The ‘It Girl' model who's finally tamed Taylor Swift's bad boy ex Matty Healy…as pair snipe at each other on rival songs

The Sun

27-06-2025

AFTER years of attempts, The 1975 will finally make their Glastonbury debut on the Pyramid stage tonight.
And rooting from the sidelines for lead singer Matty Healy, 36, will be his glamorous wife-to-be Gabbriette Bechtel, along with his famous parents Tim Healy and Denise Welch.
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Matty and model Gabbriette, 27, started dating back in September 2023 and got engaged after just nine months, with the singer popping the question with a custom black diamond ring.
It certainly matches her goth-light style, with Gabbriette previously telling Vogue her fashion inspiration ranges from 50s pin-up icons to dominatrixes.
Speaking about her fiance, she previously told HommeGirls: 'He came to L.A., and we've been in love ever since.'
Born to a Mexican mum and German dad, "it-girl" Gabriette began modelling in her late teens and has starred in campaigns for Marc Jacobs, Nike and Savage X Fenty.
But she also has a keen interest in the music industry, having been lead singer of punk girl band Nasty Cherry - which hasn't released music since 2021.
She was hand-selected by Charli XCX - who is engaged to Matty's The 1975 bandmate, drummer George Daniel - and references the model in her track 360 on the album Brat, with the lyric: "Call me Gabbriette, you're so inspired."
Their relationship came hot on the heels of Matty's widely publicised romance with Taylor Swift, 35 - despite him previously declaring in a 2016 interview that he would find it too "de-masculinating" to be her boyfriend.
The couple had previously been linked in 2013 before rekindling their romance a decade later - though it only lasted a few months, with a source telling People they were "just having fun" and "it was always casual".
Their romance sparked controversy among devoted Taylor fans due to Matty's past battles with heroin and his reputation for courting controversy with his wild on-stage antics.
The band was slapped with a £1.9million fine after Matty snogged his bandmate Ross MacDonald on stage in Kuala Lumpur in July 2023 after attacking Malaysia's anti-LGBT laws in an expletive-fuelled rant.
Matty also provoked outrage when, while appearing on the Adam Friedland Show in 2023, he laughed when hosts Nick Mullen and Adam referred to rapper Ice Spice - with whom Taylor had collaborated - as an 'Inuit Spice Girl,' and 'chubby Chinese lady.'
Several Swifties accused The 1975 frontman for using Taylor as a way to raise his profile - and Matty himself admitted in an interview that he became significantly more famous in 2023.
He said: 'Last year, I became a way more well-known public figure for loads of different reasons. The only reason that I was interested in is kind of, like, what I was doing?'
According to an insider, Matty is now personally "much more settled than he's ever been", with Gabbriette helping to "keep him more grounded".
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The couple apparently love playing Fortnite in bed and she loves to cook for him, with them having bonded over their shared love of food.
The insider told The Sun: "The band are in a great place, meaning he can finally devote time to his personal life.
'Like most musicians, Matty has played the field, but Gabbriette is who is wants to settle down with.
'Gabbriette has been able to tame his fire and help keep him more grounded. He absolutely loves that she is at the top of her game and independent.
Gabbriette has been able to tame his fire and help keep him more grounded. He absolutely loves that she is at the top of her game and independent
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'She's incredibly busy in her own career, and it means the time they spend together is quality time."
And she's even won the approval of Matty's mum, with whom they spent Christmas last year.
Denise, 67, said on Loose Women: 'He's got engaged to Gabriella Bechtel - Gabbriette, she's known as. Black diamond; he had it made for her.
"I couldn't be more thrilled. We couldn't be happier... she is everything that I would want in a daughter-in-law, and so I'm thrilled.'
Gabbriette - who was previously linked to Bob Dylan's model grandson Levi - has made it clear she isn't fazed by catty comments left by Matty's fans on her Instagram page.
She claimed: "I don't give a s***. I think it's hilarious. Go for it. Have fun. People have a lot to say, you don't know me at all."
Track record
