anxt “Taylor Swift and Charli XCX’s Complete Relationship History: ‘Reputation’ Tour, ‘Brat’ and More”
October 3, 2025
Taylor Swift and Charli XCX have long denied there’s any tension between them, but their rumored beef made headlines again with the release of Swift’s 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl.
After the album dropped in October 2025, fans immediately began speculating that track 7, “Actually Romantic,” is about Charli.
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“What do i do as someone who is a superfan of both taylor swift and charli xcx,” tweeted one confused listener. Another X user added, “Streets are saying Taylor swift just dissed my wifey charli XCX.”
While “Actually Romantic” may be the first that some fans have ever heard of any alleged drama between Swift and Charli, their relationship actually dates back nearly a decade. Keep scrolling for the duo’s complete history:
May 2018
Charli joined Swift’s Reputation World Tour as an opening act alongside Camila Cabello. At the time, Charli was best known for the hits “Boom Clap” from the Fault in Our Stars soundtrack and the Icona Pop collaboration “I Love It.”
