If you thought the trend of getting engaged at concerts had died off, well it doesn’t seem so. Looks like The 1975 frontman, Matty Healy’s girlfriend Gabbriette Bechtel (who also goes just by her first name) got engaged to him as they attended her friend Charlie XCX’s concert in New York. But who is Gabbriette Bechtel? Let’s find out.
On 12 June 2024, Bechtel shared photos of a ring, featuring a dark stone on her Instagram story, which got her fans wondering. Preceding these, she shared a series of videos of letting her hair down at the concert with Julia Fox and Healy (who also uses the alias, Truman Black). While one image is a mirror selfie showing off the ring, the other also bears the cryptic caption “Marrying The 1975 Is Very BRAT @trumanblack”. ‘BRAT’ here is an obvious reference to Charlie XCX’s studio album of the same name.
Healy, on the other hand, shared a slew of memes about Pride Month and the upcoming US Elections as his Instagram stories and reposted his girlfriend’s ring-borne hand image, fanning the fire. Actress Denise Welch, Healy’s mother, also confirmed the news of Healy and Bechtel going “Instagram official” about their engagement on her page as she expressed her joy while sharing her “daughter-in-law’s” photo.
With news of their engagement and probable marriage on the rise, let’s find out who Gabbriette Bechtel is.
Things to know about Matty Healy’s girlfriend Gabbriette Bechtel: Career, relationship and other details
Gabbriette Bechtel is a model and fashion icon
One glance at her Instagram will tell you that Gabbriette Bechtel is at the global fashion forefront. As a professional model, she has been featured in campaigns for names like Salvatore Ferragamo, Dolce & Gabanna, Bottega Veneta and Heaven by Marc Jacobs and Skims. She has even walked for Diesel, Miu Miu and Betsey Johnson.
Bechtel started modelling after high school and is currently managed by IMG Models. In an interview with Vogue in 2023, she opened up about her initial days of struggle and what led her to continue to follow her passion.
Speaking about her early modelling days, the California native said, “I was an unpaid, hard-working model for a very long time”. But now she has a successful career and is a regular at revered fashion weeks across the world.
Gabbriette Bechtel flaunts gothic aesthetics
The noted model has created a distinct style for herself which is reminiscent of gothic aesthetics or the ’90s-inspired grunge, as PEOPLE would describe it. Super-thin eyebrows, eyes smeared with dark eyeliner and a wardrobe heavy on leather characterise her personal fashion sense.
In her interview with Vogue, Bechtel said that she can complete her makeup in just five minutes. “It’s eyeliner, eyeshadow, and then I put my eyebrows on. I have this little eyebrow pencil that I bought at CVS.”
As for her fashion inspiration, it ranges from dominatrixes to ’50s pin-up stars, states the publication. “I have a ton of leather jackets and leather pants—I’ve been trying to find the perfect pair. I’ve finally just learned to dress for myself. I used to really dress up for other people, but now I just wear what I feel comfortable in.”
Gabbriette dipped her fingers into designing as well. In 2023 she collaborated with R&M Leather on a special leather apron.
She is a dancer as well
Gabbriette Bechtel is a trained ballet dancer and even moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in it. However, she soon got scouted to feature in music videos for Blood Orange on MTV. This paved the way for her modelling career, and there was no looking back.
However, a hopeful Bechtel told Vogue, “I was convinced I was going to be a professional ballerina, and I still am.”
Gabbirette Bechtel is also a musician and it started her friendship with Charlie XCX
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The multi-hyphenated model wears the feather of a musician as well, and this talent led to her friendship with singer Charlie XCX. The same star whose concert Matty Healy and she attended before posting her ring picture.
In 2019, Charlie XCX chose her as the lead singer of a newly formed band called Nasty Cherry for a Netflix docu-series titled I’m With The Band: Nasty Cherry (2019). Three EPs later, however, the band is no longer active.
But that was not the beginning. In 2016, Bechtel was cast in Charlie’s “After the Afterparty” music video. In 2024, as the British pop singer launched her studio album BRAT, their connection is equally strong.
