right now and may have been since her breakup. I don't see how having this public relationship with Taylor is serving Tom any benefit. If it wasn't in the public eye this much then I'd believe there may be deeper feelings at work but it all seem infatuation and list driven at the cost of his image and career. A fast and heavy summer fling that's public because Taylor insists and that's her MO?
Has there ever been a celebrity relationship like this one? Heavily in the media spotlight and the couple this loved up at this level in this short amount of time with talk of settling down? Apart from Bennifer 1.0.
Lust not list driven. Actually if it's all for PR then it could be list driven lol
>>17 I also don't think they met sooner than the dinner at Wintour's, but I do think that TS decided that night he was going to be her next and used the Met Gala to make him know her interest for him. They also likely stayed in contact the whole month of May.
Some light entertainment thanks to Calvin who I am realising has an incredible sense of humor. He just keeps delivering. The references to leg day (hi Hiddles) while doing nothing, The petty bitchy instagram comments. I usually cringe at social media slinging matches but this is giving me so much joy. Calvin you big bitch.
It could also be that as a "permanent escapee from emotional entanglement" he understood that he couldn't go on like that if he wanted one day a stable relationship and TS just showed at the right moment, being with TS means being forced to be public with your romance and not being in control, likely he knows it won't last and that's great too, fling like feelings and paps to shock himself to go out there again. As for his career, if we want to give him the benefit of the doubt and say he didn't throw his intelligence away, maybe he knew it would look bad and his reputation would take a hit, but decided to prioritize his future love life over his career.
Too corny? Too lenient toward the boy?
Maybe he just read Alain Botton's new book and thought "Well if we all marry the wrong person, I might as well get some bad PR out of it"
>>23 I find him funny too. I don't think his career or his rep took any hit from this break-up, his new video with Rihanna is the, as they say, shit!
>>10 I did not expected this result, I thought it'd be close, and it was, but the other way around.
I did not see this, he's already trying to take over and show he's in charge. He was driving the SUV.
http://ww4.sinaimg.cn/bmiddle/80336770gw1f565fy7370j22ap1lr7sp.jpg
Never mind what I wrote, the guy totally think this is it. Maybe they will get married.
>>27 He was driving in the jet pics too post Rhode Island. You can see him sitting in the driver's seat in one of the pics. Lol maybe he feels like this is the least he can do since it's essentially all her homes, cars, plane, everything he's using.
I told you they will get married soon. She's giving him a tour of all the mansions and all the properties that will be his after the marriage. She knows that the money (her money)is the only way to his heart. She bought him.
>>24 You nearly had me until 'prioritise his future love life over his career.'
Nevah! Although his career is in a bit of a swamp it would seem and his love life is the biggest news story of the week.
Do you think he didn't consider the career/ profile boost before delving in? Do you think that has nothing to do with the fact they are 'discreetly' pap walking daily and maintaining front page credentials for this extended period?
>>29 lol at the dowry tour
Maybe they are well suited. She is a homebody kind of, with the cooking, baking, scrabble, etc. Which could be a match for 30ish yr old guy. Calvin also used to drive her around though, so maybe it's a guy control thing.
>>23 Calvin is as shallow and pathetic as TayTay about living his life and relationships through Instagram. But if you are going to be shallow and pathetic and live your life through Instagram then do it better than everyone else!! Calvin is poking TH in the eye with everything he posts. Better legs, bigger package and he owns that speedo photo. That's how to pose in your pants and not look ridiculous.
>>29 Taylor as Tom's Christian Grey lol He's in love with the idea of being a part of Nashville royalty. This could very well be a fairytale come true for him. Taylor is Tom's Princess Charming and he's working lad from Britian come to US to make a name for himself.
The Hiddleston fandom might implode if these two get engaged by the end of this weekend.
>>30 I did say it was a bit corny! ;)
But there hasn't been a career and profile boost here, he is not acquiring millions and millions of new fans, he pissed off journalists/critics/fans and as long as he is with her he's TS's bf, nothing more. So love (and excellent sex I hope) present and future is more reasonable.
