Tom Hiddleston on finding a wife: ‘I’m definitely open to the possibility’

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Tom Hiddleston seemingly gave another interview to promote I Saw the Light in the UK. I say “seemingly” because some of these quotes seem like repeats, but the Daily Mail insists that they were actually sitting down for tea with Tom in Beverly Hills and they even describe what he looked like during their interview. Which might mean that Tom just sticks to a handful of similar-sounding quotes. This interview also seemed to happen somewhat recently (like, in the past month), because the UK papers are still abuzz with the rumor that Tom actually did have a sit-down meeting with Bond producers like Barbara Broccoli. He says the same stuff about Bond that he’s been saying – he hasn’t been approached, so stop wondering. You can read the full piece here. Some highlights:

The role that changed everything: “I was in a production of Othello and Ken Branagh, being the Shakespearean he is, came to see it. He said he’d like to work with me, so we did a radio play, and then a Chekhov play in the West End, and then he cast me to play his number two in the TV series Wallander. When I first came to Los Angeles, I was auditioning for everything, big movies, small movies, superhero movies. Ken cast me as Loki in Thor. Bizarrely enough, Joss Whedon, who had also seen that Othello production, had loved it so much that he wrote me a very good part for Loki in The Avengers. Then I got a letter from Woody Allen saying, “We’re making Midnight In Paris in the summer — I’d love you to play F. Scott Fitzgerald.” To which the answer was a very quick, “Yes!” And then Steven Spielberg cast me in War Horse. So it was a very strange time when all these incredible moments of good fortune were happening. But it all started with Shakespeare, because I couldn’t even get arrested before then.”

Going to Eton with Prince William: “I think Prince William is rather busy these days and has more important things to do than hang out with me! But I see him sometimes at film premieres, which is nice. There is something particular about the friendships you make at boarding school, because you are away from home at a very early age, so the bonds you form there are strong. The friends I made at school are some of the closest I have, and when I see them we just pick up where we left off the last time.”

Surrounded by familiarity: “I’m glad all of this happened to me at the age of 30, rather than when I was ten years younger. There can be a moment in an actor’s life where you become more well-known, and initially that takes a bit of getting used to. I’ve been reassured by being surrounded by familiarity. I come from a very good family, and I’m very close with both of my sisters and with my parents.”

What he’s learned from his sisters & mother: “My mother and sisters are all strong and independent thinkers and have all taught me a lot. What have I learnt? Oh, gosh . . . Well, first of all, I learnt always to compliment them on their haircut! It’s difficult to unpick what they’ve taught me because it’s so much part of who I am. But I did notice when I was about 16 that my friends who had grown up exclusively around men just didn’t understand women.”

His love life: “I understand the curiosity. I hope that when there’s really something to write about, I’ll be able to talk.”

Whether he’s in a rush to settle down after seeing his friends Cumberbatch & Redmayne: “Yes, I’m going to rush out and find the nearest woman and put a ring on her! Look, I think it’s great for both of those two, they’re both good friends of mine and I’m so happy for them. But it’s not something that’s come into my life yet. I’m not closed to it by any means — in fact, I’m definitely open to the possibility. But you know what they say: you can’t go out and look for it, you just have to wait for it to come to you.”

[From The Daily Mail]

I’m consistently amused at the fact that Tom has an almost girlish idea of love, that one has to “wait” for The One, that love comes to you when you’re ready, that you can’t be “closed off” to the possibility of love. That’s what ladies are taught! If and when Hiddleston does settle down, it will probably be as big of a kerfuffle as Benedict Cumberbatch’s marriage to Sophie Hunter, just because that’s the nature of their fanbases. Also: Tom really needs to stop using that “I notice a new haircut” line because it sounds so douchey. I get what he’s saying about having a better understanding of women because of his sisters though. But “getting” women is more than just noticing a new haircut.

PS… Over the weekend, Tom was seen with a “mystery lady” – you can see the photos here. The vibe I’m getting is more “personal assistant” than girlfriend though.

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  1. NUTBALLS says:

    Getting strong deja vu vibes with this interview. I’m pretty sure this is recycled from something we’ve already read.

    Mystery lady? I vote JArthy. She’s got the matching fivehead. Friendly lunch or evidence that they’re not “over” yet? I dunno, but that laptop as well as the overalls suck the romance right outta of that lunch date.

    Also, notice how professional the papped pictures are. This isn’t a stalker fan selling photos to the DM. Make of that what you will, ladies. You know what I think when Mr Privacy suddenly gets “caught” with a lady in London after days/weeks of living under the radar.

    • spidey says:

      It is a complete recylement (i think I just made up a new word).

      @ Dara, from previously this is the page I got from the DF – no pics inside.

      http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3604742/Tom-Hiddleston-dresses-casual-lunch-mystery-brunette-tipped-007-Daniel-Craig-quits.html

      • Dara says:

        @spidey, torrilla has more photos – they’ve probably hit Tumblr by now. They were seated at a smaller table together and hugged at some point – I’m assuming as they were leaving.

        @Nutty, I think with the success of The Night Manager and all the Bond talk, the price for a Hiddles photo has probably gone up – which may mean it’s now worth the time and effort for a photog to hang around his usual spots hoping to catch a photo.

      • Gingerly says:

        @ Dara, that’s exactly what I thought. He was papped in Regents Park a few days ago right aftr the Mendes meeting rumor. The photographer might be just waiting for him there beause Tom tweeted about jogging in the park. Somebody might be waiting near the restaurant or got a call or whatever. By the way, I am fine with celebs’ pap strolling, though I don’t like it very much. So I am wondering where these photos were taken this time.

      • NUTBALLS says:

        Dara, his pap value may have gone up, certainly. The DM reported they were in central London, so he traveled to go there. He may have picked a spot where he knew paps hang out. It’s not like we see him eating out often when he’s home.

      • InvaderTak says:

        Is my screen funny or does she look blond to anyone else? Seriously if that’s brunette than I’m “raven haired”.

        @Nutballs: so he traveled to see someone? That’s not a big deal. And they all get papped at some point. He plays the game just like everyone, and I don’t think private=hiding.

