Loose Women star Denise Welch appeared on Watch What Happens Live! with Andy Cohen and discussed her son Matty Healy’s short-lived relationship with Taylor Swift

Denise Welch didn’t hold back as she shared her thoughts on her son Matty Healy’s brief romance with Taylor Swift. The Loose Women panellist appeared on Watch What Happens Live! with Andy Cohen when the Bravo host asked the actress about her famous son, who is the lead singer of The 1975.

The 67-year-old star was immediately asked about his relationship with Taylor, and specifically, what she thought about the pop star’s Tortured Poets Department album. Taylor, who is dating Travis Kelce, is known to write songs about her high-profile relationships and fans dissected the album to figure out which tracks were written about Matty.

Denise discussed Matty’s relationship with Taylor(Image: @BravoWWHL/X)

Denise seemingly claimed Taylor’s fans hit out at any person who dares to criticise the 35-year-old pop star.

When Andy asked what she thought of the hit album, Denise said: “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.”

The straightforward comment shocked everyone in the room, including Andy. She quickly tried to calm things down as she added: “Not that I have anything against her at all! It was just — it was tricky.”

Taylor and Matty were briefly an item in 2023(Image: GC Images)

She then suggested it’s difficult to comment on anything to do with Taylor, as her fans would negatively react to it. “She — listen, you’re not allowed to say anything, and then she writes a whole album about it,” Denise explained.

Denise said that Matty has taken the album’s personal tracks ‘all in completely good grace,’ and added: “He’s very happy with his amazing fiancée Gabriella,” referring to singer Gabbriette.

“So we’ve moved on,” the ITV presenter said.

After her split from long-term boyfriend Joe Alwyn, Taylor was suddenly linked to The 1975’s Matty. His presence became immediately noticeable at Taylor’s Eras Tour concerts, lip-syncing words like “This one is about you,” while fans tried to decode glances and gestures between the pair that seemed way too deliberate to be random.

In between dinner dates they were snapped by paparazzi and frequent departures from her New York City apartment – and he even performed with Phoebe Bridgers – one of Taylor’s close friends – mid-tour.

When her album last year, fans immediately clocked apparent references to Matty – especially on “Guilty as Sin?”, “The Black Dog,” and “But Daddy I Love Him.” She seemed to paint their short fling as chaotic, obsessive and misunderstood.

Matty responded to the tracks supposedly written about him in a podcast chat where he said: “I would kind of just be lying if I made a record about my casual romantic liaisons just because I was famous.”