Between The 1975's Still... At Their Very Best tour and the release of Taylor Swift's new album, fans simply can't get enough of Matty Healy.
There's no one that gets people buzzing – for reasons both good and bad – quite like Matty. The son of Loose Women star Denise Welch, the Manchester-born singer-songwriter has amassed a cult following of fans. And it turns out, many of those fans are very intrigued in Matty's love life...
Following their sell-out tour, many were taking to google in the hopes of finding out about Matty's relationship status – and namely, whether or not he's single.
We hate to break it to you, but Matty Healy does indeed have a girlfriend. The singer is off the market, having happily shacked up with American model Gabbriette Bechtel last year. The pair struck up a romance shortly after his rumoured fling with Taylor Swift, with street-side PDA now all too common.
Cue the sound of sobbing fans.
The star reinforced his no-longer single status to fans last year after explaining he'd no longer be kissing them. In case you need a reminder, Matty raised eyebrows after smooching a number of his fans during his shows. While performing last September, he was seen mouthing, 'I have a girlfriend, I can’t [kiss you]. I don’t kiss people when I have a girlfriend.'
Given it's been over a decade since The 1975's single 'Chocolate' hit the number one spot, Matty's had a number of famous girlfriends over the years. Just in case you needed a catch up, we've taken a deep dive into the history of his love life...
September 2023: Gabbriette Bechtel
Having struck up a romance with the American model shortly after his appearances with Taylor Swift, 34-year-old Matty is now happily shacked up with 26-year-old Gabbriette Bechtel.
Gabbriette is a model and content creator based in New York, as well as the lead singer of pop-punk band Nasty Cherry – although it seems the band haven't been too active since 2021. With over 380K followers on TikTok, she's best known for her fashion and foodie content!
Matty and Gabbriette were first linked last September, after being photographed kissing on the streets of New York. Since then, they've stepped out together multiple times – with Gabbriette recently sharing content of her in London as she touched down to support her boyfriend's band.
It seems Gabbriette's a hit with the family too. In October 2023, the model shared a snap of her donning a leather thong and apron on Instagram, with Matty's mum Denise Welch commenting, 'That's exactly how I hope to look in mine when it arrives!'
Fans have long speculated that the pair met following a bit of matchmaking. Gabbriette was hand-picked for the band Nasty Cherry by British singer Charli XCX– who just so happens to be engaged to The 1975 drummer and Matty's best friend, George Daniel. In an interview with Homme Girls in April 2024, it was revealed that the pair met when Gabbriette went to watch The 1975. 'He came to LA and we've been in love ever since,' she said.
Gabbriette's love life prior to Matty is pretty quiet, however she was most recently linked to fellow model Levi Dylan, who is the grandson of Bob Dylan.
April 2023 (and 2014, allegedly): Taylor Swift
Perhaps Matty's most famous fling, fans went wild when Taylor was spotted holding hands with the frontman shortly after her breakup from Joe Alwyn. The pair met on more than one occasion, before both musicians showed up to support the other on tour.
It's not the first time rumours have swirled that Matty and Taylor dated, after the pair reportedly struck up a romance back in 2014...
In a move that changed pop culture forever, 2014 saw Taylor step out in a The 1975 band t-shirt. Showing some love back, Matty was later spotted repping Taylor 1989 album merch during a concert. Matty confirmed the pair were hanging out, later teasing 'We exchanged numbers. Let's see what happens.'
Fast forward to 2023, and fans were convinced this love story was one for the books. At one point during her Era's tour, Taylor was seen mouthing 'This is about you, you know who you are, I love you' to the camera. Which just so happened to be the exact phrase mouthed by Matty during a concert around the same time in the Philippines. Coincidence? We think not.
Of course, the rekindled romance came to a swift end. Months later, Matty was spotted kissing Gabriette, with the 'Anti-Hero' singer going on to date American footballer Travis Kelce.
Just in case you're wondering whether the duo ever penned songs about their romance, fans think they did! The 1975's track 'She's American' is believed to be about Taylor, with Taylor thought to have written 'Question?...' about their 2014 fling.
Taylor's relationship with Matty also features heavily on her latest album, The Tortured Poets Society. Fans believe that the tracks 'Fortnight', 'I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can', 'The Tortured Poets Department' 'Fresh Out The Slammer' and 'The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived' all allude to their short-lived fling.
Dec 2022: Charlotte Briar D'Alessio
Shortly before Matty was reported to have rekindled his romance with TayTay, the 'Sex' singer was linked to Canadian model and influencer Charlotte Briar D'Alessio.
