If John Mayer was a controversial choice of boyfriend, then Matty Healy was — well, there really are no words. Swifties were not happy when Taylor Swift linked up with The 1975’s lead singer, as he has a history of making problematic comments and courting controversies. He even threw shade at Swift way back in 2014, even though they only had a brief fling back then. “”She wasn’t a big impact on my life,” he told Q Magazine (via Us Weekly). “It’s just interesting to me how interested the world is about Taylor Swift. The reason I mention that is because if I had [properly] gone out with Taylor Swift, I would’ve been, ‘F–king hell, I am not being Taylor Swift’s boyfriend.’ You know, ‘F–k. That.’ That’s also a man thing, a demasculinating [sic], emasculating thing.”
You can’t come for mother like that and think the Swifties will forget, so when Healy and Swift struck up a casual romance in May 2023, few were onboard. Then, while dating Swift, Healy made problematic comments about both Ice Spice and degrading pornography. Swift jumped ship on the relationship, which reportedly was always casual in nature, in June 2023. In September 2023, Healy began dating model and musician Gabbriette Bechtel, with whom he is still involved. He recently wrapped up a European tour with his band, and since The 1975 have been touring consistently since 2022, Healy is probably resting up.
