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Did Taylor Swift cheat on Joe Alwyn with Matty Healy? Pop princess met with British rocker’s mom backstage at 1975 concert

Swift is said to have fallen 'madly in love' with The 1975 singer Matty Healy and they are planning on going public with their romance in Nashville

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Taylor Swift has reportedly found a new lover after her split from Joe Alwyn, whom she dated for six years. The 33-year-old ‘Lavender’ hit-maker is said to have fallen "madly in love" with The 1975 singer Matty Healy and they are planning on going public with their romance in Nashville, where Swift is performing gigs for her tour this weekend.

“They first dated, very briefly, almost ten years ago but the timing just didn’t work out. Both Matty and Taylor have been touring over the past few weeks, so it’s been a lot of Face-Timing and texting but she cannot wait to see him again,” a source told The Sun. The reports of their steadfast romance came after the ‘Midnight Rain’ singer made an unexpected stage cameo at London's O2 on the opening night of The 1975's sold-out 'At Their Very Best' tour in January 2023. However, Swift, who is known for hiding Easter eggs in her songs, has appeared to be giving quite a few heavy hints about their romance for a while now, according to DailyMail.

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When did Taylor Swift and Matty Healy first meet?

It's believed that Swift and Healy bonded through their common love of music after they first met in 2014. At that time, the American singer was spotted wearing a 1975 tee, before attending the band’s concert with her best friend Selena Gomez. Their budding friendship soon made headlines after the rocker made a special appearance in her ‘1989’ album. Healy quickly shot down romance rumors but confirmed that they have been texting back and forth. "Yeah, we met each other, we exchanged numbers in the same way that a lot of people in this kind of world do and we spoke occasionally," he said on Australian Radio, according to Daily Mail.

During another interview with GQ, the British rocker spoke about Swift again, saying "since she showed up on my show, the 90 percent of journalists who have interviewed me have asked about either her as a person or what our 'interaction' was like." He continued by saying, "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?"

Matt's famous mother is also a Swift fan

The ‘Lover’ singer has apparently received a seal of approval from Healy’s famous mother Denise Welch, who happens to be a Swiftie. The ‘Loose Women’ star, 64, recently shared an adorable picture on her social media, where she was seen beaming broadly as she wrapped an arm around Taylor while interacting backstage at a The 1975 gig in London's O2. "Oh, what a night at a sold-out 02. So proud I can't even begin!!" Denise wrote in the caption.

Healy quit his bizarre tradition of kissing fans out of respect for Swift

The British rocker, who has a bizarre reputation for jumping into the crowd to kiss his female admirers, has reportedly toned down his behavior out of respect for Swift, whom he referred to as queen when she attended one of his recent gigs. "I'm not kissing anybody in front of Taylor Swift, have some respect. In front of the Queen, it's not happening," he was heard saying in a resurfaced TikTok footage, according to Page Six.

Successful and failed music collab

Healy and Swift have previously worked together on a number of chart-busting songs. He recently revealed that the band worked with Taylor on her latest album 'Midnights', but their tracks sadly failed to make the cut. "We actually worked a bit on that but then the version of it never came out," he told KROQ's Klein/Ally Show for Audacy's DTS Sound Space. The star’s confession attracted loud boos from the audience, to whom he replied "That's not how it works. It was for reasons that are not to be criticized. She's amazing." Taylor also made a surprise appearance at The 1975 gig in January when she performed her chart-topping hit 'Anti-Hero' for the first time.

Apart from sharing a common love for music, the pair also shares a common social circle of friends, including musician Jack Antonoff who has produced albums for both The 1975 and Taylor. In addition, the two share a friendship with singer Halsey, who Matt was said to have dated in 2015 although they never verified the reports. British DJ Nick Grimshaw is also friends with the couple after getting to know Taylor when she dated his best friend Harry Styles.