It’s certainly nice to have a friend (or five!) forTaylor Swift.
Swift, 33, rocked a black Simkhai minidress with spaghetti straps and black shoes and sunglasses and a Stella McCartney bag as she and her posse were photographed walking down the street.
The pop star’s outing comes amid her sold-out Eras Tour, which she’ll continue in Houston on Friday. Swift has been photographed out and about in New York City multiple times over the last few weeks following her breakup with actorJoe Alwynafter six years of dating.
On Wednesday, she and Lively grabbed dinner with Lively’s husband Ryan Reynolds. Reynolds, along with the Haim sisters and Swift’s brother Austin, seemingly all unfollowed Alwyn, 32, on Instagram following the breakup, per DeuxMoi andeagle-eyed fans.
News of the pair’s breakup wasconfirmed to PEOPLEon April 8, with sources saying they broke up a few weeks beforehand. Swift has been traveling the country for her Eras tour.
Alana Haim, Danielle Haim, Taylor Swift, Blake Lively, Gigi Hadid, Este Haim.BACKGRID
“They’ve had rough patches before and always worked things out, so friends thought they would take some time apart but eventually come back together,” said the source at the time, noting that “ultimately” Swift and Alwyn “weren’t the right fit for one another.”
Reps for Swift and Alwyn have not commented on the breakup.
The “Lavender Haze” musician was first publicly linked to the British actor in May 2017, when it was revealed that the pair had been quietly dating for months. Though it’s not clear exactly when they met,fans have speculatedthat Swift and Alwyn first crossed paths at the 2016 Met Gala.
Throughout their relationship, the pair kept details of their romance to themselves, demurring on engagement rumors in recent years.
Taylor Swift.Ethan Miller/TAS23/Getty
Sources say the pair bonded quickly over shared passions for art and creativity. Indeed, Swift has released 10 songs co-written and/or co-produced with Alwyn, whowrote under the pseudonym William Bowery. The collaborations include six songs onFolklore, three songs onEvermoreand “Sweet Nothing” onMidnights.
Despite the breakup, the source previously told PEOPLE, “There is a lot of respect still between them.”
source: people.com
