Taylor Swift, 35, is reportedly taking ‘the high road’ after Denise Welch, the mother of her ex-boyfriend Matty Healy, threw a jab at the pop star during an awkward interview exchange.

The $1.6 billion singer was a hot topic of discussion during Welch’s appearance on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live on Thursday night, during which she was quizzed about Swift’s latest album The Tortured Poets Department.

Denise, 67, seemed to make a subtle dig at Swift’s proclivity to pen songs about her famous exes, and accuse the singer’s massive fanbase of lashing out at anyone who dares to criticize her.

Denise Welch and Taylor Swift

‘Obviously, on pain of death can I talk about that episode, but being her mother-in-law is a role that I am glad I lost,’ the T.V personality said.

Her confession elicited shocked gasps from audience members, to which Welch quickly clarified her statement.

‘Not that I have anything against [Taylor] at all!’ she said emphatically, adding: ‘It was just – it was tricky.’

‘Listen, you’re not allowed to say anything,’ she went on, ‘and then she [Taylor] writes a whole album about it.’

Now, according to an inside source, Swift has no plans to issue a scathing response to Welch’s sly digs.

Instead, she plans to do exactly as she always does… and just shake it off.

‘It’s a bit obnoxious in Taylor’s eyes, but she has to take the high road,’ the insider exclusively said.

‘If there was anything that would be in a future song of Taylor’s – if she were ever to respond – she would respond that way. But as of right now, she might just let it slide. She is not going to let Denise ruin her day.’

‘Taylor respected Denise and will continue to do so, as this will go away very quickly,’ the insider said. 

‘But if Denise continues to talk about it and bash Taylor, then Taylor would say something. The ball is still in Denise’s court to see if she wants to continue the narrative she brought upon herself.’

Despite Welch’s comments, Swift is nonetheless ‘very happy with life right now’, our source said.

How did Taylor Swift and Matty Healy meet?

Swift and Healy only dated for a few short months in 2023, their paths first crossed years earlier.

The pair reportedly met when Swift attended a 1975 show in Los Angeles in 2014, with her friends Selena Gomez and Ellie Goulding in town.