Two years after Matty Healy and Taylor Swift’s whirlwind 2023 romance came to an end, the 1975 frontman’s mother, British actress and television personality Denise Welch, is making headlines for her candid — and surprisingly biting — comments about the pop star.

Denise's rockstar son Matty Healy famously dated the pop sensation for a brief period in 2023, and speaking candidly during the interview, the presenter told host Andy Cohen 'being her mother-in-law is a role that I am glad that I lost.' However it seems ...

While Ross MacDonald and Adam Hann were in attendance, one band member from The 1975 was noticeably absent. An exclusive source tells PEOPLE that Healy, 36, and his fiancée, 27, couldn't attend their close friends' intimate wedding ceremony at Hackney Town Hall in London on Saturday, July 19, due to prior work commitments.