Taylor Swift and Matty Healy’s public relationship rollout continued yesterday, when the new couple was photographed leaving her party at Electric Lady Studios in New York City together. At one point, the 1975 front man had his hand on Tay’s back, guiding her to their car.
Matty was also photographed earlier in the day leaving his rumored girlfriend’s apartment wearing a hat emblazoned with “Lover” (very on the nose given their “not just platonic” relationship) while carrying a Louis Vuitton overnight bag.
For the party, the British singer wore all black, while Taylor wore an NYU sweater (where she was awarded her honorary doctorate) and a black miniskirt.
Other attendees included Kendrick Lamar, Florence Welch, Margaret Qualley, and, of course, the man who reportedly brought the duo back together, their shared producer Jack Antonoff.
A fan said that Matty confirmed to her and a group of other Swifties at Taylor’s Philadelphia concert this Saturday that they were indeed dating when asked about it point-blank. He was also seen spending time with the celeb’s father at the show in a mark of how real their love story is.
On May 12, sources spoke to both People and Entertainment Tonight about the state of affairs between the two artists.
Entertainment Tonight’s source detailed that Taylor “has moved on from Joe [Alwyn, her ex-boyfriend from whom she split in March] and is feeling great and confident.” With Matty specifically, “Taylor and Matty have known each other and have history, so there’s a comfortability factor there but also feelings of excitement.”
And People’s source confirmed that this isn’t just a friendship: “They’re hanging out and having a good time. It’s not just platonic.”
A second source added, “Taylor is happy. She’s very focused on her tour but is enjoying hanging out with Matty when she is off.”
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