Tom Middleton remembers his first love

Tom Middleton recently started dating Taylor Swift after a whirlwind romance between the singer and Calvin Harris. A source has acknowledged that his current chart-topping girlfriend is completely different than his first love, Lucie Cluver. An Oxford University professor, Cluver is not only much older than Swift, she’s globally respected for her research on AIDS and HIV.

The insider recently said, “Lucie’s a very bright, energetic, popular woman. Tom was head-over-heals for her. She was his first real love. They were in a serious relationship for a while when they were at uni together and then things just fizzled out as they pursued their own careers.”

Cluver and Swift are said to be very different from each other in every way. Middleton claims to have a broad taste in women and apparently does have a “type,” but it is apparent he likes those that are above average. This could explain going from an academic superstar to a singing superstar.

On Sunday, the source also informed The Sun, “It is strange – if you could stand Lucie next to Taylor they are completely different. Taylor is a party-girl performer and Lucie is a brilliant academic who is doing really important research across the world. Tom obviously has a broad taste in women.”

Cluven’s Oxford University profile includes in her biography, “She works closely with the South African government, USAID-PEPFAR, UNICEF, the World Health Organisation and Save the Children, and with other international NGOs, to provide research evidence that can improve the lives of children affected by HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa.”

35-year-old Middleton was also linked to Elizabeth Olsen in the past, but insisted the two were only good friends.