Taylor Swift and Matty Healy’s love story, or as some might call it, a decade-spanning “situationship,” kicked off in November 2014. It all started when The 1975 frontman rocked a “1989” tee at one of his band’s gigs — not exactly a grand romantic gesture given that it’s also his birth year, but it sure caught Swift’s attention. It prompted her to proudly share a photo of Healy on her Tumblr and confess her love for The 1975.
Weeks later, she hit up a The 1975 concert with her besties, where she officially met Healy, whom she swapped digits with backstage. The following day, Swift wore a The 1975 shirt, igniting dating rumors instantly. Playing into the hype, Healy told Shazam 20, “I mean bloody hell, what am I going to do? Go out with Taylor Swift? … I wouldn’t say no,” according to E! News. Come December 2014, the streets were saying that they managed to hit it off and started a secret relationship, with Us Weekly reporting that it was Healy who made the first move. “It’s very new and they’re having fun,” a source dished. But Healy was quick to deny the speculations, branding the whole thing a sham like the true London Boy he is — pun intended.
The pair were then spotted hanging out at the afterparty of the Brits in February 2015. But as fate would have it, that was the night Swift met her next beau, Calvin Harris. And well, we all know what happened after.
