‘Glad to have lost the role’: Taylor Swift becomes the target of Matty Healy’s mother in cutting interview

Taylor Swift became the target of her former “mother in law” during a cutting live interview that gave a rare glimpse behind the veil.

Taylor Swift was shaded by her ex-boyfriend Matty Healy’s mum, Denise Welch, who declared she was “glad” that she didn’t end up as the singer’s mother-in-law.

Welch targeted the 14-time Grammy winner when asked about the pop star’s short-lived romance with her son during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live! Thursday.

Welch, a British soap actress and daytime TV fixture, didn’t hold back when host Andy Cohen asked for her reaction to Swift’s 2024 album, The Tortured Poets Department, which is believed to contain several nods to the rocker.

Denise Welch has made a jab at Taylor Swift. Picture: YouTube.

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“Obviously, on pain of death can I talk about that episode, but not being her mother-in-law is a role that I am glad that I lost,” she said, prompting audible gasps from the audience.

“Not that I have anything against her at all,” she went on. “It was just — it was tricky.”

The Big Brother star, 67, then briefly paused before elaborating on her initial answer.

“She — listen, you’re not allowed to say anything, and then she writes a whole album about it,” Welch said of the Cruel Summer hit maker, 35.

But Welch insisted that Healy, who is the frontman for The 1975, took the aftermath of Swift’s eleventh studio album “all in good grace.”

“He is very happy with his amazing fiancee Gabriella, who is gorgeous,” she went on, referring to the model Gabbriette Bechtel, by her real name.

“So, we’ve moved on,” Welch added.

Taylor Swift and Denise Welch, Matty Healy's mum. Picture: Instagram

Taylor Swift and Matty Healy seen leaving The Electric Lady studio in Manhattan on May 16, 2023 in New York City. Picture: Getty.

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Healy, 36, and Swift briefly dated from May to June 2023, following the latter’s split from British actor Joe Alwyn.

During their short-lived romance, the duo were inseparable, with the crooner attending several of her sold-out Eras Tour concerts.

They were also often spotted in New York City, including at the Electric Lady recording studio.

Following the pair’s split, an insider told Entertainment Tonight that they had parted ways due to incompatibility and scheduling issues.

When Swift released TTPD in April 2024, it was rumoured that she wrote the album’s title track, Guilty As Sin, Down Bad, Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus, The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived and I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can) about Healy.

Swift has since moved on with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce over the summer of 2023.

Healy, for his part, popped the all-important question to Bechtel in June 2024.

This story originally appeared on Page Six and is republished here with permission.

Originally published as ‘Glad to have lost the role’: Taylor Swift becomes the target of Matty Healy’s mother in cutting interview