      • Lilacflowers says:

        With all the Bond speculation, the DM has been running fluff articles about him almost daily so at this point, they might be assigning paps to him so they’ll have the freshest, exclusive photos of the new Bond.

        Tom hugs everyone.

        Given the laptop, she might also be a reporter.

      • Gingerly says:

        Nutballs, okay, that is not a restarant near his house.

        But, to be exact, without paps or fan’s pics, we couldn’t know whether he eats out often or not. And as you said, his pap value was quite low before and he was not home for a long, long time. I remember a photo of him reading a book in a restaurant. That was around last summer.

        To me, this restaurant looks really humble for a popular pap site and both of them look more or less shabby.

      • Dara says:

        I know the DM said central London, but to me it looked like the same place he was photographed before – the usual neighborhood coffee joint.

      • Becky says:

        Nuts, the pics were taken at his local cafe. Jane also lives in the area so it’s not surprising they frequent the same places. It’s highly unlikely it was set up (Jane would have dressed up more if it was)

        Lilacflowers, she’s not a reporter.

        Helena BC also lives nearby, that’s how he was papped coming out the same cafe in ’13 (it was round the time of her split with Burton).

    • Lilacflowers says:

      They got one or two new sentences and then cobbled them together with a bunch of stuff from really old interviews. The “wife” bit was before our marriage 18 months ago.

      That woman has a similar brow line. I’m getting “cousin” vibes but could be wrong.

      • DT says:

        Cousins? are you kidding? you’re as bad as the commenters on the daily mail claiming its his sister, it’s 100% Jane Arthy.

      • Lilacflowers says:

        @DT, I really don’t care who it is. And if it is JArthy, good for her.

    • Becky says:

      Nuts, discussed on the last Hiddles thread, the woman in the pics is Jarthy.

    • Sixer says:

      SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECH!

      It’s JArthy! It’s JArthy!

      Oh, my little marshwiggle. It’s JArthy and that entirely makes up for all that super-annoying faux feminist man stuff about haircuts. Well, I say entirely. What I mean is it doesn’t make up for it in the least, you utter cockwomble. But JArthy! I’m dying of happiness.

      And here was me thinking I was in a fever dream over Normal Bill and sproglets yesterday. I’ve forgotten all about that now.

      • Becky says:

        Sixer, the return of your fave!

        Lol the number of commenters on the DM saying it’s his sister.

      • SloaneY says:

        I don’t know if it’s Jarthy or not, I don’t really know what she looks like, but if it is, I’m so happy for you, sixer. I know you’ve been waiting for this moment. Congratulations!

      • Sixer says:

        It’s the fever dream of all fever dreams! I LOVE HER!

      • spidey says:

        “Oh, my little marshwiggle. It’s JArthy and that entirely makes up for all that super-annoying faux feminist man stuff about haircuts.”

        Oh Sixer, I’ve been waiting for you to arrive. But you are going to have to explain that comment to me.

      • Sixer says:

        Don’t try and distract me from the JArthy, spidey! But cos it is you: men who self-declare as feminists and then wank on about complimenting haircuts or goddesses and givers of life and other chivalric fantasies get right up my nose. At best is has nowt to do with equality for women and at worst it’s patronising anti-feminist piffle. He should shut it on that front.

        Aaaand… back to JArthy! I want her to get a proper Twitter back and troll us again.

      • NUTBALLS says:

        Becky, that comparison is convincing.

        Sixer, it is a happy day, isn’t it?? JArthy makes her triumphant return and dragonflies squeal with delight! And my boy turns 9 today and I’ve got chocolate cupcakes in the oven. Happy happy, joy joy!

        Let’s add JArthy’s public twitter to the fever dream. First photo would be of her legs wrapped around him, his naked bum facing the camera whilst she gives us proper two fingered salute.

        Shall we have caption suggestions? I always resort to the usual “Still doin’ yer man, b*tches”, which was the bubble thought I added to the Bora Bora picture, so perhaps we need a new one?

      • Lindy79 says:

        I am loving your reaction Sixer

      • Sixer says:

        OOH! Captions! How about, in the best British panto tradition:

        “She’s behind you!” “Oh no she isn’t.” “Oh yes SHE IS!”

        Or um…

        You seek her here, you seek her there, but she is EVERYWHERE.

        ETA: give the NutCutlet birthday boy a big smacking kiss from me!

      • koko says:

        My first thought, JArthy. But I thought I’d be the only one. Guess not.
        Is the laptop meant to distract us?….
        We are not easily distracted.
        If it’s Janey….welcome back girl.

      • Lilacflowers says:

        Well, this calls for extra lemon drizzle and champagne and a Happy Monday to you!

      • InvaderTak says:

        Uh. Back the horse and carriage up and hold the champagne. He was just having a blast with 2 or 3 women like a week ago, I seem to remember him saying he was ‘utterly single’ or some such unnecessarily eloquent phrase the same day. Is lunch on a Sunday afternoon with a supposed ex really worth getting in such a lather over? My best friend in the world is my ex. That looked friendly to me.

        And can someone remind me what was so weird about her twitter and why she is “a mess”?

      • Sixer says:

        This so a day for cake and I knew I could rely on you, Lilac.

        Pfft, Invader. JArthy is back. In exactly what capacity, I care not. SHE. IS. BACK. And I’m getting out the bunting and ALL the yellow ribbons.

      • n says:

        InvaderTek, I agree that there’s nothing worth getting ‘in a lather about’ (nice phrase) but tbf his dancing with three women at an after party could also be done whilst in a relationship. You should see the way my thoroughly loved up male friend flings me and other girl friends around dance floors.

        But I do agree, this looks like a friendly catchup. Even if it was romantic I don’t see the need for any, um, ‘lathering’ (?) though. Dude’s going to date and fall in love at some point.

      • InvaderTak says:

        @n: Eh not really to your last point. Some people stay single with some relationships here and there but no marriage. But yeah, I wouldn’t be getting lathered up about it if it were a serious date anyway, and I’m teasing Sixer TBH. The most I’d do is some play-crying about one of my favorite celebs. If they were in a relationship currently and not afraid to be seen together in public and in front of cameras I think she would have been at the party. Maybe she was, but I think the dancing part would be over the line if she had been but that’s just me. Being in a group of friends changes the circumstances. I’m a natural people-watcher so celeb gossip is fun. I try to stay out of the malicious stuff.

