Matty Healy‘s mum, Denise Welch, has commented on his split from Taylor Swift.
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Healy and Swift were romantically linked for a short period in 2023 and, while unconfirmed, it is strongly believed that Healy is the subject of several songs on Swift’s latest album ‘The Tortured Poets Department’.
While appearing on a new episode of Watch What Happens Live, Welch was asked by host Andy Cohen what she thought of Swift’s album, to which she responded: “Obviously, on pain of death can I talk about that episode, but not being her mother-in-law is a role that I’m glad that I lost.”
She then added: “Not that I have anything against her at all. It was just, you know, it was tricky. But, listen, you’re not allowed to say anything but then she writes a whole album about it?”
Since his relationship with Swift, Healy has confirmed his engagement to model Gabbriette (real name Gabriella Bechtel) last year, with Swift now in a relationship with American footballer Travis Kelce.
Welch continued: “But Matty has taken it all in completely good grace. He’s very happy with his amazing fiancée Gabbriette – who is gorgeous – so we’ve moved on.”
It’s not the first time Welch has spoken about Swift’s album, having previously addressed it during an episode of Loose Women. “I haven’t heard anything to do with it,” she joked on the show, before shutting down the conversation by saying: “I wish her all the best.”
The comments she made on Loose Women were similar to Healy’s own response to the album. When asked by paparazzi how he felt about his “Taylor diss track”, he replied: “My diss track? Oh! I haven’t really listened to that much of it, but I’m sure it’s good.”
Healy has also said that he has no intention to write any music inspired by his short-term relationships.
“Last year I became a way more well-known public figure for loads of different reasons,” he told Doomscroll in November. “I think that a lot of artists […] become interested in the things that have happened outside of their art that people know about and they want to address that, and fair enough.
“Honestly, I would kind of just be lying if I made a record about […] my casual romantic liaisons – or whatever it may be that I’ve kind of become known for just because I was famous.”
Last June, it was reported that Healy had been left “blindsided” by Swift’s album, and a source claimed he found it “hilarious” because the pair were “never serious”. It was also reported that Healy was “uncomfortable” with the attention from the album but was “relieved” it wasn’t worse.
The reported upcoming album by The 1975 will mark their sixth LP, following on from 2022’s ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’.
Earlier this summer, The 1975 headlined Glastonbury, using their Pyramid stage set to call for their legacy not to be “that of politics”, but “that of love and friendship”. Their performance also sparked speculation that the band may have teased a new song or album at the end of the show, when they flashed the word ‘DOGS’ on the screen.
Welch attended Glasto ’25, and “became the proud owner” of a Charli XCX-inspired ‘Brat’ flag displaying her name.
In a four-star review of The 1975’s Glastonbury show, NME concluded: “There are bangers aplenty – the howling ‘Robbers’, the throbbing punk of ‘People’, the devastating grace of ‘I Always Wanna Die (Sometimes)’ and the crowd-igniting ‘The Sound’, while some of the more tender moments like ‘Be My Mistake’ feel a little lost.
“‘We’re not going anywhere,’ ends Healy. ‘It’s gonna be alright. I know that’s trite’. With their one show of the year, ‘The 1975 from the Internet’ clear the decks on their career so far to deliver a reminder of their chops for tunes and showmanship away from the headlines.”
