Tom Hiddleston reveals the truth about his relationship with Taylor Swift

Tom Hiddleston has spilt details on his high-profile but short-lived romance with Taylor Swift.

The 35-year-old actor is featured on the March cover of GQ Magazine as he opened up about his relationship with the 27-year-old singer. 

He called his ex an "amazing woman", revealed how he ended up wearing that cringe-worthy 'I heart T.S.' at her July 4 party and discussed why the romance ultimately failed.  

"Taylor is an amazing woman," he said. "She's generous and kind and lovely, and we had the best time." 

He also nixed speculation the relationship was a stunt purely designed for publicity, insisting: "Of course it was real." 

He claims they were both seeking a normal relationship, adding: "So we decided to go out for dinner, we decided to travel … She's incredible. [But] a relationship in the limelight … A relationship always takes work. And it's not just the limelight. It's everything else."

He also finally explained the outfit he wore at her now famous July 4 party.

He claims he wore it just out of necessity, saying: "The truth is, it was the Fourth of July and a public holiday and we were playing a game and I slipped and hurt my back.

"And I wanted to protect the graze from the sun and said, 'Does anyone have a T-shirt?' And one of her friends said, 'I've got this.'"

The friend pulled out the 'I heart T.S.' tank top that Taylor's squad all own.

Tom explained: "And we all laughed about it. It was a joke."

He appears frustrated that the tank top received so much attention and went on to became an "emblem" for their romance.

He also says the pictures were taken "without consent" and "with no context' but doesn't mention that Taylor and her 'squad' proudly shared countless July 4 party pictures on social media.

There was even a professional photographer capturing all the fun as polished photos appeared throughout Instagram during that holiday weekend.

Tom was even featured in a few of the social media posts including the couples picture where the women sat on their significant other's lap including: Taylor, Tom, Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, Britany Maack and Benjamin LaManna. 

He lead the way down an inflatable slide as Taylor, Cara Delevingne and Gigi Hadid clung on behind in a photo posted by the 24-year-old Suicide Squad actress.

He complains: "The narratives that are out there altogether have been extrapolated from pictures that were taken without consent or permission, with no context.

"Nobody had the context for that story. And I’m still trying to work out a way of having a personal life and protecting it, but also without hiding.

"So the hardest thing is that that was a joke among friends on the Fourth of July… I just, I was surprised.

"I was just surprised that it got so much attention. The tank top became an emblem of this thing."

Taylor and Tom enjoyed a brief romance as they only dated for three months from June to September 2016.

At the time an insider exclusively told DailyMail.com that the pop star felt "uncomfortable" with the actor's desire to be "so public" about their romance. 

Tom had asked Taylor to the Emmy Awards that month, but she began questioning whether he was with her for "the right reasons" and ultimately decided to call off the romance. 

The Night Manager actor seemingly has a different story as he insisted in the GQ piece that he wanted a regular relationship and so did she as he explained: "So we decided to go out for dinner, we decided to travel."

Their whirlwind romance began as they were spotted dancing at the 2016 Met Gala in New York on May 2 before the 1989 hitmaker had split with Calvin Harris.

In June it emerged that Swift had broken up with the 33-year-old DJ after 15 months of dating and just two weeks later the pop singer and actor were spotted kissing on the beach in Rhode Island.

Tom jetted to Australia to film Thor: Ragnarok in Mid-August while Taylor attended Blake Lively's dual baby shower and 29th birthday in New York two weeks later on August 28. Their split was reported on September 6. 

A TIMELINE OF TAYLOR AND TOM'S WHIRLWIND ROMANCE

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. They were last pictured together, kissing on May 20.

June 14: Taylor and Tom pictured kissing on the beach in Rhode Island

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 pop star'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. 

July 4: The couple spend July 4 with a host of celebrity friends at her Rhode Island vacation home 

July 7: The duo touch down in Australia, where Tom was filming Thor: Ragnarok

July 22: Pair return to Los Angeles together

July 28: The pair look happy as they go hand-in-hand to dinner together in Santa Monica 

August 17: Tom jets solo to Australia to resume filming

August 28: Taylor goes solo as she attends BFF Blake Lively's dual baby shower and 29th birthday party in Westchester, New York

September 6: It emerges that Hiddleston and Swift had split after less than three months together

- Daily Mail