Meet Matty Healy's famous mother Denise Welch trends now
Matty Healy's romance with Taylor Swift has set social media ablaze after sources claimed that the pair are 'madly in love.'
The couple were even pictured by a fan enjoying a cosy dinner date with Swift's collaborator Jack Antonoff and his fiancee Margaret Qualley at Casa Cipriani on Thursday.
But many US fans of the 1975 star will be unaware that he is the son of an UK soap star with a hugely colourful past, called Denise Welch.
The actress, 64, has openly shared her support for Matty and his music success, and even posed for a snap with Taylor at one of her son's concerts.
Who Matty Healy's mother Denise Welch? MailOnline has everything you need to know...
Who is Denise Welch! As US fans go wild over Matty Healy's romance with Taylor Swift, MailOnline takes a look at the 1975 star's famous mother
In love? The couple (Taylor left and Matty right) were even pictured by a fan enjoying a cosy dinner date on Thursday, with a source claiming they were 'kissing and cuddling'
Happy! Denise Welch has eagerly supported her son's music success, sharing snaps at some of his gigs
Look who it is! Denise even met Taylor, who was friends with Matty for many years before they began dating
Denise has appeared in a slew of British TV series and soap operas in a career spanning more than 20 years.
Her best known role is the villainous Natalie Barnes in Coronation Street, who made headlines thanks to her steamy on-screen affair with Kevin Webster.
Joining the cast in 1997, after her romance with Kevin crumbled, Natalie left the Street for pastures new in 2000.
Denise also had a long-running role as Steph Haydock in the BBC drama Waterloo Road, and recently returned to the soap world as Trish Minniver in Hollyoaks between 2021 and 2022.
While Denise has continued to act steadily throughout her career, she is also a fixture on British daytime TV, as a star of the panel show Loose Women.
The series, which is akin to US favourite The View, sees Denise debate hot topic issues with her co-stars and interview celebrities.
Denise's love life is almost as eventful as her characters' soap storylines, having first been married to David Easter from 1983 until 1988.
She was then married to Tim Healy, Matty's father from 1988 until 2012, with the actor a star of the iconic British sitcom Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.
Screen star: Denise has been a household name on British TV for years, starrig in a slew of dramas and BBC's Waterloo Road (pictured)
Drama! Her best known role is the villainous Natalie Barnes in Coronation Street, who made headlines thanks to her steamy on-screen affair with Kevin Webster
The pair have remained on good terms after ending their 24-year marriage, and the following year Denise married her current husband, Lincoln Townley.
Denise has also had her fair share of personal woes, battling alcoholism and mental illness, including depression, and has been sober for 11 years.
In an excerpt from her book, The Unwelcome Visitor: Depression and How I Survive It, the Loose Women panellist admitted that she tried to fight her loneliness with alcohol but said it left her in 'a dead zone.'
