Matty Healy Consoles Mom Denise Welch 1 Week After Her Controversial Taylor Swift Comments

“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,” Welch admitted.

After the audience gasped at the comments, she quickly followed up with, “Not that I have anything against her at all. It was just — it was tricky.”

Welch also called out Swift, 35, for having the freedom to touch on her relationships via her music, while her romantic partners seemingly don’t have the same ability to share their side without facing public backlash.

“Listen, you’re not allowed to say anything, and then she writes a whole album, you know, about it,” Welch continued. “But Matty has taken it all in completely good grace. He’s very happy with his amazing fiancée, Gabriella, Gabbriette, who is gorgeous.”

Welch concluded, “And so, we’ve moved on.”

Healy and Swift were romantically linked in 2023, although both musicians have remained relatively private when it comes to sharing details about the nature of the relationship.

Both Healy and Swift have since left their relationship in the past and have moved on with their respective love lives. While Healy is engaged to Gabriette, Swift has been dating NFL star Travis Kelce since summer 2023.