        On a completely superficial note, I’m kind of loving how his shirt is clearly ancient. Maybe she can buy him a new one that’s not pilly lol

      • Lilacflowers says:

        @Nuts, happy birthday to your boy!

      • Lilacflowers says:

        @Invader, JArthy is fun. JArthy is wild. JArthy continually proves the anti-JArthy wrong. So, even if this was just a friendly brunch, it is cause for celebration for all the hilarity that ensues.

        And I saw nothing wrong with her Twitter behavior either.

      • spidey says:

        Sixer, I do love you!!

      • Sixer says:

        I don’t care who else isn’t in a lather. I, Sixer, am fully-lathered. Positively uber-lathered. I think even three rinses would not be enough to un-lather me. I might even be lathered tomorrow, that’s how lathered I am.

        I love you too, spidey. Fancy some lather?

      • NUTBALLS says:

        Yes, let’s just celebrate the return of JArthy to the interwebs. She has been missed. Out with Liz, in with Jane. More lunches, more tennis matches, more dining out on holiday, pleeeze!

        Sixer & Lilac, I shall pass on the salutations to the Nutlet when I see him at school, For now, I’m off to run up a mountain as i couldn’t resist the frosting. Have fun, ladies!

      • spidey says:

        @ Sixer – I’m on my way.

      • browniecakes says:

        If you wanted him back, is that what you’d wear?

      • Becky says:

        Invadertak, see my comment below re the Twitter mess

      • Miss Jupitero says:

        It’s jane Arthy. And it would totally be like her to wear a visible black bra with that outfit. I love it.

        And if that’s “brunette,” I’m Tilda Swinton freshly hatched from a geode crystal.

      • NUTBALLS says:

        Agree Miss Jup. I remember that peekaboo bra in the Bora Bora snap.

        That’s definitely JArthy and if the snap was taken at the neighborhood cafe, it’s even more believable that he’d see her there.

      • lilacflowers says:

        @Browniecakes, if I wanted him back, I wouldn’t wear anything at all. That might be a bit awkward for the other people in the restaurant but that’s their problem.

      • Maxime DuCamp says:

        I am not in any way suggesting that the woman pictured is fat, but if that’s JArthy than she appears to have added some meat to her bones since she was last pictured with him (and it’s been awhile, so it’s not out of the realm of possibility). I was around for the first JArthy sighting and when I saw this today while perusing my google news “suggested for you” section, she didn’t even cross my mind as the person in the photo. Due to the clothes and laptop, I assumed it was someone who works for him (maybe he needs 2 PAs now?) or who works for Luke.

      • InvaderTak says:

        @Maxine: Isn’t there a lady publicist on his team now? She was in the US for his last press tour rather than the blond dude. Maybe that’s her? I’ve can’t really recall what she looks like. I didn’t think it was JA either but everyone else is convinced so….

      • M.A.F. says:

        @InvaderTak: There is a woman on his team but I thought she was black? But that is definitely Arthy.

    • browniecakes says:

      Okay, which one of you said her name three times!?

      • lilacflowers says:

        Sixer has been chanting it daily for the past year while lighting incense

      • Sixer says:

        My preferred method is to twitch my nose to a constantly-playing loop of the Bewitched nose-twitching music. And look! It works!

      • lilacflowers says:

        And now, I will be humming the Bewitched music all day.

    • icerose says:

      yes i have read it all before in other articles,There has been a more recent sighting of him out with a brunette with dungarees but iy may be his sister for all i kbiw

  2. H says:

    I agree, brunette girl looks like an assistant. She’s carrying a laptop. I don’t think I’d bring that on a ‘date’ with Tom!

    • Becky says:

      Except his assistant is a guy and it was a Sunday. The woman in the pics is Jane, but I agree I doubt it was a date.

      • H says:

        @Becky I have no real idea who Jane is. Sorry, not a Dragonfly or TH fan (lesbian here). Most of what I know about Hiddleston is from CB. 🙂

      • icerose says:

        i do not think it looked anything like Jane

    • Dara says:

      You know how it is – you wake up on Sunday with an epic hangover and all you want to do is drag yourself down the block for an espresso and free wi-fi to watch some cute cat videos, only to run into your ex (I assume) along the way. Sometimes the universe has a nasty sense of humor.

      • waitwhat says:

        I’m totally here for this version of the story, @Dara.

        And that article is just a rehash of the Hello one, it’s by the same writer, with the added Bond rumour and a few other old quotes thrown in. Nothing new here.

      • Lilacflowers says:

        @Dara, I flew cross country to attend a cousin’s wedding, hopped on BART at the airport, switched trains, and there on the BART platform was an ex of mine. Life is like that.

      • Becky says:

        Dara, I agree with your version, and I’d add to it; get papped as you leave, with no makeup and wearing dungarees. Bummer

      • NUTBALLS says:

        Dara, I don’t like your version at all. It’s NO FUN.

      • Dara says:

        @Becky, yeah major bummer. I’ll give her this, she looks better than I would given the same circumstances.

        @Nutty, definitely NO FUN – but the most likely of all scenarios, don’t cha think?

      • M.A.F. says:

        Most likely the case.

      • Gingerly says:

        Funny, isn’t it? Sometimes reality is much more dramatic than a movie. And I think many parts of Hiddles’ life must be boring as hell although he certainly seems to be satisfied with what he got.

      • NUTBALLS says:

        Dara, yes. It does appear that JArthy neither expected to see Tom or to get papped. At least, I have a preconceived notion that she would dress up a bit more for a brunch date than overalls. I still like my they’re-still-on-and-secretly-getting-some story much better. Harrumph.

        That being said, I think she looks lovely sans makeup. I’m partial to the au natural look myself since my face is wet with perspiration most days.

      • Sixer says:

        This is not only NO FUN, it is nonsense.

        This was a celebratory anniversary luncheon. The secret wedding was a year ago exactly.

    • Becky says:

      H, well CB is your best source for gossip.

      • Cranberry says:

        Gossip and the convergence of alternate dimensional realities from the inner galactic realms of Nutballs, Dara, Lilac and Sixer.

