Taylor Swift plays coy over Jake Gyllenhaal romance rumours

Taylor Swift has fuelled speculation that she”s dating Jake Gyllenhaal.

The singer was grilled about her “handsome” new “boyfriend” at the US talk show DeGeneres, reports the Daily Star.

Rumours of a new romance started to afloat when she was spotted holding hands with Gyllenhaal during a stroll through Brooklyn.

And while appearing on the show, when she was asked if she is feeling optimistic about love, she replied in an affirmation.

“Well, why wouldn”t anyone be,” said Swift.

And the host had countered, “especially if your boyfriend is Jake Gyllenhaal, because he is very handsome. Y”all are just hanging out though right?”

Though Swift refused to deny a romance with Gyllenhaal, she simply asked: “You have a picture of us on the screen, don”t you?”