In her Disney+ docuseries, the global superstar reflects on her breakups with Joe Alwyn and Matty Healy—and how the Eras Tour became her anchor through one of the most emotionally challenging chapters of her life.
Taylor Swift is offering fans an uncharacteristically candid glimpse into her personal life, breaking her silence on her relationships with actor Joe Alwyn and The 1975 frontman Matty Healy in the fourth episode of her Disney+ Eras Tour docuseries.
Speaking with raw honesty, the “Lover” singer reveals that the early months of the record-breaking tour coincided with profound emotional upheaval. “My personal life was hard,” Swift admits. “I went through two breakups on the first half of this tour. And that’s a lot of breakups, actually.”
Despite the heartbreak, Swift credits the Eras Tour with giving her structure, momentum, and purpose when she needed it most. “The show is what gave me purpose and was what I could use to get me out of bed,” she says. “So the tour has never been the hard thing in my life. The tour has been the thing that allowed me to find purpose outside of the s— that was going wrong in my life.”
With her signature wit intact, Swift adds a line that quickly became a fan favorite: “Men will let you down. The Eras Tour never will.”
A Six-Year Chapter Comes to an End
Swift’s most significant breakup was with Joe Alwyn, whom she dated for six years before the pair quietly separated in April 2023. Their relationship was marked by deep creative collaboration. Alwyn, writing under the pseudonym William Bowery, co-wrote and co-produced several of Swift’s most acclaimed tracks across Folklore, Evermore, and Midnights, including “Exile,” “Betty,” “Champagne Problems,” “Coney Island,” and “Sweet Nothing.”
His contributions earned him a Grammy for Album of the Year in 2021 as part of Folklore, cementing their partnership as both romantic and artistic.
A Whirlwind Romance and Public Scrutiny
Shortly after her split from Alwyn, Swift was seen spending time with Matty Healy in New York City. Their brief but highly publicized romance lasted about a month, ending in June 2023. Until now, Swift had largely avoided direct commentary on both relationships, choosing instead to process her experiences through music—most notably on Midnights and The Tortured Poets Department.
In the docuseries, Swift reflects on the emotional toll of dating under constant scrutiny. “I felt like a big conglomerate that no one sees as a real human being anymore,” she says. “Especially not men that I date.” At one point, she recalls feeling utterly defeated: “Nothing works. Nothing’s… there’s no one for me in the world.”
Love, Unexpectedly, Finds Its Way Back
In a twist worthy of a Swiftian bridge, hope arrives from an unlikely place—the Eras Tour itself. Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce went viral in 2023 after joking that he failed to give Swift a friendship bracelet with his number at her concert. Swift reached out, and the rest quickly became public history.
The couple confirmed their relationship later that year when Swift attended one of Kelce’s games. After two years together, they announced their engagement in August 2025 with a characteristically playful message: “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married.”
A Story of Resilience and Renewal
Through vulnerability and reflection, Swift reframes a period defined by loss into one marked by resilience. The Eras Tour, now cemented as a cultural phenomenon, was more than a performance schedule—it was a lifeline.
In telling her story on her own terms, Swift once again demonstrates why her connection with audiences runs so deep: even at her most iconic, she remains unmistakably human.
