So is this who Taylor Swift REALLY wrote Wildest Dreams about?

For years, Swifties have argued over the possible inspiration for the one-time lover in the 33-year-old songwriters 2015 hit Wildest Dreams.

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The song, which was featured on her blockbuster album 1989, features her begging a past lover to keep a memory of her alive even after their relationship has ended.

Shortly after the song broke out from the other hits on Taylor’s first full non-country album, fans singled in on one potential inspiration for the breakup song, though Taylor has never confirmed the real inspiration — if there is one.

Rumors of the star actor who may have inspired the song began swirling again earlier this month in response to a roundup of celebrity hookup gossip shared by DeuxMoi.

Back in the news: Taylor Swift’s fans have been buzzing in recent days over resurfaced rumors about the A-list actor who allegedly inspired her 2015 hit Wildest Dreams; seen October 11 in LA
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Back in the news: Taylor Swift’s fans have been buzzing in recent days over resurfaced rumors about the A-list actor who allegedly inspired her 2015 hit Wildest Dreams; seen October 11 in LA
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According to the gossip blog, Swifties were again sharing rumors that their idol wrote Wildest Dreams — which was co-written by Max Martin and Shellback — with the actor Alexander Skarsgård in mind.

The 47-year-old Swedish hunk’s connection to the songstress dates back to 2013, when they starred together in the adaptation of the popular young adult novel The Giver, which was released the following year.

The film, about a teenage boy who rebels against a dystopian society that has managed to eliminate emotions — both positive and negative — and historical memory, was lambasted by critics but grossed $67 million against a $25 million budget.

Jeff Bridges starred in the drama as the eponymous Giver, the one person in the future society who collects the memories and emotions of the past and eventually transfers them to Jonas (Brenton Thwaites).

Alexander was featured as the father of Jonas, while Taylor played Rosemary, the daughter of the Giver who previously tried to be the receptacle for his memories, only to become overwhelmed.

Filming took place in both Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa, around a year after her October 2012 breakup with Conor Kennedy, the son of independent presidential candidate and anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

At the time, DailyMail.com published photos of Taylor dining out in South Africa with Alexander, as well as Katie Holmes, his on-screen wife in The Giver.

Alexander later said that he and Taylor had some ‘jam sessions’ during downtime off set, where they would ‘take turns and play the piano and sing,’ while he described the meetups as ‘really lovely.’