Every single major sign we missed this year saying Taylor Swift was dating Matty Healy

Taylor Swift is reportedly “madly in love” with 1975 lead singer, Matty Healy – join the club. The news of their blossoming romance hit our timelines last night and something in the air has changed, life feels different waking up in a The 1975 X Swiftie era and I’m not mad about it.

Matty Healy couldn’t be further from the clean-cut men Taylor Swift dates but somehow this makes perfect sense to us. No one has questioned whether it’s real or not. So here’s a rundown of all the clues that have been staring us in the face and showing Taylor and Matty have been dating for a while.

Matty Healy and Taylor Swift have been each other’s biggest supporters for years

After meeting in 2014 when Taylor attended The 1975’s concert with her best friend Selena Gomez, she and Matt became good friends. She was spotted wearing one of the band’s T-shirts and Matt then returned the favour by performing in an 1989 album top.

Romance rumours started to fly around 2014 but they were denied by Taylor despite Matty confirming they were texting each other. He said in a radio interview: “Yeah, we met each other, we exchanged numbers in the same way that a lot of people in this kind of world do and we spoke occasionally.

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Then in an interview with GQ, Matty said: “Since she came to my show in December 2014, I would say that 90 per cent 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?”

Taylor has already met Matty’s mum

via @denise_welch on Instagram

Matty’s mum, Denise Welch, recently shared a photo of herself and Taylor hugging as they were backstage at The 1975 gig in London’s O2 back in January. It is a photo that has been etched into my brain for the rest of my life. Get it in the Tate right now.

He toned down the kissing at concerts, thank god

In recent shows Matty Healy has been known for pulling random fans up on stage for a kiss. However he has notably toned that down when Taylor was attending his gigs. He even referred to her as his “queen,” saying: “I’m not kissing anybody in front of Taylor Swift, have some respect. In front of the Queen, it’s not happening.”

Taylor and Matty have a similar group of mates

Matty Healy and Taylor Swift actually have a similar circle including Jack Antonoff who has produced albums for both The 1975 and Taylor. They’re also both friends with Halsey and British DJ Nick Grimshaw.

Apparently Taylor and Matty Healy are getting ready to go public this Friday

According to reports from The Sun, Matty Healy and Taylor Swift are getting ready to go public with their romance during her concert in Nashville, Tennessee on Friday.

An insider told The Sun: “She and Matty are madly in love. It’s super early days, but it feels right. They first dated, very briefly, almost ten years ago but timings just didn’t work out. As two international megastars, they understand the pressures of one another’s jobs better than anyone, and are incredibly supportive of their respective careers. They are both massively proud and excited about this relationship and; unlike Taylor’s last one – which was very much kept out of the spotlight – she wants to ‘own’ this romance and not hide it away. Taylor just wants to live her life and be happy. She’s told pals Matty is flying to Nashville over the weekend to support her on the next leg of her tour.”

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