Personally, I’m not surprised by the Taylor Swift + Matt Healy story whatsoever. If it’s true and they’re really dating, it actually answers a lot of questions I had about her split from Joe Alwyn and the mysterious leaks about how Alwyn couldn’t handle her fame. Seen through the prism of “Taylor only leaked the Alwyn split when she already had Healy in the wings,” everything fits and it makes more sense if you consider the idea that Taylor and Joe had been winding things down in January-February of this year. Apparently, Matt Healy was also winding down his relationship, with Meredith Mickelson, around the same time.

Matty Healy reportedly split from model Meredith Mickelson just weeks before he started dating Taylor Swift. The 1975 frontman, 34, was said to have been romancing the model, 23, who has built up a large following on social media, before they parted ways in February.

A source told The Sun: ‘Matty was seeing Meredith while he was in LA in February – but things fizzled out when he went to New York at the end of the month. They’re still on good terms but haven’t been romantically involved since then.’

It comes after Matty and Taylor’s reported new romance was revealed on Wednesday- just weeks after her split from actor Joe Alwyn. The singer is said to be ‘madly in love’ with Matty after their long-term friendship blossomed into romance. The duo – who first met in 2014 – are now gearing up to go public with their romance during her concert in Nashville, Tennessee on Friday, reports The Sun.

An insider told the publication: ‘She and Matty are madly in love. It’s super-early days, but it feels right. They first dated, very briefly, almost ten years ago but timings just didn’t work out.’

The source went on to insist that there was no crossover in Taylor’s love life, despite news of her split from Joe emerging last month, insisting that the pair actually broke up in February.

Taylor is currently in the middle of the US leg of her The Eras Tour while The 1975 are on their At Their Very Best concert tour, but the source insisted they have kept in constant communication by texting and Face Timing.

The source added: ‘As two international megastars, they understand the pressures of one another’s jobs better than anyone, and are incredibly supportive of their respective careers. They are both massively proud and excited about this relationship and, unlike Taylor’s last one — which was very much kept out of the spotlight, deliberately — she wants to ‘own’ this romance, and not hide it away. Taylor just wants to live her life, and be happy. She’s told pals Matty is flying to Nashville over the weekend to support her on the next leg of her tour.’

[From The Daily Mail]

“They are both massively proud and excited about this relationship and, unlike Taylor’s last one — which was very much kept out of the spotlight, deliberately — she wants to ‘own’ this romance, and not hide it away.” Six years of hiding away in Nashville and London and now Taylor is ready for a big, splashy romance? Sure. I mean, if she’s super-public with Healy, then I will enjoy it. I also think Taylor should just own the fact that she loves a jumpoff and she loves to overlap relationships. Some women are just like that (J.Lo). Taylor is so wrapped up in this persona of “it’s always the guy’s fault and she’s always the one getting hurt,” she can’t admit that she started something with Matt Healy and promptly dumped Joe Alwyn and then blamed Joe for the split because he didn’t “get” how famous she is.

Photos of Taylor wearing The 1975 t-shirt in 2014:

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Matty Healy – lead vocals – The 1975 are an English pop rock band which originally formed in ’02 when several of the band members were in school together. They have recently released their third album “A brief inquiry into online relationships.”,Image: 535149536, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: WORLD RIGHTS – Fee Payable Upon Reproduction – For queries contact Avalon.red – London: +44 (0) 20 7421 6000 Los Angeles: +1 (310) 822 0419 Berlin: +49 (0) 30 76 212 251 Madrid: +34 91 533 4289, Model Release: no, Credit line: Dafydd Owen / Avalon

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The 1975 – Leeds Festival, Bramham Park. Friday 26th August 2022. Photography by Hannah Meadows for Avalon/RETNA The 1975 Main Stage East Friday 9:20 pm Reading & Leeds boss Melvin Benn calls The 1975 “one of the most extraordinary things to happen to the festival” The Manchester band will headline the dual event this weekend, having stepped in at the last minute to replace Rage Against The Machine. Matty Healy and co. first topped the bill at R&L back in 2019. Photography by Hannah Meadows for Avalon/RETNA.,Image: 716826474, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: Hannah Meadows Photography / Avalon

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Dusseldorf, GERMANY – Celebrities attend the 2022 MTV EMAs at the PSD Bank Dome in Dusseldorf, Germany. Pictured: Taylor Swift BACKGRID USA 13 NOVEMBER 2022 USA: +1 310 798 9111 / UK: +44 208 344 2007 / *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*

West Hollywood, – 51592489 Singer Taylor Swift is seen leaving a studio before heading over to Fred Segal to do some shopping in West Hollywood, California on November 22, 2014. The superstar singer has reportedly moved on from ex Joe Alwyn with 1975 frontman Matt Healy. In 2014 a then 25 year old Healy gave an interview to Shazam Top 20 where he talked about meeting Swift who at the time was dating DJ Calvin Harris, “I met Taylor Swift, that was really nice,” the British rocker told host Angus O’Loughlin. “We exchanged numbers. Let’s see what happens. I mean bloody hell, what am I going to do? Go out with Taylor Swift? She’s a sensation, I wouldn’t say no.” Pictured: Taylor Swift BACKGRID USA 4 MAY 2023 BYLINE MUST READ: FameFlynet / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / UK: +44 208 344 2007 / *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*

West Hollywood, – 51592489 Singer Taylor Swift is seen leaving a studio before heading over to Fred Segal to do some shopping in West Hollywood, California on November 22, 2014. The superstar singer has reportedly moved on from ex Joe Alwyn with 1975 frontman Matt Healy. In 2014 a then 25 year old Healy gave an interview to Shazam Top 20 where he talked about meeting Swift who at the time was dating DJ Calvin Harris, “I met Taylor Swift, that was really nice,” the British rocker told host Angus O’Loughlin. “We exchanged numbers. Let’s see what happens. I mean bloody hell, what am I going to do? Go out with Taylor Swift? She’s a sensation, I wouldn’t say no.” Pictured: Taylor Swift BACKGRID USA 4 MAY 2023 BYLINE MUST READ: FameFlynet / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / UK: +44 208 344 2007 / *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*

West Hollywood, – 51592489 Singer Taylor Swift is seen leaving a studio before heading over to Fred Segal to do some shopping in West Hollywood, California on November 22, 2014. The superstar singer has reportedly moved on from ex Joe Alwyn with 1975 frontman Matt Healy. In 2014 a then 25 year old Healy gave an interview to Shazam Top 20 where he talked about meeting Swift who at the time was dating DJ Calvin Harris, “I met Taylor Swift, that was really nice,” the British rocker told host Angus O’Loughlin. “We exchanged numbers. Let’s see what happens. I mean bloody hell, what am I going to do? Go out with Taylor Swift? She’s a sensation, I wouldn’t say no.” Pictured: Taylor Swift BACKGRID USA 4 MAY 2023 BYLINE MUST READ: FameFlynet / BACKGRID USA: +1 310 798 9111 / UK: +44 208 344 2007 / *UK Clients – Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*