'You have to hold on to what is good and true': Tom Hiddleston reflects on his crazy 2016

It's pretty fair to say, Tom Hiddleston had a mad 2016!

The actor's backside became a national talking point thanks to a particularly saucy scene in The Night Manager, and his very public relationship with Taylor Swift ensured he stayed on the front of magazines for months.

Speaking to our Entertainment Team about that bum shot, that basically broke the internet Kim Kardashian style, Tom joked he was glad to be away from all the hype.

'I'm glad I was in Vietnam filming Kong: Skull Island for that!''

Despite this sudden surge in interest, Tom says it was actually a few years ago that he noticed his level of fame start to change.

'For me, I felt the year things changed was when The Avengers came out in 2012'

Tom played Loki, the God of Mischief, in the Marvel blockbuster in 2012. The film went on to become on the highest grossing films of all time, making more than $1.5 billion worldwide.

This year saw Tom land one of his most talked about roles to date, that of Jonathan Pine in The Night Manager. He also embarked on a short-lived, but very public, relationship with Taylor Swift.

Clearly not wanting to divulge too much about the relationship, which saw him hounded by paparazzi, Tom said 2016 was a crazy time for everyone.

'2016 was interesting for everyone I think. So much changed in the world, certainly in the UK and the United States'

'You just have to hold on to what you know is good and true'

Speaking of the paparazzi, Tom added 'If people are going to wait outside my house and take pictures then that's up to them'.

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• Taylor Swift
• The Avengers