Matty Healy’s mom didn’t mince her words when it came to her son’s short-lived romance with pop icon Taylor Swift via PEOPLE.
During an appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen on Thursday, July 24th, Denise Welch talked about the pair’s relationship after host Andy Cohen quizzed her about Swift’s latest album The Tortured Poets Department.
The record detailed the duo’s brief romance as Swift seemingly sang about The 1975 frontman, on tracks including “Guilty as Sin?” “Fresh Out the Slammer,” “I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)” and “loml.
“Obviously, on pain of death can I talk about that episode, but being her mother-in-law is a role that I am glad that I lost,” the actress and Loose Women panelist, 67, said to gasps from the studio audience.
“Not that I have anything against her at all!’ Welch quickly clarified. ‘It was just — it was tricky.”
The British star continued, “She — listen, you’re not allowed to say anything, and then she writes a whole album about it.”
Welch then shared how her son has dealt with the attention that has come from dating Swift and her subsequent album, adding, “Matty has taken it all in completely good grace.”
“He’s very happy with his amazing fiancée Gabriella, who is gorgeous,” Welch continued of the model and singer who works under the name Gabbriette Bechtel.
“So, we’ve moved on,” Welch concluded.
