The moment Tom Hiddleston and Taylor Swift got close at the Met Gala
Dance off at fashion event sparked new romance
TOM Hiddleston and Taylor Swift shocked the world overnight when their new romance was exclusively revealed by The Sun.
But the spark between the stars can be traced back to the Met Gala on May 2 this year, when the Shake It Off singer asked the British actor to dance at an after party.
In a video that went viral, the stars busted their best moves to T.I.'s Bring Em' Out, with the 26-year-old sexily wiggled her bum at her future beau while Tom executed a perfect 360 spin.
The 35-year-old looked like the perfect English gent at the annual event, wearing a black tail suit, white waistcoat, shirt and tie, while Taylor rocked a sexy metallic Louis Vutton dress with cut out sides which showcased her toned abs.
The pair also danced to Beyonce's Crazy in Love and The Weeknd's hit single, Can't Feel My Face, and according to Body Language expert Annabelle Knight, the chemistry between them is clear.
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She said: "The video shows an obvious attraction between the two, with close, friendly body language.
"At the beginning Tom’s hands are high, and at chest height, perhaps showcasing his assets to Taylor.
"With almost a ten year age gap I’d hazard a guess that at this point in their relationship Tom would have been certain that nothing could happen between the two so was making an effort to keep the dance off platonic.
"However, to me it is clear that there is a level of attraction between them and had he made eye contact with Taylor a bit more he might have seen the sparks for himself and their ‘love story’ could have started a long while ago."
He told the Press Association: "I love dancing, who doesn’t? It’s a weird one.
“I haven’t actually danced for a long time, but I happened to be dancing at the Met Gala, because it was a party.
“I was on a table with Taylor Swift and The Weeknd was playing and she said: ‘The thing about these parties is nobody gets up to dance.’”
Meanwhile he told the BBC Radio One Breakfast Show: “She said: ‘If they play I Can’t Feel My Face we have to get up and dance as an encore.’
“I said: ‘I’m in, of course, let’s go. Absolutely.’ We just jumped up and started dancing – and everybody else started dancing – which was great. And it was cool."
Tom also seemed to realise their meeting was an unusual one, and thinks that's why the video was such a big hit on social media, saying: "Taylor is a huge star. Maybe it’s just the randomness of it.”
Fans of both stars couldn't handle them dancing together, taking to Twitter in their droves to comment on the footage.
One wrote: "Just saw a video of @twhiddleston dancing with @taylorswift13 at the Met Gala. This gives new meaning to the word 'charming.'" while another added: "Taylor Swift dancing with Tom Hiddleston and my head just explodes".
The moment lingered in fans' minds for days, with one user writing: "I'm still not over the damn met gala footage of tom hiddleston dancing with with taylor swift."
Another wrote: "I can't believe Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston were dancing at the Met Gala and there's gifs and that I'm actually so f**ked up over this."
However the Style singer's dance moves were called into question by a number of people, with one Twitter user writing: "everyone's talking about taylor swift dancing with hiddles but all i can see is tom's perfect dance skills [sic]" and another said: "You know when you're at a wedding and your 2 drunk uncles start dancing? That's Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston."
However one fan clearly picked up on the chemistry between the two, and following the news that Taylor had split from Calvin, tweeted: "Does this mean @taylorswift13 and @twhiddleston can be a thing now?! Remember their cute dancing video? #NeverForget"