Taylor Swift‘s relationship with Travis Kelce has been the talk of the town for months. Meanwhile, her ex-boyfriend, Joe Alwyn, has stayed quiet about the end of their six-year relationship. The British actor, who is assumed to be an inspiration for several songs on Swift’s new The Tortured Poets Department album, is now speaking out about his split. Alwyn opened up about about the breakup, and his comments just may surprise fans.

During a profile for The Sunday Times, Joe Alwyn was asked if he had listened to Taylor Swift’s new album. His response wasn’t necessarily the answer that was expected. However, it was clear that he was choosing his words very carefully.

Joe Alwyn Finally Opens Up About Taylor Swift Split

“In thinking on what I was going to say, I would think and hope that anyone and everyone can empathize. This isn’t a direct answer to your question, but just thinking about what I want to talk about,” he stated. “I would hope that anyone and everyone can empathize and understand the difficulties that come with the end of a long, loving, fully committed relationship of over six and a half years.”

Keeping it classy, Joe Alwyn had nothing negative to say about Taylor Swift. Instead, he touched on the difficult situation that came after their breakup, revealing that the media attention was hard to deal with. However, he still refused to dish any major details about the split.

“That is a hard thing to navigate. What is unusual and abnormal in this situation is that, one week later, it’s suddenly in the public domain, and the outside world is able to weigh in,” Alwyn said. “As everyone knows, we together — both of us, mutually — decided to keep the more private details of our relationship private. It was never something to commodify and I see no reason to change that now,” the actor added.

Many fans credited Alwyn for his mature and kind words about Swift. “This man has yet to say one bad thing about Taylor yet for some reason Swifties hate him so much lol why is that?” one person tweeted. “He honestly spilled, no matter what happened, it’s none of our business. And I’m sure Taylor would only hope we wish him well,” another wrote.

Meanwhile, Joe Alwyn did reveal that in the year since he and Taylor Swift split, he has been doing very well. He confessed that he feels like he’s in a great place in his personal and professional life. For her part, Swift also seems to be flourishing. Her Eras tour has earned high praise from fans. Of course, her romance with Travis Kelce also seems to be thriving.