Exclusive: Taylor Swift Goes on Romantic Date With Garrett Hedlund
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Down-home date night!
Taylor Swift had a low-key dinner wtih Garrett Hedlund in Nashville April 1.
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"It was their first time going out," a source tells Us Weekly of Swift's evening with the Tron: Legacy and Country Strong star, 26, who has been in Nashville recording a CD.
"They've been emailing for a while, and she hinted they should get together."
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Hedlund joined his date at 8 p.m. and was back at his hotel by 12:30 a.m. Swift, 21 -- who won Entertainer of the Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards April 3 and will continue her Speak Now tour May 27 -- is taking things slowly after her fast-track romance and breakup with Jake Gyllenhaal last fall. (Back in February, she went on an L.A. date with Glee hunk Chord Overstreet.)
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"She has actually spent time getting to know Garrett," says the insider. "He's cute -- and he's into country music! [She] likes that he's a normal guy."
Tell Us What You Think
3She needs to calm down! She might not be a wh*re but getting together with so many guys sends the wrong message.
He's cute, Go Taylor!
Can't wait for the song on this guy, way to go Tay-Tay