Matty Healy was worlds away from the action as Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce tied the knot at New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden.
The 1975 frontman, 37, was spotted grabbing lunch with his fiancée Gabbriette Bechtel in Los Angeles on Friday, July 3, according to photos published by TMZ.
Healy, who was linked to the Tortured Poets Department singer in 2023 shortly after her breakup from Joe Awlyn, was seen walking arm in arm with Bechtel on the same day Swift exchanged vows with Kelce on the opposite side of the country.
The British rocker and Swift were first linked when Swift attended several of his band’s shows in 2014. Healy revealed that he and Swift had “swapped phone numbers” at the time.
“I mean, bloody hell, what am I going to do? Go out with Taylor Swift? She’s a sensation. I wouldn’t say no!” he said during a radio interview.
In 2016, Healy caused a stir when he claimed that it would be “emasculating” to date someone more famous than him, name-dropping Swift, in a 2016 interview with Q Magazine.
“It’s just interesting to me how interested the world is about Taylor Swift,” he said. “The reason I mention that is because if I had [properly] gone out with Taylor Swift, I would’ve been, ‘F***ing hell, I am not being Taylor Swift’s boyfriend.’ You know, ‘F***. That.’”
Taylor Swit and Matty Healy in 2023. (Photo by Robert Kamau/GC Images)
However, he backtracked the comments during an interview with Elle later that year, alleging his remarks were taken out of context. Healy insisted he was “not a misogynist” but could be “an idiot on occasion.”
He added, “I have said on countless occasions that I found her to be one of the most gracious, hard-working, creatively gifted and beautiful women that I have had the pleasure to meet. I personally have a lot of respect and admiration for her. Why would I not?”
Swift and Healy were linked again in May 2023, but both parties have remained tight-lipped about the exact timeline and nature of their romance. However, their split was confirmed the following month.
Matty Healy was spotted in the midst of an emotional conversation with his mom Denise Welch, just one week after she made headlines for slamming his ex, Taylor Swift. In a video filmed on Thursday, July 31 and published via TMZ the following day, the 1975 frontman could be seen appearing to console his mother […]
In July 2025, Healy’s mother, Denise Welch, weighed in on her son’s romance with Swift while appearing on Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen.
“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, 68, said, earning gasps from the WWHL audience.
“Not that I have anything against her at all,” Welch quickly added. “It was just — it was tricky.
After Swift, Healy moved on with Bechtel in September 2023. The pair got engaged in June 2024.
During an appearance on “Tom’s Hirschsprung’s Podcast” in May, Welch confirmed that her son and Bechtel are set to tie the knot this month.
“Matty gets married in July, which we’re very excited about,” she said. “I’m very excited about that, that’s wonderful.”
