Denise Welch, mother of Taylor Swift’s ex Matty Healy, raised eyebrows with her blunt comments about the singer during a recent appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.
“Denise, your son is the great Matty Healy,” Cohen said as the crowd cheered, before bringing up Swift’s latest album.
“On that topic, Ms. Swift wrote a whole album on their relationship, The Tortured Poets Department. What was your reaction to that album?” he asked.
“Um, obviously, on pain of death, can I talk about that episode, but not being her mother-in-law is a role that I…I’m glad that I lost,” Welch responded, prompting audible gasps from the audience.
“Not that I have anything against her at all,” Welch quickly clarified. “It was just, you know, it was…it was tricky. She…listen, you’re not allowed to say anything, and then she writes a whole album, you know, about it. But Matty has taken it all in completely good grace,” she added.
On Saturday, July 26, a new source spoke to Us Weekly and shed light on why Welch may not have the warmest feelings toward Swift.
“It’s a horrible thing to have the most famous person in the world saying that your son broke her heart when it was the other way around, and then you can’t even defend yourself,” the insider claimed.
“She’s saying the mother-in-law stuff because that’s where Matty thought it was headed. She’s entitled to her opinion,” the source continued.
Swift and Healy’s relationship was short-lived, lasting just a few months in the spring of 2023. Since then, Healy has gotten engaged to model Gabbriette Betchel, while Swift is in a steady relationship with NFL star Travis Kelce.
