Taylor Swift and Drake have seemingly been friends for many years, with their bond getting closer over that time.
And fans have come up with the wild theory that the 35-year-old rapper and Taylor, 32, have become more than friends and are actually secretly dating.
While Taylor has been in a relationship Joe Alwyn for more than four years, Drake sent tongues wagging when he posted a throwback pic of them both on Instagram overnight.
The snap of Taylor was among other photos Drake had posted of his son, which he had captioned: "They too soft to understand the meaning of hard work."
In the sweet throwback snap, Drake is seen with his arm around Taylor as she leans her head into him while holding on his arm.
Fans were understandably excited about the pic but some started theorising about their relationship with others pointing to it being a clue that they were going to collaborate musically.
One wrote on Twitter: "Is Taylor swift dating drake, what's happening?" Another typed: "I need to know why Drake had Taylor swift in that picture and I need to know asap".
A third chimed: "Are Drake and Taylor swift dating?".
There is no suggestion that Drake and Taylor are romantically involved.
The musicians began their friendship a couple of years before meeting in person, with Drake expressing how "proud" he was of the singer in a tweet just after she released her third album, Speak Now.
He wrote at the time: "@taylorswift13 I'm so proud of you."
Two years later, they finally met at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, where Entertainment Weekly claimed the pair hugged and held hands when catching up with each other.
While it was claimed that this was their first meeting, some fans believed that the warmth of the hug pointed to them being well acquainted with each other before then.
Taylor then made a needlepoint of Drake which she gave to her bestie, Ed Sheeran, which the chart-topping singer showed off during a TV documentary about him, Nine Days and Nights Of Ed Sheeran.
There was a period of public silence between Drake and Taylor before the rapper liked a photo which Taylor posted of her only live show in 2016.
Taylor was one of the star turns at Drake's 30th birthday party, which was as much to do with her being in the same room as her bitter rival, Katy Perry, and her ex, John Mayer.
Rumours from the party, which which were reported by Page Six was that Taylor and Drake were seen "flirting heavily" and "talking closely and laughing."
The source added: "The only person he spent more time with other than his mom was Taylor."
Drake reportedly introduced Taylor to his mother that night but since then, the time spent between Taylor and Drake has been described as a 'casual meeting'.
Taylor released her seventh studio album in 2019 and while promoting her record, she wore a denim jacket with buttons on, on which one of the buttons had Drake's face on it, which only fuelled relationship rumours even more.
She also sang about the rapper in I Forgot That You Existed, saying: "In my feelings more than Drake, so yeah..."
While fans have theorised about Taylor and Drake's relationship, it is believed that they are not dating and have not ever dated and have been just good friends over that time.
Since 2016, Taylor has been dating Joe Alwyn and while they keep their relationship mostly under wraps., they have occasionally shared romantic snaps together.
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