Meet Taylor Swift’s ex Matty Healy’s new GF, Gabbriette Bechtel: the model has worked with Kim Kardashian’s Skims, and Prada and Dolce, sang in Charli XCX’s band, and looks like a young Angelina Jolie
Healy and Swift had a brief fling after her split from Alwyn in 2023. As it was such a short-lived romance, some fans were surprised he was even (allegedly) referenced on the album (though the pair did actually meet years ago in 2014, per People).
Netizens believe that songs like “But Daddy I Love Him”, “I Can Fix Him (No Really, I Can), and “Fortnight” featuring Post Malone may be about her short-lived amour with The 1975 frontman, per Cosmopolitan. “I love you, it’s ruining my life, I touched you for only a fortnight … I call you up but you won’t pick up, another fortnight lost in America,” she sings in the latter song.
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While it’s unlikely we’ll ever find out who the tunes are about due to Swift’s secrecy around her musical inspirations, that definitely won’t stop fans from speculating.
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According to British media, his aunt Debbie Dedes said, “She writes about all her relationships, doesn’t she? I don’t think it will come as a shock to him at all. He’s very happy in his new relationship, so I’m sure he will be focusing on that.”
Here’s what we know about his new girlfriend, Gabbriette Bechtel – who recently shared a photo of herself in a Skims campaign.
Gabriette Bechtel got her start as a musician
Bechtel is a musician, just like her beau. According to People, she was hand-picked by Charli XCX to be the lead singer of punk rock band Nasty Cherry in 2018. (The group was founded by Charli XCX, but she is not in the band herself.) The group has released three EPs, and got their own Netflix series, I’m With the Band: Nasty Cherry, in 2019.
How did Gabbriette Bechtel get into modelling?
Per Vogue, Bechtel, who has Hispanic roots, was born in Orange County and initially had dreams to become a professional ballerina. Things changed when she moved to LA and landed gigs in music videos for Blood Orange (Dev Hynes) on MTV and transitioned into modelling, per the source. “I was an unpaid, hard-working model for a very long time,” she told the magazine.
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She has since become a sought-after model with a cool, grunge girl aesthetic, signed by IMG and getting jobs from brands like Dolce & Gabbana, Prada, YSL Beauty, Betsey Johnson, and many more.
Her cooking videos went viral
Besides fashion and music, Bechtel has a penchant for cooking too. During lockdown, she began sharing videos of herself cooking. “Growing up, my family was always cooking. My mum is Mexican and my dad is German, so there were all these different cultures colliding in our house. They were really experimental and would always have copies of Bon Appétit laid out.” she told Vogue about her inspirations.
Netizens compare her to Angelina Jolie
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Besides the gothic vibe, even their facial structure and features look very similar.
How did Matty Healy and Gabbriette Bechtel meet?
It’s unclear exactly how Healy and Bechtel met, but according to Grazia Daily, it’s possible that they first crossed paths via an introduction by Charli XCX. The couple have been linked since September 2023, after they were spotted kissing in New York, writes Harper’s Bazaar.
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