  3. CidySmiley says:

    I really wish I got the attraction of him. He seems so.. I feel like he changed his anwser per role, you know? I feel like he himself is playing a character sometimes. He’s cute! But I bet he’s also one of those guys to forget you at a table conversation, ya know?

    • jammypants says:

      He actually remembers a lot of people, even rookie journalists. I wish I had his memory.

    • Cranberry says:

      Backing up Jammy’s point. It’s pretty impressive how many people Tom remembers and addresses by name even if he’s only met them for a short period. He even remembers a lot of fans that have followed him to different events, red carpet photo journos across Euro, UK and US, etc.
      Generally he acknowledges and tries to attend to everyone he meets whether he’s just doing one of hundreds of contracted junket interviews, red carpet interviews or comic con events, etc. It’s not that Tom is the only nice celebrity out there. It’s that he consistently goes a little further with little things that are not expected of him specifically, acknowledging people, remembering their names and recalling their last conversation.

      • n says:

        His names memory is impressive. I was introduced to someone briefly yesterday and forgot their name within about ten minutes (terrible, I know). I expect Tom not only had a good memory taught through his work, he probably also uses techniques to remember people’s names e.g. using the name a lot when introduced. I’m rubbish at those techniques which is why I always forget people’s names.

      • Cranberry says:

        @n – I’m the same. It’s funny I go to the dog park every day, and I have a much better chance at remembering someone’s name by associating them with their dog. I’m really good at remembering doggy names though so people usually get referred to as Rover’s mommy or daddy ’til their name sticks. lol

  4. Bey says:

    “I think Prince William is rather busy these days”

    LOL!

    • NUTBALLS says:

      I sniggered at that too!

    • madly says:

      I met someone at the dog park who was from England and I mentioned that all the stories I hear coming out of England were about how lazy Prince William is and she just laughed. No denials, just gut laughed at it.

    • Blue says:

      Too bad Bill is sooooo busy; otherwise he could work on setting Hiddles up with Pippa.
      They could be Lord & Lady Dragonfly!

  5. Gingerly says:

    I am pretty sure 90% of this interview is recycled by DM. I suppose the journalist met him when TH did press tour in March but could not talk much at that time, and wrote up an article recycling materials from other articles just for a click.

    The parts regarding his sisters and his love life are entirely copied from Hellow! Magazine which was analyzed thoroughly here.

    • Becky says:

      It’s a load of old interviews and quotes hashed together. Classic Daily Fail.

      • Cranberry says:

        +1

        Shameless. Recycling is supposed to be a positive contribution to society.

  6. Katt says:

    He gleefully worked with Woody Allen. What a disgusting sack.

    • Gingerly says:

      It was 2010, way befor Dylan Farrow’s letter. I myself did not know exactly about Woody Allen’s (alleged) abuse before that.

      • marshmellow says:

        I didn’t know the details either, but I wasn’t working in Hollywood and working with Allen specifically. Tom did…

      • spidey says:

        Was Tom working in Hollywood when he signed up for the Woody Allen film?

      • Gingerly says:

        He was (Thor 1 was made in 2010) but he was basically nobody. What I learned from Tom’s past interviews, he got only a letter and a piece of script from Allen and he arrived at Paris, not knowing the synopsis at all. Allen shoots fast usually and Tom’s role being small, it is very unlikely that he could spend much time with Allen. I really don’t think Tom had much information about Allen at that time. What he thinks of Allen now is a different thing, but I suspect he will evade the question when asked.

      • Cranberry says:

        @Gingerly – as you said, he received a letter written on Allen’s stationary written by his casting director who’s pretty much been making all casting decisions and offers as Allen’s proxy these past few decades. Tom even said that he really didn’t talk to Allen at all and that he stayed behind the camera monitor and never gave any instructions. Tom described him as having a VERY hands off style of directing.
        Tom always speaks complementary of everyone he works with so he’ll never deliberately weigh in on WA. If he has nothing good to say of someone, he won’t say anything at all.

    • Cait says:

      The allegations have been public since the 1990s. Whether he knew or cared is anyone’s guess.

  7. Elisa the I. says:

    I really hope he will be a kick-ass villain in the next James Bond!

  8. Leah C says:

    Will you eagle eyes tell me if this is the same woman he was dancing with in the video from the BAFTAs?
    http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/tom-hiddleston-dances-tv-baftas-7934742

    The return of Jarthy!

  9. Spiderpig says:

    *grabs popcorn*

  10. Such drivel (he’s open to the idea) go away Tom.

  11. goss says:

    If you guys wanna see the pics of him and her together inside the restaurant, you just have to go to thiddyastro on tumblr she has the pics of them

    • browniecakes says:

      I guess the days of him not getting papped in London are done.

      • KTE says:

        Yep. I feel kind of sorry for him to be honest, but I predict it’ll make Sixer happy – I’m sure JArthy never entirely went away, it’s just he wasn’t being papped often enough to catch them together.

      • NUTBALLS says:

        ehh… he knows how to avoid them. Funny how you don’t see him getting papped with his mates, just women. He knows what “news” and what’s not.

        I suspect that after a year on constant attention on him, he might have been missing some of the attention he’d gotten used to. 😉

      • Gingerly says:

        He was papped alone, and with his PA, and men and women before, and you know, things change. He can change but pap’s behavior can change too. People’s perception and prejudices also can change.

  12. madly says:

    Just glad the THEO mess is over! Ugh, EO is so annoying and full of herself. Jarthy is a mess and I would have to see more proof of a love connection because I don’t see any chemistry here. Just two people who may have dated at one point catching up.

  13. Tiffany27 says:

    I’m still shocked he ain’t a redhead. I’m questioning my vision lately lol.

    • erica says:

      It’s not his sisters. It’s Jane. They live in the same neighborhood. They’re bound to see each other around London. It looks like they were just at the same place at the same time because of the hugging photo. (I hug people I know too when I run into them in public.) Someone mentioned that they came there separately and left separately. I didn’t think it was Jane at first. Looks like she’s put on a few pounds.

      • Becky says:

        Tom hugs everyone as we know, even fans who are complete strangers.

