--- title: Taylor Swift Delicate Video: Fans Have Joe Alwyn Theories description: Fans think that Taylor Swift's "Delicate" is chock full of references to Joe Alwyn. canonical: https://time.com/5197438/taylor-swift-delicate-references-joe-alwyn/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-03-13T16:02:39.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:51:22.130Z og:title: The Internet Thinks Taylor Swift's Video Has Joe Alwyn Clues og:description: Is there more to "Delicate" than meets the eye? og:url: https://time.com/5197438/taylor-swift-delicate-references-joe-alwyn/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte98615bf33682cb7/69892aa38fd2ee934235afea/taylor.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1440 og:image:height: 810 og:image:alt: Taylor og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Internet Thinks Taylor Swift's Video Has Joe Alwyn Clues twitter:description: Is there more to "Delicate" than meets the eye? twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte98615bf33682cb7/69892aa38fd2ee934235afea/taylor.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Internet Thinks Taylor Swift's Video Is Loaded With Hidden References to Joe Alwyn > Sponsored content. 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[Swift](http://content.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,20867219001%5F1893645,00.html?iid=sr-link10) has been very quiet about her out-of-the-spotlight relationship with Joe Alwyn, however, old habits die hard, and after years of documenting her relationships in her songs, fans think she may have included a nod—or even several nods—to Alwyn in [her new video](http://time.com/5195544/taylor-swifts-delicate-video-memes/?iid=sr-link1). Eagle-eyed fans were quick to point them out sharing their theories online and hoping that Swift will confirm them. For starters, did Swift spell out Alwyn’s first name, Y-M-C-A style? Some fans are convinced of it: > [](https://twitter.com/itsdionnecabe/status/973458995229876224) > [](https://twitter.com/georgielovestay/status/973361838174998528) That’s not the only secret shout-out to Swift’s [hiking buddy](https://www.popsugar.com/fashion/Taylor-Swift-Nike-Sneakers-Hike-Joe-Alwyn-44655916) that fans are seeing in the video, either. They think the fact that Swift [dances](http://time.com/5188202/michelle-obama-meets-little-girl-looking-at-portrait/?iid=sr-link4) in front of a store called “Joe’s Deli” is not a mere coincidence, but a concerted effort to say a subtle hello to her friend. > [](https://twitter.com/longlonglive13/status/973320554584272898) > [](https://twitter.com/taylorhugsheal/status/973324485133815808) > [](https://twitter.com/mshaleymiller/status/973462306326827008) > [](https://twitter.com/adelicatetrash/status/973012850867392512) > [](https://twitter.com/crystalskies%5F%5F%5F/status/973014236078096384) > [](https://twitter.com/RedHeadLohan/status/973007087880974336) One fan thinks Alwyn handed Swift a magical note in the video: > [](https://twitter.com/Track9%5F%5F/status/973431074633191424) While others are convinced Alwyn is a face in the crowd at a bar: > [](https://twitter.com/castlesofbricks/status/973254531743207424) > [](https://twitter.com/swiftiemeester/status/973442331817934848) > [](https://twitter.com/Faith%5FHa13/status/973020015111831557) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5197438/taylor-swift-delicate-references-joe-alwyn/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5197438/taylor-swift-delicate-references-joe-alwyn/"},"headline":"The Internet Thinks Taylor Swift's Video Is Loaded With Hidden References to Joe Alwyn","datePublished":"2018-03-13T16:02:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:51:22.130Z","description":"Is there more to \"Delicate\" than meets the eye?","url":"https://time.com/5197438/taylor-swift-delicate-references-joe-alwyn/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Music","Taylor Swift","Music videos"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte98615bf33682cb7/69892aa38fd2ee934235afea/taylor.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte98615bf33682cb7/69892aa38fd2ee934235afea/taylor.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Taylor","caption":"","creditText":"","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5197438/taylor-swift-delicate-references-joe-alwyn/","name":"The Internet Thinks Taylor Swift's Video Is Loaded With Hidden References to Joe Alwyn"}}]}] ```