I'm discovering that the idea that TS is gay comes directly from her fans who ship her heavily with KarlieKloss (they call the pair Kaylor) because they made out at a concert (they call that the kissgate.
>>18 >>19 I think he will have a let down at some point when he needs his space. Not for a while, but it will come.
It is possible that this may be how Tom is in a new relationship but we just didn't see it before. I don't think he has spent this much time with someone 24/7 for a long time - probably not since EO when they were filming ISTL. By all accounts there were a number of Facebook posts from locals that they were hanging out in every cafe in Shreveport. I always thought that not very obvious pairing was born out of an intense time together (in terms of emotion and 24/7 contact) filming a project he loved.
What's new is that we are seeing it in public. Partly I think because this is what TS does and he went along with it for infatuation. Partly because once you feed the beast, the beast will start feeding off you whether you want it or not. I suspect we are entering the phase where the paps follow them everywhere whether they set it up or not.
>>34 He's become a household name in America. His IMDB has shot from around 50 to 3. He is one of the most common Google searches (is Tom Hiddleston gay?!).
I'd say it's been fairly beneficial.
Nevertheless I do think he's pounding the panty pudding and not thinking with the right head and perhaps dazzled by her dowry.
If they keep this up long enough (and I believe they will) the negative press will diminish as the public sways to believing in the fairytail cinderella dross they have fed us and they will become a new power couple. I think they are making a power play.
"Not even Taylor Swift can make Tom Hiddleston hot"
https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/not-taylor-swift-tom-hiddleston-hot-article-1.2683932
Harsh! TS made TH less hot.
"Look Out, Taylor: Kanye to Release ‘Famous’ Video During Live-Streamed Event"
http://stylecaster.com/kanye-west-famous-video/
Maybe it wasn't Harris behind those IG comments
http://www.eonline.com/news/775413/is-calvin-harris-calling-out-taylor-swift-on-instagram-ex-says-singer-controlled-the-media-and-now-he-s-free
Oh I see it was the "https" thing. Thanks. :)
>>40 I'm saving some codeine and wine for Kayne. I feel a shit storm coming.
>>41 I wish I hadn't read the comments. Those Swifties are cray cray delusional. She can do no wrong! She perfect!
Not sure I follow who you think is behind the IG comments. Are you tinfoil hatting? You think Tay Tay is controlling the media through Calvin?!
>>31 Welcome So Sorry! And don't be sorry, it was an honest mistake. We've had trolls in the past use Anon's well established board name in an attempt to give credence to their insulting posts. But you are clrearly not that troll, both because your grammar is very good and you've not said anything trollish.
So welcome and feel free to pick a less apologetic name! And certainly feel free to throw in your two cents at any time.
>>45 Oh I have no idea, the article halfway says "However, a source tells E! News that Harris wasn't behind the comments."
I was merely reporting that. I read at another tumblr blog (the one who used to be teatime-with etc) that TT fans are not beyond faking stuff like this.
I said I would make a habit of checking in every Friday but I'm not going to be able to keep up with you ladies or with Hiddleswift. Christ, kids, slow that relationship express train down!
Like Anon I think they are in that mad rush of the first few weeks of a relationship. They are falling in love because that's what you doing the first weeks of a relationship. Will it last? Will they get married? Stranger things have happened, like them getting together at all! But I dont think we can predict too much at this moment.
I'll see you next Friday. What will I have missed by that time? Wimbledon? An engagement?!
I have to thank you all for sharing all the information about this very odd relationship in an adult and sane way.
I'm not the type of person who cares about celebrities. I made an exception for Tom Hiddleston because he was not a celebrity. He was a serious actor who didn't seem to care about the Hollywood way of life and only cared about his craft. His interviews gave an image of him as an intelligent and cultured man but maybe he's just good at memorising interesting things he reads in books.