      • browniecakes says:

        Well, we’re not always on the way to Bora Bora are we?

      • Maxime DuCamp says:

        @erica I replied upthread saying the same thing. If that is JArthy (and it may well be) she’s definitely gained some weight. She’s by no stretch of the imagination fat, but definitely fleshier than she was in the Bora Bora pics.

  14. Lilacflowers says:

    For the fray and conspiracy theorists, Olsen also spent the weekend in London. Have at it.

    *Sits back and sips champagne* Team JArthy

    • madly says:

      I see what you did there. Naughty. 🙂

      *sits back and waits for wild conspiracies from both sides*

    • Gingerly says:

      We can write a 3-volume novel that will satisfy every conspiracy theorist and publish it. Let’s send whatever money we get from it to UNICEF UK.

    • InvaderTak says:

      Oh you are evil lol

      • Lilacflowers says:

        Appropriate for the God of Mischief, yes? Have some more champagne. I might even have to venture onto Tumblr tonight for the entertainment. We can even start rumors that they’re a ménage a trois.

      • th says:

        Or a ménage a quatre. You can also add the Frenchie girl who is pathetically tweeting an enormous quantity of humanitarian stuff just to please Tom.

      • Lilacflowers says:

        Frenchie girl?

      • th says:

        Yes. A french fangirl who lived in London until last year and followed everything about him. She even wrote Loki/Thor fan fiction and made fan videos of Loki, spent a lot of time at his local café and befriended a guy that works at the the theatre where he played Coriolanus.
        When he made that live below the line thing, she did the same and tweeted about it, later he started following her. At some point, she started cleaning her twitter profile, unfollowed all other fan accounts and anything that could show her as a fan. She wanted to be seen as someone close to him and now only follows actors and theatre/cinema related accounts. She’s pathetic.

      • Becky says:

        The crazy one he follows on twitter

      • lilacflowers says:

        Really sorry that I asked. I’m not interested in all this fan v fan drama. I thought you were referring to an actual woman in his life.

      • th says:

        It’s not exactly fan vs fan drama. Some people were convinced he was banging her and she even published a long text about it on twitter (in picture format).
        As it wasn’t good for his image to be f***king a fan, his assistant started following her to deflect attention from him. She also went to the Paris première of Crimson Peak and stayed in the same hotel as Tom (we know because she posted photos of the hotel on Twitter).

    • KittyKat says:

      @Lilac I’d love to see them bitch fight over him and then him to leave with Jessica. I like Jessica

    • NUTBALLS says:

      Perhaps it was a two-fer weekend. The man’s got options. 😉

      • lilacflowers says:

        And let us not forget the Taylor rumors.

        *We must replenish the cake tray.*

    • lilacflowers says:

      And the fray and conspiracy theorist have not disappointed me although they are a tad scary.

      *directs Colin to open more bottles of champagne*

  15. spidey says:

    Is it any wonder Tom tries to keep his private life private. But he can’t stay behind the castle walls forever.

  16. joAnn says:

    It’s nice to see Jane again.

  17. Beach girl says:

    EO is on her way to France. Twitter pic of her sitting with head in her hands looking sad, caption – By Bye London. See you again soon! This just gets better…

  18. Guest says:

    I can’t believe that people did not recognize her. This is Jarthy all the way and in all her glory.
    @Nuts and Sixer…
    Where are you? Isn’t this amazing. Jarthy is back. Lmao

    • browniecakes says:

      I know! Right! SO looks like Jane. Amazeballs.

      • Guest says:

        If Kaiser wants more clicks, she should just change the headline into: Guess who is back? It is Jarthy having brunch with Hiddleston…. Trust me. Do it Kaiser. 😂please.

    • jammypants says:

      She’s quite pretty! Curvy and no makeup.

    • NUTBALLS says:

      Guest, we’ve been banging on upthread… you are the one who’s late to the party!

      I think we’ll see more on this tomorrow… stay tuned.

      • Guest says:

        I was not late Missy… I saw the first comments and everyone seemed unsure about that woman being Jane. I clicked on the link, saw her and just shook my head because this is definetely Jane. So instead of drinking on Olsen and Hiddleston are we going to have a reunion Jane and Hiddleston party? Please say yes. I loved Jane. I think she is witty and just doesn’t give a shit.

      • lilacflowers says:

        @Guest, there is cake and champagne above.

    • icerose says:

      probably because they were never that interested in what Jane looked like in the first place so like me it could have been anyone

  19. SM says:

    It feels like he is trolling his fans at this point. Like every now and again he intentionaly fuels the hiddlestoners’ crazyness. I watched the night manager, i briefly saw him in Thore before and in Only lovers left alive with the Swinton. Now that I have finished the Night Manager I can say that I really tried but failed to feel something for him. He just does not do that for me. I can’t really explain why

    • spidey says:

      Trolling? Is he supposed to stay at home all day/every day? Or are you talking about the rehashed articles, which aren’t his fault?>

      • SMUTBALLS says:

        Spidey, I’d give him a plethora a reasons to stay home. None of those ladies know how to keep him happy in a warm and comfy bed, apparently. 😉

      • jammypants says:

        Damn, Nuts, put a warning label here first 😱

    • lilacflowers says:

      Going for brunch on Sunday to his local hangout is trolling?

      • spidey says:

        @ lilac, of course, everything he does off set is trolling!

        @ smutballs, living up to your new name! But, as the song says, “you can’t go to jail for what you’re thinking”.

  20. KTE says:

    Reminds me of the people who thought JArthy was trolling fans with her Twitter account because she was following the same people as TH.

    I know people here tend to err on the side of ‘pap walk’, but really, just because you found out about/read about/saw pictures of something doesn’t mean the person involved intended you to.

    • Becky says:

      KTE, iirc it was more than that. She’d follow a load of Tom related accounts then a while later unfollow them. This went on for months. Commenters on this site thought she was a sad fangirl. Then the holiday pic appeared and it looked like she was trolling: she’d been following fan accounts and faving fans tweets, then she followed some girl who posted the Bora Bora pic with the comment “his wife is perf!”. Then poof her Twitter acct had gone. It was assumed it was bc of abuse, but she wasn’t getting any. Alternative theory; she was asked to delete it.

