Tom Hiddleston and fiancée Zawe Ashton have reportedly welcomed their first child together.
The couple announced they were expecting their first child together earlier this year and are said to be “filled with joy”, following their baby's arrival, with a source telling Us Weekly : “Tom and Zawe are loving being new parents and are filled with joy."
They added that Tom, 41, and Zawe, 38, are “having the struggles of new parents and aren't sleeping much but are thrilled”.
Tom got down on one knee and proposed to his actress girlfriend in March this year after three years together.
But who did Tom Hiddleston date before he met fiancée Zawe?
Here's everything you need to know.
Susannah Fielding
Tom met actress Susannah Fielding while on the set of BBC show Wallander in 2008.
Susannah is known for her roles in This Time With Alan Partridge, Death In Paradise, and Catastrophe.
The pair dated for three years before their split in 2011 to focus on their careers.
Tom told the Daily Mail in 2012: "Acting just demands everything and if you don't give it everything, there will be someone behind you who will."
Jessica Chastain
Tom met Interstellar actress Jessica in 2013 and they were rumoured to be dating soon after.
An insider told Metro that the couple were 'serious' about each other, telling the publication: " Tom is taken with Jess and it's serious.
"Before Christmas she visited Britain to stay with him and meet all his family for the first time."
However, the romance was never confirmed by the couple.
Jane Arthy
Loki actor Tom was then linked music producer Jane Arthy after they were pictured holding hands at the Wimbledon final in 2013.
According to Cosmopolitan, Elle UK's editor-in-chief tweeted at the time, "I sat next to actor Tom Hiddleston and his girlfriend Jane #wimbledonfinal. He's a very funny man."
Tom's spokesman then responded to the claim, stating: "I never comment on my clients' private lives."
The actor then addressed the rumours in an interview with GQ where he said: "I understand the curiosity.
"One day I hope when there's really something to write home about, then I'll be able to talk."
Elizabeth Olsen
Tom and younger Olsen sister Elizabeth were linked after they starred in I Saw The Light together in 2015.
US Weekly reported at the time that, "It's casual. But they do make sure to text when they're apart", after the couple were pictured together a few times.
The rumoured romance came just a few months after Elizabeth's split with fiancée actor Boyd Holbrook.
A few months later, Elizabeth quashed the rumours to Refinery29.
She said: "I mean, we definitely are friends and we've known each other for about four years. And we happened to be at a restaurant at a wrong time having dinner, we all go out to dinner."
Taylor Swift
Tom's short fling with pop star Taylor Swift was one of the most talked-about romances of summer 2016.
The pair met at the Met Gala in May, while Taylor was still dating DJ Calvin Harris.
However, Taylor and Calvin soon split and the Shake It Off singer was soon pictured with Tom on multiple occasions.
The couple were slammed by the media who called the fling a 'publicity stunt' due to their public displays of affection, including the iconic 'I love T.S' top that Tom wore over the Fourth of July weekend.
The actor told The Hollywood Reporter at the time: "Well, um. How best to put this? That notion is — look, the truth is that Taylor Swift and I are together and we're very happy. Thanks for asking. That's the truth. It's not a publicity stunt."
Despite the pair seemingly going from strength-to-strength, their summer romance was short-lived and they split in September 2016.
Tom told GQ in 2017: "Taylor is an amazing woman. She’s generous and kind and lovely, and we had the best time… Of course it was real."
He also addressed the tank top situation by saying: "The truth is, it was the Fourth of July and a public holiday and we were playing a game and I slipped and hurt my back. And I wanted to protect the graze from the sun and said, ’Does anyone have a T-shirt?’ And one of her friends said, 'I’ve got this.'
"And we all laughed about it. It was a joke. Among friends. I just, I was surprised. I was just surprised that it got so much attention. The tank top became an emblem of this thing."
In the same year as Tom's GQ interview, Taylor released her sixth album Reputation, in which she seemingly addressed the romance during Getaway Car.
During the song, she alludes that she left DJ Calvin for the Loki actor following the night they met at the Met Gala while wearing black tie.
She sings: "The ties were black, the lies were white in shades of grey in candlelight.
"I wanted to leave him, I needed a reason."
She continues: "Well, he was running after us, I was screaming 'go, go, go' but with three of us, honey, it's a side show and a circus ain't a love story and now we're both sorry."
Zawe Ashton
Following his romance with Ms Swift, Tom met Fresh Meat actress Zawe Ashton in 2019.
They met while starring in the West End production of Betrayal where they played married couple Robert and Emma, and they soon hit it off.
An insider told The Sun in July 2020 that the couple were living together in Atlanta, Georgia.
They said: "Tom and Zawe have stayed quiet about their relationship but she has spent the last few weeks with him in the US."
In September 2021, the pair confirmed their relationship when the actress accompanied Tom to the Tony Awards.
The actor had been nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play at the awards for his role in Betrayal.
However, he lost out on the gong to Andrew Burnap for his performance in The Inheritance.
Since their initial public appearance, the couple have attended many red carpets together and earlier this year, they confirmed that they were engaged and expecting their first child together.
People reported that the pair were engagement after a diamond ring was spotted on Zawe's finger at the 2022 BAFTAs in March, however neither Zawe or Tom confirmed the news until June 2022.
Tom told the LA Times that he is "very happy" as he revealed the couple were in fact engaged.
In the same month, Zawe confirmed they were expecting their first child in an interview with Vogue.
Now, the couple have reportedly welcomed their newborn into the world and are said to be "loving" parenthood, according to the US Weekly source.
Mirror Online has contacted Tom and Zawe’s representatives for comment.
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