The Tom Hiddleston we all knew until a few weeks ago would never date a plastic doll like Taylor Swift who behaves like a 15 year old, who dresses like a 15 year old and whose friends also behave like 15 year old. The lunch with Hank William's granddaughter was probably a move to look more mature after that night at Selena Gomes' concert.
I'm trying to understand his behaviour but I really don't get it. So I'm counting on you to help me with that.
Please, tell me he didn't fool me all this time.That the old Tom is still in there somewhere and will be back. Tell me that the man I respected so much is not a whore who sold himself to the fist famous and rich woman he found.
"28 Things You Learn While Hanging Out With Tom Hiddleston, Taylor Swift’s New Makeout Buddy"
http://www.vulture.com/2016/06/tom-hiddleston-profile-extras-hang-out.html?mid=twitter_vulture
So can you still read these quotes of him a believe him?
THIS, I 100% believe:
"My great strength, and my great weakness, is that I can't do anything by halves. So when I do something I do it to the exclusion of everything else."
She's going to meet Tom's mother. They were spoted in Colchester, probably on their wary to Aldeburgh.
https://twitter. com/paulmoss100/status/746361330463014912
>>54 I think he already did, at the latest CB post it's reported they spent yesterday in the company of her parents.
According to that tweet, they are now in the UK near Aldeburgh which is where Tom's mother lives. Colchester in near the highway, so maybe they stopped to buy some coffee (as the guy says).
>>56 sorry I thought that was a place near Nashville.
So he got himself a postal vote or a vote by proxy just to be back in the country the day after the poll? Isn't that idiotic and unrealistic?
Nothing he's been doing lately makes any sense. And she has a private jet. So... Oh what do I know?
Another spotting at a petrol garage in the UK.
https://twitter. com/KatiePether1/status/746370044905529344
>>56 Well I'll be in Aldeburgh tomorrow so I will keep my eyes peeled for them and their enormous security detail.
"PS. Got an email today about their next possible destination. Apparently her fans track the tail of her private plane? And supposedly her jet landed a few hours ago in London."
I read this at CB, apparently TS private plane was also in Philadelphia during the WizardWorld ComicCon
>>62 Which just proves that they can date without paps if they want to.
>>64 very quickly, they announced their split on June 2nd, WWCC was that very weekend.
Ha ha I just had a thought - he flew into LA on 31 May. She announced the split on 1 June.
It could therefore just about be true that they got together after the split (like, the day after). I recall reading that they talked on the phone and while they were talking he arranged flowers to be delivered right then. Sounds a bit less like bullshit and more feasible if he happened to be in LA as well.
So they see each other in LA some time after 31 May, then on 4 June they fly separately to Philly. Then he flies home on 6 June - meeting at Paramount Studios on 7 June - then back out to NYC on probably 9 June. We catch the story a few days later on 15 June. That's why it doesn't look quite like a first date. They are about 2 weeks in and we have already had the romantic gesture of her firing up the private plane for some secret nookie in Philly.
>>66 And that narrative that he only called her after hearing she split from Harris was always bs (we already thought that but yeah) To be fair when she was in PA she made a surprise appearance at a fan wedding, maybe she already had that planned, maybe she decided knowing TH would be in PA.
I know totally expect an engagement by the end of the month.
>>67 Well, maybe. Remember (as theoanons just reminded me) that he was seen en route to Oxford with a blonde in July before PurseGateGate. That was very probably him taking EO to see his father. If the US weekly time line is to be believed that was longer into the relationship (assuming they started in May) though they had probably spent less time together.
Random thought - was she at Country Music Awards thingy?
>>68 True - although I seem to remember the girl who saw him that time said she was pretty sure the blonde wasn't EO (she was a Marvel fan, for once it might have been his baby sister). I don't know what to hope for anymore.
>>69 from what I read there are fans that watched the show to see TH so I think they would have spotted her.
It's all on, isn't it? I could be wrong, but I'm really not expecting an engagement announcement soon; I was kidding before.