In fact, the model is one of the muses in Charlie’s song “360”, and her bestie has even given her a loud cheer in the lyrics which goes, “I went my own way and I made it / I’m your favourite reference, baby / Call me Gabbriette, you’re so inspired.”
Besides these, the two share a connection over The 1975, as Gabbriette is Matty Healy’s girlfriend and Charlie dated band member George Daniel.
Gabbriette’s cooking videos are a major hit
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And if all these talents were not enough, Gabbriette’s adept kitchen skills have become quite popular and her cooking videos have gained immense attention on TikTok and Instagram. Her blackout cake recipe had hit it off so well (gained over three million views on TikTok) that she partnered with LA-based vegan burger joint, Monty’s, to make a milkshake rendition to help raise money for the LA Animal Rescue.
She credits her parents’ diverse heritage to her love for cooking at home. For Gabbriette, family dinners with a variety of dishes were an essential aspect of her childhood. Bon Appétit magazines would be lying open as her mum would prepare something fresh and she would join her.
Taking her culinary love a step forward, Gabbriette told Vogue she is working on a cookbook and hopes to start a cafe. “Not many people know this, but I’m really into interior design. So I’d love to open a space so people can have the full experience.”
As far as making cooking videos is concerned, she feels sceptical due to the volatile nature of social media. “I don’t know what will happen with these videos. Social media is always changing. It’s so unpredictable. But for now, it’s working,” she said.
Gabbriette Bechtel has been linked with Matty Healy since September 2023
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The Matty Healy and Gabriette Bechtel relationship timeline began in September 2023 when images of them getting intimate in New York started surfacing. Since then, the two have been spotted together numerous times — at New York Fashion Week or The 1975 concerts.
While there is no clarity about how they met, chances are Charlie must’ve introduced them. She has long known The 1975 and has even collaborated with them in the past. Reports suggest Healy introduced her to his family in 2023, and his mother Denise Welch follows her on Instagram.
Denise Welch also shared the news of Healy and Bechtel going “Instagram official” about their engagement on her page. Sharing Gabbriette’s photo, Welch wrote, “What a day!!! I wake up to find that @gabbriette and Matty had gone Instagram official on their engagement so I was able to tell everyone!!! I’m so happy to be blessed with a wonderful daughter in law…”
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Of trolls and online comments about her relationship, Gabbriette has maintained she is unbothered by them and believes that if people derive fun doing it then so be it.
Bechtel has previously dated Levi Dylan, Bob Dylan’s grandson. Healy, on the other hand, was involved in a brief, but much-hyped, romance with Taylor Swift in 2023. Although quite short-lived, the news broke in 2023 before the “Anti-Hero” singer started seeing Travis Kelce. Reports suggest her Tortured Poets Society album may be based on this relationship.
On 12 June 2024, Gabbriette posted images of her engagement ring on her Instagram story and tagged Healy. This aroused a whirlwind of speculation about their relationship and whether she had gone from being Matty Healy’s girlfriend to his fiancée.
Gabbriette Bechtel: Family, star sign and other details
The Californian model was born on 28 July in Orange County to a Mexican mother and a Swiss-German father. She is a Leo. Despite her image as a strong and confident woman, she found it tough to fit in during her high school days.
“The majority of students at my high school were beautiful, strictly white blonde girls, and my sister and I were Hispanic. I was called some pretty awful things. But then I just learned to laugh at it,” she told Vogue.
Bechtel moved to Los Angeles to pursue dance, but destiny took her to modelling and since then she has carved an impressive career.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
-How did Gabbriette get famous?
Gabbriette Bechtel, popularly known by her first name, is a noted model and social media personality who has featured in campaigns for brands like Diesel, Miu Miu, Bottega Veneta and Prada. She is also Matty Healy’s girlfriend. The two supposedly got engaged on 12 June 2024.
-How did Matty Healy and Gabbriette meet?
While it may not be clear how Matty Healy and his Gabbriette met, chances are it was via a common friend and singer Charlie XCX.