      • KTE says:

        That’s still not trolling. It’s looking up what people are saying about your boyfriend/FWB/friend (delete as preferred) and you on the Internet.

        I can certainly think of more credible reasons to be doing that than trying to wind up or troll fans. Including accidentally hitting the follow button and unfollowing later (God knows *I* still do that occasionally).

      • ennuiarethechampions says:

        I mean, but it’s not as if JA went door to door asking “Do you have a moment to talk about the fact that I’m banging Tom Hiddleston?” The purported “trolling” argument basically boils down to “When I was checking JA’s Twitter account on a daily basis to note and hyper-analyze any changes, I saw some stuff that looked weird! Help, I’m being trolled!” I would argue that if I have to Twitter stalk someone to know I’m being trolled, then I am not actually being trolled.

      • Guest says:

        Please if fangirls let themselves being trolled so it be…. Jane just fooled around because people were freaking out it seems. Honestly, Hiddleston’s fanbase seems to be obsessed of him being single or whatever. Not everyone course. A lot of fans act normal as well. But come on. Let the guy have his fun. Fool around. He is not Prince Charming. I liked Jane solely for that fine Bora Bora picture and that dirty smile of hers. If the guy is ready, he will introduce us to Mrs. Hiddleston. One day. Until then I enjoy Jarthy. And yes, that lady is Jane Arthy. So I guess things did end well otherwise he would not have breakfast or brunch with her. Which kind of seems to be a little victory for her again as a lot of people assumed that she would cry into her pillows.

      • Becky says:

        I get what both of you are saying but what she was doing was subtle enough that only fans, invested or curious ones, would be looking at her account. This went on for about a year, not just following/unfollowing once. If you look at threads on this site it was discussed in the comments.

        Ennui, as I said fans just thought she was fangirling, until the holiday pic appeared, that’s when it was obvious she was trolling

      • NUTBALLS says:

        I gotta admit, whatever trolling she may have done doesn’t bother me at all. If you’re gonna get hated for banging someone’s internet boyfriend, might as well have some fun with it.

        #TeamJArthy

      • Dara says:

        Here’s a thought, maybe she followed people/topics that had mentioned in normal every-day conversation with her neighbor/boyfriend/fwb/SO (or someone else entirely) and unfollowed once she was able to have a semi-knowledgeable conversation about said topic. If the over-invested fangirls that were monitoring her online activity 24/7 saw that as some sort of trolling, well then that’s their problem.

        Then again, I’m a self-confessed evil wench so I not only understand the urge to troll in this particular instance, I heartily endorse it. If it had been me, I probably would have done everything Jane did and worse. @ennui, door-to-door sounds like too much effort – but I hear skywriting is pretty reasonable these days, especially if you can find a Groupon.

      • lilacflowers says:

        She was being cyber-stalked, simply because she was seen at Wimbledon with a guy. If she fought back subtly, good for her.

      • InvaderTak says:

        That seems like a whole bunch of nothing. What I get from this is that she’s a bit too concerned with what people online think about her, but then again what was happening online might have been coming up in her real life so she might have needed to know. I could go either way. If she really did fav a tweet that identified her as his wife that’s kinda questionable; but then again maybe that’s just her sense of humor. It’s a mountain out of a molehill really.

      • ennuiarethechampions says:

        @dara, I too would definitely understand the urge to have a little fun with one’s cyberstalkers. I do like the skywriting idea, especially if there was a Groupon. With a per-letter discount for messages over a certain length. I’m enjoying the idea of JA pricing out “Hiddlesconda.”

      • KTE says:

        Lol at the skywriting idea.

        Her motivations could have been just about anything, but it seems unlikely that she realised she was being checked up on so obsessively and was deliberately doing stuff to troll the people who were checking. Most people who are not in the public eye (and she really isn’t, the odd pap photo notwithstanding) don’t think they are being monitored unless they’re paranoid.

        If she was a serious girlfriend, following fan accounts may have been down to wanting to keep an eye on some of the more obsessive types, since they have been known to do some odd things. If she was more on the FWB/friends end of the spectrum she could have been looking for things to tease him about or doing it for pure entertainment value.

        I mean, I occasionally find some of the misconceptions fans come out with funny, and I know they’re misconceptions purely because I share a culture with him – like ‘pudding’ and ‘biscuits’ are not the same things in Britain and America. If you really know him personally I bet some of the stuff fans come up with is really surreal!

  21. KittyKat says:

    Hang on to your knickers ladies. I don’t think it’s our queen Jane. Edith Bowman is a friend of hers and posted a picture with Jane a couple of weeks ago on Instagram . Jane is quite slim now and is smaller than this new girl.

    Now may I point to you the photo of saxophonist he’s recently followed. Hmmmm she looks more like this girl

    • Beach girl says:

      Well guess what. He just unfollowed that saxophonist. Looks like @kittykat may be onto something!

      • InvaderTak says:

        Does she have a name? I don’t twitter and the follows thing is behind the login. That would be interesting if it turns out to be her. Sounds like he would have asked her out. Or getting her to help with a charity maybe?

      • erica says:

        Tom just followed classical saxophonist Amy Dickson the other day. He’s still following her. She doesn’t look like the girl (Jane) in the photo. http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/03205/Amy_Dickson_Christ_3205730b.jpg

      • NUTBALLS says:

        Do you check his “follows” every day to see who has dropped off? That’s some serious dedication to your man!

      • lilacflowers says:

        Amy Dickson? He is still following her and I really wouldn’t make guesses about relationships based on Twitter followings. He recently started to follow Sharon Stone too.

    • Becky says:

      This pic?
      https://instagram.com/p/BDy0IpUsbZO/

      It’s the same woman. That’s a head shot, taken indoors and she’s smiling.

    • Guest says:

      It’s Jane. For sure. Sorry.

      • KittyKat says:

        But look at the face and body type. Jane is skinny and also has bigger eyes. She’s also slightly older looking than brunch girl (sorry Jane) and has a beauty spot on her face and freckles which the other girl doesn’t have

  22. Majicou says:

    He sounds as if his mother is pestering him to get married and he’s waving her off.

