If the latest reports have any legs (they appear to be legit), Taylor Swift has embarked on a new romance following her surprising split from British actor Joe Alwyn after six years.
According to sources, Swift has decided that her long-term friendship with British bachelor singer Matty Healy should blossom into something more.
Swift and Healy, the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of The 1975, have been together for several months, and they are ready to go public with their romance.
Thus far, Healy and Swift have declined to comment on the relationship.
However, in 2016, the rocker had a lot to say about the American pop star he called the most famous woman in the world, but he also stated that he would not date her.
He swooned over Taylor Swift by saying that she was the most gracious, hard-working, creatively gifted, and beautiful woman he had met.
However, sitting down with Q Magazine, the musician made some eyebrow-raising comments about the rumors that he might have been dating Taylor Swift.
He made it abundantly clear that he would not be in a relationship with the Grammy winner and angrily defended his decision by saying: “I feel like I’m not very good at relationships. Absolutely. And the reason I mention that is because if I had [properly] gone out with Taylor Swift, the first thing I would’ve [thought was] ‘F–king hell, I am NOT being Taylor Swift’s boyfriend.’ You know, F–K. THAT… That’s also a man thing, a de-masculinating, emasculating thing.”
The quotes rapidly went viral, and he faced heavy backlash for his rant.
Matty Healy penned a series of tweets praising Taylor Swift while apologizing to her for saying that he was not interested in dating her because it would emasculate him.
He confessed in his lengthy apology: “Now, I may admit to being an idiot on occasion, but I am not a misogynist. This suggestion makes me really sad. I was, for a very short time, immersed in a celebrity world that I found confusing and scary. At that time, I had fears of being ‘somebody’s boyfriend’ (remember this is all speculation as we never dated!) before even being recognized for my music or presence as a person in my own right.”
He went on to say that he was new to fame and was not aware that the press and social media could turn his honest words against him.
He shared: “Now, I don’t pride myself on being more intelligent, or worldly, or wise, or progressive, or even regressive than the next man, but I DO pride myself on being honest. I was being HONEST about all the thoughts, feelings, and situations that come along when people ASSUME you are dating the most famous woman on the planet.”
He had many kind and beautiful words for Swift: “Now, if you want to talk about Taylor Swift, that is easy…. Since she came to my show in December of 2014, I would say that 90 percent of journalists that have interviewed me have asked about either her as a person or what our ‘interaction’ was like. 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?”
Healey concluded by attacking the media: “I didn’t even date Taylor, but the media’s incessant and brutal obsession with her has meant that even a guy who DIDN’T DATE HER has been so battered by their never-ending questions that he’s inevitably said something that can be lifted and molded into something that resembles ‘shade.’ It’s really sad.”
It seems that the romance between the two artists might be going on longer than previously thought – Swift was pictured with Healy’s mom, Denise Welch, at a The 1975 concert more than 16 weeks ago.
