Taylor Swift holds hands with Joe Alwyn (Picture: Splash News)

Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn are going from strength to strength in their pretty private relationship.

The lovebirds were spotted holding hands in New York, not long after Joe opened up for the first time about his love for the Shake It Off singer.

During this very rare public outing, the couple stepped out together for the premiere of Joes film The Favourite.

They tried really hard to keep a low profile – TayTay loves doing that these days – as they walked through the back door at Alice Tully Hall in the Lincoln Center, and was part of the New York Film Festival where the event took place.

Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn celebrated their 2nd anniversary together as a couple on Friday night, as they attended his NYFF premiere at Lincoln Center. The couple didnt stop there, because they continued at the After Party, which was at Tavern on the Green. They didn't leave until after 2:30am, when they headed back to her Tribeca Apartment Pictured: Taylor Swift,Joe Alwyn Ref: SPL5028924 290918 NON-EXCLUSIVE Picture by: 247PAPS.TV / SplashNews.com Splash News and Pictures Los Angeles: 310-821-2666 New York: 212-619-2666 London: 0207 644 7656 Milan: +39 02 4399 8577 Sydney: +61 02 9240 7700 photodesk@splashnews.com World Rights, No Portugal Rights
The couple have been notoriously private (Picture: Splash News)

This comes after Joe said that he has been successfully very private in his relationship with Taylor.

Joe did the rare thing and opened up about his romantic life with the 28-year-old singer for the first time ever.

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Having previously experienced some of the most high profile relationships in showbiz – cough, Tom Hiddleston, Harry Styles – Taylor has kept this one distinctly off-limits.

The lovebirds have been together for nearly two years and Joe has admitted that his mission to get some privacy in their coupling-up has now sunk in for people.

Taylor Swift holds hands with Joe Alwyn as they return to their apartment in New York. 29 Sep 2018 Pictured: Taylor Swift,Joe Alwyn. Photo credit: MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
Taylor stepped out to support Joe (Picture: MEGA)

Or so he hopes.

He told British Vogue magazine: Im aware people want to know about that side of things.

I think we have been successfully very private and that has now sunk in for people.

Even though he is spilling some tea at the moment, the 27-year-old is still adding that he prefers not to talk openly about his private life.

Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn at Lincoln Center in New York Pictured: Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn Ref: SPL5028899 290918 NON-EXCLUSIVE Picture by: Jackson Lee / SplashNews.com Splash News and Pictures Los Angeles: 310-821-2666 New York: 212-619-2666 London: 0207 644 7656 Milan: +39 02 4399 8577 Sydney: +61 02 9240 7700 photodesk@splashnews.com World Rights, No Portugal Rights
Taylor and Joe are hardly spotted out and about together (Picture: Splash News)

He added to the publication: But I really prefer to talk about work.

But, when he wasnt working, Taylor and Joe were spotted holding hands in August in London – Joes home city. And a few weeks after, they were spotted on a romantic getaway in Turks and Caicos, where they swam in the sea and snorkelled.

The sighting wouldve pleased any fan who ship their union as it was the first time they were seen together since March when they were pictured on a hike. Before that, they were seen looking cosy at the Jingle Ball in New York in December.

Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn Celebrate their 2 Year Anniversary by attending his NYFF Movie Premiere Pictured: Ref: SPL5028901 290918 NON-EXCLUSIVE Picture by: 247PAPS.TV / SplashNews.com Splash News and Pictures Los Angeles: 310-821-2666 New York: 212-619-2666 London: 0207 644 7656 Milan: +39 02 4399 8577 Sydney: +61 02 9240 7700 photodesk@splashnews.com World Rights, No Portugal Rights
Joe doesnt like talking about his relationship (Picture: Splash News)

Taylor – whos sung about famous exes Harry Styles, Jake Gyllenhaal and John Mayer – recently said her Reputation album is actually about finding love and real friends after settling down with Joe.

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Taylor told her fans: Its legitimately an album about finding love throughout all the noise.

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It starts with the noise and how that makes you feel, she added. And how it makes you feel when people are saying things about you that you feel, like, arent true and living your life sort of in defiance of that.

Taylor said that finding something real in spite of a bad reputation is what shes singing about now.

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