Denise Welch, the mother of Matty Healy, made a comment about Taylor Swift on a tv show, expressing relief at not being her mother-in-law. The comment has been perceived as a shade towards Taylor Swift. There are reports of Denise Welch being emotional after the incident, with her son Matty Healy comforting her, and also reports of Taylor Swift's reaction to the comment, but the details of these reactions are unclear.