  23. Beach girl says:

    I just checked with someone else who looked up that saxophonist. She’s married and also thought the mouth was wrong.

  24. Madly says:

    On a more important note, why didn’t anyone tell me that Dexter would be this addictive.

    • Cranberry says:

      Hahaha. I would have told you if I knew you were watching it Madly. Dexter is definitely up there for well done and original TV shows. What season are you on?

  25. jammypants says:

    I feel sorry for the mysterious gal. Now people will dig up everything on her then drag her. If she isn’t JA, she won’t survive the slaughter. JA’s got serious game. EO is pure deflection. Susannah ran the hell out of that relationship.

    • InvaderTak says:

      The funny thing about it though is that this doesn’t seem to be that big a deal. Seriously, is there really anyone freaking out? Speculation and gossip is one thing, but I don’t really see much insanity. I actually disagree with Kaiser about whatll happen when he settles down. BC and company really screwed that up for themselves. Fanbases can be terrible at times but they seem to be the worst when something really unexpected happens. There are a lot of other examples of guys with rabid fanbases getting married and people got over it. Fans obsessed over how awful fans are is just another past time on the internet it seems. And I highly doubt that’s what broke up a previous relationship. Some one on here even said (though I doubt it’s totally true) that ja didn’t get any abuse. Internet being the internet there. Unless you’re involved there’s no way to really know.

      • jammypants says:

        I’m basing this off old CB posts and the frenzy when BoraBora burst through the gates and the deer in headlights post with THEO. I found them frantic. Everyone seems mellowed out (for now) 😛

      • KTE says:

        I honestly think Bora Bora was peak crazy, that the boil was more or less lanced when the ‘Mrs Hiddleston’ mislabelling brought on a major freak-out. The press will go mad again next time he’s repeatedly seen with a woman and there’ll be gossip, speculation and indignation until either something is confirmed or everyone gets bored again, but nothing is going to quite match the Bora Bora upheaval.

  26. Jamie says:

    LOLOLOLOL That he was photographed with Jane on the same weekend that Lizzie was taking a girls trip to London for 3 days. I would prefer Jane over Elizabeth any day. Unfortunately, those photos do just look like two people catching up, whether they agreed to meet up or just ran into each other. I’m still not convinced that THEO wasn’t just a really sad attempt at a PR showmance to help promote a movie they knew needed help. I think it’s quite suspect that their “relationship” fit into their promo schedule.

    On a lighter note, I have came up with my own fan fiction where Tom is being a petty b**ch trying piss Elizabeth off. In this fan fiction, EO was supposed to go to the Met Gala, Tom wasn’t on any lists. Tom showed up in NYC and made a big show of being there. So, EO skipped it. Tom knows she loves Taylor Swift, but hasn’t gotten an invite to the swifty squad. Tom spent the whole night hanging with Taylor and her squad partying and EO was hanging in a hotel room. Fast forward, Tom and his internet sleuthing saw that EO would be in London this weekend and that fans would make stuff up. So, he called Jane, went to lunch, and made sure to be seen. This fan fiction is growing. It gives me a good chuckle……

    • Dasha from Russia says:

      Not bad! I love conspiracy theories!!! Wanna hear mine? It’s pure SF fiction. Maybe T.H., widely considered to be a genuine and authentic person is actualy 100% stage act….everything he does is calculated and well planed. So T.H. and E.O. are in a relationship all the time, about a year now…but they are keeping it top secret, puting enormous effort not to be seen together because if they went public he would lose thousands of his fanaticly devoted twitter fans, and less twitter fans, less chances of geting that Bond role…Or EVEN worse, maybe if they go public it would be the end of the world…unthinkable apocalypse!!! That “mystery brunette”, don’t get fooled, she’s just a distraction. (sorry for my english, I’m russian)

  27. Miss Jupitero says:

    Haha! Another reason I known it is Jarthy-/ she is awfully fond of jumpsuits from Zara with visible lingerie. Here’s another one! Come on guys. Hiddles has left his cake out in the rain.

  28. Dasha from Russia says:

    Not bad! I love conspiracy theories!!! Wanna hear mine? It’s pure SF fiction. Maybe T.H., widely considered to be a genuine and authentic person is actualy 100% stage act….everything he does is calculated and well planed. So T.H. and E.O. are in a relationship all the time, about a year now…but they are keeping it top secret, puting enormous effort not to be seen together because if they went public he would lose thousands of his fanaticly devoted twitter fans, and less twitter fans, less chances of geting that Bond role…Or EVEN worse, maybe if they go public it would be the end of the world…unthinkable apocalypse!!! That “mystery brunette”, don’t get fooled, she’s just a distraction. (sorry for my english, I’m russian)

  29. Chef Grace says:

    JArthy, the return..
    I like her hair better than that hombre mess she sported at Wimbledon.
    I wonder if that overall thingy is hiding a Baby JARddles bump LOL

  30. erica says:

    NUTBALLS says: “Do you check his “follows” every day to see who has dropped off? That’s some serious dedication to your man! ” LOL Yes, it’s go big or go home. No, honestly I really don’t keep track. I just looked at his follows today to see who the saxophonist was, and she was right there next to Sharon Stone. No effort at all.

  31. KittyKat says:

    I love it how some of the regulars on here who don’t like people commenting on pieces of gossip about his private life are just doing that.
    The only one that is being somewhat consistent is Spiedy.
    Welcome to the darkside of meanlyness gossip ladies 😈😈😈

    On another note this might be something you can all help me with. I was watching some hidds gifs recently and came across one which I thought was unintentionally funny. Hidds is quite young and I gather it might of been from his early days of acting, anyway in the gif he is pottering around and then the tall dork bangs his head on a slopping ceiling and then he somewhat tries to carry on. Any idea where this was originally from?

    • spidey says:

      Is that meant to be a compliment?

    • KTE says:

      Was the sloping ceiling because it was an attic bedroom? That might be Archipelago.

    • Sixer says:

      How do you know who is being consistent and who isn’t? Do you keep a sentiment analysis on everyone here? Is it like a five bar gate on a piece of paper? Or a whole-hog spreadsheet?

      I am inconsistent. I generally say the first (pro-JArthy, obviously) thing that comes into my head and has some humour attached.

