Joe Alwyn shields his face with a baseball cap and sunglasses as he makes a low-key arrival in Milan after breaking silence on Taylor Swift split

Joe Alwyn made a low-key arrival in Milan, Italy ahead of Fashion Week on Sunday after breaking his silence on his shock split from Taylor Swift.

The actor, 33, shielded his face with a baseball cap and sunglasses as he arrived at his hotel and chatted to a group of people outside.

While speaking about his past relationship for the first time this week, Joe, who is notoriously private about his personal life, described his time with the pop star, 34, as 'long, loving' and 'fully committed' in an interview with The Sunday Times Style.

He was all smiles following his arrival in Italy's fashion capital, opting for a casual oversized cardigan and a plain white T-shirt.

Joe completed his relaxed ensemble with a pair of navy blue trousers and some chunky trainers.

Joe Alwyn, 33,  made a low-key arrival in Milan, Italy on Sunday ahead of Fashion Week after breaking his silence on his shock split from Taylor Swift

The actor shielded his face with a baseball cap and sunglasses as he arrived at his hotel and chatted to a group of people outside

The Mary Queen of Scots star discussed his spit from global superstar Taylor this on Saturday, 14-months after it was first revealed.

When asked if he listened to her latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, which is rumoured to be about their breakup, he said: 'In thinking on what I was going to say, I would think and hope that anyone and everyone can empathise… This isn’t a direct answer to your question, but just thinking about what I want to talk about.

'I would hope that anyone and everyone can empathise and understand the difficulties that come with the end of a long, loving, fully committed relationship of over six and a half years,' Joe continued.

The Conversations with Friends star proceeded to admit that the end of their long-term relationship has been 'a hard thing to navigate.'

Taylor is still yet to speak publicly about the break-up, but has since moved on with NFL star Travis Kelce.

Her only comments have come through song, with several tracks on The Tortured Poets Department understood to be about Joe.

In one particular track, LOML, Taylor heartbreakingly sings: 'I wish we could recall how we almost had it all...'

Last year in April, it was confirmed that Swift and Alwyn had officially gone their separate ways after dating for six years. The songstress has since moved on with Kansas City Chiefs tight end, Travis Kelce.

While speaking about his past relationship, Joe, who is notoriously private about his personal life, described his time with the pop star, 34, as 'long, loving' and 'fully committed' (pictured with Taylor in 2020)

He was all smiles following his arrival in Italy's fashion capital, opting for a casual oversized cardigan and a plain white T-shirt

Joe completed his relaxed ensemble with a pair of navy blue trousers

The Mary Queen of Scots star discussed his spit from global superstar Taylor this on Saturday, 14-months after it was first revealed

When asked if he listened to her latest album, he said: 'In thinking on what I was going to say, I would think and hope that anyone and everyone can empathise'

He added: 'I would hope that everyone can understand the difficulties that come with the end of a long, loving, fully committed relationship of over six and a half years'

The Conversations with Friends star proceeded to admit that the end of their long-term relationship has been 'a hard thing to navigate'

While attending the Grammy Awards earlier this month, she notably won the awards for both Best Pop Vocal Album and Album of the Year for Midnights.

Accepting her first award of the night for Pop Vocal Album, the star notably announced that she would be dropping her next album titled: The Tortured Poets Department.

After the surprise revelation, fans were quickly convinced that the title of the album was in reference to Alwyn.

Back in 2022, the actor explained that he was part of a WhatsApp group chat with close pals Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott called The Tortured Man Club.

Following the album announcement, a source told DailyMail.com that Alwyn feels it would be 'shady' if Taylor dissed him in The Tortured Poets Department.

'Joe has not said one word about Taylor or their breakup and has been completely respectful of her,' an insider told DailyMail.com exclusively. 'It's undeniable that the name of her upcoming album is in reference to Joe's WhatsApp group chat.'

The source continued: 'Taylor knocked him for the name of this when they were together. She didn't want people to think that it had anything to do with her, so when he spoke out about it, she was, of course, bothered.'

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Taylor is still yet to speak publicly about the break-up, but has since moved on with NFL star Travis Kelce (pictured in February)

The insider continued: 'Joe has no reason to believe yet that she is going to diss him or their relationship.

'She writes about her past using code and points of reference. It may just be that she is reflecting on their time together and he is hoping it is nothing more.

'If it is a diss album, that is shady. He helped her with song writing on her past album so it will really come as a shock to him if she talks about their breakup, as it is something he has not spoken of at all.'

The source finished: 'Regardless of what she does, he will still not respond because he has removed himself from her narrative and is very glad, he did.'