No hard feelings. Matty Healy is reportedly okay with the release of Taylor Swift‘s Tortured Poet’s Department. The Lover and Being Funny In A Foreign Language artists dated briefly in 2023, and some songs on Swift’s new album allude to their relationship.
On April 24, 2024, Healy was stopped by a reporter who asked, “How would you rate your Taylor diss track compared to the 30 others?” In a video obtained by Entertainment Tonight, the singer looked confused at first asking “My diss track?” The reporter clarified and he later responded, “Oh, I haven’t really listened to that much of it but I’m sure it’s good.”
Sources close to The 1975 lead singer told Us Weekly about his true feelings for his ex. “Matty still thinks very highly of Taylor but we were all nervous about what she might have said on the album,” the source disclosed. Adding that he “couldn’t be happier” with how the record turned out.
“Matty’s family knew about the relationship,” the insider explains. “And they were worried that Taylor was going to rip him apart. Matty has struggled with life in the public eye, and he’s been doing really well, but the last thing that he needs is for every Swiftie in the world to think he’s a villain.”
It’s reported that “really appreciative” to receive a heads-up from Taylor’s team about the recent album. “He was worried that their story would be shed in a negative light,” the source explains, adding he had concerns “the public wouldn’t get the full story.”
Healy was “also very nervous about the Swifties.” However, knowing the background, he is “happy he can move on with less anxiety.”
“Their relationship was fast, but extremely passionate and real,” the source confirmed. They also “don’t speak anymore,” but they “had a strong bond” and he will “always hold a special place for her.”
In an article published by People, an insider described their relationship as “always casual”, saying: “She had fun with him, but it was always casual. They are no longer romantically involved.” Another source echoed those sentiments to Us: “Taylor and Matt are no longer romantically involved,” they said. “They had fun together, but it was never serious.” In another article published by Us Weekly, the tabloid quoted anonymous friends of Swift, saying: “Taylor’s friends aren’t surprised [she and Matty broke up],” the insider said. “She wasn’t ready for another serious relationship just yet.”
In “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived,” the 14th song from The Tortured Poets Department, Swift hinted that she and Matty broke up after he ghosted her and she got over the “starry-eyed” feeling she felt at the beginning of their relationship. Was any of it true / Gazing at me, starry-eyed / In your Jehovah’s witness suit / Who the fuck was that guy / You tried to buy some pills / From a friend of friends of mine / They just ghosted you / Now you know what it feels like,” Swift sings.
Later in the song, Swift hinted that Healy’s reputation caught up to him and was the catalyst to end their relationship. “And I don’t even want you back I just want to know If rusting my sparkling summer was the goal /And I don’t miss what we had / But could someone give a message / To the smallest man who ever lived?” she sings.