      Sorry, never watched a LEGS gif in my life. Can’t help you with that one!

      • spidey says:

        Hey, Sixer, sounds like I really am no fun after all. 😥

      • Sixer says:

        I’m going to put you on my spreadsheet!

      • spidey says:

        Will that hurt?

      • Sixer says:

        Only for a moment. It’ll be worse when I use it against you.

        (Not really).

      • Lilacflowers says:

        A spreadsheet is less painful than a five bar gate. Unless she makes the cells too small

      • NUTBALLS says:

        Not if those spreadsheets are full of complex VBA functions, formulas and links to other sheets that can’t be verified in a workday! #myexcelnightmare

      • Cranberry says:

        I know excel, I’ll save you Spidey. Although full disclosure, I’m a bit rusty and could use a refresher course. Hang on Spidey!

    • TotallyBiased says:

      Sounds like Archipelago.

    • InvaderTak says:

      Really? This looks pretty typical to me. We’re not being mean or intrusive, just gossipy.

      • lilacflowers says:

        And some of us are just watching the fray do its thing while enjoying refreshments.

      • jammypants says:

        I find myself defending his lady loves (not a fan of unwarranted hate), but as per usual, I don’t see anything out of the norm. I do get a kick out of JA though. She’s become a legend now.

  32. KittyKat says:

    Sorry about earlier bad day at the office. You know I love you ladies my piece of sanity in this fandom and that I’m so jealous I missed Queen Jane era as I discovered hidds last year

    • Guest says:

      All fine Kitty Kat. Now we all know that Jane is a legend. Olsen is nothing compared to her. It’s Jane all the way. With her dirty smile and that white towel thing like she was wearing. We all like to tease the fandom a bit. Don’t we?

  33. Clare says:

    Whoever this women is (and I don’t believe it is Jane) apparently they were papped together at a restaurant last night.

    • n says:

      If they were papped together last night, it hasn’t made the news or any of the tumblr/gossip sites I’d expect to be talking about it. Strange.

    • Ursula says:

      So where is the picture proof of their last night’s London voyage? There was a comment on DM board that he was papped last night in one of London restaurant, so I think the info comes from there

      • Meee4 says:

        I’m going to say unless we catch him tonguing someone down, he’s sticking to his nothing so see here mantra( I don’t blame him for it, given the wackos ). Plus he appears he has his laptop with him. Who takes that on a date? Lol! Not to mention he’s wearing pretty much the same outfit as Sunday brunch/lunch. Triple ha ha!

        Eta: that woman is Suzannah Lipscomb who tweeted about it.

      • lilacflowers says:

        Susannah Lipscomb is a television presenter and historian (and has fantastic hair). She tweeted that she just happened to be leaving the restaurant at the same time. So, not actually together. And there doesn’t seem to be anyone else there with him.

        Here’s the content of her Tweet: ”
        Suzannah Lipscomb ‏@sixteenthCgirl 19h19 hours ago

        Last night @twhiddleston left the same venue as me. Paps outside; I tried to block their view: thereby being in his way when he came to exit

    • Rebecca/Becky says:

      The woman in the cafe pics is Jane Arthy (see the link I posted up the page) the woman seen leaving the Ivy at the same time is Suzanna Lipscombe. They look completely different.

  34. erica says:

    That’s what I thought when I saw Tom with his laptop. It didn’t look like a date.

  35. KTE says:

    It’s really clear from the pics that he walked past her to get to the car, I’m surprised anyone believed the ‘left with mystery blonde’ guff.

    And they’re taking the fact that he smiled as confirmation that he’s going to be the next Bond. FFS!

  36. spidey says:

    Re the pap photo: Suzannah Lipscomb recently did a series on C5 about the wives of Henry VII with Dan Jones.
    pbs.twimg.com/media/CaY6vZ1WEAUPJh6.jpg:large

    re was one of the “guess who” graduates a friend posted on twitter.

    //pbs.twimg.com/media/Cd1Zi_5W0AAog-o.jpg

    and the third guy in one of the pap pics in the sun, with his back to the camera holding a phone is Dr. Sam Willis another historian and broadcaster.

  37. spidey says:

    Re the pap photo: Suzannah Lipscomb recently did a series on C5 about the wives of Henry VII with Dan Jones.
    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CaY6vZ1WEAUPJh6.jpg:large

    re was one of the “guess who” graduates a friend posted on twitter.

    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cd1Zi_5W0AAog-o.jpg

    and the third guy in one of the pap pics in the sun, with his back to the camera holding a phone is Dr. Sam Willis another historian and broadcaster.

    • spidey says:

      Sorry duplicated because I couldn’t edit the first one.

    • Rebecca/Becky says:

      Spidey, Suzanna Lipscomb is an academic, a very smart, highly educated woman who has written 2 books about the Tudors, and much more the type of woman I’d like to see Tom with, he could do much worse (and obviously has). Though from these pics it’s obvious they were just leaving the same venue.

      • n says:

        ‘much more the type of woman I’d like to see Tom with, he could do much worse (and obviously has).’

        …Wow. I wasn’t aware that academic women are so superior to those damn actress types – and I say this as an academic. This lady could be a right old horror (although she’s probably perfectly nice, but see my point?) so how on earth could you judge her a better choice?

        Jane is a successful woman in the music industry. I’m well aware that you dislike Elizabeth, but in terms of education, she has a similar drama school background to Tom himself. We don’t know either of them to judge them superior or inferior to Suzanna (a woman who many here probably only heard of and googled 24 hours ago). Sorry if I sound uppity, but I’m not a fan of pitting women against each other for superficial and unsubstantiated reasons.

      • spidey says:

        @ n, I agree with you, who can say what causes the chemistry between some couples and not others. And don’t you just love it when fans think a couple should be together because they “look good” together 🙄

      • spidey says:

        Yes but because she is successful says nothing really about her personality. She seems very nice, but who knows.

  38. spidey says:

    Haha, tweet from Suzannah
    “Suzannah Lipscomb ‏@sixteenthCgirl 3h3 hours ago
    Delightful as it is to have been pictured with @twhiddleston, I am embarrassed to have given The Sun a bogus story.”