The 25-year-old model was infamously discovered whilst attending Coachella festival. D'Alessio had gone to the event in 2015 with her friend Josie Canseco, the daughter of baseball player Jose Canseco. The pair were photographed together wearing classic Coachella ensembles of denim shorts, metallic tattoos, and a choker. The snap quickly went viral, landing 16 year old D'Alessio with a modelling contract.
Rumours swirled that Matty and Charlotte were secretly dating after she was reportedly spotted backstage at his shows. However, nothing was ever confirmed.
2020 - 2022: FKA Twigs
Matty and musician FKA Twigs - real name Tahliah Barnett – were first spotted together attending RuPaul's DragCon UK in January 2020. The two confirmed their relationship just one month later as they attended the NME Awards together.
FKA Twigs is a British singer-songwriter who first rose to fame as a backup dancer, appearing in music videos for artists such as Kylie Minogue, Ed Sheeran, and Jessie J. In 2014, she released her debut studio album, LP1, which reached number 16 on the UK Albums Chart.
Matty and FKA Twigs - who has previously dated the likes of Shia LaBeouf and Robert Pattinson - split in summer 2022. Sources close to the pair said they called it quits on their two-year relationship after they struggled to balance their relationship and work commitments post-pandemic.
Fans have speculated that love song 'I'm In love With You' from The 1975's 2022 album Being Funny in a Foreign Language is actually an ode to Matty's time spent with Twigs.
2015 - 2019: Gabriella Brooks
Matty's longest relationship was with Australian model Gabriella Brooks, who is eight years his junior. The pair dated from 2015 to 2019, with Gabby reportedly dumping the star after she grew 'tired of his constant partying.'
Matty seemed to confirm the split in 2020, telling The Guardian, 'My 20s was f*cking chaos, and I didn't live a very domestic life so there are lots of things I've just not learned. I'm not very emotionally mature. There have been times when it does damage my relationship and I ask myself, "Why do I value my career so much?"'
The model was born and raised in Sydney, but currently splits her time between L.A and London. Soon after breaking up with Matty, Gabriella moved on with Miley Cyrus's ex-husband, actor Liam Hemsworth. The pair made their relationship red carpet official in 2022, but tend to otherwise keep their romance private. Opening up about her relationship with the Hunger Games star, Gabriella previously told Stellar, 'My personal relationship is very, very important and very sacred to me. I feel like in an industry where so much is put out on show, there are some things you just want to keep to yourself.'
2015: Halsey
Taylor wasn't the only fellow musician Matty charmed. The star also dated American singer-songwriter Halsey, 29, who rose to fame with her 2015 Badlands album.
Sending the Tumblr girls wild, Matty and Halsey were first linked back in 2014 - just months after the 'About You' singer had called things off with Taylor. Their relationship was brief, with the pair reportedly splitting months later.
Matty was Halsey's first publicly known romance, and though the two never confirmed their romance, fans have long theorised that Halsey's song 'Colours' was written about the star. The singer also posted a number of angsty love poems on Tumblr, referencing 'tight black jeans' and 'drugs', that many believe is about her relationship with The 1975 frontman.
Speaking about the rumoured romance in 2015, Halsey told Billboard, 'We're both attracted to characters, and we saw that in each other. I spent a lot of time watching him, and he spent a lot of time loving being watched. But if you think he's the first red-wine-drinking, pretty-boy rocker in skinny jeans i've been associated with, you're out of your f*cking mind.'
After splitting from Matty, Halsey went on to date Machine Gun Kelly, rapper G Eazy, musician Yungblud, and American Horror Story's Evan Peters.
2014: Aliana Lohan
In early 2014, Matty was rumoured to have been involved with Lindsay Lohan's younger sister, Aliana.
Much like her older sister, Ali is an actress. Most recently, she made an appearance alongside her sister in 2022's Falling For Christmas.
In 2014, Radar Online reported that the two were 'hooking up on and off' after meeting through Ali's mega-famous sister. The two never confirmed their romance. After her fling with Matty, Aliana went on to date another famous musician in singer Cody Simpson.
Jan 2013: Gemma Janes
OG fans, you might remember when The 1975 dropped the music video for 'Chocolate'. Well, the blonde bombshell in the video was Gemma Janes, who happened to be Matty's longterm girlfriend at the time.
It's not known exactly when the couple started dating, but they did split sometime in 2014 after the band went on tour. Some fans think the the band's bittersweet song 'A Change of Heart' is about the model.
The British-born, Paris-based model is now the founder of Sendb00ks, an online book subscription service. Très chic!
And it seems there's no hard feelings between the pair, with fans reportedly spotting Gemma attending a number of The 1975 concerts over the years.