Joshua Goldman
Joshua Goldman
min read · July 23, 2025 · Entertainment

Is 'Wildest Dreams' Really About Alexander Skarsgård? Taylor Swift Speaks Out!

Alexander Skarsgård and Taylor Swift were pictured canoodling back in October 2013, but he's never addressed the rumor that his ex-flame went on to pen a hit song about him (pictured May 18)

SCANDALOUS! Taylor Swift's Wildest Dreams Revealed: Alexander Skarsgård Spills the Tea on Her Infamous Song About Him!

In a shocking admission, Swedish hunk Alexander Skarsgård has finally broken his silence about Taylor Swift's hit song Wildest Dreams - and it's not what you think! The 48-year-old Emmy winner spilled the tea on Monday's episode of Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, sending shockwaves through the music industry.

The juicy gossip began when Dax asked Alexander if he was worried about acknowledging or denying the rumor that Taylor wrote Wildest Dreams about him. Skarsgård's response? A sly "Yeah" followed by a laugh and a wink-wink: "It's about Brad Pitt, guys. Let's be honest."

The 35-year-old billionaire pop star's 2015 track Wildest Dreams - which peaked at No. 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 - was about a woman pleading with a 'tall and handsome as hell' lover to remember her after their affair is over

But wait, there's more! When pressed about the song's lyrics - specifically the part where Taylor sings "He's so bad, but he does it so well" - Alexander quipped: "A lot of people can be bad, but cannot do it well." And then, in a move that left us gagging, he claimed to have written the lyrics himself and sent them to Taylor!

"It's about Brad Pitt, guys. Let's be honest." Alexander Skarsgård on Wildest Dreams being about Brad Pitt

The internet is already abuzz with theories, but one thing's for sure: Alexander Skarsgård has got some 'splainin' to do! After all, Taylor Swift is notorious for writing songs about her exes - Jake Gyllenhaal, John Mayer, and Joe Jonas, just to name a few.

Taylor sang in the lyrics: 'I can see the end as it begins / My one condition is / Say you'll remember me / Standing in a nice dress / Staring at the sunset, babe / Red lips and rosy cheeks / Say you'll see me again / Even if it's just in your wildest dreams'

Meanwhile, the 14-time Grammy winner is celebrating her second anniversary with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce this month. Meanwhile, Alexander and his partner Tuva Novotny are marking their son's third birthday - not to mention being "stepfather" to Tuva's two teenage daughters from her previous relationship!

On the work front, Skarsgård is busy promoting his upcoming projects. He'll reprise his role as the private security construct in Apple TV+'s sci-fi action comedy Murderbot for a second season. And get this - he even executive produced and starred in Harry Lighton's romantic drama Pillion, which earned a standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival!

But let's get back to Wildest Dreams - because, honestly, we're still reeling from Alexander's bombshell revelation! The question on everyone's mind: Is it possible that Taylor Swift really did write a song about him? And if so, what exactly does she mean by "He's so bad, but he does it so well"?

Scott Eastwood played the part of the raven-haired movie starlet's onscreen leading man in Joseph Kahn's 1950s African-set music video for Wildest Dreams, which has amassed an eye-popping 975M views on YouTube

Stay tuned for more updates on this scandalous saga - and don't forget to follow thescholarlynote.com for all your celebrity gossip needs!

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Armchair Expert's Dax Shepard (L) asked Alexander on Monday: 'Do you have the same fear to either acknowledge or deny that [the song is about you], because the power of the Swifties is so strong that you don't even want to talk about it?'

'Yeah,' the 48-year-old Emmy winner - who thinks 'we're all Swifties' - confirmed before joking: 'It's about Brad Pitt, guys. Let's be honest'

When confronted about the lyric 'He's so bad, but he does it so well,' Skarsgård laughed: 'A lot of people can be bad, but cannot do it well'

The 6ft4in Swede wisecracked yet again: 'I'm going to be honest. I wrote the lyrics of that song myself, and sent it to Taylor.

The 50-year-old podcaster confessed to Alexander that he's been telling his 'skeptical' 12-year-old daughter Lincoln that Wildest Dreams was about him

'I think the fact that TS played it at the show we attended says it all. I present this video and rest my case,' Dax wrote on Instagram at the time

On the personal front, the 14-time Grammy winner is celebrating her second anniversary of dating Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (L, pictured June 24) this month

Taylor (pictured Sunday) is rumored to have written many hit songs about several of her exes including John Mayer, Jake Gyllenhaal, Taylor Lautner, and Joe Jonas

Skarsgård and his The Kingdom co-star Tuva Novotny are celebrating their son's third birthday this month

On July 10, Apple TV+ renewed Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz's sci-fi action comedy Murderbot for a second season, so the nepo baby of Stellan Skarsgård will be back as the private security construct