We can assume that he met her parents during his time in Nashville. Perhaps nothing major, just a 'nice to meet you, son' sorta moment. This is what Taylor does. She'd met Gyllenhal's parents very quickly after they started dating and I think had Thanksgiving with his sister's family. I don't remember if he met her parents, but I wouldn't be surprised. They lasted 5 months. Some people just jump in at the deep end with relationships. She's one of them, and he's following her lead.
If he's met her parents and he's following her lead, it would only be polite and proper (that's TH!) for him to take her to meet his. They'll have some tea and Mrs. Hiddleston will bring out the good biscuits but they're probably not going to be picking out china for the wedding reception.
Heaven knows I could be wrong meeting the parents doesn't always equal engagement, marriage or even serious relationship. At least not with TS!
And I completely believe that EO met his father and maybe his mother. Those two were hanging out and seeing each other much more than we ever realized.
>>72 Yes, all this. I said before I thought that THEO was an iceberg and we were only seeing the 5% above water. I bet she met his parents and that they spent much more time together than we saw. It's just that with Swifty we see much more, partly through choice and partly because she is just a lot more famous.
And she has the private jet so it is feasible to say, "hey, let's fly down tomorrow and see her." She is super rich and at the moment has a lot of time on her hands - so why not nip to Nashville, meet the parents, then nip to Aldeburgh, meet mum.
I'll leave this here, it's a comment at CB about what happened with the Kennedy boy, very similar to what's happening with TH, maybe it's not as sui generis as it seems.
http://www.celebitchy.com/492070/tom_hiddleston_taylor_swift_spent_all_of_thursday_with_her_parents/#comment-15102113
>>72,73 you could totally be right about it and this will resolve itself into a fling (see my corny speculation).
Anon, it seems his blue jaguar was brought to Heathrow, look out for it.
PS I will be very interested to see how Swifty plays the pap card while in rural Suffolk. There is no chance - I can say this with total confidence as I am there at the moment - no chance at all that a pap encounter there will "just happen". Unless the Sun is reading this board and/or Theoanons and/or deep down the comments section on CB it will not know they are in Suffolk. I know we are very, very important but that does seem unlikely (& Lainey only said that the plane was in London - if I were a pap I'd be waiting at his place).
>>74 It's not. This seems to be TS's broken record with relationships. And look at you using Latin!! I love it. TH would be so proud. I bet he and Swifty are going through declensions together as we speak!
>>78 Haha, whenever he brings her a rose he goes "rosae for you" - he made it sound like it was the most difficult thing in the world (I grew up in close quarters with Latin).
>>79 rosa tibi. Latin's a breeze. Greek makes you its bitch.
>>80 mea rosa. Languages are strange, you can never predict the one that will make you its bitch.
On to meet his parents and go to Wimbledon! If they don't have plans to end up together, and maybe they do, I'm just wondering what the graceful exit from this could be? Like best case scenario for Tom, does the distance and work commitments just keep them apart and break them up in a mature way w/o drama, so he can maintain his gentlemanly image and good PR?
Or maybe TS will end up with him, and he will thank her as his significant other if he wins an Oscar one day? Hmmm... Thoughts?
They're not getting married unless they are truly in love and right now, they seem infatuated. I give it her usual 3 month timeline. Maybe even earlier, July. Tom's image is a mess. There is no room for a graceful exit for him anymore so he's just gotta suck it up and play by Taylor's rules. She'll figure out a way to get rid of him where it'll look like he cruelly dumped her. Even if she's the one who ended it.
oh my god! I've just searched his name on Facebook for the first time and the comments on every news item are all very bad to Tom and Taylor but especially to her.
>>85 And at the bottom of the article, the narrative:
May 2, 2016: Taylor and Tom Hiddleston are spotted dancing with each other at the 2016 Met Gala in New York, before the star's split from Calvin Harris.
June 1: It emerges that Taylor and Calvin have broken up after 15 months of dating.
June 15: The Sun obtains photos of Taylor and Tom kissing on the beach in Rhode Island, taken June 14.
June 16: Tom and Taylor are pictured boarding the singer's private jet in Rhode Island.
