Denise Welch Criticizes Taylor Swift Citing Son Matty Healy Relationship

Denise Welch, mother of Matty Healy, briefly dated Taylor Swift, criticized the pop star in a July 2024 appearance on Bravo TV's Watch What Happens Live, expressing relief that she never became Swift's mother-in-law. Welch suggested that Swift's fans aggressively defend the singer while Swift herself channels personal experiences into her album 'The Tortured Poets Department,' which reportedly includes songs about her brief romance with Healy. Despite the pointed remarks, Welch emphasized she harbors no personal ill will toward Swift and noted that her son has taken the album's fallout in good spirits. Welch also mentioned that Healy is currently happy with his fiancée, model and singer Gabbriette Bechtel. The relationship between Swift and Healy was brief and casual, occurring shortly after Swift's split from Joe Alwyn. Welch's comments reveal the complex dynamics surrounding Swift's public use of her romantic history in her music and the reactions it provokes from those connected to her former partners.