Tom Hiddleston dishes on dance off with Taylor Swift: ‘It was a weird one’
The hunky actor says he was stunned his gyrations with the Blank Space singer at Met Gala went viral
TOM Hiddleston has revealed just how he ended up busting some moves alongside
Taylor Swift at the Met Gala.
The Night Manager star and his singing sidekick were caught on camera getting down at the lavish soiree in New York on Monday.
And the footage of their foxy footstep went viral.
Tom revealed in an interview on Thursday he is a fan of dancing and said it
was strange becoming an Internet sensation.
He said: "It's a weird one [that it went viral]. I haven't actually
danced for a long time, but I happened to be dancing at the Met Gala because
it was a party."
Tom, added he ended up showing off his moves with Taylor because the pair were
sitting on the same table: “The Weeknd was playing and she said, 'The thing
about these parties is nobody gets up to dance' and you're making music.’
“She, as a musician, was like, 'We've got to dance for The Weeknd' so we got
up and danced."
He went on: "I didn't know it was going to ping round the world, but it's
all good."
Tom and Taylor's moves were caught on camera by Carlos Souza at the event -she
is a jeweler and Valentino brand ambassador.
The Blank Space singer twirled and shimmied, while Tom, looking a little on
the shiny side in his pristine tuxedo, did a good job of showing off his
groove.
Their antics drew a crowd on their makeshift dance floor.
In fact Taylor and Tom got on so well they went to the afterparty for the
event at the Boom Boom Room, at the Standard Hotel.
Insiders say they got on like a house on fire.
But it was clearly nothing more than a bit of friendly bonding - Taylor is
currently dating DJ Calvin Harris, while Tom is said to be with his co-star
in "I Saw The Light", Elizabeth Olsen.
They were joined at the party by Sienna Miller, where the trio danced the
night away.
Ever the gentleman, Night Manager star Tom helped Taylor switch to a pair of
combat boots when her stiletto strapped kinky boots got to much.
A source told : "Tom had to stand up and bang on the bottom of the shoe to
get it on,
“Tom got the shoe on Taylor's foot and she laughed."
Clearly the singer had not let some of the less than flattering comments she
had got on social media about her outfit get to her.
The designer dress, which featured a snake print and cutaways was compared to
a fish, a chocolate bar and The Tin Man from The Wizard of Oz.
Taylor was the co-host of the Met Gala, alongside actor Idris Elba, and Vogue
Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour.
The Met Gala, a benefit which is held to raise money for the Metropolitan
Museum of Art Costume Institute, is a who’s who of the stylish and famous –
with guests going all out with the choice of frocks – which can range from
the sublime to the ridiculous.
Designers often walk the red carpet with the star they have created a gown
for.
Celebrities attending included Uma Thurman, Kim Kardashian, Cindy Crawford and
Selena Gomez.
The theme was Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology.
Tickets to the bash were $30,000 each, with Apple acting as the main sponsor.