June 21: The couple are spotted dancing with each other at Selena Gomez's concert in Nashville, Tennessee.
June 23: Taylor and Tom have a dinner date with the popstrel's friends in Nashville.
June 23: Calvin allegedly responds to fans on his Instagram account after he is asked by social media users what happened between him and Taylor. A rep for Calvin tells Entertainment Tonight that the DJ did not write the comments.
June 24: People reports that Taylor has introduced Tom to her parents, Andrea and Scott Swift, in Nashville.
>>86 I did say upthread that if they pulled a major stunt like this to coincide with Kayne's video I'm calling the whole escapade a load of bollocks.
This kind of obvious stunt won't play well with the UK public. They're playing everyone for fools heartlessly the day after the nation went to shit.
Someone give TH a standing ovation and retire him to the basement.
tin hat on
she is wearing baggy blacks and covering her stomach with that enormous handbag
>>87 Could she be faking it to make Calvin, oops sorry I mean the public, think so? :D
Okay I know I said I was leaving for good... but I just saw that ridiculous atrocity of a pap walk featuring Tom's own mother (for God's sake, Tom, your mother? have you no shame?) and I just had to pop back in to comment.
The way I see it, as this is playing out, we have two options here:
This is ridiculous. I'm actually so angry right now and I don't even know these people.
>>89 I'm leaning towards number 2 simply because I can't comprehend number 1.
It's really the only explanation for him being so extra. Although he has been described as extra before..
What a mess, this is so embarrassing.
The shame, the shame
What's happening? Seriously, what is happening?
Anon, I hope your holiday isn't ruined by all the paps that usually frequent the busy metropolis that is Aldeburgh.
Now that he's pap strolled his mother. Is it on to Oxford for papa H? Or back to London for more date nights?
I never thought I'd say this: I'm going to go watch a Kanye West music video. And I'm going to click on The DM's article about Kanye. And I'm going to praise Kayne's video. TS is not getting what she wants from me.
It's such a D-lister reality TV star thing to do.
The cringe is strong on this one.
They actually hired friendly paparazzi to follow them from the moment they landed. It's so desperate and sad and eww and Tay Tay can't even hide her contempt for mum I can't believe she's actually struggling with this stunt.
PS Kaynes video is worth the praise
*Kanye
So glad I dosed up on Codeine and booze again for this spacktacular event
>>89 >>90 I still don't think TH got her knocked up, but I think she cheated, told the ex and he crashed the car, then they broke up and she now has to overscript everything so that everyone around them seems so happy with the speed of the new relationship so that neither the negative press from the ex, nor whatever scandal she is running from regarding Kanye will be overshadowed by her new love. (whew).
Wow. The pictures are up on dailymail of Hiddleston introducing Swift to his mother. The jag met the private plane, they're strolling down his mother's street arm in arm with the mother. They are zipping around in his James Bond jag car. Is this for real? Is she pregnant? Is this a Hiddleston save for his career. So confused.
>>95 It is so severely over scripted, it's transparent now. I don't even know where they're going with this now.
I can't believe he used his own mother. That's really low. We're only on day 10. What is going on?
If she's pregnant they wouldn't be this obvious. It'd be spaced out over time. They'd make it more gradual to show an organic relationship and not make the pregnancy factor obvious.
This whole pap walk was like a photoshoot. It's ridiculous!
It's about to get worse in 4, 3, 2….. check it out
http://tayswiftland.tumblr.com/post/146440166159/nobody-else-curious-about-the-ring-she-keeps
>>98 I did see that. It's so big, how can you miss it. I just assumed it wasn't new but if Swifties say it's new then... wow.
This is turning into a two week engagement.
Chuck that up your timeline, DM
So, back to those pregnancy rumors... no point putting tinfoil hat on any more
>>99 She wore suspicious rings when she was dating Calvin and Harry. It's like wearing a loose blouse to get people talking about a pregnancy. FWIW she's not wearing the ring in the Rhode Island pics or the Selena Gomez concert pics as far as I can tell.
