A change of heart? Taylor Swift‘s connection with singer Matty Healy has the internet buzzing — but the duo go back further than some fans might realize.The “Lavender Haze” artist, 33, and the U.K.
native, 34, were first linked in 2014 when she was spotted at a few of his band The 1975’s concerts. Neither musician confirmed the rumors at the time, but Healy found himself in hot water while reflecting on the frenzy two years later.“I was for a very short time immersed in a celebrity world that I found confusing and scary.
At that time, I had fears of being ‘somebody’s boyfriend’ … before even being recognized for my music or presence as a person in my own right,” the Grammy nominee told Elle in March 2016 after being called out for saying it would feel “emasculating” to date someone as famous as Swift.Healy went on to explain that “90 percent” of the questions he was asked at the time were “about either [Taylor] as a person or what our ‘interaction’ was like,” which “elicited a lot of self-exploration” about being in the spotlight.
He asserted that he had “a lot of respect and admiration” for the Pennsylvania native, who was dating Calvin Harris at the time.In order to view the video, please allow Manage CookiesFollowing her June 2016 split from Harris, 39, Swift sparked a brief romance with Tom Hiddleston.
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