Taylor Swift doesn't want to fire shots at Harry Styles that's why she's kept her cool

She's had her fair share of high-profile relationships and she's made no secret of the fact that they've inspired her song lyrics.

However, Taylor Swift has revealed she has no interest in dragging her famous ex-boyfriends - which include Harry Styles, Jake Gyllenhaal, Joe Jonas and Taylor Lautner - through the dirt.

Speaking candidly in a new interview with the American version of GQ Magazine, Taylor, 25, said she is keen to protect the public's perception of and her friendly relations with her former lovers as she sizzled in a stringy white bikini in an accompanying photoshoot.

Talking to GQ's Chuck Klosterman, she said: 'You’re in a[n] interview, and the writer says, "who is that song about? That sounds like a really intense moment from your life". 

'And you sit there, and you know you’re on good terms with your ex-boyfriend, and you don’t want him - or his family - to think you’re firing shots at him. 

'So you say, "That was about losing a friend". And that’s basically all you say.'

The Bad Blood songstress added that she felt a sense of pride about never specifically naming names despite being pushed relentlessly to do so.