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Matty doesn't have the best track record when it comes to relationships, and himself admitted he's "not very good at them".
The rocker dated Halsey, 30, back in 2015 but things ended on a sour note with the America singer insulting his mum on her record Colours.
She wrote: 'Your little brother never tells you but he loves you so / You said your mother only smiled on her TV show.'
Speaking about their relationship a year after it ended, she said: "We're both attracted to characters, and we saw that in each other. I spent a lot of time watching him and he spent a lot of time loving being watched.
"But if you think he's the first red-wine-drinking, pretty-boy rocker in skinny jeans I've been associated with, you're out of your f***ing mind.'
He was subsequently linked to FKA Twiggs, but the pair split in 2022 after reportedly dating for three years without ever confirming their relationship publicly.
Matty is also rumoured to have dated models Gabriella Brooks and Charlotte D'Alessio, but neither lasted that long.
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Even before they hooked up, Matty's fame was bolstered by Taylor wearing The 1975 merchandise and going to one of his concerts back in 2013.
The gig visit has been said to have led to the pair exchanging numbers, and they were briefly said to be romantically liked.
But at the time Matty didn't have many positive things to say about the idea.
In a 2016 interview, when Taylor was dating Calvin Harris, Matty told Q magazine: 'I feel like I'm not very good at relationships.
"And the reason I mention that is because if I had [properly] gone out with Taylor Swift, I would've been, 'F***ing hell, I am not being Taylor Swift's boyfriend.'
"You know, 'F***. That.' That's also a man thing, a de-masculinating, emasculating thing.'
He later clarified his comments after people claimed they were misogynistic for feeling threatened by her stardom.
"Since she came to my show in December of 2014, I would say that 90 per cent of journalists that have interviewed me have asked about either her as a person or what our 'interaction' was like," he wrote in an open letter, according to Elle.
"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?"
'Tribute' to Taylor
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Many of Taylor's exes have ended up being referenced in her songs - and Matty it seems is no exception.
When her latest album Tortured Poets Department released it hinted she'd been in love with the controversial frontman - but also couldn't resist a jibe.
Fans reckoned they spotted multiple references to Matty, including 'I'm runnin' back home to you' from Fresh Out The Slammer, which they took to be a reference to her history with the Chocolate singer.
They claimed there was another cryptic reference in I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can) with the line: 'The jokes that he told across the bar / Were revolting and far too loud.'
Taylor, who is now dating NFL player Travis Kelce, does appear to take aim at him with her track The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived, with the lyrics: "You are what you did / And I'll forget you but I'll never forgive / The smallest man who ever lived."
Arguably Matty has taken a leaf out of his ex's book when it comes to channelling his relationship angst into his music.
Last week The Sun revealed that he will reference his romance with Taylor in a track on The 1975's upcoming album.
Among the lyrics is the line: 'Keep your head up Princess, your tiara is falling."
A music insider said: 'Everyone at the studio thought this was about Matty's fling with Taylor and their fleeting romance.
'Matty will never publicly comment on his relationships, but he lets his deepest feelings out in his songs and gets everything off his chest.
'Fans will want to listen to the lyrics very carefully.'
Glasto 'special guest'
The insider told The Sun playing Glastonbury is "a huge deal" for the band and "something they've wanted to make happen for years".
'It's even more special for Matty because he will have his fiancée Gabbriette and his parents stage side rooting for him," they added.
'He's always been career-focused and getting the headline spot on a Friday really shows how important The 1975 has become. It's a culmination of decades of hard work.'
And in a bit to make it extra special, The Sun understands Matty plans to bring his actor dad Tim out for a song.
"Tim has come out before at Matty's gigs and it's always a crowd pleaser," a source said.
"They'll be doing a slow song together as part of the set list."
Matty's team has been contacted for comment.
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