Matty Healy predictably appears to take a swipe at ex Taylor Swift
Is Matty Healy 'obsessed' with Taylor Swift?
That's the consensus, according to those who are convinced he took jabs at his ex-girlfriend during his Glastonbury set last night.
Matty, 36, headlined Friday night at this year's Glastonbury Festival alongside his The 1975 bandmates. It was a surprisingly tame set by Matty's standards as he opted to be less political and certainly much less problematic than he has been in past performances.
However, eagle-eyed fans couldn't help but spot a couple of references they believe to be attributed to his ex Taylor, who he dated for several months in 2023 before they swiftly split.
For their Pyramid Stage set, Matty wore a black leather jacket with several pins, one of which was a figure of Peter Pan.
Matty is known to be a fan of the fictional character, but Taylor, 35, also has a song called Peter, which features on her 2024 album The Tortured Poet's Department album. Speaking of, Matty is widely speculated to have made a quip about the singer's best-selling album while addressing his Glasto crowd.
'I want to be sincere for a second with everybody,' the Chocolate singer began.
'What this moment is making me realise is that I probably am the best. I'm probably the best songwriter of my generation. The best, what do we say… A poet, ladies and gentlemen, is what I am.'
Fans have put the pieces of the puzzle together and believe Matty is still hung up on his ex in some form.
@anonatrisk claimed on X: 'Trump, Elon, Kanye and Matty Healy.. Worst man you can think of, all obsessed with Taylor Swift.'
@cowboybobsrodeo suggested: 'For a man who implied taylor swift is too obsessed with her lore as an artist matty healy sure loves to reference her intentionally to stir the pot.'
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'I do not understand why he's doing this.. Like who is this for what's the point of continuing to long out this situation when he's literally engaged,' @vngofmyheart wondered.
@jenessa2710 also wrote: 'Matty shes moved on from you lol take the hint travis is much better than you.'
Others noted that Matty is believed to be engaged to Gabbriette Betchel, who he started seeing in September 2023, while Taylor is famously in a relationship with NFL superstar Travis Kelce.
Taylor and Matty were first rumoured to be dating two months after her split from British actor Joe Alwyn in February 2023. By May, it was widely speculated that the musicians were an item after Matty had been spotted at several dates on her Eras Tour.
However, TMZ reported that they had split with a source saying the popstar was 'single' again.
Matty has previously said he doesn't use past relationships as inspiration for his music.
Speaking on Joshua Citarella's Doomscroll podcast, he explained: 'Last year I became a way more well-known public figure for loads of different reasons. More Trending
'I think that a lot of artists, they become very interested in their lore, or they become interested in the things that have happened outside of their art that people know about, and they want to address that, and [that's] fair enough.'
He continued: 'Maybe on my first record, when it was very much a series of journal entries, like little bits of heartache, I used to write about relationships a lot more and stuff like that.
'But honestly, I would kind of just be lying if I made a record about, I don't know, all the stuff that was said about me or my casual romantic liaisons or whatever it may be, that I've kind of become known for just because I was famous.
'I think that's an obvious thing to draw from, and I'm just not interested in it. And I think the maintenance of the status quo is something that I always fight against.'
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