Tom Hiddleston Laughs as Camera Pans to Him During Simu Liu's Taylor Swift Joke at 2024 People's Choice Awards

Mar. 15, 2025

Tom Hiddleston.Photo:NBC

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Tom Hiddlestonwas caught on camera during an unexpected moment at the 2024People’s Choice Awards.

During theopening monlogue at the awards show, hostSimu Liudiscussed howTaylor Swifthas dominated pop culture the past year, thanks to her Eras Tour and its movie, as well as her romance with NFL starTravis Kelce.

“Finally, for the most iconic pop culture moment of the year, who could forget that one little movie about a blonde American icon that had the entire country dressing up, dancing the night away, and making huge waves at the box office. I’m talking of course aboutTaylor Swift: The Eras Tourmovie,” he said, tricking the audience into thinking he was referencing his own movie,Barbie.

Tom Hiddleston at the 2024 People’s Choice Awards.Tommaso Boddi/WireImage

Tommaso Boddi/WireImage

While theShang-Chistar, 34, brought up1989— a nod to Swift’s fifth studio album — the camera panned to Hiddleston, 43, who dated the singer briefly during 2016 and appeared to laugh during that moment.

After her split fromCalvin Harris, the “I Can See You” artist, 34, sparked a romance with theThor: Ragnarokactor after meeting at the 2016 Met Gala. Their high-profile relationship included trips to Swift’s homes in Rhode Island and Nashville, as well as Hiddleston’s native England. After three months of dating, the duo broke up in September 2016.

Tom Hiddleston and Taylor Swift.Jerad Williams/Newspix/Getty

Even after their breakup, months later, theLokistar praised his former girlfriend. “Of course it was real,” Hiddleston toldGQin 2017. “Taylor is an amazing woman. She’s generous and kind and lovely, and we had the best time.”

“Zawe, none of this makes sense without you,” said Hiddleston. “Thank you for your love and support every step of the way.”

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