Taylor Swift and Matty Healy ‘kiss’ backstage on ‘Eras Tour’
Your London boy! Taylor Swift found something better than revenge after their breakup Joe Alwyn — and it’s her blossoming romance with Matty Healy.
“Matt attends several of Taylor’s shows and when he’s backstage they kiss when she’s free,” a source exclusively shared in the latest issue of Us weeklyadding that the pair are “moving on fast” and “spending a ton of time together.”
The 33-year-old pop star and the 34-year-old The 1975 frontman have been linked since early May. The couple first raised eyebrows when Healy – who previously collaborated with Swift on an unreleased work midnight Track – seen on several of hers Epoch Tour Shows in Nashville and Philadelphia. Since then, they’ve been photographed hanging out and holding hands at various New York hotspots.
“They really enjoy each other’s company and want to spend as much time together as possible,” says the source Us of the couple who recently reconnected after a “brief” affair a few years ago.
The two first became friends in 2014. They fueled dating speculation when the “Lavender Haze” singer attended several Los Angeles shows in 1975. Neither musician confirmed the romance rumours, but in the months that followed, both were spotted selling each other’s merchandise. The “She’s American” artist then found himself in trouble after reflecting on the commotion two years later.
Taylor Swift and Matty Healy.
Shutterstock (2)“I was immersed in the world of celebrity for a very short time, which I found confusing and scary. At the time, I was afraid of being ‘someone’s friend’…before I was even recognized for my music or my presence as a person in my own right,” he said ell in March 2016 after being accused of feeling “emasculating” dating someone as famous as Swift.
Despite Healy’s controversial comments, he and Swift have remained close friends over the years. The Always The songwriter appeared at a concert in London in January 1975 to perform her hit single “Anti-Hero” live for the first time. Healy, meanwhile, seems to have gotten over his hesitation about dating the Grammy winner.
“They want to give things a second chance,” a second insider said exclusively Us Earlier this month, he revealed the duo “run in the same circle of friends” and are “having a good time reconnecting.” The source noted that Swift “really likes” the “Chocolate” singer and that they are “having a good time together.”
Though the Pennsylvania native hasn’t confirmed that she’s dating Healy, she’s recently been candid with her fans about her current emotional state epochs Philadelphia show.
“I kind of want to tell you, I don’t know, I’ve never been happier in my life in all aspects of my life,” Swift gushed to concertgoers at Gillette Stadium on Saturday, May 20. “And I just want to thank you for being a part of it. It’s not just the tour. I just feel like my life is finally making sense so I thought I’d play this song which brings back a lot of fond memories.”
While the singers continue to make headlines with their flirty demeanor – both appeared to utter the words “this is for you you know who you are i love you” in recent concerts – the source shared Us that the “All Too Well” singer “isn’t sure” that she’s “ready” to commit to something “so soon” after her split from the 32-year-old conversations with friends Actor.
The former couple dated for almost six years before breaking up in April. At the time, an insider told exclusively Us that Swift’s popularity was a driving factor in their breakup.
“Fame played a role in their split. Joe is very shy and never liked all the attention that came with dating one of the world’s most popular singers,” the source shared. “He didn’t like being on all the time.”
Throughout their relationship, both have favourite star and the Red The artist spoke about why they chose to keep their relationship out of the spotlight.
“We decided together that our relationship should be private,” Swift said during her 2021 Netflix documentary. miss americana. “Although it was [a] really terrible [time], I was happy. But I wasn’t as happy as I was taught to be happy. It was happiness without the contribution of others. We were just… happy.”
Alwyn, meanwhile, addressed the constant marriage rumors surrounding the couple in an interview with WSJ. magazine in May 2022.
“If I had a pound for every time I thought I was told I was engaged I would have a lot of pound coins,” he joked. “I mean, the truth is, if the answer was yes, I wouldn’t say it, and if the answer was no, I wouldn’t say it.”
While Swift has been busy with her newfound romance — and taking the stage on her first tour in over five years — the Mary, Queen of Scotland For his part, the actor has hardly been seen since their split. After being spotted briefly outside a London hotel earlier in the month, he attended his first public event since the split on Monday May 23 and attended one hosted by Hedi Slimane for CELINE on Monday May 23 Dinner during the 76th Annual Cannes Film Festival.
To learn more about Swift and Healy’s budding romance, watch the video above and grab the new issue of Us weeklynow in stands.